Instructors with the Officer Candidate School (OCS) stand at attention to receive awards for exceptional service while attached to the graduating class during the graduation ceremony on the parade deck, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 19, 2016. Candidates of class 223 graduate from OCS after completing 10 weeks of intensive training to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer.

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