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OCS Graduate Moms
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For those who have graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI or who are currently attending there.
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OCS in November
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OCS Class 13-22 Obtaining Tickets to the Graduation Ceremony
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Comment by PKM on March 8, 2018 at 4:03pm
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Saw some photos of my son's OCS Class. It was great seeing what he was doing. I am looking forward to more photos. The graduation seems far away and yet, the time is starting to fly by. Writing letters has been a pleasure and receiving one a gift.
Graduation date in 4/27.
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Comment by Liz in Norfolk on March 7, 2018 at 6:17pm
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PKM, to answer your rollback dates, the program rollbacks are over in week 9, but like M's mom said, the candidate can cause a rollback weeks 9-12 through a behavior issue. A medical issue can also cause a rollback in those last few weeks.
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I am new to this site. Can I post a picture of the class dates and grad dates for OCS?
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Andy'sMom - Thank you very much. That will help. Hope all is going well for your LO and you are on track to be in Newport in May.
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Comment by Andy'sMom on March 6, 2018 at 3:34pm
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CL, my LO's grad date is May 18. Good luck to your son in his training.
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Hello - I am wondering if any OCS moms who have a love one currently going through OSC could give me an upcoming graduation date? I can then map out the weekends of summer graduations. My son graduated from OSC a couple of years ago and will be back in Newport this summer for additional training on base. We plan to visit him while he is there and thought that we would try to avoid a graduation weekend. It is Newport in the summer so even avoiding a graduation weekend probably won't make a noticeable difference in the crowds but worth a try. Thanks!
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Thank you for the graduation information. I will check out the hotels and IF there are campgrounds. I am sure I will find what we need.
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PKM, I don't know about campgrounds. Anyone searching for hotels for OCS graduation should search in "Middletown, RI" and not just Newport. The base gates are actually closer to Middletown, where there are many reasonably priced chain hotels. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Middletown. Hotels in Newport are more resort-type and therefore more expensive, especially Memorial Day to Labor Day.
As for rolling, candidates can be rolled back right up until graduation if they really screw up. They have in the past been given off-base liberty the weekend before graduation, and some of them get stupid and have gotten hootched up on alcohol and got caught. (Can you imagine how hard that phone call would be, to call your parents who have non-refundable plane tickets, and tell them not to come in three days because you won't be graduating after all?) I'm sure your son would never do any such thing, but the point is, things can happen right up to the end.
We bought plane tickets on Southwest Airlines, which flies into Providence. Southwest was the only airline that didn't charge a hefty ticket-change fee, at least they didn't used to.
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Thank you for the information. Anyone know if there is a campground by the base in Newport. Also, Is there a time when the chances of being rolled back at done? Just wanting to now when it is safe to buy airline tickets for OCS Graduation?
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PKM, I think OCS still allows Candio boxes to be sent, but they are NOT to contain any food items, as they could in years past. (See Liz's post below.)
When my son graduated OCS five years ago, there wasn't any limit to how many guests could attend graduation, but each candidate must submit in advance a list of guests coming and, I believe, each one's Social Security number, so they may be checked for security risks. The list will be at the base gate when you come in for graduation, and each adult in the car must have some form of photo ID, which the guards will check against the list, so be prepared for that. No surprise last-minute guests, as they may be refused entry!
Graduation seating is unreserved, so get there very early if you have a crowd coming. As for the Hi Moms reception the night before, the candidates themselves will be paying for each of their guests attending, so some families leave the "kids" back at the hotel, and just the adults attend that.
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