MARINES
Charlie Company consists of Marines and Marine
Option Midshipmen training to become Officers in the United States Marines
Corps. Members include active duty
Marines enrolled in the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program
(MECEP), Meritorious Commissioning Program (MCP), as well as Marine Option
Midshipmen. Charlie Company Marines and
Midshipmen attend either the
What does Charlie Company do?
During the school year,
Charlie Company conducts physical training (PT) as a unit three times per
week. PT typically takes place at North
Hall from 0600-0700, and can include running, calisthenics, weight training,
etc. In order to reach their maximum
potential, members of Charlie Company are expected to supplement unit PT with
individual training. In addition to PT,
Charlie Company conducts Marine Skills training during Naval Science Lab on Thursdays. Each semester usually culminates with a
weekend field training exercise, where members are required to apply the skills
they’ve learned, such as land navigation, patrolling and weapons handling.
Officer Candidate School
In order to be commissioned
as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps, all Marines and Midshipmen
enrolled in the NROTC program must attend and successfully graduate from
Officer Candidates School (OCS). For
members of the NROTC program, OCS is a six-week training cycle that takes place
in
OCS Mission Statement
The mission of OCS is train,
screen and evaluate officer candidates to ensure that they possess the moral,
intellectual, and physical qualities for commissioning and leadership potential
to successfully serve as company-grade officers in the Operating Forces.