Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 17-19 here at

Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 17-19 here at Officer Training Command, Newport, Rhode Island, (OTCN) conduct battle station drills on Sept. 4, 2019. After completing battle stations, students enter the final phase of OCS and earn the title of candidate officers where they begin mentoring the new class cycles. OCS develops civilians and fleet Sailors into newly commissioned offers morally, mentally, physically and imbue them with the highest ideals of honor, courage and commitment in order to prepare graduates for service in the fleet as Naval officers. (U.S Navy photo by Darwin Lam)