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Col. Harold Van Opdorp, left, relinquishes command to Col. Julie Nethercot at Officer Candidate School, July 8, at Brown Field, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Col. Harold Van Opdorp, left, relinquishes command to Col. Julie Nethercot at Officer Candidate School, July 8, at Brown Field, aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Photo by Cassandra Brown

Officer Candidates test their courage, commitment and motivation as they navigate through the infamous Quigley water obstacle course at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. The Quigley consists of a long canal with barbed wire and three 4-foot cement culverts submerged in swampy, snake-infested water that candidates must swim through as a part of the OCS training program.

Officer Candidates test their courage, commitment and motivation as they navigate through the infamous Quigley water obstacle course at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. The Quigley consists of a long canal with barbed wire and three 4-foot cement culverts submerged in swampy, snake-infested water that candidates must swim through as a part of the OCS training program.

Photo by Marine Corps Image

An Officer Candidate negotiates a wire obstacle in the woods of Quantico during a Small Unit Leader Evaluation exercise at Officer Candidate School. The purpose of the exercise is to test individual candidates on their ability to not only lead, but to motivate and confidently accomplish the mission with their unit while in a chaotic environment.

An Officer Candidate negotiates a wire obstacle in the woods of Quantico during a Small Unit Leader Evaluation exercise at Officer Candidate School. The purpose of the exercise is to test individual candidates on their ability to not only lead, but to motivate and confidently accomplish the mission with their unit while in a chaotic environment.

Photo by Marine Corps Image

Cpl. Philip Jiminez, administrative specialist, navigates the Tarzan Course, a mid-air ropes course, at the Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Cpl. Philip Jiminez, administrative specialist, navigates the Tarzan Course, a mid-air ropes course, at the Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Cpl. Donna Occuis, supply wearhouse clerk, assembles an M-9 service pistol during a training event aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Cpl. Donna Occuis, supply wearhouse clerk, assembles an M-9 service pistol during a training event aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Gunny Sgt. Desiree Mercado, academic instructor, looks at an obstacle on the Tarzan Course, a mid-air ropes course, at the Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Gunny Sgt. Desiree Mercado, academic instructor, looks at an obstacle on the Tarzan Course, a mid-air ropes course, at the Officer Candidates School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Permanent personnel Marines from the Officer Candidates School work as a team to transport items including a 400-pound, 55-gallon drum, ammo cans and water jugs with only minimal gear aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Permanent personnel Marines from the Officer Candidates School work as a team to transport items including a 400-pound, 55-gallon drum, ammo cans and water jugs with only minimal gear aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 28, 2014. The challenge was part of an eight-station training event that Headquarters and Service Co. Marines participated in.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Marine candidates participate in a tug-of-war event during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Marine candidates participate in a tug-of-war event during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Marine candidates raise a log with a fellow candidate atop it during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Marine candidates raise a log with a fellow candidate atop it during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Marine candidates jump into water while transporting logs during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Marine candidates jump into water while transporting logs during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Marine candidates participate in an obstacle course during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Marine candidates participate in an obstacle course during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

A Marine candidate participates in a pull up competition during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

A Marine candidate participates in a pull up competition during a field meet at Officer Candidates School on Nov. 21, 2013. The field meet is one of the final events candidates participate in before graduation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Runners wait for the Turkey Trot Mile to begin aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 23, 2013. The run was the last MCM event of the year.

Runners wait for the Turkey Trot Mile to begin aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Nov. 23, 2013. The run was the last MCM event of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis

Colour Sergeant Glyn Luke, a British Royal Marine and physical training advisor to the Commanding Officer at Officer Candidates School, observes and coaches candidates during a morning physical training session Sept. 30, 2013.

Colour Sergeant Glyn Luke, a British Royal Marine and physical training advisor to the Commanding Officer at Officer Candidates School, observes and coaches candidates during a morning physical training session Sept. 30, 2013.

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Coffman

Colour Sergeant Glyn Luke, a British Royal Marine and physical training advisor to the Commanding Officer at Officer Candidates School, observes and coaches candidates during a morning physical training session Sept. 30, 2013.

Colour Sergeant Glyn Luke, a British Royal Marine and physical training advisor to the Commanding Officer at Officer Candidates School, observes and coaches candidates during a morning physical training session Sept. 30, 2013.

Photo by Cpl. Natalie Coffman

Seaman Apprentice Rachel Jones gives an immunization to an officer candidate from the Officer Candidate School’s incoming India Company on May 28, the first day of the OCS clinic’s Operation Bulldog, which sees the student body and the clinic’s staff triple for the summer. The clinic processed about 200 students that day and about 400 the next day.

Seaman Apprentice Rachel Jones gives an immunization to an officer candidate from the Officer Candidate School’s incoming India Company on May 28, the first day of the OCS clinic’s Operation Bulldog, which sees the student body and the clinic’s staff triple for the summer. The clinic processed about 200 students that day and about 400 the next day.

Photo by Heidi Linscott

Marine Corps Base Quantico