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Field Artillery OCS Reunion 2009
Saw in the Leigon Magazine this month that FAOCS was having a reunion at Ft Sill. Checked into it and will go next year. Found my graduation class picture on the web site. I don't know if it will enlarge big enough to see though. Had several fun conversations by email with some classmates. look forward to telling some stories on the mountain that I had remembered. Here is one, The candidate was given 30 demerits in 3 sets of 10 by the Tac officer for finding a penny near his personnel area. 10 demerits for unsecured items, 10 demerits for the penny not being polished and 10 for lincoln needing a shave.
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OCS Class 8-67 Graduating 7 March 1967
We started 10 september 1966 with a total class of 137. We graduated 44 of which 27 of us were original members. (Not the full class picture)
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was a 2/3rds wash out rate that common in Army OCS ?
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FAOCS was considered the toughest
But even then, that was a high rate. 50% was not uncommon at all. Shortly afterward the attrition rate were reduced because they needed cannon fodder. When you turned Red, became an upperclassman, we had horseshoe taps put on our lowquarters so it sounded nice when we marched. It was unmistakeable when an OCS upperclass was marching by. Sometime after I graduated they stopped the practice because of to many ankle injuries. One of our candidates was not commissioned on graduation day because he wore bright yellow socks with his dress greens. Was washed out on leadership because of bad judgement. TRUE.
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I guy I knew
from High School, his mom was also our English Teacher, graduated from Sill around the same time. His name was Joe Lange. Can you look him up? He also went Airborne.
Thanks Sid....and oh, yea, really nice Glasses! Guvmint issue? Pack
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I can remember going to Fort Bennings OCS graduation. and standing outside the exit door. Me and about 30 other SP4 s would wait for the new butter bars to come out and the salute marathon would commence. It was so funny. But then. I was a ass hole.
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I gotta say Sid, the years have been kind to ya!
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