Army Officer Candidate School

Twelve weeks at Fort Moore where college graduates become second lieutenants through a program that runs on sleep deprivation, TAC Officer evaluations, and the constant reminder that you're being assessed every moment. The land navigation test is where most people fail — if you can't find points in the Georgia woods at night, you can't lead soldiers. OCS produces about 30% of the Army's officers, and the chip on their shoulder about West Point is real.