Officer Candidate School Application Checklist
Name: Unit:
Work #: Home #:
OCS Personnel Information Sheet
DA Photograph: Soldier must be in Class A uniform. Deployed Soldiers can be in duty uniform.
DA Form 61 (Application for Appointment) There is space on this form for chain of command endorsements- Company (CO) & Battalion
(BN), CO must use this space. USE OF THE AUTOMATED FORM IS ENCOURAGED. In Item 41, (Remarks), Indicate any leadership
positions (Captain of football/baseball/soccer teams, editor of school newspaper, etc) or awards, (honor graduate, outstanding athlete, etc) that you
held/received in civilian life and date received. See Note below for branch choices.
DA Form 4187 (Waiver Request for Civil/UCMJ action, TIS, or Commissioned Service) Age is no longer waiveable. Applicant must be
appointed a commissioned officer prior to 42
nd
Birthday.
A. Time in Service – Soldier with 10 or more years of active federal service time must request a TIS Waiver. The following must be stated: “I
request a waiver of TIS in order to be considered for OCS. I understand that I may be required to retire after completing 20 years Active
Federal Service and that I may not retire as a commissioned officer unless I have completed 10 years Active Federal Commissioned
Service.”
B. Offenses – Soldiers who have had civil or military offenses must request a waiver. The following must state “I request a waiver of the
following offense(s) in order to be considered for OCS”. Indicate the offense, date and place it occurred and the punishment imposed. The
applicant must submit a paragraph explaining circumstances of offense.
C. Commissioned Warrant Service – Warrant Officers who are commissioned must request a waiver of commissioned service. The following
must state: “I was commissioned on (date) and request a waiver in order to be eligible for OCS consideration”.
College Transcript (Must have completed 90 Semester Hours or more)
Minimum requirement - 90 semester hours leading to a baccalaureate degree from accredited college(s). This minimum is not waiveable.
*NO BACCALAUREATE DEGREE - Submit ALL transcripts and a statement from installation education center that transcripts have
been reviewed, total number of non-duplicate semester hours completed and overall Grade Point Average (GPA).
*** A soldier who does not have a baccalaureate degree must include the following statement in item 41 of the DA Form 61: "I understand that in
order to be considered by the Captains Promotion Board, I must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution." ***
*BACCALAUREATE DEGREE – Submit transcript which must state degree was awarded and contain final GPA - If transcript does not
state degree was awarded also submit a copy of the degree certificate. If the transcript does not contain overall GPA, also submit a statement from
education center showing what amount the GPA should show.
***ACE, CLEP, DANTES, should be listed on a college transcript to ensure college acceptability. ***
Education Center Statement
Baccalaureate Degree and attended more than one college or university or College Transcripts don’t show overall GPA
No Baccalaureate Degree
Statement of SAT or ACT results (ACT should not be more than 6 years old.)
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