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OCS

American  

abbreviation

  1. Military. officer candidate school.

  2. Old Church Slavonic.

  3. outer continental shelf.


OCS British  

abbreviation

  1. Officer Candidate School

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OCS costs about $25,000 each, and its service obligation varies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only the Marine Corps, which shuns ROTC, is currently satisfied with turning collegians into officers solely at OCS bases and summer camps.

From Time Magazine Archive

By early 2010, Salazar's OCS plan had started to take shape.

From Washington Post

In a recent interview, Salazar vigorously rejected the word "expansion" to describe his OCS recommendations.

From Washington Post

Inside the administration, the spill brought about a reassessment of the decision-making process that led to the OCS expansion plan.

From Washington Post