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OCS Connect

A free online community devoted to new service members and their families. Connect and chat with fellow new service members and parents/guardians across the USA.

Say Thank You!

Please take a moment to fill out our Virtual Thank You Card with your appreciation and well wishes to our High School Class of 2020 Enlistees.

OCS Communities

All local OCS recognition ceremonies are independently led, managed and financed by donations from supporting citizens and sponsorships by organizations within their respective community.

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Charitable Giving

Thank you for your generosity and for supporting the young men and women in our communities.

Volunteer

Want to help plan an OCS event? Make a phone call to a potential sponsor? Act as a liaison with a service branch career recruiter?

Sponsor

We’re proud to provide support from our sponsors who have an interest in serving the needs of your our military community.

Write About Us

Help recognize and honor the young men and women of your community who have chosen to enlist.

Start a Community

Looking to start an OCS recognition ceremony in your community? It begins with a commitment from a few volunteers in a given community.

Constitution Guide

OCS will be providing our new service members with the gift of the U.S. Constitution in the form of a 96-page pocket guide.

Who We Serve

Enlistees

We recognize and honor high school seniors who plan to enlist into the military immediately after high school graduation, while also providing them with planning and career resources that aid in their transition into military service.

Parents & Families

We recognize and honor the parents/guardians and families of high school seniors who plan to enlist into the military immediately after high school graduation, as well as providing them valuable information and resources to support their son or daughter’s decision to join the military.

Communities

We help communities by providing the collective networking, resources, and support of like-minded parents, veterans, families, high school and college educators, business, and other civic organizations serving members of the armed forces, all coming together for the single purpose of honoring our nation’s youngest and newest heroes.

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Testimonials

"Congratulations and thank you for conducting such a successful event to recognize the future of our nation’s military. Our recruits had an excellent time and were even more proud to serve after the recognition they received."

Active Duty Branch Representative

"Because of OCS mobilizing businesses and members of our local communities, these young American’s have been given the recognition they deserve for deciding to serve their country. It is my firmest hope that others around the country follow."

Representative, United States Army Recruiting Command

"I want to extend my gratitude for honoring my son and making him feel that he is appreciated. It’s been a rough road for him with his peers saying he was foolish and with teachers agreeing because of his academic potential as a national honor society student. Thank you for letting him know that there…

Parent, of a Graduate and Enlistee

"“They are going to defend our country. They are going to take their place alongside some of the great heroes that have served before them, and they are to be thanked for that.”"

Rep. Ander Crenshaw, (R-FL)

"These young men and women will join with many of their classmates in celebration of graduation. At a time when many of their peers are looking forward to pursuing vocational training or college degrees, they instead have chosen to dedicate themselves to military service in defense of our country. Thanks to the dedication of untold…

Former U.S. Representative Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)

"My husband and I are touched by your efforts to recognize young adults like our son. People are often surprised that he has chosen the service over college and can’t understand his calling to do both in time. We are exceptionally proud of him."

Parent, of a Graduate and Enlistee