With the “hazing” over after a few days, A6903 settled into what constituted “regular” OCS. It was still military and, for most of us, very unfamiliar, but it was more ordered/less chaotic, more routine/less stressful.
OCS was described as an 18-week course that, according to the Seachest, our “yearbook,” “is concerned with imparting the knowledge, dedication to duty, and self-confidence necessary to mold a college graduate into a competent Naval Officer.”
We still had to get up at zero dark thirty (0530), do some calisthenics under the direction of “upperclassmen,” and then some “chores” involving cleaning, before getting into uniform and gathering in formation for breakfast. Boy, there were some cold mornings on Coddington Point.
We’ll have posts about various elements of our days, including classes, athletic competition, firefighting, standing OOD watches, etc., but we were settling into the routine.