Delta Co. U.S. Marine Corps, Officer Candidates School, Commissioning Ceremony

QUANTICO, VA, UNITED STATES

11.19.2016

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Defense Media Activity - Marines

For those candidates who successfully complete the course and choose to accept their commission as Second Lieutenants in the Unites States Marine Corps, the Commissioning Ceremony takes place at Little Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico, following the Graduation Parade at OCS.
The commissioning ceremony is a formal ceremony where the candidates will transition from their status as a Candidate to that of a Second Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. The ceremony lasts approximately 30 minutes. Following the ceremony, the new Lieutenants will conduct their own ceremony where individuals of their choosing will pin gold bars, the insignia of a Second Lieutenant, on their uniform. At that time they will also receive their first salute, traditionally from an enlisted member of the armed forces of their choosing. Often candidates request their first salute from Staff Noncommissioned Officers from their platoon staff as they play a significant part of the development of the individual from a candidate to a Marine officer.

• Date Taken: 11.19.2016
• Date Posted: 11.19.2016 13:11
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 493968
• Filename: DOD_103867128
• Length: 00:17:45
• Location: QUANTICO, VA, US