Overview
OCC
PLC
TBS
Requirements
Platoon Leader's Course (PLC) is a program specifically tailored to students working on their Bachelor's Degree. The specifics of a candidate's PLC track depends on their year in college:
Freshmen: Upon qualification and selection, as a freshman candidate, you will attend Officer Candidate's School (OCS) in two 6-week increments labled Juniors and Seniors. Juniors is attended between freshman and sophomore year, Seniors is attended between junior and senior year of college. Upon successful completion of both increments of OCS, you will complete your senior year of college and then recieve a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Sophomores: Upon qualification and selection, as a sophomore candidate, you will attend OCS in two 6-week increments as well, like the college freshmen. The difference being that you will go back-to-back summers rather than having a summer off in-between. So you as a sophomore will attend juniors between your sophomore and junior years of college, and seniors between your junior and senior years of college. Upon successful completion of both increments of OCS, you will complete your senior year of college and then recieve a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Juniors: Attend a 10-week OCS course labled PLC-Combined. This is identical to the course attended by OCC students. Upon graduation from OCS, you would complete your senior year of college and then recieve your commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
WHAT IS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER? 
As a Commissioned Officer, the President of the United States, with the consent of the U.S. Senate, places “special trust and confidence” in you to protect our Constitution. You distinguish yourself as one who possesses the character, leadership, and intellectual capacity to lead America’s sons and daughters in the daily defense of our way of life – and into harm’s way if called upon. On the basis of your commission you, as an officer, are afforded uncommon authority, incredible responsibility, and total accountability. On the basis of this commission, you are also granted special status and privileges in our society.
Candidate Status:
Marine Officer Status:
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the area -- whose face is marred by dust, sweat, and blood… a leader who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause -- who, at best if he wins, knows the thrills of high achievement, and if he fails, fails while daring greatly -- so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
–Theodore Roosevelt
When you apply to the Platoon Leaders Class or Officer Candidate Course, you choose the area that you want to go into. You can apply for one or more options to increase your chance of getting selected. The basic requirements for each program vary.
PLC AVIATION ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
PLC LAW ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: