Washington National Guard shortens Officer Candidate School timeline

The Washington National Guard is shaving four months off its Officer Candidate School timeline while keeping training standards and hour requirements unchanged, according to an Army press release . The change shortens the program’s Phase II portion from 12 months to eight by extending monthly drill weekends from two days to three, a shift the Guard says that will keep the total training hours identical while accelerating the path to commissioning. Lt.

Col. Nicholas Zaharavech, who oversees the program, said the change was driven by broader National Guard training requirements and is similar to changes already adopted in other states. “The compressed cycle drops down into eight drill weekends, so we shaved four months off the traditional program from 12 to eight,” he said.

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