Welcome to the
Washington National Guard
205th Regiment (Leadership)
Officer Candidate School - Phase III

Officer Candidate School (OCS) Program:

To receive a commission in the Army National Guard, you must complete all three phases of the OCS Program, which is called Basic Officer Leadership Course I (BOLC I).

• Phase 1 is a 16 day ADT phase conducted at various OCS Battalions across the nation.
  
  
• Phase 2 can be completed 2 ways:
  
  
  • IDT (drill) status with your home states training regiment.  This is a 48 UTA training period from beginning to end.
    
    
  • ADT Accelerated Program:  This is 4 weeks of active duty conducted at various OCS Battalions across the nation. 
    
    
• Phase 3 is a 16 day ADT phase conducted at North Fort Lewis through the 205th Regiment, Washington Army National Guard.

205th Regiment Mission:

     The 205th Regiment conducts consolidated OCS Phase III training, collaborating with the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Warrior Forge program at North Fort Lewis, Washington.  This is where the final leadership evaluations of the officer candidates will be completed. 

     The 205th Regiment is committed to providing the highest quality of training to our officer candidates in order to prepare these future leaders ascommissioned officers in the Army National Guard and United States Army.  

     The 205th Regiment augments its existing TDA staff with qualified staff from across the nation to create a National Guard Camp Command structure that mirrors its ROTC counterpart. The officer candidates are organized into a regimental structure while at Phase III training. Candidates willbe affiliated with the 113th and/or 116th Cavalry, which promotes esprit d'corps and provides a sense of unity and unit pride among the Soldiers who are drawn from all over the United States. 
 

 

 

 

During Phase III, there can be as many as 800 officer candidates representing 54 States and Territories. 

Lodging information
Fort Lewis Lodging, Fort Lewis		253-967-2815	Holiday Inn, Lakewood		253-539-2020
Sheraton, Tacoma		800-845-9466	Econo Lodge, Lakewood		253-535-3100
Liberty Inn, DuPont		877-912-8777	Comfort Inn, Lakewood		253-538-7998
Guest House Inn, DuPont		253-912-8900	Shilo Inn, Lakewood		800-222-2244
King Oscar Hotel, Lacey		360-438-3333	King Oscar Hotel , Tacoma		253-539-1153

 

The Planning & Project Manager for the Consolidated Phase III program is: