USMC 109084: Officer Candidate School

Item Description
Title
USMC 109084: Officer Candidate School

Citation information
USMC 109084: Officer Candidate School. (012-16-90-77; R-3-34; 12-1773.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/809

Marine Corps Library Number
8935-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-90-77; R-3-34; 12-1773

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109084

Decade
1970

Date
1977-07

Description
Male officer candidates march and receive M16 rifles while wearing civilian clothes and receive firearm instructions. Male candidates complete obstacle course to including navigating flooded tunnels, barbed wire, and crawling through dirt. Female officer candidates pull themselves across rope. Men and women officer candidates stand at attention as their rifles are inspected by Col. V.T. Blaz.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed throughout July and August 1977

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
390

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
03/01/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
11:03

Digital file type
video/H264