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title: Army Officer Candidate School prepares you for leadership like no other school can (US Army recruiting poster)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-ocs-leadership-recruiting-poster-1968/
description: A mud-streaked infantry leader in helmet and fatigues kneels in a field, mouth open and one arm flung out, with a rifle and prone soldiers behind him…
section: Collection
---

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# Army Officer Candidate School prepares you for leadership like no other school can (US Army recruiting poster)

A mud-streaked infantry leader in helmet and fatigues kneels in a field, mouth open and one arm flung out, with a rifle and prone soldiers behind him, under the headline 'Army Officer Candidate School prepares you for leadership like no other school can.' The foot line reads 'Your future, your decision...choose ARMY OCS.' The claim is an unmeasured superlative, and the text names no duty, term of service or place.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Army Officer Candidate School prepares you for leadership like no other school can.

Your future, your decision...choose ARMY OCS

RPI 125 SEPTEMBER 1968; U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1968 O—313-393
```

The foot imprint is small and low-resolution; the final number group (O—313-393) is the best reading.

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