OCS PRACTICE QUESTION BANK 2026
FULL STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What is our Chain of Command from the top down?
Answer: POTUS - Joe Biden
SEC DEF - Lloyd Austin
SEC ARMY- Christine Wormuth
ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF - GEN McConville
TRADOC - GEN Funk
MCOE - MAJ GEN Donahoe
CMDR INF - BG Burris
BRIGADE - COL Saaterland
BATTALION - LTC Davis
COMPANY - CPT Gott
⩥ What is the Soldier's Creed?
Answer: I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
,I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in
my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United
States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
⩥ What is the OCS Alma Mater?
Answer: Far across the Chattahoochee, to the Upatoi, OCS our Alma
Mater, Benning's pride and joy, Forward ever, backward never, faithfully
we strive, To the ports of embarkation, follow me with pride, When it's
time and we are called to guard our country's might, We'll be there
WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH, in peacetime and in fight, Yearning
ever, failing never, to guard the memory, The call is clear; we must meet
the task FREEDOM'S NEVER FREE!
⩥ What is our NCO support channel?
Answer: SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY - SMA Grinston
TRADOC - CSM Hendrix
, MCOE -CSM Garner
INF - CSM Gunn
BRIGADE - CSM Young
BATTALION - CSM Gibbs
COMPANY - 1SG Bates
⩥ What is the Army Song?
Answer: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.
We're the Army and proud of our name!
We're the Army and proudly proclaim:
First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation's might,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle's won,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Then it's hi! hi! hey!
The Army's on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where'er we go,
You will always know
FULL STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What is our Chain of Command from the top down?
Answer: POTUS - Joe Biden
SEC DEF - Lloyd Austin
SEC ARMY- Christine Wormuth
ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF - GEN McConville
TRADOC - GEN Funk
MCOE - MAJ GEN Donahoe
CMDR INF - BG Burris
BRIGADE - COL Saaterland
BATTALION - LTC Davis
COMPANY - CPT Gott
⩥ What is the Soldier's Creed?
Answer: I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
,I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in
my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United
States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
⩥ What is the OCS Alma Mater?
Answer: Far across the Chattahoochee, to the Upatoi, OCS our Alma
Mater, Benning's pride and joy, Forward ever, backward never, faithfully
we strive, To the ports of embarkation, follow me with pride, When it's
time and we are called to guard our country's might, We'll be there
WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH, in peacetime and in fight, Yearning
ever, failing never, to guard the memory, The call is clear; we must meet
the task FREEDOM'S NEVER FREE!
⩥ What is our NCO support channel?
Answer: SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY - SMA Grinston
TRADOC - CSM Hendrix
, MCOE -CSM Garner
INF - CSM Gunn
BRIGADE - CSM Young
BATTALION - CSM Gibbs
COMPANY - 1SG Bates
⩥ What is the Army Song?
Answer: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.
We're the Army and proud of our name!
We're the Army and proudly proclaim:
First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation's might,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle's won,
And the Army goes rolling along.
Then it's hi! hi! hey!
The Army's on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where'er we go,
You will always know
