[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a momentous 
event: the 75th anniversary celebration of the United States Army 
Officer Candidate School.
  The Army Officer Candidate School program was established in 1941 
when the Secretary of War, the War Department, and the Army Chief of 
Staff agreed that a training program was needed to quickly commission 
new officers. Since its inception, the demand for well-trained junior 
officers has expanded and contracted as American soldiers have been 
involved in conflicts spanning World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and 
the war on terror.
  The Army Officer Candidate School continues to demonstrate 
unparalleled flexibility, professionalism, and an exceptional ability 
to provide the U.S. Army with competent, well-trained, and fearless 
officers in the most responsive time possible. The graduates are 
recognized as leaders in the Nation's first and best line of defense in 
the Army and are essential to fighting and winning our Nation's wars.
  Again, I would like to congratulate them on the 75th anniversary 
celebration of the United States Army Officer Candidate School.

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