Lithonia Man Becomes Georgia National Guard Officer

The Georgia National Guard Regional Training Institute held an Officer Candidate School graduation at the Clay Center in Marietta on Aug. 3. to celebrate 19 candidates commissioning as 2nd Lt. officers.  

2nd Lt. Terence Phillips, from Lithonia, is one of the graduates. 

The OCS course manager, Sgt. 1st Class Donald Grantham, Jr. said, “we take our jobs very serious here at the Georgia military institute. We are training the future leaders of the Georgia National Guard.”

The traditional state National Guard OCS class commits to 18 months of training during drill weekends and two summer annual training events to be evaluated and challenged throughout the course. Federal OCS courses complete within three months. Candidates may choose either course as a commissioning source based on evaluation and availability.