Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 02-21 students,

Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 02-21 students, at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN) in Rhode Island, don their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment in preparation to extinguish a simulated compartment fire during battle stations, Oct. 14. After completing battle stations, students enter the final phase of OCS and earn the title of candidate officers where they begin mentoring the new class cycles. OCS develops civilians and fleet Sailors into newly commissioned officers morally, mentally, physically and imbues them with the highest ideals of honor, courage and commitment for service in the fleet as Naval officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Darwin Lam)