Every OCS candidate starts with basic combat training unless you are prior service, in which case you go straight to OCS (may differ for interservice transfer) at Fort Benning Georgia. Basic Training lasts 9 weeks plus time for inprocessing (in 1999 my group took 2 weeks to inprocess). OCS begins at Fort Bennning and lasts around 12 weeks. After OCS every newly commissioned 2LT will go to BOLC II at either Benning or Sill for 7 weeks. Following BOLC II the officers will go to their branch to finish up training at BOLC III (formerly OBC) a branch specific training program lasting from a few weeks to 3 months (from what I can tell from various blogs and branch school websites). Other training may be attended based on class start and end date differences and it seems that there are many stories of how the education process works out for each person. For instance, branching Infantry will give you the opportunity to attend Ranger School, Airborne, and possibly any of a number of other courses such as sniper operators course, pathfinder, bradley leaders course, stryker leaders course, all depending on the start and end times on your BOLC courses.
This is a list I've put together from searching the intenet via Google for the various schools and locations.
Adjutant General Fort Jackson, SC
Air Defense Fort Bliss, TX
Armor Fort Knox, KY
Chemical Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Engineers Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Field Artillery Fort Sill, OK
Finance Fort Jackson, SC
Infantry Fort Benning, GA
Medical Service Fort Sam Houston, TX
Military Intelligence Fort Huachuca, AZ
Military Police Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Ordnance Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Quartermaster Fort Lee, VA
Signal Fort Gordon, GA
Transportation Fort Eustis, VA
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