This is the 5-day BOTC program for those officers on extended active duty with a call to active duty date (CAD) on or after January 1, 2001. Officers planning to attend should secure supervisory approval, use the provided email link to request participation (registration) and arrange travel orders, transportation and room reservations. Seats in each class are limited. An officer should not consider him/herself enrolled until notified. All attending officers must be registered. Registration confirmation will be provided in the form of a reply to the officer's e-mail- registration request.

Note: Officers with a CAD prior to January 1, 2001, are to register for the 3-day BOTC , not this 5-day program. Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (COSTEP) participants should consider registering for the 1-day COSTEP Orientation.

Officers attending the 5-day BOTC will receive an introduction to the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Emphasis is placed on the corps as a Uniformed Service. This course is designed primarily to assist the transition of new and Senior COSTEP officers to the corps. Military bearing and courtesy, career development, promotions, leave, compensation, awards, and resource utilization are some of the many topics introduced during this course. Officers successfully completing this course will satisfy the prerequisite for enrollment in the web-based Independent Officer Training Course (IOTC) with Examination Series, thus making them eligible to earn the Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon.

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