Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC)
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Frequently Asked Question
What is the Service Time Agreement for BOTC and IST?
An officer who completes BOTC will incur an initial four year service obligation. Those officers who are selected for Initial Flight Training will incur a six year service obligation, which may be served concurrently with the initial four year service obligation.
IST officers may incur up to a four year service time agreement if they require and complete Heavy Aircraft Flight Training.

November 8, 2021
BOTC
Ensign Carrington Conerly
Ensign Conerly is originally from Washington D.C., but during 2009-2013, he lived in Doha, Qatar where his passion for the environment started. He worked closely with local citizen science groups...

May 3, 2021
BOTC
Ensign Daniel Lucas
Ensign Lucas’ first at-sea experience was through the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole, MA, with whom he conducted physical oceanographic research while sailing aboard the Corwith Cramer. He...

November 16, 2020
BOTC
Ensign Alexis Ferguson
Ensign Ferguson graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy with a concentration in policy. She led efforts to...