P ▁Officer . ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁ 1 3 L s ▁will ▁first ▁attend ▁a ▁two ▁phase ▁assess ment ▁and ▁selection ▁process ▁before ▁att ending ▁their ▁initial ▁skills ▁training . ▁Ph ase ▁I ▁involves ▁comple ting ▁an ▁application ▁and ▁PA ST ▁that ▁is ▁submitted ▁to ▁a ▁review ▁board ▁of ▁T AC P ▁Offic ers . ▁If ▁the ▁review ▁board ▁sees ▁potential ▁in ▁a ▁candidate , ▁they ▁will ▁inv ite ▁the ▁candidate ▁to ▁Ph ase ▁II , ▁also ▁called ▁T OPT ▁( TAC P ▁Officer ▁Ph ase ▁Two ). ▁T OPT ▁involves ▁one ▁week ▁of ▁extensive ▁testing ▁and ▁evaluation ▁by ▁T AC P ▁C adre ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁candidates ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁rig orous ▁T AC PO ▁career ▁field . ▁Events ▁at ▁T OPT ▁include ▁numerous ▁written ▁and ▁psych ological ▁tests ▁and ▁inter views , ▁Group ▁Le ad ership ▁Problem s ▁( GL P s ), ▁long ▁distance ▁runs ▁and ▁r uck ▁march es ▁with ▁combat ▁g ear ▁and ▁rig orous ▁physical ▁training . ▁If ▁candidates ▁are ▁selected ▁they ▁will ▁attend ▁the ▁T AC P ▁Officer ▁P rep ▁Cour se ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁T AC P ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁Cour se ▁based ▁at ▁L ack land ▁A FB , ▁T X ; ▁the ▁J oint ▁Fire power ▁Cour se ▁( J FC ) ▁and ▁Basic ▁A LO ▁Sk ills ▁Cour se ▁( B ASC ) ▁at ▁Nell is ▁A FB , ▁N V ; ▁and ▁finally ▁Air ▁Force ▁SER E ▁School ▁at ▁Fair child ▁A FB , ▁W A . ▁ ▁The