; (B) create a process whereby interested individuals can apply for the demonstration program; and (C) select the participants for the demonstration program, from among the pool of applicants, based on the criteria in subsection (b). (2) No prior service as Air Force officers Participants selected for the demonstration program shall be individuals who have not previously served as officers in the Air Force. (d) Basic officer training (1) In general The participants in the demonstration program shall undergo, at the election of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (2) Number of participants Once individuals begin participating in the demonstration program, each Basic Officer Training course or Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, shall include not fewer than four, or more than six, participants in the demonstration program until all participants have completed such training. (3) Auxiliary aids and services The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that participants in the demonstration program have the necessary auxiliary aids and services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12103 )) in order to fully participate in the demonstration program. (e) Coordination (1) Special advisor The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a special advisor to the demonstration program to act as a resource for participants in the demonstration program, as well as a liaison between participants in the demonstration program and those providing the officer training. (2) Qualifications The special advisor shall be a member of the Armed Forces on active duty— (A) who— (i) if a commissioned officer, shall be in grade O–3 or higher; or (ii) if an enlisted member, shall be in grade E–5 or higher