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11 The 35th Force Support Squadron Professional Development Section hosted their test run of the First Term Officers Course (FTOC) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 19. Held in the same place as the First Term Airmen Course, FTOC also shares a similar goal of setting up Company Grade Officers (CGO) arriving at their first duty station on a path to success as they transition from a training environment to a more flexible mission-oriented one. Like all personnel, new officers are required to meet training standards to support the execution of their assigned duties; however, being new to military life offers unique challenges and information gaps that aren’t always accounted for in training. The goal of FTOC is to bridge that gap. It gives first term officers the resources they might need in the future to solve issues that might not be related to their career field allowing them to be more equipped to handle situations that arise. ....