"BSEP is a two-and-a-half week prep course to ... The classes review basic general education requirements in reading, math, spelling and language. Ms. O'Neal said Soldiers usually don't need ...

The BSEP class begins with Soldiers taking a TABE test, which evaluates a Soldier's math and English skills. At the end of BSEP, they take another TABE test to gauge how much they've improved.