All VBO participants MUST have a valid uniformed services or military identification (ID) card and must be registered in the DEERS database. We reserve the right to request eligibility documentation, such as copy of uniformed services or military identification card, retirement orders and/or DD Form 214, at anytime. Failure to provide requested documentation can result in denial of access or cancellation of exiting VBO Community Member Account.

VBO is open to all Department of Defense employees (military Active Duty, Reservists, National Guard, Coast Guard, retirees, civil service, and DEERS-enrolled family members of these groups). Training slots are available on a first come -- first serve basis.

NOTE! Priority is given to active duty Navy and Marine Corps spouses. 

Is my Registration Information Safe? Security during registration is ensured using a 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection. This is the highest industry standard and establishes an encrypted session between your computer and the VBO Registration System. We use the same technology that other major companies operating on the World Wide Web (WWW) use to protect personal information and guard against identity theft. Look for the little yellow padlock at the bottom of your browser window to ensure that you have established a secure connection. There are no alternate means of registration as this is the most secure method of protecting your information.

Why do we need you or your sponsor's Social Security Number? We request the last four of your sponsor's Social Security Number (SSN), during the registration process only to authenticate who you are. The information is used solely to verify that you are authorized to have an a VBO Community Member account. You or your sponsor's SSN will be stored with your account when it is created, but it is not shared with any other agency or organization, it is not part of your user name, and it is used only as a discriminator during multiple identity instances.

Principal Purpose: This information will be used to verify the identity of eligible users of the Virtual Business Owners Training Program Online Knowledge Management System (VBOtp-OKMS).

Disclosure: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information will result in denial of access or cancellation of existing VBO Community Member Account.