Does COT time help with O-1E status in Air Force?

I have 1456 points (just 3 days LESS than 4 years) which puts me just 4 days short of the requirement of "4 years and 1 day" to gain the 'E' on the O-1 status.
I have heard that COT counts as "enlisted time" and that those days can go towards my points which would put me over the 1460 requirement. Does anyone know if this is true?
Thanks.

When you get to COT (and I'm headed there in October), you have started a new term of service and you are already commissioned when you get there. It can't help you with gaining that E. There's no big pay difference anyway.

No, it doesn't.

Terminal leave is not added onto your initial commitment, it's time you already owe the military. All the "terminal" denotes is you're not earning leave while you're on that leave.

When you are on terminal leave you are still on active duty recieving active duty pay & earing leave.

When I separated in 2000, I had 31 days of leave on the books. I started terminal leave on 1 April 2000. For that time period, I was still considered to be on active duty. (which means you are active and recieve active pay & benefits) As of 1 May 00 at 0001 hours, I was officially in inactive status and had completed my four year commitment. This is how it works across the DoD.

What date is on your DD214 is it April 1 or May 1? You are correct in that you are in reserve status once your terminal leave ends and it is past the date on your DD214. You are correct in that it works the same way across the DOD.

Terminal leave is not added on - it's how you burn off leave you have without losing money in taxes by having it cashed out.

You still pay taxes on terminal leave but not at a lump sum rate. Also you countinue to get your BAH & BAS while on terminal leave where if you cashed out you only recieve your base pay.

When you get to COT (and I'm headed there in October), you have started a new term of service and you are already commissioned when you get there. It can't help you with gaining that E. There's no big pay difference anyway.