Once you are branch qualified you will need to move, so another officer can get into those great jobs. In closing, I hope you find this information helpful. If you have any recommendations for topics to put in future issues - please send them to me. I have had the opportunity to talk with some of you and look forward to working with each of you. First and foremost, do your best in whatever job you are in.
Performance is the key.
If you don't do well then the job really doesn't matter. However, those that held the tougher jobs and did well were more competitive for Battalion Command and upward mobility, which I'll talk about a little later. Second, CSC is a discriminator. You must have CSC to be branch qualified as a Major. Without CSC you may not be nominated for many of the key jobs.