If so, then this brief guide may help. This is a guide intended to assist the 11B Infantryman in reaching his personal and professional goals. It addresses specific positions and assignments, as well as touching on areas that are common to the professional development of all Infantry soldiers. First and foremost, you must excel in everything you do.
Promotions are extremely competitive.
You should be performing duties in your primary MOS at the authorized or next higher level. Take advantage of any opportunity to serve in a leadership position at the next higher level, you might not get the opportunity again. Next is physical fitness. Finally, you should take advantage of every opportunity to attend military and civilian schools. Enrollment in the U. S. Army's correspondence courses or attending college courses shows your chain of command that you are a self-starter seeking to improve yourself.