Assignment to one of the several command and staff courses offered at the service colleges is also possible for some.
Selection is highly competitive and based on performance.
The courses provide significant opportunity to enhance your professional preparation for billets of greater breadth and scope. If selected, you will normally be assigned to a service school for the last year of your shore tour. If during your first shore tour, you attended Naval Post Graduate School, your second shore tour will normally be in a billet requiring your educational background. This tour will be closely related to your PG specialization. It should be considered both as an application of your graduate education and as development of your subspecialty qualifications.