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<blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 2702785" data-attributes="member: 4333"><p>Here's the basic facts behind what you observed: promotion to CPT at the 3.5 years in service mark means they attend their branch advanced course (6 mos.) and are sent to another unit for further branch qualification by getting a company/battery command. The command time is 18-24 mos. of a 3-year tour and the rest of the time is in a staff position. Somewhere in this sequence, they will complete their 5-year contract and likely complete a masters degree, too. These factors combine to make them highly employable in corporate America: demonstrated combat leadership at various times/levels, education, staff time, etc. The officer is then looking at other similar cycles if the choice is to stay in the military, hopefully to make the promotion cut to major. With the reduction in forces, that's an even tougher cut today than previously. So, I'm in my late 20s, have hit all the marks that make me appear marketable to corporate America, and choose to cast my lot in civilian world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poke78, post: 2702785, member: 4333"] Here's the basic facts behind what you observed: promotion to CPT at the 3.5 years in service mark means they attend their branch advanced course (6 mos.) and are sent to another unit for further branch qualification by getting a company/battery command. The command time is 18-24 mos. of a 3-year tour and the rest of the time is in a staff position. Somewhere in this sequence, they will complete their 5-year contract and likely complete a masters degree, too. These factors combine to make them highly employable in corporate America: demonstrated combat leadership at various times/levels, education, staff time, etc. The officer is then looking at other similar cycles if the choice is to stay in the military, hopefully to make the promotion cut to major. With the reduction in forces, that's an even tougher cut today than previously. So, I'm in my late 20s, have hit all the marks that make me appear marketable to corporate America, and choose to cast my lot in civilian world. [/QUOTE]
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