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PromotionOpportunity

FlowPoint

50-60%

70-80%

100%

18 yrs

12 yrs

6 yrs

CAPT (O-6)

CDR (O-5)

LCDR (O-4)

LTJG (O-2)

LT (O-3)

ENS (O-1)

} Academic} Administrative} Clinical} Operational} Research} All can lead to CAPT

} Board-certified} Fellowship◦ Beware of timing

} Deployment◦ Beware of timing

} Assistant/Associate Residency Director

} DH in a small/medium MTF

} Assistant Professor at USUHS

} Publishing

} Research} Departmental

collaterals} Hospital committee

member or chair} ECOMS member} Civilian leadership

positions} SMO in a large MTF

} Residency Director} DH in a large MTF} Associate Professor at

USUHS} Director} OIC} Major committee chair} ECOMS member, VP, or

President

} Senior Operational Leader◦ Division/Group/Wing

Surgeon◦ CATF Surgeon◦ Amphib SMO

} BUMED staff} Specialty Leader} Deployment

requiring O-5} Detailer

} Senior Clinician} Residency Director} Director} XO/CO} Professor at USUHS} Senior BUMED Staff◦ Deputy Chief of the

Medical Corps◦ Medical Corps Career

Planner

} OIC} Specialty Leader} Deployment

requiring O-6} Senior operational

leader◦ MEF Surgeon◦ COCOM Surgeon