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Lieutenant. This period of an RC officer’s career is predominantly developmental in nature. The officer is educated in branch and leadership skills and should acquire maximum practical experience through assignment to troop units. Resident Officer Basic Course (OBC) must be completed within 2 years of commissioning for an officer to be a mobilization asset and remain in the USAR and ARNG. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution is required for promotion to captain.

Captain. RC captains gain advanced leadership experience, become branch qualified and begin development in a functional area. Officer Advanced Course (OAC), which may be completed in residence or in a Reserve Component Configured Course (RC3), is a prerequisite for CAS3 and should be completed before company command. The minimum grade requirements for attendance at OAC is first lieutenant. Attendance at Phase II of CAS3 is limited to captains. Company command and battalion staff experience are de-sired during this period. Branch qualification requirements vary from proponent to proponent. Most proponents require company level command or key staff experience in branches with limited command opportunity, and completion of OAC for branch qualifica­tion. Completion of CAS3 is a requirement for promotion to major and for subsequent enrollment in Command and General Staff Offi­cer Course (CGSOC).

Major. As a major, the RC officer continues to develop in his or her branch and functional area. Utilization in the functional area may occur during this period as the officer acquires staff and leader-ship experience and knowledge appropriate to levels of higher re­sponsibility. A qualified major is one who has completed at least 50 percent of CGSOC or has completed the Advanced Logistics Executive Development Course/Logistics Executive Development Course (ALEDC/LEDC), as appropriate, for promotion to lieutenant colonel.

Lieutenant colonel. At the lieutenant colonel level, the RC officer applies the skills in his or her branch or functional area in management and leadership positions of greater responsibility. Sen­ior staff and command experience are desired at this level. Effective 1 October 1993 , lieutenant colonels who have not completed CGSOC within 3 years of promotion are subject to removal from active status. Completion of CGSOC is necessary for assignment as brigade executive officer or brigade S3 and for promotion to colo­nel. Completion of CGSOC and branch precommand course (PCC) are also required for assignment at battalion level or higher com­mand positions. The branch PCC requirements for command may be waived by the Chief of Staff, Army. Even with a waiver, the officer still must complete CGSOC and branch PCC within the first year of command or be subject to removal from command.

Colonel. At the colonel level, the officer applies the skills in his or her branch or functional area in management or leadership positions of greater responsibility. HQDA, DOD and joint staff, as well as command experience, are desired at this level. Effective 1 October 1996, Senior Service College became a prerequisite for promotion to general officer. Officers selected for brigade command have the same branch PCC requirements as battalion commanders.

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Above information derived from Army Pamplet 600-3