Even as we grapple with the demands of the present, we should always be thinking about the future as well. If you stick around, at some point you’ll make the transition from company-grade officer to field-grade officer. When you think about that transition, what are your biggest concerns? What are the “known unknowns” that you want to tackle?

Some questions you could address:

• What behaviors or habits will you have to change?
• What networks do you need to cultivate now to make the transition successfully?
• What things do you want to keep the same as you make the leap?
• For those who have made the transition – what do you wish you’d known then?