| Field Grade Officers (FGOs) can hold a variety of | | | | G-level Staff |
| different jobs. In most battalion and brigade sized | | | | J-level Staff |
| elements, FGOs run the show. They are the | | | | Aid de Camp |
| commanders, operations officers, staff officers and | | | | Professor of Military Science |
| executive officers who lead troops into battle. FGOs | | | | Political Advisor |
| serving in this capacity are serving at the "tactical | | | | There are many other jobs a Field Grade Officer can |
| level" within the military. | | | | have, but these should give you a pretty good idea |
| FGOs can also serve at higher echelons with the | | | | of what to expect. |
| Operational or Strategic level such as the Division, | | | | For the most part FGOs have a specific list of jobs |
| Corps, and Army-level staff. In this capacity, they | | | | depending upon their career field and branch. The |
| assist and work for the General Officers. Listed | | | | traditional route is S3, XO, Battalion Commander, |
| below is a simplified list of some of the jobs Field | | | | Brigade XO, Brigade Commander and so forth. |
| Grade Officers could have. | | | | FGOs are selected for jobs by the Army and by |
| Battalion XO | | | | Commanders. The jobs they get depend upon their |
| Support Operations Officer | | | | experience, attitude, past performance, military |
| Battalion Operations Officer | | | | education, interviewing skills and a variety of other |
| Brigade Staff | | | | factors. |
| Instructor | | | | The secret to career success is to be competent |
| Battalion Commander | | | | and build a network of relationships. After all, "who |
| Squadron Commander | | | | you know" is very important. But, you must also be |
| Brigade Commander | | | | real good at what you do to make it very far in the |
| Brigade XO | | | | officer ranks. |