Identification of Successful Career Patterns for U.S. Army Adjutant General Corps Officers

The Adjutant General Corps AGC of the U.S. Army has, over the recent past, been faced with lower than average promotion rates at the field grade levels. This trend raised many questions during the 1982 World Wide Adjutant General Conference. Questions centered on impact of branch transfer from other corps into the AGC, the importance of combat unit affiliation and training which is not often afforded the accessioned AGC officer and the lack of an identified career path for accessioned AGC to follow which would contribute to the ability of AGC officers to determine appropriate assignments to ensure maximum experience for career progression. This thesis attempts to answer assignment and training questions through the development of a career model based solely on the assignment patterns and acquired training of AGC officers selected or promoted to the rank of Colonel.