For everyone that was wondering, I didn't get the job that I was forced to try for. Happy I didn't get it, only dissapointed that I didn't for competitive reasons. You know I hate to lose.
For those that didn't know, my Brigade Commander nominated me to be the Deputy Commanding General's Aide. It is considered somewhat prestigious and pretty much sets you up with "advantageous" connections for the rest of your career. Six Captains across post were "competing". We all had interviews the other day.
He was kind enough to call me on my personal cell phone and tell me himself that he did not pick me. He said with my timeline in which I did degree completion and then the Command time, it would be disadvantageuos professionally for me not to be moving forward to an Army Division for another Company Command. He said other than that, I was his top choice. Probably just said it to be nice, but that is fine. I really didn't want the job where I would be a very small fish in a shark tank. Also, this means we have the potential to be up in the Northwest this summer.

Mike