<P> In the Season 2 finale, "Last Minute Changes," General Holden has received a transfer . His replacement, General Rutledge, is old friends with Connor . He tells Joan that Connor will be replacing her as deputy garrison commander and she will be deployed to Iraq . In the first episode of Season 3, she is told she will be leaving with her new unit in three months . </P> <P> While awaiting deployment, Joan continues to have run - ins with Connor . General Holden receives a promotion and is transferred back to the post as division commander . General Rutledge is transferred to the Pentagon while Connor remains on post . After settling back in, Holden asks Joan to take the position of his assistant . However, she declines, having come to the decision that her place is serving as brigade commander in Iraq . She sees herself as a combat officer . Holden is surprised by her decision but also admires it . </P> <P> In the episode "Post and Prejudice" Connor is pitted against Joan in the annual war games and is soundly defeated even though he made use of one of her staff to leak information to his side . At the end of the episode Connor is transferred to a desk job in logistics at the Pentagon at General Holden's request . </P> <P> Joan's decision to deploy even though a job on post was available causes much tension with Roland, but eventually he comes to accept her career choice . She deploys late in Season 3 . </P>

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