All HQ postings are growth opportunities and opportunities to change one's career trajectory, for better or for worse. It's not about your job title or your office location, but how fast you learn, how impactfully you contribute, and perhaps MOST importantly, WHO you network with and build solid working relationships with.

The people factor is the most important controllable factor in increasing one's chances of being at the right place at the right time when opportunity presents itself. The other big factor is luck, which you can't control.

If the officer keeps a "low class HQ posting" mindset, they've doomed themselves to mediocrity.