Using the problem-solving steps, what kind of plan would you suggest your mentee use to manage this situation and get the earliest promotion possible?

Scenario: You are mentoring a younger enlisted service member. They are promotable and are getting ready to transfer to a new duty station. You and your mentee, however, have learned that your mentee’s noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) at the new duty station is somewhat, to put it mildly, “difficult to work with.”

Using the problem-solving steps, what kind of plan would you suggest your mentee use to manage this situation and get the earliest promotion possible?