Surface Warfare Junior Officer Retention: Early Career Development Factors.

Abstract

This investigation, the third in a series based on data collected from a sample of junior surface warface officers (SWOs) during 1978-79, addressed factors that affect their early career/professional development and the relationships between developmental progress, officer performance, and career intent. Results indicated that timely completion of career essential qualifications was not related to background factors such as commissioning source, academic class rank, or military class rank, but it was related to attendance at the Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS)-Basic, shipboard assignment variation, and individual perceptions of the work environment during the initial sea tour. Also, professional development progress was positively related to career intent and officer performance, as indicated by fitness reports. Findings are discussed with attention to policy/leadership implications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118717

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Morrison
  • Thomas M. Cook

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Professional Development
  • Students
  • Surface Warfare
  • Training
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.