Survey and Analysis of Surface Warfare Officer Career Path Issues

Abstract

Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) attending the Naval Postgraduate School were surveyed on career issues pertaining to career path specialization, warfare skills, SWO qualifications, and their impact on readiness. Survey results indicate that: (1) SWO technical competency does not mandate specialization as a means to enhance readiness, (2) assigning department heads to single 30+ month tours and/or rotating them to provide officer continuity through work-up and deployment may enhanced readiness, (3) implementation of SWO qualification policy may no be supporting adequate qualification policy may not be supporting adequate qualification standards. Keywords: Survey, Surface warfare officer, Career management, Specialization, Readiness.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219791

Entities

People

  • Gregory S. Gilbert

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Schools
  • Specialists
  • Standards
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • STEM Education