Training Costs for Junior Surface Warfare Officers

Abstract

Current Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) retention is well below the level needed to staff Department Head billets in the Fleet. The Navy is developing a career incentive pay to stem the flow of SWOs leaving the Navy and increase retention. The purpose of this thesis is to capture the training costs of junior Surface Warfare Officers that occur between commissioning and qualifying as a SWO. This thesis also explains the economic theory of specific training and its relevance to the wage streams offered to SWOs. This thesis estimates the training cost of qualifying a SWO to be $80,194.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362533

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Makee

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Cost Estimates
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • Surface Warfare
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Naval Personnel Management