The perceived effect of the Communications Subspecialty on a naval officer's career.
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Authors
Horne, Robin M.
Subjects
thesis
Naval Officer career
communications subspecialty
Naval Officer career
communications subspecialty
Advisors
Eitelberg, Mark J.
Date of Issue
1988-09
Date
September 1988
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
There seems to be a perception that the Communications Subspecialty is not career
enhancing for naval officers, especially warfare specialists. This thesis investigates how
the subspecialty is perceived by naval officers with the Communications Systems
Technology subspecialty code.
A questionnaire was designed to determine: (1) if the officer felt the subspecialty
had affected his or her career, (2) where the subspecialists find information concerning
the subspecialty, and (3) if the officer had any suggestions or concerns about the
communications subspecialty. The questionnaires were then sent to all officers with the
Communications Systems Technology subspecialty code (XX82X).
Responses to the questionnaire show that, in general, officers feel that the
subspecialty has had a positive effect on their careers, to the extent that they would
recommend the subspecialty to other officers. But there does seem to be a lack of good
career information concerning the Communications Subspecialty. It is therefore
recommended that the subspecialty sponsor (OP-941) try to disseminate more useful
information to officers concerning the subspecialty.
This thesis also contains information concerning the Navy subspecialty system, the
officer career structure in the Navy, information on the communications subspecialties,
and additional thesis topics.
The first chapter outlines the problem. Chapter 2 provides background information
on the United States Navy and how it categorized its officers. Sources of career
information and career paths is contained in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 consists of a
complete description of the methodology of the research including questionnaire design.
Chapter 5 discussed the results of the survey, and Chapter 6 contains the conclusions
and recommendations.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Administrative Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
106 p.
Citation
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