Opinion survey of naval officers who have received a Navy sponsored graduate degree

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Hurst, Cecil Roy
Shaddix, James Delano,
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Jolly, J.A.
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Elster, Richard S.
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A survey of naval officers who have received a Navy sponsored
graduate degree was conducted by a questionnaire to determine their
opinions concerning numerous topics related to obtaining a graduate
degree and the utilization of their graduate education. Results showed that obtaining a graduate degree was perceived as
having a positive influence on officer retention. Most officers think a
graduate degree should be obtained during the five to eight year point in
their career. Approximately 70% of the officers who have received a
graduate degree have been assigned to a P- coded billet. The majority
indicated that fitness reports submitted by graduate schools for officer
students should not be considered as equivalent to those received from
operational/shore billets by Selection Boards for promotion. The most
frequently occurring reason for seeking a graduate education was to
remain competitive with contemporaries. The report summarizes responses to each question and recommends
the direction of future research.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.A survey of naval officers who have received a Navy sponsored graduate degree was conducted by a questionnaire to determine their opinions concerning numerous topics related to obtaining a graduate degree and the utilization of their graduate education. Results showed that obtaining a graduate degree was perceived as having a positive influence on officer retention. Most officers think a graduate degree should be obtained during the five to eight year point in their career. Approximately 70% of the officers who have received a graduate degree have been assigned to a P- coded billet. The majority indicated that fitness reports submitted by graduate schools for officer students should not be considered as equivalent to those received from operational/shore billets by Selection Boards for promotion. The most frequently occurring reason for seeking a graduate education was to remain competitive with contemporaries. The report summarizes responses to each question and recommends the direction of future research.
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