LEGISLATION CALLING FOR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER SPECIALIZATION IS DEAD IN THE WATER

摘要

The House version of the 2022 defense policy bill will mandate more scrutiny of the surface warfare officer community but will not mandate that SWOs be assigned specialized career paths. The Navy's SWO pipeline has emphasized a jack-of-all-trades experience as opposed to a SWO specializing in engineering or combat systems. A bill introduced in August, the Surface Warfare Officer Leadership Enhancement, or SWOLE, Act, sought to mandate that the sea service provide these specialized paths.