Report of Study Group to Determine Navy Requirements for Engineering Duty Officers and the Actions to Satisfy those Requirements.

摘要

The following are among the Study Group's principal conclusions: (1) The Navy needs an Engineering Duty (ED) community of highly trained, experienced, professional naval engineers to technically direct the design, acquisition and maintenance of ships and combat systems, (2) There is need for an official document delineating the role and responsibilities of EDs as naval officers, as a community of professional engineers specializing in ships and combat systems, and as individuals accepting responsibility for technical matters in all assignments. (3) EDs should provide increased technical leadership and direction of design, acquisition and maintenance of ship combat systems, (4) EDs need capability in financial management and contracting; (5) There is a need for unrestricted line subspecialists in the design, acquisition and maintenance of ships and combat systems; and (6) The existing ED billet structure does not fit the EDs' role. With appropriate changes, such as reducing sea billets, the number of officers needed may be smaller.