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CHAPTER 3
THE NAVAL OFFICER’S CAREER
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
Identify the procurement sources for commis-
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sioned officers.
Describe the sources for commissioning
opportunities of enlisted personnel.
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Explain the purpose, use, and content of the
microfiche record.
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Identify the purpose, use, and content of the
officer’s service record.
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Explain the purpose, use, and content of the
officer's fitness-report.
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Describe the typical development paths for
surface warfare officers, surface warfare
nuclear officers, submarine officers, aviation
officers, supply officers, and general un-
restricted line officers.
Describe the selection board process for
promoting officers.
Explain the difference between pay and
allowances.
Explain the various benefits and services
available to military personnel and their
dependents.
Identify the three types of retirement,
What motivates a person to become a naval
officer? Different motives make people decide
they want to become a naval officer, including
patriotism, dedication, and a desire to serve.
Rarely is anyone impelled to any action by a single
force. Just as people are complicated, so are the
things that influence them.
The responsibility accorded a naval officer
motivates many people to choose a naval career.
Their dedication to that responsibility corresponds
to their understanding of the authority vested in
them.
Many newly commissioned officers are not
certain of the total implications of their new
responsibilities. However, career officers are
of necessity aware of their tremendous respon-
sibilities.
Each person entering the Navy takes an oath
to uphold and defend the Constitution against all
enemies, to bear true faith and allegiance, and to
faithfully discharge the duties of his or her
office. That oath leaves little doubt as to what
the Navy expects of its people.
That a naval officer must have dedication is
obvious. That a naval officer is a professional in
the truest sense of the word is equally clear.
Dedication will smooth the rough spots that
invariably lie in the path of any endeavor.
Professional knowledge and competence will help
resolve the complex problems that a naval officer
faces.
The President has “special trust and con-
fidence” in the abilities of officers and has granted
them extensive authority. When officers are
commissioned, they reaffirm the basic oath; but
their commission places an even greater respon-
sibility on them. Their commission is a contract
with the nation to do all in their power to render
themselves fully capable of leading men and
women in war. The terms in the commissioning
oath have been previously spelled out. The nation
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