SWO Specialization Week By MIDN 1/C Jeffrey W. Jaeger, USNR Since 1899, the U.S. Navy has used a generalist career track for its surface warfare officers. This coincides with the Arthur administration’s imperative that the Navy rehabilitate itself from traditionalist mores that restricted steam engines, available in common maritime usage from the early 1800s as … Continue reading The Merchant Marine Specialized 100 years ago. The Navy should have then, and needs to now.
