1. FY-12 Navy Reserve Line
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2. Surface Warfare Officer
Career Progression
Career Path
TRANSITION/
RC
AFFILIATION
DH/XO/
Fleet Divison MAJ
Occasional
Officer DH XO/OIC/CO
opportunity as XO/CO
Experience
OIC/CO
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
Ship Augmentation Unit SAU, CLASSRON, Major Shore Staff, NECC Unit (CO/OIC/XO), Major Staff
(SAU), CLASSRON, NECC Unit, Shore Staff, Afloat Staff, NECC (N3/5/7), Watch Officer in Joint or Navy
NECC Unit, Shore/ Afloat, Joint Staff Unit (IBU, MIUWU, Operations Center
Afloat Staff MESF CO/OIC/XO)
JPME 1, Graduate
SWO/EOOW/TAO Staff Ops Center Degree, Selection/
JPME 1 & AJPME
Quals Quals, IA/unit mob Policy Board,
NRAMS, IA/unit mob

3. Surface Warfare Officer
Lieutenant Commander
CATEGORY O-3 O-4
OFFICER INVENTORY 358 369
MASTER’S DEGREE 11% 25%

4. Surface Warfare Officer
Commander
CATEGORY O-4 O-5
OFFICER INVENTORY 369 447
MASTER’S DEGREE 25% 52%

5. Surface Warfare Officer
Captain
CATEGORY O-5 O-6
OFFICER INVENTORY 447 183
MASTER’S DEGREE 52% 66%

6. Surface Warfare Officer
Community Values
• Sustained Superior Performance
 Assignments with increasing responsibility
 Breaks right in competitive group
 Annual Training/Active-Duty Training participation
• Proven Leadership Positions
 Officers successfully serving as Executive Officer, Officer-in-Charge, or
Commanding Officer in challenging assignments demonstrate the qualities
required by the community
 Success in operational leadership positions particularly as an IA or during a
unit mobilization.