New Workshops at SWO School Putting Focus on Leader, Crew Performance and Wellness at Sea
Future ship commanders and executive officers are getting new tools to prepare for the rigors of leadership at sea as…
Surface Warfare Training Growing More Complex with Tougher Scenarios
The Navy’s plans to create tougher advanced-phase training events for surface ships are made possible by improvements in individual-level training…
Navy Says JO Ship-Driving Skills Show Modest Improvement as GAO Raises Questions on New Training Regimes
Navy ship-driving skills of its junior officers have seen modest improvements over last the two years since the fatal collisions…
GAO Report on Surface Warfare Officer Training
The following is the Nov. 14, 2019 Government Accountability Report, Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Changes…
Navy Wants to Bolster Advanced Schoolhouse Training to Prep SWOs for Higher-Level Fight
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – As the Navy emphasizes foundational basics in training the surface fleet, schoolhouse officials are weighing adding…
New JO Deck Course Showing Results, Boosting Young SWOs’ Competency
SAN DIEGO – The Navy is continuing its drive to better train junior surface warfare officers, rolling out new courses…
U.S. Surface Warfare Officers Will Now Use Logbooks to Record Time at Sea
Surface warfare officers are borrowing a lesson from naval aviators and will now keep a logbook of their time underway…
New Surface Forces Instruction Restricts Who Can Earn a SWO Pin
This post has been updated to specify that there are no restrictions on who an individual ship commander could qualify…
New Surface Warfare Officer Career Path Stresses Fundamentals; More Training Before First Ship, More Time At Sea
The U.S. Navy is retooling the career path for surface warfare officers in the aftermath of last year’s fatal guided-missile…