“Despite the remarkable developments in military technology, despite the weapons and machines which have vastly expanded our ...

SWO specialization was a good idea for the last generation of officers, but time is now too short. Implementing it in 2026, ...

The time was a century ago for the SWO officer corps to accept that the future had arrived, and it is past high time for them ...

As they weigh future career paths, today’s surface warfare officers should inform their preferences and policy decisions with a critical understanding of past specialization debates, guided by several ...

Some argue that generalism readies officers for the broad responsibilities of command.3 Others contend that specialization ...

This week CIMSEC is publishing submissions sent in response to our Call for Articles on whether U.S. Navy surface warfare officers should specialize. The long-running debate between specialized and ...