The efficient management of Navy officer personnel manpower resources requires complete and explicit information to achieve the correlation of officer inventory to billet requirements. The objective of the research is to provide recommendations for the refinement of the Navy officer classification coding system in order to improve the Navy officer personnel system. (Author).
The current Navy Officer Designation Classification Coding Structure (Designator) has not met all the manpower management and personnel administration needs of the Navy. The report describes the development of refinements to the designator, primarily through the design and development of an Additional Qualification Designation (AQD) structure which will supplement the designator and be applicable to both requirements and resources. Recommendations include modifications of the designators, a proposed AQD structure for the unrestricted line (less aviation), and necessary research to complete refinement of the Navy Officer Classification System. (Author).
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