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 THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS

Limited duty officer and chief warrant officer are two separate programs which provide the Navy with officer technical managers and technical specialists who exercise leadership in key positions throughout the service.  Both programs provide the opportunity for outstanding senior enlisted personnel to compete for a commission without need for a college degree.  Combined, these two communities make up more than eleven percent of the officer corps.

 

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LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDOs)

 As officer technical managers of the Line or Staff Corps, LDOs progressively advance within broad technical fields related to their former enlisted ratings.  They fill leadership and management positions at the ensign through captain level that require technical background and skills not attainable through normal development within other officer designators.  LDOs serve as, but are not limited to serving as, division officers, department heads, OICs, XOs and COs, ashore or afloat. 

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWOs)

Today, as commissioned officers of the line or staff, Navy CWOs possess the authority and are qualified by extensive experience and knowledge to direct the most difficult and exacting operations within a given occupational specialty.  Although intended primarily as technical specialists, CWOs may also serve as division officers, department heads, OICs, X0 and CO, ashore or afloat.

 

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CAPT Bob Fiegl                    LT Craig Trent
703-693-2309  DSN 223       703-693-2310  DSN 223
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703-614-1189
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FOB-2 Rm 3607, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC 20370-5000
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Last modified: September 09, 2004