Career compass : navigating through the Navy's officer assignment and promotion systems / James A. Winnefeld, Sr.

Author/creator Winnefeld, James A.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2005.
Description191 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesU.S. Naval Institute blue & gold professional library
U.S. Naval Institute blue & gold professional library. ^A691596
Contents Foreword by Vice Adm. James G. Stavridis, USN -- Performance: the Sine Qua Non -- Your boss wants to see you promoted but needs your help -- What are they saying about you? -- Mentors and cliques -- The wardroom and ready room menagerie -- Spring training -- Do you shine in the career marketplace? -- Been to school lately? -- Sea/shore rotation and homesteading -- Command and staff assignments: fast tracks and dead ends -- Washington duty -- Career tracks for the unrestricted line -- Promotion to flag rank -- Awards and decorations -- Pass the (social) polish, please -- The Navy spouse -- Assignment and placement officers -- The fitness report system -- Screening and promotion boards: and the verdict is... -- Advice for midshipmen -- Advice for those who have missed a hurdle -- Some parting shots -- Appendix A. Dilemmas and paradoxes in a naval career -- Appendix B. All detailing is local -- Appendix C. The junior officer's professional library.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-177) and index.
LCCN 2004026835
ISBN1591149630 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks VB313 .W55 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold