Navy standardizes screening process for commanding officer candidates

The Navy is standardizing how it screens and qualifies commanding officer candidates. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert has approved an instru...

The Navy is standardizing how it screens and qualifies commanding officer candidates.

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert has approved an instruction to create a written qualification program to be shared among all officer communities, according to a post on Navy.mil.

Until the new guidance was issued, it was up to individual officer communities to decide how they approve candidates.

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