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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Calhoun, Institutional Archive of the Naval Postgraduate School Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive Theses and Dissertations Thesis Collection 2006-06 Who becomes a Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer an examination of differences of Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers Manuel, Walter F. Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2824 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS WHO BECOMES A LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER? AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES OF LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE NAVY. by Walter F. Manuel June 2006 Thesis Co-Advisors: Armando Estrada Cary Simon Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED June 2006 Master’s Thesis 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Who Becomes a Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer? An Examination of Differences of Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers. 6. AUTHOR(S) Manuel, Walter F. 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING Naval Postgraduate School ORGANIZATION REPORT Monterey, CA 93943-5000 NUMBER 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING N/A AGENCY REPORT NUMBER 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. 12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited 13. ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words) This thesis examines the Navy Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer programs to determine the differences in characteristics. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis was developed for year groups 1990 through 2005 to analyze the differences in background characteristics and military characteristics of both programs. The study used a logistic regression analysis to examine the predictors of background and military characteristics of Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers. The results of the study revealed the background characteristics age, education, race and ethnicity groups were significantly different between the Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer Communities. The military characteristics rank, length of service and Armed Forces Qualification Test were significant among Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers. This study explains the results and provides recommendations to the Bureau of Naval Personnel and future research. 14. SUBJECT TERMS 15. NUMBER OF United States Navy, Background Characteristics, Military Characteristics. PAGES 73 16. PRICE CODE 17. SECURITY 18. SECURITY 19. SECURITY 20. LIMITATION CLASSIFICATION OF CLASSIFICATION OF THIS CLASSIFICATION OF OF ABSTRACT REPORT PAGE ABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. 239-18 i THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ii Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited WHO BECOMES A LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER? AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES OF LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS Walter F. Manuel Lieutenant, United States Navy B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1998 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL June 2006 Author: Walter F. Manuel Approved by: Dr. Armando Estrada Co-Advisor Dr. Cary Simon Co-Advisor Robert Beck, Dean Graduate School of Business and Public Policy iii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv ABSTRACT This thesis examines the Navy Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer programs to determine the differences in characteristics. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis was developed for year groups 1990 through 2005 to analyze the differences in background characteristics and military characteristics of both programs. The study used a logistic regression analysis to examine the predictors of background and military characteristics of Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers. The results of the study revealed the background characteristics age, education, race and ethnicity groups were significantly different between the Limited Duty Officer and Chief Warrant Officer Communities. The military characteristics rank, length of service and Armed Forces Qualification Test were significant among Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers. This study explains the results and provides recommendations to the Bureau of Naval Personnel and future research. v THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vi TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................1 A. BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................1 B. PURPOSE.........................................................................................................2 C. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ..................................................................3 1. Research Questions..............................................................................3 D. SCOPE ..............................................................................................................3 E. METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................4 F. BENEFITS OF THIS STUDY ........................................................................4 G. ORGANIZATION OF STUDY ......................................................................5 II. LITERATURE REVIEW ...........................................................................................7 A. OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................7 B. LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAM ......................................................................................................7 1. Background ..........................................................................................7 2. Mission Statement................................................................................8 C. LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM ....................................................8 D. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAM..............................................10 E. ARMED FORCES CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AND LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAMS...................................................................13 1. Army Warrant Officer Program......................................................13 2. Marine Corps Warrant Officer and Limited Duty Officer Program ..............................................................................................13 3. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Program ...............................14 F. BECOMING A LIMITED DUTY OFFICER OR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER IN THE NAVY ............................................................................14 G. CHAPTER SUMMARY................................................................................15 III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .............................................................................17 A. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................17 B. DATA DESCRIPTION .................................................................................17 1. Description of the Officer Sample ....................................................17 a. Description of the Limited Duty Officer Community ............18 b. Description of Chief Warrant Officer Community................18 C. DEFINITION OF TERMS............................................................................19 1. Limited Duty Officer Community....................................................19 2. Chief Warrant Officer Community .................................................19 D. WARFARE COMMUNITY .........................................................................20 1. Surface Warfare.................................................................................20 2. Aviation Warfare ...............................................................................20 3. Submarine Warfare...........................................................................20 4. General................................................................................................20 vii 5. Staff Corps..........................................................................................20 E. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY