Job Title: Surface Warfare Officer Category / Component: Officer • Both Overview Surface Warfare Officers lead at sea by managing ship operations, combat systems, navigation, and warfare tactics to ensure mission readiness across the Fleet on destroyers, cruisers, amphibious ships, littoral combat ships, and auxiliaries. Key Responsibilities Direct shipboard watch teams and coordinate flight and underway operations; oversee navigation, engineering, weapons, and combat systems readiness; plan and execute maritime warfare, logistics, and amphibious operations; train and mentor Sailors, drive maintenance and material readiness, and prepare the ship for inspections, certifications, and deployments. What to Expect Experience high tempo deployments and underway periods interspersed with maintenance and basic training phases; assume broad leadership responsibilities early, making decisions under time pressure in complex situations; rotate through multiple departments and billets to gain exper...