This is a well written easy to fallow and suitable for everybody. To understand todays US strategy around world I think one must achieve the meaning of a worldwide navy. It is needs to much power to have that much ship all over the world and this book is especially important to understand the common mood of navy officers and their conditions.

Years ago, just prior to my commissioning, I picked up Division Officer's Guide- Eleventh Edition and Watch Officer's Guide: A Handbook for All Deck Watch Officers - Fifteenth Edition and looked at getting this book too. I was disappointed by its focus on administration. Now many would argue that is the role of a junior officer in the USN, that of a manager. However, I still think leadership is more than filling out the correct form properly. The Naval Officer's Guide disagrees and its entirety is almost fully taken up with how to locate and fill out the correct NAVSUP, PMS or JAG form. Most of that info is redundant, outdated or useless because your ships' CO standing orders or CLASSRON SOPs will be more specific and slightly different anyhow. At the time I purchased Marine Officer's Guide (Blue Jacket Bks) which covered both leadership and how to navigate the various government resources out there for officers. Many years later, as the senior watch officer and an experience officer, I looked the Naval Officer's Guide again, thinking I may have given it short shrift back in my inexperienced ensign days. Nope, it was even less useful and more administratively focused than I remembered. So, I picked up a copy of Command at Sea for some more seasoned advice as a senior officer and bought a copy of ROYAL NAVY OFFICER'S POCKET-BOOK 1944, THE for a slightly different, but very useful perspective on how to run a ship and lay down standing orders.

In short, JOs or cadets, I'm sorry but the Naval Institute Press has let you down. Please buy another service's officer guide and do the best you can. The Watch and Division Officer Guide are brilliant and I still use my WO guide now as senior WO. Senior officers, there's nothing for you here either. Skip this book and pick up Command at Sea and the RN's offering.

Sail Safe.

A very dry read, but like I said it is NEED TO KNOW INFO if you are going to try to be a Officer in the US Navy.

As an aspiring Naval Officer I found this book to be just what I needed to help me find out more about protocol.

This book might be helpful to a Naval Officer. But for myself, a soon to be naval spouse, I found it very overwhelming. Attempting to use this book as a reference guide to learning about the Navy was a bad decision. I would compare it to trying to read a book in another language. Too much detailed information and very hard to navigate through.

The book is well-written, easy to follow, and up-to-date. True to its name, this book is a great guide for any current or future officer in the US Navy and does not stray from its intended purpose, which includes providing guidance on customs and courtesies, pay and allowances, duties and responsibilities, and other key subjects relevant to Naval officers. I would give the book five stars if it was a bit thicker and more inclusive (like officer guides from other branches), but this guide is an excellent source of information on important subjects and provides references to other sources of information.

I am not currently a member of the United States Navy, but I do aspire to be one of these days. I want to go to Officer Candidate School, earn my commission, and hopefully embark upon a prosperous Naval career. Of course, I know very little of what is involved in being a Naval officer beyond what I am able to glean from conversations with friends and colleagues who are current or past Naval officers. That is why "The Naval Officer's Guide" is so valuable. It gives a breakdown of all aspects of the life of a Naval officer. It deals with areas like training, promotions, Naval customs, and common job responsibilities, to name a few. That is just the tip of the iceberg, though. There is so much more in this guide that it becomes an indispensable manual for those who wish to learn about what it means to be an officer, as well as being a valuable reference piece for those who are already serving. As I read through this guide, I found myself developing a greater understanding of the Navy and finding myself able to visualize serving as an officer. There can be no greater endorsement of literature like this.

As a former navy officer and writer on navy themes I treasure my copy of The Naval Officer's Guide. It is a handy, up-to-date reference that authoritatively addresses vital aspects of leadership and knowledge in the sea service--even to a glossary of slang expressions and a primer on military law. An excellent research source for anyone interested in the way the real navy operates. Should be in every junior officer's pocket. The new material by Commander McComas is particularly valuable and builds on an impressive compendium of naval facts.