"Operational demands on the Sea Services are growing because of the increased pace of adversary activity around the world. As a result, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen must maintain and operate increasingly advanced technology for longer periods of time in challenging environments.

How can the Sea Services better recruit, retain, train, and educate enlisted personnel for the challenges they must face?"

submission guidelines

"Address the strategic, operational, and tactical employment of 21st-century U.S. Navy mine warfare systems and technologies -- offensive and defensive mining, mine countermeasures, mine exploitation, and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD).

Examine the disruptive advantages and challenges of delivering and employing large-scale and affordable mine warfare capability and capacity to U.S. and allied fleets and expeditionary forces."

submission guidelines

"The NPS Foundation/U.S. Naval Institute Annual Essay Contest is jointly sponsored by the NPS Foundation and the U.S. Naval Institute to encourage writing for publication and critical thinking among students, faculty, and staff at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Essays should be based on thesis, research, or operational experience that best advances the military profession."

submission guidelines