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Douglas Rau
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fitness report guidance
graduate education Navy
junior officer guidance
leadership development
leadership lessons
mentorship Navy officers
midshipman career planning
military career management
military culture
military planning
Naval Leader
naval leadership development
naval professional development
navy advancement
Navy officer careers
officer performance standards
organizational culture
organizational leadership
professional development
professional education
professional reading for the sea services
Progressivism
promotion board strategy
sea shore rotation planning
War Managers
Washington duty assignments

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  • ISBN 9781682476857
  • Dimensions: 139 x 209mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Nov 2025
  • Publisher: Naval Institute Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Since the release of the first edition of Career Compass more than two decades ago, the landscape of a Navy officer’s career has transformed significantly, adapting to societal changes while upholding the Navy’s core values of service and excellence. This fully revised second edition offers updated insights into the evolving culture, communication strategies, career opportunities, and management practices, all while reinforcing the enduring importance of exceptional performance.  

This new edition includes crucial updates on mentoring, graduate education, sea-shore rotations, Washington duty, fitness reports, and career-planning tools, including strategies for engaging with community detailers. It highlights the principles that will keep every officer—from midshipman to admiral—eligible and competitive for promotion and command while also remaining competent and capable of performing the necessary duties supporting the requirements of naval service. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience mentoring midshipmen and junior officers, author Douglas H. Rau presents this guide as a vital resource for aspiring officers looking to navigate their Navy careers with purpose, foresight, and success.
 
About Douglas H. Rau | Douglas Rau
Douglas H. Rau is the Class of 1961 Chair and Distinguished Professor of Leadership Education at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA). A graduate of USNA in 1974, he served thirty years as a Surface Warfare–qualified Engineering Duty Officer (EDO). His sea tours included Chief Engineer of USS Rathburne (FF 1957) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Shore tours included Department Head at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Fellow on the CNO’s Strategic Studies Group, Senior Detailer and Community Manager for the EDO community, Dean of Engineering at USNA, and Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

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