Publication Web Banner: Educating the Bluejackets: U.S. Navy Enlisted Policy, 1940–2024 [Image 2 of 2]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

02.26.2026

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Naval History and Heritage Command

Promotional web banner for Naval History and Heritage Command publication “Educating the Bluejackets: U.S. Navy Enlisted Policy, 1940–2024.” Written by NHHC historian Tyler A. Pitrof, this publication traces the evolution of the U.S. Navy’s approach to enlisted education from World War II to the present day. As demonstrated in this publication, since the 1970s, the Navy has generally considered its educational programs to be an incentive to enlist. However, advanced technology, like the Aegis Combat System, has dramatically increased the need for abstract thinking, making an advanced education critical to warfighting readiness and effectiveness. Educating the Bluejackets provides a succinct history of U.S. Navy enlisted education policy and will enable personnel to use the cumulative insights of the past to help address the service’s future educational needs.

Published by Naval History and Heritage Command, 805 Kidder Breese Street SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5060

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject/educating-the-bluejackets.html

Book Cover: Image of a Fire Controlman 1st Class Aaron Tadlock monitoring a radar output in the combat information center aboard guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG-75). (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, 140203-N-KE519-012)

Use of ISBN: This is an official U.S. Government edition of this publication and is herein identified to certify its authenticity. The print edition is cataloged under ISBN 978-1-943604-51-7 and the 508-compliant digital edition under ISBN 978-1-943604-52-4. Library of Congress Control Number: 2026933068.

• Date Taken: 02.26.2026
• Date Posted: 02.26.2026 15:23
• Photo ID: 9538796
• VIRIN: 260226-N-N0147-7160
• Resolution: 7378x4557
• Size: 3.73 MB
• Location: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US