Community Overview - The Engineering Duty Community provides technical and business leadership in the design, acquisition, construction, maintenance, modernization, conversion, overhaul and disposal of ships, submarines, and onboard systems. The ED Community's roles is to sustain combat readiness and build a fleet of the future.

Engineering Duty Officers (EDOs) are a cadre of specialized career naval officers. They are warfare qualified and technically educated through Engineering Master's Degree and/or Doctorate programs a the Naval Postgraduate School or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. EDOs are part of the DoD Acquisition Workforce and become DoN Acquisition Professional Members.

To become an Engineering Duty Officer, visit the ED Detailer page here: PERS-445 Engineering Duty Officer Detailers

Contact Information:
Engineering Duty Officer Community Manager
BUPERS 314C
(901)874-3473
DSN 882-3473

Engineering Duty Officer Assistant OCM: 
BUPERS 314H
(901) 874-3102
DSN 882-3102

Request Information - EDO Email

Engineering Duty Community Information
PA 101 - Engineering Duty Officer
PA 101A - Surface Warfare Engineering Duty Officer (SWO-EDO) Option
PA 101B - Engineering Duty Officer In-Service Procurement Program (EDO-IPP)
PA 101F - Submarine Engineering Duty Officer (SUB-EDO) Option
EDO Main (Request Access for ED Options or Lateral Transfer Selectees)
SECNAV Community and Merit Reorder Briefs

Lateral Transfer/Redesignation
MyNavyHR Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Home
Apply for an Academic Profile Code from NPS

Acquisition Community
Officer Acquisition Detailing
eDACM
Defense Acquisition University