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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 Graduate Education Information Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) Navy 2N Program (MIT) Acquisition Community Officer Acquisition Detailing eDACM Defense Acquisition University