Space Training and Education for USN Cryptologic Officers - the Road to Space Certification

This thesis discusses the importance of space-related education and training for Naval cryptologic officers in their efforts to support the warfighter. It includes a discussion of the learning continuum concept, an outline of cryptologic officer's career milestones for space-related training and a discussion of the Navy's Distributed Learning initiatives. This thesis provides a framework for the establishment of a Space Certification Program for Naval cryptologists. The proposed Space Certification model was designed to allow expansion of the program to include Naval officers in other communities.Naval Postgraduate School Monterey CA is the author of 'Space Training and Education for USN Cryptologic Officers - the Road to Space Certification', published 2001 under ISBN 9781423550310 and ISBN 1423550315.