Approved for public release; distribution in unlimited. / This thesis delineates factors affecting the retention decisions of female Surface Warfare Officers. The data were obtained from in-depth interviews conducted with 12 female senior officers and 15 female junior officers. The transcripts from the interviews revealed 19 general themes. Based on the research, the data regarding the decisions that female officers make to either stay in the Navy or leave leads to four broad categories: economic factors, Navy taste factors., leadership factors, and family issues. The most common negative factors influencing female junior officers to leave the Navy are quality of life issues, lack of confidence in senior leadership, and family concerns. The main reasons the female senior officers stayed in the Navy were job satisfaction, their love for being out at sea and ship driving, and their commitment to taking advantage of the opportunities offered to them and forging a path for the women who followed. This thesis concludes with recommendations for further research and policy changes to assist personnel officials in understanding the retention decisions of female Surface Warfare Officers and potentially increasing the retention rate of the female officers. / Lieutenant, United States Navy

<p>Uppsatsen tar sitt avstamp i ämnet krigsvetenskap och den förändring av försvarsmaktens verksamhet som de kombinerade uppgifterna, insatsförsvar och fredsbevarande insatser har skapat. Den del av krigsvetenskapen som uppsatsen riktas mot är krigföringens grundprinciper och tillämpningen av densamma inom de nya ramar som försvarsmakten agerar inom.</p><p>Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida en skillnad mellan teori och praktik har uppstått gällande krigföringens grundprinciper. Genom att avgränsa området till taktisk och operativ nivå, de grundprinciper som finns i den svenska marina doktrinen och det svenska ytstridsvapnet, görs en problemformulering och uppsatsens frågeställning definieras till:<em> </em></p><p><em>Vilka skillnader kan utrönas mellan den teoretiska innebörden av krigföringens grundprinciper och den tolkning av dessa som görs inom dagens svenska ytstridsvapen?</em></p><p>En kvalitativ metod, där litteraturstudier och intervjuer används som forskningstekniker, fastställs som lämplig metod för uppsatsen. Därefter diskuteras validitet och generaliserbarhet samt källorna ur en kritisk synvinkel. Följande kapitel förklarar den teori som krigföringens grundprinciper innefattar. Grundprinciperna; sätt upp ett mål och håll fast vid det, god anda, offensivt handlande, säkerhet, överraskning, samordning, kraftsamling, stridsekonomi, taktikanpassning och lämplig organisation avhandlas separat för att skapa den teoretiska grunden. Därefter exemplifieras grundprinciperna och den insamlade empirin sammanställs. Slutligen diskuteras uppkommen problematik för varje princip. Till sist sammanställs de slutsatser som komparationen mellan teori och empiri har lett till. Fem av tio grundprinciper visade sig ha en skillnad mellan teori och praktik på olika vis. Slutligen föreslås vidare studier på ämnet som helhet och på de särskiljande fem i synnerhet.</p> / <p>This essay starts out in the problems that have risen involving military science and modern warfare. The principles of war were selected as the topic of research and through a discussion the thesis question was set out to be:</p><p><em>Which differences can be found between the theoretical explanations of the principles of war and the application that is made within the Swedish surface warfare system today? </em></p><p> Limitations were set to be the Swedish surface warfare system, peacekeeping operations, and the operational and tactical levels of warfare. Since academics argue which the “real” principles of war are, this essay defined them as the ones found in the Swedish Maritime Operational Doctrine. These principles are: define an objective and stand true to it, good morale, offensive action, security, surprise, organization, concentration of forces, economy of force, tactical adaptation and organisation.</p><p>Through a qualitative method, including the techniques interviews and literature studies, the essay formed a basis for theory and empirics. A critical discussion concerning sources, as well as the terms validity and generalisability, concluded the method chapter. The theory chapter presented the theoretical picture of the selected principles from the selected literature. Following chapter provided a historical example and the modern views of each principle.</p><p>Through a discussion, five of the ten principles were accepted as applicable today. The other five, define an objective and stand true to it, offensive action, concentration of force, surprise, and security were determined to differ, each in its own way, from theory. Hence, a further study upon the subject was suggested to investigate the same topic on alternate arena as well as a closer look upon the four differing principles.</p>

Uppsatsen tar sitt avstamp i ämnet krigsvetenskap och den förändring av försvarsmaktens verksamhet som de kombinerade uppgifterna, insatsförsvar och fredsbevarande insatser har skapat. Den del av krigsvetenskapen som uppsatsen riktas mot är krigföringens grundprinciper och tillämpningen av densamma inom de nya ramar som försvarsmakten agerar inom. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka huruvida en skillnad mellan teori och praktik har uppstått gällande krigföringens grundprinciper. Genom att avgränsa området till taktisk och operativ nivå, de grundprinciper som finns i den svenska marina doktrinen och det svenska ytstridsvapnet, görs en problemformulering och uppsatsens frågeställning definieras till:  Vilka skillnader kan utrönas mellan den teoretiska innebörden av krigföringens grundprinciper och den tolkning av dessa som görs inom dagens svenska ytstridsvapen? En kvalitativ metod, där litteraturstudier och intervjuer används som forskningstekniker, fastställs som lämplig metod för uppsatsen. Därefter diskuteras validitet och generaliserbarhet samt källorna ur en kritisk synvinkel. Följande kapitel förklarar den teori som krigföringens grundprinciper innefattar. Grundprinciperna; sätt upp ett mål och håll fast vid det, god anda, offensivt handlande, säkerhet, överraskning, samordning, kraftsamling, stridsekonomi, taktikanpassning och lämplig organisation avhandlas separat för att skapa den teoretiska grunden. Därefter exemplifieras grundprinciperna och den insamlade empirin sammanställs. Slutligen diskuteras uppkommen problematik för varje princip. Till sist sammanställs de slutsatser som komparationen mellan teori och empiri har lett till. Fem av tio grundprinciper visade sig ha en skillnad mellan teori och praktik på olika vis. Slutligen föreslås vidare studier på ämnet som helhet och på de särskiljande fem i synnerhet. / This essay starts out in the problems that have risen involving military science and modern warfare. The principles of war were selected as the topic of research and through a discussion the thesis question was set out to be: Which differences can be found between the theoretical explanations of the principles of war and the application that is made within the Swedish surface warfare system today?  Limitations were set to be the Swedish surface warfare system, peacekeeping operations, and the operational and tactical levels of warfare. Since academics argue which the “real” principles of war are, this essay defined them as the ones found in the Swedish Maritime Operational Doctrine. These principles are: define an objective and stand true to it, good morale, offensive action, security, surprise, organization, concentration of forces, economy of force, tactical adaptation and organisation. Through a qualitative method, including the techniques interviews and literature studies, the essay formed a basis for theory and empirics. A critical discussion concerning sources, as well as the terms validity and generalisability, concluded the method chapter. The theory chapter presented the theoretical picture of the selected principles from the selected literature. Following chapter provided a historical example and the modern views of each principle. Through a discussion, five of the ten principles were accepted as applicable today. The other five, define an objective and stand true to it, offensive action, concentration of force, surprise, and security were determined to differ, each in its own way, from theory. Hence, a further study upon the subject was suggested to investigate the same topic on alternate arena as well as a closer look upon the four differing principles.

<p>I början av 1950-talet utvecklades en idé att flottan skulle bli lättare. Detta berodde delvis på ekonomiska faktorer samt att flottans större system såsom pansarskepp började bli föråldrade. Den tekniska utvecklingen bidrog även till att system som radarn gjorde intrång. Sjömålsroboten och den trådstyrda torpeden kunde skjutas från mindre plattformar vilket gjorde det möjligt med en lättare flotta. Hotet vid denna tid sågs som Sovjetunionen. Ytstridskrafterna skulle i händelse av krig vara beredda att möta en starkare motståndares landstigningsoperationer. Denna uppsats undersöker vissa områden av den taktiska utvecklingen som skedde under denna period. Detta görs genom en textanalys av litteratur på ämnet. Analysen behandlar områden som hotbild, teknik samt egna sjöstridskrafter, organisation samt uppgifter. Slutsatser som dragits är bl.a. tekniken utvecklades i snabb takt och spelade stor roll. Hotbilden var viktig vid utformandet av egen doktrin och strategi vilket ledde till förändringar inom taktiken. Egna sjöstridskrafters utveckling hämmades av ekonomiska styrningar vilket ledde till att kompromisser fick göras som påverkade kvaliteten på enheterna.</p> / <p>In the early fifties the Swedish Navy wanted to get lighter. This development took place mostly because of economical factors and the fact that bigger ships in the navy was getting old. Important systems such as radar were implemented in the Swedish Navy. The ship to ship missile and the wire guided torpedo could be fired from smaller vessels and this contributed to the development. The Soviet union was regarded as the main threat and the Swedish surface warfare units would in warface a stronger opponent and try to prevent him from landing on Swedish shores. This study tries to examine certain areas within the subject tactical development during this period. This is made by analyzing literature in the subject. The analyze is conducted in three predefined areas. The areas are: Threats, technological advances and own surface warfare units and their organisation and tasks. Some of the main conclusions are that the technology advanced in a rapid pace and was vital to the development of tactics. The threat of the Soviet union made differences in the naval doctrine and strategy which made changes in tactics. Economical factors forced the Swedish Navy to compromise when building new ships which affected the quality of the units.</p>

I början av 1950-talet utvecklades en idé att flottan skulle bli lättare. Detta berodde delvis på ekonomiska faktorer samt att flottans större system såsom pansarskepp började bli föråldrade. Den tekniska utvecklingen bidrog även till att system som radarn gjorde intrång. Sjömålsroboten och den trådstyrda torpeden kunde skjutas från mindre plattformar vilket gjorde det möjligt med en lättare flotta. Hotet vid denna tid sågs som Sovjetunionen. Ytstridskrafterna skulle i händelse av krig vara beredda att möta en starkare motståndares landstigningsoperationer. Denna uppsats undersöker vissa områden av den taktiska utvecklingen som skedde under denna period. Detta görs genom en textanalys av litteratur på ämnet. Analysen behandlar områden som hotbild, teknik samt egna sjöstridskrafter, organisation samt uppgifter. Slutsatser som dragits är bl.a. tekniken utvecklades i snabb takt och spelade stor roll. Hotbilden var viktig vid utformandet av egen doktrin och strategi vilket ledde till förändringar inom taktiken. Egna sjöstridskrafters utveckling hämmades av ekonomiska styrningar vilket ledde till att kompromisser fick göras som påverkade kvaliteten på enheterna. / In the early fifties the Swedish Navy wanted to get lighter. This development took place mostly because of economical factors and the fact that bigger ships in the navy was getting old. Important systems such as radar were implemented in the Swedish Navy. The ship to ship missile and the wire guided torpedo could be fired from smaller vessels and this contributed to the development. The Soviet union was regarded as the main threat and the Swedish surface warfare units would in warface a stronger opponent and try to prevent him from landing on Swedish shores. This study tries to examine certain areas within the subject tactical development during this period. This is made by analyzing literature in the subject. The analyze is conducted in three predefined areas. The areas are: Threats, technological advances and own surface warfare units and their organisation and tasks. Some of the main conclusions are that the technology advanced in a rapid pace and was vital to the development of tactics. The threat of the Soviet union made differences in the naval doctrine and strategy which made changes in tactics. Economical factors forced the Swedish Navy to compromise when building new ships which affected the quality of the units.

In coastal defense operations, anti-ship missile (ASM) attacks on amphibious assault high value targets (HVT) constitutes a window of opportunity with decisive potential. However, in war, the availability and performance of ASM-forces is uncertain and most likely less than ideal. This thesis explores how organizational and technological flexibility can be a solution to such uncertainties. This is achieved by modeling representative examples of weapon redundancy, weapon versatility, and a flexible balance between offensive and defensive powers. A Two-Layer Defense HVT Acquisition Missile Salvo Model is developed, as an extension of Hughes Missile Salvo Model, to enable detailed study of sub-saturation attacks that rely on missiles leaking through target defenses. The result of this study shows that organizational and technological flexibility can potentially enhance ASM-attacks directed at the HVTs of an amphibious assault in multiple ways. Mentionable key-findings are that additional ways of challenging target defenses, additional firepower, and increased lethality through characteristics such as precision will create tolerance to loss and tactical benefits.

The aim of this dissertation is to show how counter missile tactics for a fast attack craft armed with missiles [FAC(M)] against a surface-to-surface, fireand- forget missile [SSM] can be optimised. As a result the ship and missile will be modelled as generic concepts while the environment will be a chosen area of operations. The applicable methodology is to simulate the ship, missile and environment as well as the interactions between them. At the same time, the ship will be carrying out combinations of five separate missile counter measures. The methodology is then to build a dynamic simulation model to optimise soft kill tactics by a generic F AC(M) against a generic SSM in the chosen environment and evaluate the outcome of the simulation by viewing the experiment as a 25 factorial design and to analyse it accordingly. / Operations Research / M.Sc. (Operations Research)

The aim of this dissertation is to show how counter missile tactics for a fast attack craft armed with missiles [FAC(M)] against a surface-to-surface, fireand- forget missile [SSM] can be optimised. As a result the ship and missile will be modelled as generic concepts while the environment will be a chosen area of operations. The applicable methodology is to simulate the ship, missile and environment as well as the interactions between them. At the same time, the ship will be carrying out combinations of five separate missile counter measures. The methodology is then to build a dynamic simulation model to optimise soft kill tactics by a generic F AC(M) against a generic SSM in the chosen environment and evaluate the outcome of the simulation by viewing the experiment as a 25 factorial design and to analyse it accordingly. / Operations Research / Operations Management / M.Sc. (Operations Research)