RESTRICTED LINE

Restricted Line (RL) officers are line officers with technical or specialty focus — engineering, aerospace engineering, intelligence, cryptologic warfare, information professional, cyber warfare, public affairs, foreign area, and space cadre. RL officers do not command operational warships.

• 1440 · EDO
  Engineering Duty Officer
  The Restricted Line community that designs, builds, repairs, and modernizes the U.S. Navy fleet.
• 1460 · AEDO
  Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer
  The Restricted Line community that designs, acquires, and sustains every U.S. Navy aircraft.
• 1510 · AMDO
  Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer
  The Restricted Line community that keeps Navy aircraft mission-ready.
• 1650 · FAO
  Foreign Area Officer
  The Restricted Line community of Navy regional and political-military experts.
• 1710 · PAO
  Public Affairs Officer
  The Restricted Line community that tells the U.S. Navy's story to the public, the press, and the fleet.
• 1810 · CWO
  Cryptologic Warfare Officer
  The IWC community for Navy signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and offensive cyber operations.
• 1820 · IP
  Information Professional
  The IWC community for Navy networks, communications, and defensive cyberspace operations.
• 1830 · INTEL
  Intelligence Officer
  The IWC community that delivers maritime, joint, and national-level intelligence to commanders at every echelon.
• 1840 · CWE
  Cyber Warfare Engineer
  The IWC community of Navy software, reverse-engineering, and offensive-cyber capability developers.
• 1860 · MSO
  Maritime Space Officer
  The IWC community delivering space-based warfighting capability to the U.S. Navy.