Carnegie Mellon University
Service Assignment

Service Assignment

Once you have been commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy, you will be a part of one of a few Naval service communities: the Aviation community (Student Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer), the Surface Warfare community, or the Submarine Warfare community.  This section of our website contains information about each of these communities.

An additional option for Midshipmen is the Special Warfare route.  Although highly demanding and competitive, Special Warfare service members can choose between the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and SEAL communities.