Unrestricted Line Versus Limited Duty Officers and Chief Warrant Officers
In contrast to the U.S. Navy's Limited Duty Officers (LDO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) who are directly accessed from the senior enlisted grades (E-6 to E-9 and W-2 to W-5 for LDO; E-7 to E-9 for CWO), Unrestricted Line Officers are required to possess at least a Bachelor's Degree and complete some type of formal pre-commissioning accession program. They are commissioned through programs such as the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (including Seaman to Admiral-21), and Officer Candidate School. Some currently serving URL officers who are Naval Aviators or Naval Flight Officers were also commissioned via the since disestablished Aviation Officer Candidate School, which was merged into the current Officer Candidate School in the late 1990s.
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