
3,000-word maximum (excluding footnotes, endnotes, and sources)ī.

Sea-Service active, reserve and retired, and civilians not included in the Professional Category.Ī. Professional Category: History curators, archivists, professors, historians, and persons with history-related doctoral degrees.ī. Essays will be accepted from entrants in the following categories:Ī.

CNOs Intent: Inspire insight and dialog across a wide spectrum of academic, military, and civilian personnel within the Sea Services and among those with a sincere interest in the history of the Sea Services.Ĥ. The CNO invites entrants meeting the criteria in paragraph 4 to submit an essay that applies lesson(s) from naval history to establishing and maintaining maritime superiority in today's environment.ģ. The Superintendent, United States Naval Academy (USNA), President, Naval War College (NWC), and President, Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) will provide judges.Ģ. In support of references (a) and (b), the Director, Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) will serve as the Navy's lead for the contest with support from the United States Naval Institute (USNI), which will receive the essays and assist with judging. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is announcing the 2019 CNO Naval History Essay Contest and is calling for submission of papers by.
