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Navy To Require Technology Degrees Of Officers

April 25 2012

India

The Indian navy has decided to require its future officers to have bachelor's degrees in technology to keep up with modern warships, reports the Times of India.

"The advanced platforms we are inducting, with their state-of-art weapons and other systems, will require all officers to have cutting-edge technical knowledge," said Rear Adm. P. Ajit Kumar, the assistant chief of personnel for the navy.

The navy already has a large number of officers with master's degrees in...

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