The present Associate Degree Completion Program (ADCOP), which enrolls approximately 2,700 senior enlisted personnel in 14 junior colleges for full-time vocational/technical study at Navy expense, is costly and of little tangible benefit to the Navy. The ADCOP was designed in 1966 as a method of retraining career enlisted personnel and encouraging re-enlistment; the Navy provides funding for a maximum of 24 months of junior college education and the student agrees to devote at least six years to the Navy. The objectives are: (1) to provide an important career incentive for outstanding Navy petty officers; (2) to increase professional proficiency through modern training in civilian institutions; and (3) to improve the general educational level of the Navy personnel community. The program fulfills objective three, but it is debatable whether this is of real value to Navy operations. It does not fulfill either of the other objectives: the students selected are already well on their way to being career Navy men so that additional incentive is not necessary; also, they have received adequate Navy training for their positions and, as a result, usually select majors unrelated to their Navy occupations. The author recommends that the program be redesigned to provide students with a solid foundation in management and supervisory theory and practice. (DC)