USNA Professional Competency Board (PCB) Practice Test

Which officer category is eligible for command at sea and ashore?

Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers. Restricted Line (RL) Officers. Staff Corps (SC) Officers. Information Warfare-L (IW-L) Officers.

Correct Answer:

Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers.

Explanation:

Command eligibility is reserved for the line officers. Unrestricted Line Officers are the ones whose career path is built around leading warfighting units, so they are eligible to command both at sea (ships, submarines, aircraft units) and ashore (fleet or major shore commands). The other categories focus on specialized professional roles or staff duties and typically do not command afloat; they may lead within their own specialty or at ashore command levels, but traditional command of ships or afloat forces is not their standard path.

Access more questions from this quiz

Continue to USNA Professional Competency Board (PCB) Practice Test for more practice questions and the full quiz experience.

Access More Questions