{"id":82801,"date":"2026-06-12T21:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/12\/navy-to-commission-tech-leaders-as-officers-for-navy-innovation-unit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:14:03","slug":"navy-to-commission-tech-leaders-as-officers-for-navy-innovation-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/06\/12\/navy-to-commission-tech-leaders-as-officers-for-navy-innovation-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to commission tech leaders as officers for Navy Innovation Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Navy announced<\/a> an expedited recruiting pipeline to bring technology experts into the service to help build innovative products at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service is seeking professionals<\/a> from the commercial sector and offering them direct commissions as an officer in the Navy Reserve in exchange for their expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis highly skilled unit will also include<\/a> Navy Reserve sailors who will rapidly field, scale, and secure modern technologies for the global fleet,\u201d the Navy said. \u201cProspect profiles will range from advanced expertise in quantum information, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and autonomous and unmanned systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected candidates can continue to serve in their civilian roles, but must demonstrate experience with open-source projects, patent applications, technology audits or published academic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\t