ABSTRACT
As an institution, the Navy can shield its internal processes and programs from external interference to guarantee that personnel and resources will be available to sustain its ships well into the future. Nevertheless, it encounters difficulty when it comes to selecting and implementing strategy to guide force development in a coherent and consistent matter. Naval capstone documents are introduced so frequently that they rarely can gain traction. Responsibility for strategy within the Navy's Pentagon Headquarters is subject to almost continuous reorganization activities. Institutional reforms are necessary before a Consistent Naval Strategy can shape future force design.
