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FM COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA
TO ALNAVSURFLANT
INFO COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA
COMNAVSURFPAC SAN DIEGO CA
COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA
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MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA/-/JUL//
SUBJ/COMNAVSURFLANT REGULATIONS - SERIAL 002/SHIPS ROUTINE//
REF/A/MSGID:P4/COMNAVSURFLANT/292020ZJUN2012//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/16SEP1990//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/U. S. CODE TITLE 36/-//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CNRMA/03APR2006//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/NAVMED/24APR2008//
NARR/REF A IS THE CNSL REGULATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE. REF B IS U.S. NAVY REGULATIONS, 1990. REF C IS U.S. CODE TITLE 36. REF D IS COMMANDER NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC SOPA (ADMIN) INSTRUCTION. REF E IS BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY MANUAL OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
CHAPTER 2.//
POC/[redacted], G/CAPT/UNIT:CNSL N45/NAME:NORVA/TEL:757-836-[redacted]/TEL:DSN 836-3080/EMAIL:EUGENE.H.[redacted]@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO DIRECT SPECIFIC SHIP'S ROUTINE EVENTS. THIS MESSAGE IS SERIAL 002 OF COMNAVSURFLANT REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED IN REF A.
2. BACKGROUND. A CONSISTENT AND PREDICTABLE SHIP'S ROUTINE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR NAVY'S 236 YEAR HISTORY. SMART EXECUTION OF DAILY EVENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN OF THE DAY IS A HALLMARK OF AN ORGANIZED AND EFFECTIVE SHIP AND CREW.
3. ACTION. THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY EVENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ALL COMNAVSURFLANT AFLOAT COMMANDS AS PART OF THE SHIP'S DAILY ROUTINE:
A. COLORS. MORNING AND EVENING COLORS SHALL BE CONDUCTED DAILY, WHEN IN PORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B ARTICLE 1206, REF C CHAPTER 10, AND REF D. SPECIFICALLY:
(1) THE COMMAND DUTY OFFICER (CDO) SHALL TAKE STATION TOPSIDE, IN A POSITION TO VIEW AND DIRECT THE COLORS DETAIL (PREFERABLY ON THE FANTAIL OR FLIGHT DECK) DURING MORNING AND EVENING COLORS.
(2) THE OFFICER OF THE DECK (OOD) SHALL MUSTER AND INSPECT THE COLOR DETAIL PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF MORNING AND EVENING COLORS. DURING THE OBSERVANCE OF COLORS, THE OOD SHALL TAKE STATION FACING THE NATIONAL ENSIGN ON THE BROW OR BROW STAND.
(3) THE COLORS DETAIL SHALL BE IN THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM AND PROPERLY TRAINED IN FLAG ETIQUETTE, AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 10 OF REF D.
(4) AT "FIRST CALL TO COLORS," THE COLORS DETAIL WILL ALREADY BE AT THEIR STATION AND PREPARED TO RAISE OR LOWER THE ENSIGN ON SIGNAL.
(5) THE SIGNAL BRIDGE SHALL FOLLOW THE ACTIONS OF THE CLOSEST SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT AFLOAT (SOPA) IN VIEW.
B. QUARTERS. WHEN IN PORT CONUS, CONDUCT MORNING QUARTERS DAILY (EXCEPT ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND HOLIDAYS). CONDUCT QUARTERS TOPSIDE, AS PRACTICABLE, GIVEN WEATHER AND PREVAILING FORCE PROTECTION CONDITION.
(1) MORNING QUARTERS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS AN IN-PERSON, FORMAL, MILITARY EVOLUTION. UNLESS AUTHORIZED TO BE ABSENT, EACH SAILOR WILL BE PRESENT.
(2) AT MORNING QUARTERS, DIVISIONS SHALL BE FORMED UP IN RANKS AND MUSTER TAKEN. WHILE THE DIVISION OFFICER AND/OR LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IS ATTENDING KHAKI CALL, THE DIVISION SHALL BE BRIEFED ON THE PLAN OF THE DAY.
(3) THE DIVISION OFFICER WILL INSPECT HIS/HER DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL AT EACH MORNING QUARTERS.
C. DUTY SECTION TURNOVER. WHEN IN PORT, THE ON-COMING AND OFF-GOING DUTY SECTIONS WILL BE MUSTERED PRIOR TO TURNOVER. THE OFF-GOING DUTY SECTION MAY BE RELEASED ONCE THE CDO IS SATISFIED HE/SHE HAS A COMPLETE DUTY SECTION INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, A QUALIFIED FIRE PARTY AND REQUIRED AT/FP SECURITY FORCES.
D. MESSING AND BERTHING. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER WILL INSPECT MESSING AND BERTHING SPACES DAILY, WHILE AT SEA AND IN PORT, PER REF E. DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, THE COMMAND DUTY OFFICER SHALL CONDUCT THE INSPECTION OF MESSING AND BERTHING. RECORD MATERIAL DISCREPANCIES DISCOVERED DURING THE DAILY INSPECTION IN THE CURRENT SHIP'S MAINTENANCE PROJECT (CSMP).
(1) BERTHING. VERIFY ALL PERSONNEL HAVE AN ASSIGNED/LABELED RACK, LOCKER, SERVICEABLE LINENS, AND RACK CURTAINS.
(2) HEADS. ALL COMMODES, URINALS, SINKS, SHOWERS, AND DRAINS MUST BE CLEAN AND OPERABLE. SHOWER CURTAINS, MATS, BULKHEADS, AND DECKS MUST BE CLEANED AND SANITIZED TO PREVENT MILDEW.
(3) MESSING. ENSURE THOROUGH CLEANLINESS OF GALLEY SPACES, SERVING LINES, AND TRASH PROCESSING ROOMS.
(4) A FOOD SERVICE OFFICER AND MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL INSPECT THE CULINARY SPECIALISTS AND FOOD SERVICE ATTENDANTS DAILY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SANITARY REQUIREMENTS.
E. SWEEPERS. CONDUCT SWEEPERS AT LEAST ONCE EACH DAY, IN PORT OR AT SEA.
F. 8 O'CLOCK REPORTS.
(1) THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR CDO WHEN IN PORT, WILL CONDUCT 8 O'CLOCK REPORTS DAILY.
(2) THE CDO, AFTER COMPLETING HIS/HER REVIEW, WILL DELIVER THE 8 O'CLOCK REPORTS TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR REVIEW ON THE FOLLOWING WORK DAY.
(3) THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER WILL FORWARD ALL 8 O'CLOCK REPORTS TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER.
4. RADM THOMAS SENDS.//
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UPDATE: I am not worthy of the front porch. FCC ... you have the con.
Don't knock it. Reinforces me in my belief that we have been getting away from being a military vice a civil servant union in uniform--a naval version of "E Pleb Nista"--for a while. Also reminds me of the message from about ten years ago by COMAVREGSW (or somebody) saying "you know, I'm an Admiral. I get saluted by the pier sentries. And so do a lot of other people. Fix the problem."
ReplyDeleteThis is a good message. The closer we are in our military day to day routine to "Fort Apache" the better we will do in war. And I have no reason not to think there wasn't a need. Discipline, discipline, discipline. Taut and crisp. That's what we need to instill both love of service and resiliency in combat.
And as far as the King message...I agree, but let us not forget that Ernie's Navy still had cocked hats and epaulets as a uniform item, and wearing swords while on duty had only gone away within living memory. His was a military and officer corps sure of itself, not a politically-correct Jacksonian democracy at sea trying to please Washington mores above all else.
ReplyDeleteI mean, sorry for the stream of consciousness, but think back to "Tora, Tora, Tora". The battleship Nevada had a band mustered to play colors.
ReplyDeleteOn a *Sunday*. Now that was a military.
Regarding my Nevada comment, I mean, can't you see it?
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Conan: To have your ship disciplined enough to have the band playing morning colors. In whites. On a Sunday. As the bombs start dropping.
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