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NAVADMIN 099/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// 
SUBJ/RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS// 
RMKS/1.  OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT, RECRUIT, AND RETAIN A DIVERSE, QUALITY 
WORKFORCE IS A BUSINESS IMPERATIVE THAT IS CRUCIAL TO WARFIGHTING 
EXCELLENCE.  INCLUDED IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSITY IS THE VARIETY 
OF RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS FOUND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
2.  IT IS THE FUNCTION OF EVERY COMMAND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY 
THE SPECIFIC RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN 
IDENTIFICATION OF WHICH DAYS OF THE YEAR ARE CONSIDERED MOST 
SIGNIFICANT AND MIGHT REQUIRE SPECIAL OBSERVANCES.  POLICY GOVERNING 
THE ISSUANCE OF LEAVE AND LIBERTY FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES IS PROVIDED 
IN MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1731-010.
3.  CHAPLAINS ARE UNIQUELY PREPARED TO ADVISE COMMANDERS IN THESE 
MATTERS. AN INTERFAITH CALENDAR WITH DEFINITIONS IS AVAILABLE ON NAVY 
KNOWLEDGE ONLINE IN THE RESOURCES FOLDER OF THE CHAPLAIN CORPS SECTION.
SIMILAR INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE NAVAL LEADER WEEKLY GUIDE WITH 
CONTENT DRAWN FROM WWW.INTERFAITHCALENDAR.ORG.
4.  RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0000 NNNN