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POC/RUSSELL SMITH/CMDCM/CMC/(703) 614-2262/ russell.l.smith2@navy.mil//
POC/ENTURA ROBINSON/NCC/COORD/(703) 614-4967/ ventura.robinson@navy.mil//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE 2012 USS CONSTITUTION CPO HERITAGE
TRAINING. USS CONSTITUTION, LOCATED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WILL HOST FISCAL
YEAR 2013 CPO SELECTEES FROM 15-19 AUGUST 2012 AND 20-24 AUGUST 2012.
2. CPO SELECTS WILL LIVE ABOARD "OLD IRONSIDES" FOR FIVE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS,
WHERE THEY WILL BE IMMERSED IN MORE THAN 200 YEARS OF NAVAL HERITAGE WHILE
LEARNING HOW TO SET THE SAILS, FIRE 19TH CENTURY GUNS, OPERATE HER CAPSTAN AND
MAN HER GIGS. THE TRAINING WILL CULMINATE IN A THREE-HOUR UNDERWAY
DEMONSTRATION IN BOSTON HARBOR TO INCLUDE A 21-GUN SALUTE OF FORT
INDEPENDENCE.
3. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AND OPERATIONAL CONCERNS, ONLY 130 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
(CPO) SELECTS AND 20 MENTOR CHIEFS ARE AUTHORIZED EACH WEEK. PER ASSIGNED
QUOTAS, RELEASED SEPCOR, REQUEST FLEET AND FORCE MASTER CHIEFS PROVIDE
NOMINATIONS TO THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (OPNAV) COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND
THE CPO HERITAGE WEEKS PARTICIPATION COORDINATOR, NCC VENTURA ROBINSON (SEE
POC ADDRESSES ABOVE). MENTOR NOMINATIONS ARE DUE NLT 15 JULY 2012, AND CPO
SELECTEE NOMINATIONS NLT 09 AUGUST 2012 OR AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AFTER RELEASE
OF THE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS. ALL QUOTAS AND STAFFING ARE COORDINATED
THROUGH OPNAV; DO NOT CONTACT THE USS CONSTITUTION DIRECTLY FOR QUOTAS OR
BILLET CONFIRMATION.
4. NO FUNDING IS PROVIDED FOR THIS EVENT AND SHOULD BE COORDINATED THROUGH
LOCAL COMMANDS, MESSES AND FLEETS.
5. QUOTAS, ASSOCIATED COSTS, AND DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTLY TO THE FLEET MASTER CHIEFS AND DIRECT REPORT
FORCE MASTER CHIEFS. LOGISTICAL INFORMATION SUCH AS TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS AND
UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON USS CONSTITUTION'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. M. BIRD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//
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