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NAVADMIN 234/12

MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JUL//

SUBJ/STANDARD ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)//

RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ISSUANCE OF THE UPDATED NAVY SORM, 
OPNAVINST 3120.32D, THE FIRST COMPLETE REVIEW AND UPDATE SINCE 1994.

2. THIS ISSUANCE INCLUDES INFORMATION/GUIDANCE NOT PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED IN THE 
SORM (EX. INFO ASSURANCE, KNOWLEDGE MGMT, SECURITY, ATFP, ETC.)  REMOVAL OF 
DATED/OBSOLETE MATERIAL AND HYPERLINKS TO REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.  AS A RESULT, 
THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN MADE MORE RELEVANT FOR USE BY OUR 21ST CENTURY NAVY, IS 
BETTER ALIGNED TO REFERENCE DOCS (SERVICE AND JOINT) AND REDUCED IN SIZE, 
MAKING IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE AND UPDATE.

3. I'D LIKE TO THANK THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SECRETARIAT AND OPNAV AS WELL 
AS ALL COMMANDS AT THE ECHELON II LEVEL AND BELOW FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS WORK ON 
THIS INITIATIVE, WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS UNIT FOR LEADING THE EFFORT.

4. THE SORM HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE DONI WEBSITE FOR EASY ACCESS 
(HTTP://DONI.DAPS.DLA.MIL/DIRECTIVES/03000%20NAVAL%20OPERATIONS%20AND%20READIN
ESS/03-100%20NAVAL%20OPERATIONS%20SUPPORT/3120.32D.PDF).

4. POINT OF CONTACT: CAPT S. R. LUPTON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF,
sherman.lupton@navy.mil/(703) 693-4444//

5. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. M. BIRD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.//

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