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| 2007 NNOA Professional Development and Training Conference
 35th National Naval Officers Association Training Conference
The San Diego Chapter of NNOA in beautiful, sunny San Diego will host the 35th NNOA Conference. The conference chairman, CAPT Don Flowers, USN Retired, and the members of the San Diego Chapter have coordinated with Navy Region, Southwest to host the five-day conference at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The conference dates are 16-20 July 2007.
The 2006 NNOA Conference at Quantico was a big success, with over 300 participants, guests and associates. The conference chairperson and committee expect an event larger turnout for 2007 in San Diego and is planning an excellent venue which includes visits from each of the Sea Service Chiefs, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy, prominent guest speakers, professional development seminars and sessions, and much, much more.
City of San Diego attractions include the world famous San Diego Zoo, Lego Land Park, Balboa Park, Coronado Island, Marine World, and of course the beautiful and majestic beaches and gaslight district of the San Diego.
The conference committee is busy working with Service reps, retired reps, and the Executive Board on conference schedule and training programs. The committee and National President have plans to visit the facilities in February 2007 in preparation for the July conference. More detail information on conference cost, etc. will be located on the NNOA web page at http://www.nnoa.org
2007 NNOA CONFERENCE LODGING RESERVATION PROCEDURE
1. For Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado BOQ Reservations:
Call the NAB BOQ direct at 619.437.3860, with following information:
Full First & Last Name
Current rank/grade
Military Service or Government Agent
Gender
Duration of stay
You will be provided a confirmation number, and will need to guarantee payment with a Credit Card.
The room rate for the NAB BOQ is $25.00 per night.
Note: Our Group Reservation Period Ended at 2400, Monday - 2 July 07. If no rooms are available at NAB, the Naval Air Station BOQ number is 619.545.9551 and Naval Base San Diego BOQ is 619.556.8672.
2. For Navy Lodge North Island, Naval Air Station
Reservation Process for Navy Lodge North Island call direct, 1-(619)435-0191
1. Active Duty or Reserves on Orders, Call anytime.
2. Active Duty or Reserves not on Orders, 60 days in advance.
3. Retirees, 30 days in advance.
4. All rooms must be guaranteed with a credit card.
5. Rooms are $75.00 per night.
Please note there is a Navy Lodge at the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego, the North Island Lodge is less than 10 minutes from the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. |  |  | | | Founding Member of NNOA Has Died
The funeral for Captain (Ret.) Kenneth H. Johnson will be held Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 12:00 noon at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Arlington, Va. Services will be followed by burial at Arlington National Cemetery at 3:00 p.m., with a reception following at 3:30 p.m. at the Women in Military Service to America Memorial, Hall of Honors, located at front gate of Arlington National Cemetery.
Founding Member of NNOA to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery
One of the founding members of the National Naval Officer Association (NNOA), an organization that actively supports the Navy in recruiting, retaining, and developing the careers of minority officers, who died Jan. 7, will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 21.
Retired Capt. Ken Johnson helped stand-up NNOA in 1972 while stationed at the U.S. Naval Academy, where his assignment as a lieutenant in 1970 as the first minority affairs officer was instrumental in improving minority accessions at the Naval Academy.
A native of Hallandale, Fla., Johnson entered Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., in 1964 after graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Forestry and Wood Technology from Iowa State University. Commissioned in June, he reported to his first ship aboard USS Plymouth Rock (LSD 29). From there, he was assigned as the operations officer on USS Venture (MSO 496).
Johnson went on to Destroyer School in Newport, R.I., after a brief period on the staff of the Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Upon graduation, he served as Weapons Officer on USS Damato (DD 871). It was after this tour that Johnson found himself in the position to make significant change to the face of the Navy.
He reported to the U.S. Naval Academy in August of 1970 as the first minority affairs officer in the Recruitment and Candidate Guidance Office, given the task of identifying and assisting qualified members of minority groups interested in attending the Academy.
Naval historian, Dr. Bob Schneller, recounts the story of Johnson’s time at the Academy in his book, “Blue & Gold and Black.”
“When I first came here,” Johnson told a reporter near the end of his tour,” there had been really no active recruitment of blacks. I figured there’d be about 150 black kids – and I would have considered that small.” In fact, the 4,300-man brigade included only 52 black midshipmen at the time Johnson reported aboard.
Johnson perceived three obstacles standing in the way of increased black enrollment: the Navy’s five-year service obligation for an Academy education; the Academy’s lily-white image; and the negative publicity surrounding racial incidents in the armed services. He concluded the solution was increasing the dissemination of information. His two-pronged strategy to increase the Academy’s outreach into the black community involved marketing and integrating the Blue and Gold organization.
His marketing efforts involved Johnson spending the fall and winter of 1970 and 1971 traveling to black communities around the country, speaking with high school students, principals, guidance counselors, and minority organizations, about the opportunities for minorities at the Naval Academy. He found students in the black high schools, even ones as close as the neighboring city of Baltimore, knew little about the Academy or had little interest. Through his efforts he was able to increase greatly the number of potential black candidates.
Once potential applicants were identified, they were paired up with a Blue and Gold officer, a nationwide network of trained Naval Academy information officers who counsel applicants on all aspects of the school. When Johnson arrived at the Academy, there was only one black Blue and Gold officer. Johnson invited black teachers and youth program counselors to participate in the Blue and Gold program as affiliates, and he asked 442 minority Naval Reserve officers to help the recruiting effort. By April 1971, 68 of them, including 43 black officers, had agreed to become Blue and Gold officers.
As a result of his efforts, 3.5 percent of incoming plebes in the summer of 1971 were black. Never again would the proportion drop below that number. There were 46 black men who entered the Academy Class of 1975.
Successful in direct recruiting, Johnson also sought to mobilize black naval officers. In 1971, he and several other naval officers involved in minority recruiting discussed forming an organization to help them do their work. At that time, the Navy had fewer than 100 minority officers, and less than half of them were black. In 1972, the inaugural meeting of an organization called the “National Naval Officers Association” (NNOA) took place at the Hilton Inn in Annapolis, Md.
The members dedicated themselves to supporting the sea services in recruitment, retention, and career development of minority officers. NNOA soon gained support from the superintendent of the Naval Academy, the chief of the Bureau of Personnel, and the Secretary of the Navy.
In its 36th year of existence, NNOA, now one of the number one recruiting and retention efforts the sea services actively support, boasts 43 chapters with more than 1,400 members carrying on the work of then Lieut. Johnson. In 2007, a record 345 men and women, officers and civilians, from all the sea services attended the NNOA national conference in San Diego, Calif.
After his tour at the Naval Academy, Johnson went on to serve on USS Francis Marion (LPA 249), USS Manitowoc (LST 1180), and as commanding officer of USS Saginaw (LST 1188) and USS Shreveport (LPD 12). Other tours included the Drug and Alcohol Programs office on the Chief of Naval Operations staff, the Special Assistant for Minority Affairs and Program Manager for Minority Recruiting at Navy Recruiting Command, and as commanding officer of the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) unit at Florida A&M University. His final two tours were as chief of staff for Commander, Task Force 73/75 in the Philippines
and as Inspector General for the Military Sealift Command.
Johnson also attended the Armed Forces Staff College. He earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University.
“Ken Johnson is the father of NNOA. While in the Candidate Guidance Office at the US Naval Academy, then LT Johnson conceived and implemented his plan…and NNOA was born. One of the primary goals of NNOA was to increase the recruitment of minority Officers into the Naval Academy / Naval Service - at the time we had less that 200 African-American Naval Officers and you could count the number of African-American USNA Graduates on both hands. Today we have 4,299 African Americans serving the world’s finest Navy. His dream has flourished 37 years and is a great tribute to Ken. Although I grieve this loss, there are far too many wonderful memories of him, including the founding of NNOA, to ever be forgotten.” –BJ Penn
(Secretary Penn currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for installations and Environment. Additionally, Penn has served several terms as the NNOA National president.)
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Thanks to Dr. Robert Schneller, of the Naval Historical Center, for permission to use excerpts from his book “Blue & Gold and Black.” | | | | | | FY 04 Promotion Board Lessons Learned
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SUBJ: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PROMOTION YEAR 2004 BOARD SEASON
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A
B. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (ADPL) AND INACTIVE DUTY
PROMOTION LIST (IDPL) OFFICER PERSONNEL BOARDS AND PANELS, COMDTINST
1401.5Y
1. THE MAJORITY OF THE PY 2004 PROMOTION BOARDS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
WITH THE RESULTS RELEASED TO THE FIELD. AS MANY OFFICERS PREPARE TO
BE CONSIDERED BY NEXT SUMMER'S BOARDS, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO
REVIEW LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PY 2004 BOARD
SEASONS.
2. EACH BOARD DEVELOPS THEIR OWN STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR MAKING
FULLY QUALIFIED AND BEST QUALIFIED DETERMINATIONS USING THE PRECEPT,
THE COMMANDANT'S WRITTEN GUIDANCE, AND CHAPTER 14 OF REF A. ACTIVE
DUTY PROMOTION BOARD PRECEPTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE CGPC (OPM-1) CG
INTRANET SITE HTTP://CGWEB.USCG.MIL/G-W/CGPC/OPM/OPM1/OPM1MAIN.HTM.
RESERVE PROMOTION BOARD PRECEPTS ARE AVAILABE VIA THE ADVANCEMENTS'
LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RESERVE PROGRAM INTERNET HOME PAGE
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE/RESHMPG.HTML. 14 U.S.C. 261 FORBIDS
DISCLOSING A SELECTION BOARD'S PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS
AND SELECTION CRITERIA, TO ANY PERSON WHO WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD.
3. BOARDS CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT DOCUMENTED SUSTAINED HIGH
PERFORMANCE IS THE BEST WAY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE FOR PROMOTION.
HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING CGPC-GENERATED LESSONS LEARNED (IN NO
PARTICULAR ORDER) ARE THINGS OFFICERS SHOULD DO TO ENSURE THEY REMAIN
COMPETITIVE FOR PROMOTION. THIS LIST IS BY NO MEANS ALL-INCLUSIVE.
A. MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT WITHIN THE LIMITS SET BY THE COMMANDANT'S
WEIGHT STANDARDS PROGRAM. AVOID RECEIVING A CG-3307 PLACING YOU ON
WEIGHT PROBATION FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
B. ADHERE TO THE COMMANDANT'S POLICY ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER 8H OF REF A.
C. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DRINK ALCOHOL, DO IT RESPONSIBLY. AVOID HAVING
AN ALCOHOL INCIDENT OR AN ALCOHOL RELATED SITUATION DOCUMENTED IN
YOUR RECORD.
D. MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES SO THAT YOU AVOID FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
REQUIRING COMMAND INTERVENTION.
E. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC
LOCALES.
F. ATTAIN ALL REQUIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS IN A TIMELY
MANNER AND ENSURE THEY ARE DOCUMENTED IN YOUR OFFICIAL RECORD.
G. USE YOUR GOVERNMENT COMPUTER ONLY FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS. DO NOT
EVER USE IT TO VIEW OR FORWARD UNAUTHORIZED MATERIAL.
H. NEVER ENGAGE IN ANY FORM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
I. REGULARLY SUBMIT A RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CG-4082) TO
RECORD EDUCATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
J. SUBMIT YOUR OER INPUT TO YOUR SUPERVISOR ON TIME AND ENSURE YOUR
RECORD IS UP TO DATE AT ALL TIMES.
K. RESERVE: ALL PY04 RESERVE SELECTION BOARDS NOTED SIGNIFICANT GAPS
IN OER RECORDS. COMMANDS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THEIR
MEMBERS, BUT RESERVE OFFICERS MUST MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO REVIEW
THEIR OER RECORDS. TO START THE PROCESS, CONTACT THE RESERVE OES
ADMINISTRATOR, LT GORMAN, AT 202-493-1703 TO OBTAIN AN OER SUMMARY
REPORT.
L. RESERVE OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF
COMMUNICATION (SEE ART. 5.A.4.E. OF REF A) AND A RESERVE OFFICER
PERSONAL RESUME (CG-5481). THESE HAVE PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL
TO PROMOTION BOARDS. LETTERS AND RESUMES SHOULD BE MAILED TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE OFFICER, IN CARE OF COMMANDER
(CGPC-RPM-1), 4200 WILSON BLVD, SUITE 1100, ARLINGTON, VA 22203.
4. ALL OFFICERS SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION, WHETHER BELOW ZONE OR IN ZONE. COMMAND
CADRE SHOULD ENSURE THAT JO'S ARE FAMILIAR WITH PROMOTION ISSUES IN
THE CONTEXT OF OVERALL CAREER MANAGEMENT.
5. QUESTIONS ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION BOARDS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
LCDR NATE MOORE, CGPC-OPM-1A, AT (202) 493-1612. QUESTIONS CONCERNING
RESERVE PROMOTION BOARDS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LCDR MICHAEL SMITH,
CGPC-RPM, AT (202) 493-1702.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
| | | | | | Great Lake Experience
Between 1942 and 1945, more than 5,000 Black musicians were recruited into
the U.S. Navy. They were trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station as
bandsmen and then dispersed, in twenty-five units, to naval bases across the
country. Three of the units remained at Great Lakes in Illinois. Known
there as the A, B and C bands, these units included many of the Best
musicians of the period, some of whom had earned regional and national
reputations before the war or were to become famous later. The musical and
personal activities and interactions of these men we now know as "The Great
Lakes Experience." On Sunday, March 2, 2003, The Great Lakes Experience
Commmittee will celebrate these musicians at the Chicago Symphony Center.
The Committee's salute will be in the form of a concert featuring some of
the renowned musicians including 82-year-old Clark Terry who played for the
Duke Ellington and "Tonight Show" bands. The stage of the Symphony Center
will be graced with a special performance by the 18 piece Great Lakes Navy
Band. Relatives, friends and well-wishers of those servicemen who performed
in naval bases across the country will fill the Symphony Center to enjoy a
musical salute. The Committee invites all servicemen who were part of the
Great Lakes Experience as well as those who served and are now serving the
Navy in other capacities to join us for this historic occasion.
Partnering with The Great Lakes Committee are The History Makers, the
National African American Military Museum and the Center for Black Music
Research.
For more information, please contact Deloris MeBain of MeBain Media Group at
14536 South Vine, Harvey, Illinois 60426. The email address is
dmebain@aol.com or call 708 333-6558.
| | | | | | Lt. Gen. Ronald Coleman Awarded Third Star
Lt. Gen. Ronald Coleman, Deputy Commandant for Manpower Reserve Affairs, was pinned with a third star. Coleman is only the second black Marine to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the Marine Corps. » Read complete story from the Quantico Sentry.
| | | | | | NAVY ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK
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UNCLAS PERSONAL FOR COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICER IN CHARGE FROM ADM WILLARD //N03111// NAVADMIN 204/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/VCNO WASHINGTON DC/N09// SUBJ/NAVY ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION// REF/A/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC N00/291813ZDEC2005//
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 341/05 REGARDING ANCHORING SEA ENTERPRISE// GENTEXT/REMARKS/-// RMKS/1. WE OPERATE TODAY IN A CHALLENGING AND COMPLEX SECURITY ENVIRONMENT. OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS TO PRODUCE AND DELIVER THE MOST EFFECTIVE WARFIGHTING FORCE TO COMBATANT COMMANDERS, WITHIN THE MOST EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF THE NAVY'S RESOURCES. IN 2001, OUR NAVY BEGAN A JOURNEY TO BETTER UTILIZE THE FINITE AMOUNT OF FORCE STRUCTURE, READINESS AND CAPABILITIES RESIDENT IN OUR OPERATING FORCES BY MORE DELIBERATELY INTRODUCING BUSINESS PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINE IN OUR STEWARDSHIP OF MANPOWER AND RESOURCES AND IN MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF THOSE INPUTS ON OUR WARFIGHTING OUTPUT.
INITIATED AS SEA ENTERPRISE WITHIN THE SEA POWER 21 CONSTRUCT, THAT JOURNEY INCLUDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE BUSINESS COURSE AND NAVY CORPORATE BUSINESS COURSE FOR OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP, INCREASED FOCUS ON COMMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EFFICIENT AS WELL AS EFFECTIVE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND THE BEGINNINGS OF AN ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK CENTERED AROUND OUR PRIMARY WARFARE COMMUNITIES (AIR, SURFACE, UNDERSEA, NETWAR/FORCENET, AND EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT).
OUT OF THESE MATURING CONCEPTS AND INITIATIVES SEVERAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES HAVE EVOLVED, AS OUTLINED IN REF A, THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE PROGRESS.
2. RECENTLY, A SEGMENT OF OUR NAVY SENIOR LEADERSHIP MET TO INITIATE THE NEXT STEPS IN OUR ENTERPRISE EFFORT, MOVING FROM A TYPE COMMAND/WARFARE ENTERPRISE FOCUS TO AN INTEGRATED FLEET AND NAVY ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK. THIS NAVADMIN IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES INTENDED TO INFORM OUR NAVY OF THE ELEMENTS OF THAT FRAMEWORK.
FOLLOW-ON NAVADMINS WILL ADDRESS ITS COMPONENTS IN MORE DETAIL AS WELL AS OUTLINE THE MECHANISMS THROUGH WHICH WE WILL ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXERCISE OVERSIGHT.
3. THE NAVY ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK IS A BEHAVIORAL MODEL. IT OPERATES WITHIN OUR EXISTING COMMAND STRUCTURE TO CLARIFY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NAVY-WIDE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, PROMOTE ENHANCED COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN MISSION EFFECTIVENESS, AND STREAMLINE DECISION-MAKING. AT ITS CORE ARE THREE INTERDEPENDENT ENTITIES WORKING TOGETHER:
A. THE FLEET READINESS ENTERPRISE (FRE), HEADED BY COMMANDER, U.S.
FLEET FORCES COMMAND IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET AND SUPPORTED BY FIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISES: NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE (NAE), SURFACE WARFARE ENTERPRISE (SWE), UNDERSEA WARFARE ENTERPRISE (USE), NAVAL NETWAR/FORCENET ENTERPRISE (NNFE), AND NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT ENTERPRISE (NECE); B. SUPPORTING/ENABLING DOMAINS LED BY MYSELF IN COORDINATION WITH APPROPRIATE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE NAVY TO INCLUDE:
ACQUISITION, TECHNICAL AUTHORITY, AND LOGISTICS (AT&L); MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION (MPT&E); INSTALLATIONS; HEALTHCARE; AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T).
C. NAVY RESOURCE PROVIDERS LED BY THE DEPUTY CNO FOR RESOURCES, REQUIREMENTS, AND ASSESSMENTS (OPNAV N8). THE ABOVE ENTITIES FORM THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE NAVY'S ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK AND ARE DESCRIBED IN GREATER DETAIL BELOW.
4. NAVY ENTERPRISE: OVERALL ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY THE CNO THROUGH A NAVY ENTERPRISE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NE EXCOMM) AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS (NE BOD). NE BOD ROLES WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A SUBSEQUENT NAVADMIN. THE CNO EXCOMM SETS THE OVERARCHING VISION AND PRIORITIES FOR THE NAVY; ISSUES STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND PROGRAMMING DECISIONS; DIRECTS ACTION AND SETS POLICY TO ADDRESS AND REMOVE TOP-LEVEL BARRIERS AND INHIBITORS THAT PREVENT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY; MONITORS PERFORMANCE AGAINST APPROVED NAVY METRICS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF READINESS AT REDUCED COST; ASSESSES RESPONSE TO COMBATANT COMMANDERS
(COCOMS) CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS AS COMMUNICATED THROUGH NAVY COMPONENT COMMANDERS; AND SETS PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS TO SUPPORT DESIRED READINESS OUTPUTS.
5. FLEET READINESS ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER FLEET FORCE CCOMMAND, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH COMPACFLT, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISES AND THE INTEGRATED TRAINING DOMAIN (E.G. C2F/C3F), WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ENABLER/PROVIDER DOMAINS AND RESOURCE SPONSORS.
THE NAVYS PRIMARY PRODUCT IS OPERATIONAL FORCES READY FOR TASKING BY COMBATANT COMMANDERS WORLDWIDE (THE NAVY'S PRINCIPLE CUSTOMERS).
THE FRE IS CHARGED WITH OPTIMIZING THE COST-EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THAT PRODUCT. THE PRIMARY MISSIONS OF THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES ARE TO DELIVER WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES VIA THE INTEGRATED TRAINING PROCESSES OF COMMANDER, SECOND FLEET AND COMMANDER, THIRD FLEET AND TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS THEIR DOMAINS WHILE DRIVING DOWN OVERALL COST. FIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISES ARE ESTABLISHED WITH THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED AS SINGLE PROCESS OWNER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISE:
A. NAVAL AVIATION ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER, NAVAL AIR FORCES.
B. SURFACE WARFARE ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER, NAVAL SURFACE FORCES.
C. UNDERSEA ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER, SUBMARINE FORCES.
D. NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER, NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND.
E. NAVAL NETWAR/FORCENET ENTERPRISE: COMMANDER, NAVAL NETWORK WARFARE COMMAND.
6. DOMAINS: THE VCNO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRATION, AND DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF THE PROVIDER/ENABLER SUPPORTING DOMAINS TO THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES. HE DOES SO IN COORDINATION WITH HIS APPLICABLE COUNTERPARTS IN THE NAVY SECRETARIAT. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE SUPPORTING DOMAINS IS TO:
1) ALIGN TO AND SUPPORT THE FRE AND ITS WARFARE ENTERPRISES IN THE DELIVERY OF NAVY WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY;
2) MANAGE VALUE STREAMS (DOLLARS, PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND
SERVICES) SUPPORTING THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES WITH COMMON PROCESSES AND METRICS LINKED TO THOSE OF THE SUPPORTED WARFARE ENTERPRISE; AND
3) IDENTIFY AND REMOVE READINESS BARRIERS WHILE IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND DRIVING DOWN OVERALL COSTS. FIVE PRINCIPAL ENABLER DOMAINS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED AS SINGLE PROCESS OWNER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ENABLER
DOMAIN:
A. MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION (MPT&E): CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (COUNTERPART: ASN (MR&A)) B. ACQUISITION, TECHNICAL AUTHORITY, AND LOGISTICS (AT&L): SENIOR SYSCOM COMMANDER (COUNTERPART: ASN (RD&A)) C. INSTALLATIONS MANAGEMENT (IM): COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC) (COUNTERPART: ASN (I&E)) D. HEALTH CARE (HC): SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY (COUNTERPART:
ASN (MR&A))
E. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T): CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH (CNR)
(COUNTERPART: ASN (RD&A))
7. RESOURCE PROVIDERS: RESOURCE PROVIDERS FORM AN ESSENTIAL LINK BETWEEN THE FIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
(DON) PROGRAMMING AND BUDGET PROCESS. LED BY THE DEPUTY CNO FOR RESOURCES, REQUIREMENTS, AND ASSESSMENTS (OPNAV N8) IN COORDINATION WITH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND COMPTROLLER (ASN (FM&C)), THE RESOURCE PROVIDERS CONSIST OF OPNAV STAFF ELEMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING AND DEFENDING NAVY RESOURCING PLANS. THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE TO ENSURE RESOURCING PLANS ARE ALIGNED TO THOSE OF THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES AND THEIR PROVIDER/ENABLER SUPPORTING DOMAINS, AND TO DEFEND THOSE PLANS THROUGH THE PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGET EXECUTION PROCESS.
8. NAVY-WIDE ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY TO DATE HAS FOCUSED PRIMARILY IN THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CFFC/COMPACFLT.
COMPLEMENTING THAT EFFORT, THE ENABLER DOMAINS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY INTEGRATED WITH THE WARFARE ENTERPRISES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DIRECT SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISES AS WELL AS THROUGH THE FRE. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, OPNAV RESOURCE SPONSORS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY ALIGNED WITH THE FRE AND THE FIVE WARFARE ENTERPRISES IN THE PREPARATION OF THE NAVY'S PROGRAM OBJECTIVES MEMORANDUM FOR 2008. THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO CONTINUED PROGRESS IN OUR ENTERPRISE EFFORTS.
9. THE FOCUS ON IMPROVED BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT BEGAN IN 2001 HAS TAUGHT US MANY LESSONS AND YIELDED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS TO DATE. THE DEMANDS OF OUR WARTIME FOOTING, ASSOCIATED FISCAL CONSTRAINTS AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER REQUIRES US TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE MISSION OBJECTIVES AT BEST COST. AS WE EMBARK ON THIS NAVY-WIDE FOCUS ON ENTERPRISE BEHAVIOR, IT IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ENSURE OUR PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THESE EFFORTS, HOW THEY FIT WITHIN THE BROADER FRAMEWORK OF THE VISION OUTLINED IN THE CNO'S 2006 GUIDANCE, AND WHAT ROLE THEY PLAY IN THIS ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT COMMUNICATION RESTS WITH LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS, AND MY EXPECTATION IS THAT NAVY LEADERS WILL REMAIN INFORMED AND ENGAGED AS WE PROCEED. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOUR EFFORTS IN EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PUTTING TO SEA THE WORLD'S MOST CAPABLE WARFIGHTING NAVY.
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| | | | | | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES AND BYLAWS
Subject: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES AND BYLAWS
Pursuant to Article Thirteen of the Articles of incorporation, any proposed change to the articles must be distributed to the general membership at least sixty (60) days before the general assembly. Pursuant to Bylaw XII of the Bylaws, any proposed change to the bylaws must be distributed to the general membership at least thirty (30) days before the general assembly. In order to avoid the cost of issuing two notices, we notify the membership about changes for both documents at least sixty (60) days before the general assembly. This memo is to satisfy the notice requirements for both documents. The National Board of Directors intends to present amendments to the 2006 annual conference to be held in July at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia.
Please read and study the attached proposed amendments so that you will have an understanding of the proposals before you come to the conference. You should print the proposals and bring them with you. In the proposals, material to be deleted or added is in red ink; material to be deleted is enclosed in brackets [ ] and material to be added is italicized and underlined.
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CURRENT ARTICLE
b. The officers of the corporation are the President, Immediate past president, Vice President, three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard), Reserve Representative, Retired Representative, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, Judge Advocate, Historian, Chaplain, Public Affairs Officer, Master-at-Arms.
PROPOSED ARTICLE
b. The officers of the corporation are the President, Immediate past president, [Vice President], four Regional Vice Presidents, three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard), Reserve Representative, Retired Representative, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, Judge Advocate, Historian, Chaplain, Public Affairs Officer, Master-at-Arms.
CURRENT ARTICLE
c. The General Assembly shall, at the National Conference, elect the officers of the corporation with the exception of the Immediate Past President (who assumes the office by virtue of the position); the three Service Representatives (who shall be elected by the respective service); the Reserve/Retired Representative (who shall be elected by the reserve/retired community); and the Judge Advocate (who shall be appointed by the President). The term of office for the three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard) and the Reserve Representative, Retired Representative shall be for one (1) year. The term of office for the President, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, Judge Advocate, Historian, Chaplain, Public Affairs Officer, Master-at-Arms shall be for two (2) years and the officers shall be elected in accordance with paragraph 7g herein. The Judge Advocate shall continue to be appointed by the President and there shall be nothing to prevent the appointment of a new Judge Advocate by the President during his/her two-year term.
PROPOSED ARTICLE
c. The General Assembly shall, at the National Conference, elect the officers of the corporation with the exception of the Immediate Past President (who assumes the office by virtue of the position); the three Service Representatives (who shall be elected by the respective service); the Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative (who shall be elected by the reserve and retired communities); and the Judge Advocate (who shall be appointed by the President). The term of office for the three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard) and the Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative shall be for one (1) year. The term of office for the President, Immediate Past President, , [Vice President], four Regional Vice Presidents,, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, Judge Advocate, Historian, Chaplain, Public Affairs Officer, Master-at-Arms shall be for two (2) years and the officers shall be elected in accordance with paragraph 7g herein. The Judge Advocate shall continue to be appointed by the President and there shall be nothing to prevent the appointment of a new Judge Advocate by the President during his/her two year term. Those elected to serve as Regional Vice Presidents must be assigned to duty stations within those regions, or have orders to transfer to such duty station at the time they are elected
CURRENT ARTICLE
e. The Board of Directors shall be all of the officers listed in paragraph 7b above. The Judge Advocate shall serve as a non-voting member of the board. A quorum for a Board of Directors meeting shall be six (6) members.
PROPOSED ARTICLE
e. The Board of Directors shall be all of the officers listed in paragraph 7b above. The Judge Advocate shall serve as a non-voting member of the board. A quorum for a Board of Directors meeting shall be [six (6)] seven (7) members.
CURRENT ARTICLE
f. The Executive Committee shall be the President, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. A quorum for an Executive Committee meeting shall be three (3) members.
PROPOSED ARTICLE
f. The Executive Committee shall be the President, Immediate Past President, , [Vice President], four regional Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer. A quorum for an Executive Committee meeting shall be [three (3)] four (4) members.
CURRENT ARTICLE
g. In the year 2002 (and all even numbered years thereafter) the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the President, Secretary, Membership Director, Chaplain, and Master-at-Arms for two year terms; these officers shall be elected every two years thereafter. In the year 2002 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the Vice President, Treasurer, Historian, and Public Affairs Officer for a term of one year. In the year 2003 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the Vice President, Treasurer, Historian, and Public Affairs Officer for a term of two years; these officers shall be elected every two years thereafter (in odd numbered years). In the year 2002 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard) and the Reserve Representative, Retired Representative for a term of one year; these officers shall be elected every year thereafter. The three Service Representatives and the Reserve Representative, Retired Representative shall be elected by their respective service/community and ratified by the General Assembly.
PROPOSED ARTICLE
g. In the year [2002] 2006 (and all even numbered years thereafter) the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the President, Secretary, Membership Director, Chaplain, Western Regional Vice President, Central Regional Vice President and Master-at-Arms for two year terms; these officers shall be elected every two years thereafter. In the year [2002] 2006 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the [Vice President], Eastern Regional Vice President, Far Eastern Regional Vice President, [Treasurer, Historian, and Public Affairs Officer] for a term of one year. In the year [2003] 2007 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the [Vice President], Eastern Regional Vice President, Far Eastern Regional Vice President, Treasurer, Historian, and Public Affairs Officer for a term of two years; these officers shall be elected every two years thereafter (in odd numbered years). In the year [2002] 2006 the General Assembly shall, at the National Conference elect the three Service Representatives (one from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Coast Guard) and the Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative for a term of one year; these officers shall be elected every year thereafter. The three Service Representatives and the Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative shall be elected by their respective service/community and ratified by the General Assembly.
Logic for proposed changes: To add in four regional vice presidents and delete one vice president. The board feels that restoring the regional vice presidents will provide contact points for the chapters that will improve overall efficiency
CURRENT BYLAW
BYLAW III NOMINATION AND ELECTION TO NATIONAL OFFICE
Section 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE: Only active members in good standing with the Association shall be eligible to run for national office. Suggested qualifications for the officers are delineated in the Operations Manual. Persons filling the offices of President, Vice President, Membership Director, Service and Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative must be Regular members.
PROPOSED BYLAW
Section 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE: Only active members in good standing with the Association shall be eligible to run for national office. Suggested qualifications for the officers are delineated in the Operations Manual. Persons filling the offices of President, [Vice President], four Regional Vice Presidents, Membership Director, Service and Reserve Representative and the Retired Representative must be Regular members.
BYLAW IV DUTIES OF OFFICERS
CURRENT BYLAW
Section 3. VICE PRESIDENT: The Vice President shall act as representative of the President and, at the President’s request, shall preside over meetings of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as described in the Bylaws, Bylaws of Incorporation or Operations Manual.
The Vice President shall be responsible to Board of Directors for the effective and efficient functioning of the chapters and members-at-large. He shall act as official liaison between the chapters and the Board of Directors. The Vice President shall maintain oversight of chapters’ activities, providing directions and encouragement for chapter and members-at-large involvement in activities that further the goals of the NNOA.
The Vice President shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors. The Vice President shall offer advice as necessary to the President on improvements to and changes constructive to the operation of the NNOA.
PROPOSED BYLAW
Section 3. [VICE] REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS: The [Vice] Regional Vice Presidents shall act as representative of the President and, at the President’s request, shall preside over meetings of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as described in the Bylaws, Bylaws of Incorporation or Operations Manual.
The [Vice] Regional Vice Presidents shall be responsible to Board of Directors for the effective and efficient functioning of the chapters and members-at-large. [He] They shall act as official liaison between the chapters and the Board of Directors. The [Vice] Regional Vice Presidents shall maintain oversight of chapters’ activities, providing directions and encouragement for chapter and members-at-large involvement in activities that further the goals of the NNOA.
The [Vice] Regional Vice President s shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors. The [Vice] Regional Vice Presidents shall offer advice as necessary to the President on improvements to and changes constructive to the operation of the NNOA.
The proposed changes to the bylaws are necessary to keep the bylaws consistent with the articles. We cannot change the one document as we propose without changing the other. With that in mind, I am asking that you consider all changes as a block and I will for a straight up or down vote on both set of proposals during the general assembly. The proposals are only recommendations from the board and they will require two thirds vote to be adopted. If they are adopted then they will take effect immediately and will impact this year and all future elections. If anyone has any questions, comments or concerns then I can be contacted via email through the website of by email to Wshelton@ballston.uscg.mil.
Any member has a right to propose changes to either document but, in accordance with past practices, if he or she chooses to do so without submitting the proposals to the board in ample time to meet the notice requirements, then they must notify the members at their own expense in accordance with the notice requirements mentioned above. To avoid additional expense for notification, this notice will appear in the April or May publication of the Meridian.
Bill Shelton
National Judge Advocate
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