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  • CPPD Courses Can Result in College Credit

    The American Council on Education (ACE) recommends college credits for several CPPD courses, including Personal Development Instructor Skills Training (grants NEC 9518), Navy Instructor Training Course (grants NEC 9502), and Master Training Specialist. To take advantage of ACE recommended credits, visit the nearest Navy College Office or call the Virtual Education Center at 1-877-838-1659.

  • Reenlistment Bonuses Update Released

    Updates to the Navy's Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award plan can be found in NAVADMIN 077/13. Sailors can read the complete list of SRB award levels and policy go to www.npc.navy.mil click on Enlisted Career Admin then click SRB SDAP Enl Bonus.

  • Recognize Early Signs of Alcohol Abuse

    If you have a problem with alcohol, recognizing the problem is the first step toward recovery. Reaching out for help is a sign of strength, and the alternative could ruin your health and your career. By getting help early, Sailors can address their drinking habits before they result in serious consequences. Contact your command DAPA for more information.

  • Navy Implementation Plan Approved, More Positions Open For Women

    Following the required 30-day Congressional notification period, over 400 Navy positions in the Coastal Riverine Force will open for the assignment of women. More information on women in the Navy can be found at the Navy Office of Women's Policy web site at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/organization/bupers/WomensPolicy/Pages/default.aspx

  • SecNav Directs Inspection of ALL Navy Workplaces NLT 12 July

    ALNAV 038/13 directs Navy leaders perform a comprehensive visual inspection of all DON workplaces to ensure they are free from materials that create a degrading, hostile, or offensive work environment. All inspections must be completed NLT 28 June, and results reported to SecNav NLT 12 July. Check out the ALNAV at www.npc.navy.mil for more information.

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  • July Fitreps and Evals Due
    FITREPS/Evals due:
    USN
    July 15 - E-3 (All)
    July 15 - E-2 (All)
    July 15 - E-1 (All)
    July 31 - O-6 (All)
  • July Mid-term Counseling Due
    O-3 (All)
  • July Selection Boards
    Boards convening:
    July 17 - Supply Corps CDR Operational/Command Ashore Screen (PERS 4412)
    July 17 - Supply Corps Major Command Ashore Screen (PERS 4412)
    July 18 - Active Duty Flying Chief Warrant Officer (PERS 43)
    July 18 - 4th Qtr. Spot Promotions (PERS 8)
    July 18 - 4th Qtr. Special (PERS 8)
    July 22 - URL Specialty Career Path (SCP) (PERS 43)
    July 23 - Test Pilot #2 (PERS 43)

This Day in Naval History - Jul 01 History RSS

Story Number: NNS020628-10  Release Date: 6/28/2002 10:26:00
From the Navy News Service

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FIND ANOTHER DAY IN HISTORY:

  • 1797 - Naval Regulations passed by Congress.
    1800 - First convoy duty; USS Essex escorts convoy of merchant ships from East Indies to U.S.
    1801 - U.S. squadron under Commodore Dale enters Mediterranean to strike Barbary Pirates.
    1850 - Naval School at Annapolis renamed Naval Academy.
    1851 - Naval Academy adopts four year course of study.
    1911 - Trial of first Navy aircraft, Curtiss A-1. The designer, Glenn Curtiss, makes first flight in Navy's first aircraft, A-1, at Lake Keuka, N.Y., then prepares Lt. Theodore G. Ellyson, the first naval aviator, for his two solo flights in A-1.
    1914 - Prohibition of alcohol begins in the Navy.
    1916 - Establishment of informal school for officers assigned to submarines at New London, Conn.
    1946 - First of two detonations, Operation Crossroads nuclear test.
    1951 - Responsibility for the Government of Trust Territories transferred from Navy to Department of Interior.
    1972 - Date of rank of Rear Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely Jr., who was first U.S. Navy admiral of African-American descent.

    For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil.
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