0 =AZINE OF THE U.S. NAVY Seaman to CNO w From the Sea ... 1944 Port of Call: Jamaica JUNE 6 JUNE 1944 ENTER OR LOUNGE IN WARDROOM ODT OF WlFORM SIT DOWN TO MEALS BEFORE PRESlDlNO OFFICER SiTS ASK 'R) BE EXCUSED IF YOU DOWN (EXCEPTION: BREAKFAST) DO MUST LWE BEFORE MEAL SOVER L LOITER IN WARDRoOM PAY MESS BILLS PROMPTLY DON'T DURlN6 WORKING HOUR5 DO 3 AVOID DISCUSSION AT MESS OF Do RELIGION , POLITICS, LADIES Reprinted from the July 7944 "All Hands" magazine. JUNE 1994 NUMBER 926 Remembering D-Day It was the largest amphibious operation in military history and the turning point forthe Allies in Europe during World WarII. The assault from the sea at Normandy, made50 years ago this month by our fathers an grandfathers, is the basi Marine Corps team’s str century. See Page 8. I PERSONNEL COMMUNITY 4 The CNO on .... 32 Operation Remembrance 6 Stand up and be counted 34 Let the good times roll 36 GW delivers the mail OPERATIONS TRAINING 8 From the sea ... forward presence 10 Amphibshit France 38 Theinternal inferno 18 Normandy ... A personal remembrance 40 Dollars and sense for sailors 22Marine combat divers 42 Gulf War Illness: what we know 25Earthquake! LIBERTY CALL 28 Lively up yourself in Jamaica 2 CHARTHOUSE 43 TAFFRAILTALK 44 BEARINGS 48 SHIPMATES Next Month: Caribbean Maritime Intercept Operations Have you seen the latest Navy-Marine Corps News? If not, you are missing some good gouge! Con- tact your PA0 for viewing times. If you havea story idea or comment about Navy-Marine Corps News, call their Hotline(202) at 433- 6708. You’ll get an answering machine,but please leave a message- they’ll listen to each one. Charthouse HI Placement Assistant Program. This The program is part of the Navy’s , program, more commonly called manpowerstrategy to reduceforce ‘I I “Troops to Teachers,” will help finance structureusing only voluntary separa- ’ New DoD smoking policy teacher certification training for tion, and authorizes commanding I separated servicemembers, terminat- officers (COS)to grant up to six ed DoD and DOE civilians and certain months early separation without A new far- displaced defense contractorincentive. employ- monetary 1 ?aching, ees. They in turn, will be placed as Personnel must have an End of noke-free teachers and teacher’s aides in Active Obligated Service (EAOS) date workplace schools who serve children from low- before Jan. 1, 1996. COS have final policy banning income families and are experiencing approval authority forall requests from smoking teacher shortages. personnel. Requests for separation of tobacco To be eligible for the program, from servicemembers with more than products in all military members musthave served at six months remaining on active duty, DoD work least six years on active duty priorto and from personnel with a current places release from the service, have a extension, must be forwarded to the worldwide service record that will leadto an Bureau of Naval Personnel. began April8. The Navy banned honorable discharge and apply no Personnel assigned to decommis- smoking in Navy-controlled work later than one year after release from sioning units or change of homeport areas, effective Jan. 1, 1994, (AINav active duty. Civilian employees of DoD can request early separation regard- 131/93 of Oct. 21, 1993). must be facing termination as a result less of EAOS. Smoking will be allowed, under of the drawdown or base closure and limited conditions, in military barracks, may apply no later than60 days after family housing, prison quarters, clubs, termination of employment. recreational areas and restaurants. Applicants must have a bachelor’s The new DoD instruction allowsfor degree to qualify for the teacher designated outdoor smoking areas portion of the program. Military that are accessible to workers and personnel who do not meet the provide some measure of protection education requirement at the time of from the weather. discharge have five yearsto earn their The Navy’s policy also restricts degree. smoking in living areas with shared Interested individuals may apply at ventilation systems. Designated base education centers and at offices smoking areas must be away from air handling transition assistance. Addi- supply intakes and building entry ways tional information may be obtained More informationis available in so that smoke will not be recirculated. from: Defense Activity for Non- NavAdmin 031/94 or from command Smoking policies for submarines and traditional Education Support career counselors. ships are addressed in the AINav. (DANTES), 6490 Saufley Field Road, ”. Additional details on the new policy Pensacola, Fla. 32509-5243, or (800) .c “ can be found in DoD Inst. 1010.15. 452-6616. Officer selective early , ~ . - retirementplans to be I TRANSITION announced Six month early out offered to enlisted lloops to Teachers personnel The Bureau of Naval Personnel program gets underway (BuPers) will soon release a NavAdmin message about the future of the As part of the Navy’s effortsto Officer Selective Early Retirement (0- Secretary of Defense William Perry reduce end strength without affecting SER) program to assist SER-eligible recently announced the implementa- readiness, six month early outs are officers. The O-SER board for FY95 is tion of the Teacher and Teacher’s Aide offered to enlisted personnel in FY95. tentatively scheduled to convene in 2 ALL HANDS -* December 1994. available detailer or rating assignment O-SER boards, examine the officer. If they are not available, a Navy family members personnel records of all SER-eligible message will be taken and the call will acknowledged officers, and follow procedures that be returned during the designated mirror those used by promotion period. If this time is not convenient, a boards. There were nearly1,600 return call will be made during the The importance of the military commanders and 900 captains next night detailing session or at a family to overall readiness and the eligible for SER during FY94. Of those, specifically negotiated time. well-being of service members was 209 commanders and 149 captains If you need to get in touch with your recently recognizedby Assistant were selected for early retirement. detailer and you are not in the PRD Secretary of Defense Edwin Dorn by Officers selected receive full retirement window, try calling during the after- directing all services to replace the title benefits commensurate with their rank noon in Washington, D.C., of the “dependents” with family members, and years in service. week following the new requisition spouse, parent or child whenever week or during night detailing ses- possible. sions. The Secretary noted that the title CAREER BuPers Access (electronic bulletin “dependents” is perceived as deroga- board) is another option. Items include tory by many military family members Enlisted detailer advancement results, rating specific and doesn’t accurately reflect the calbback policy bulletins, electronic mail boxes for many important contributions made by notes to detailers and general informa- family members on the military team. To facilitate accessto detailers for tion. those in the PRD window, the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BuPers) enlisted assignment division has implemented the following procedures: Switchboard operatorsare manag- ing the number of calls on hold per detailer to minimize waiting times. If your detailer has calls waiting, you will be questioned by the switchboard operator on the natureof the call. Calls that can be handled by another detailer will be transferred to an available detailer. All calls from outside the United States will be routed to an available detailer or rating assignment officer. If you must talk directly with your detailer, the switchboard operatorwill ask for your name, social security number, phone number and request. The detailer will try to return your call the same day between 2:30 and 3 p.m. (EST). If your detailer has reached their Gall-holding limit and has call-back messages scheduled, you will be told when to try again. Calls from the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, Mideast or Mediterra- nean regions will be routed to an JUNE 1994 3 PERSONNEL I The new CNO on ... Becoming CNO ADM Mike Boorda “I’m happy. I think anybody would be happy to be able to serve our Navy men and women in an- the way things are. Those are two very different other tour. This means 1’11 be serving the Navy for things.’’ another four years and I have to be excited about that. I have all kinds of mixed emotions, but I’m going to do the best job I can.” His reputation as a “sailor’s admiral’’ “I think we have a lot of sailor’s admirals. I think Now what? we have a lot of sailor’s captains, and a lot of sail- “I need to hear from people. I’m going to go out or’s chiefs. I like to think, and I believe it’s true, that and listento people carefully- I’ve been doing that people are first in everything I think about. If you all the time- and make up my mind then. I’ve beendon’t think that way you really don’t get the job in the Navy for 38 years and I was enlisted for a done. That’s because happy people- people who , _I’ long part of that in the beginning. One of the thingsare happy with their working conditions, their stan- ,’; I’ve learned over time is thatI remember how things dard of living - do a better job. And they’re happi- used to be. And I need to be sure I’m working on er and they stay with us.’’ 4 ALL HANDS The secretof my success Chief of Naval Operations, but that would be a lie. ‘‘I’ve had really good bosses.