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R 232037Z MAY 08

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SUBJ/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ETHICS CULTURE SURVEY//

RMKS/1.  IN OCTOBER 2007, THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO), 
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) AND I OUTLINED OBJECTIVES FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 AND BEYOND. ONE 
OBJECTIVE IS TO STRENGTHEN ETHICS AS A FOUNDATION OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT 
WITHIN THE DON.

2.  TO THAT END, THE CNO, CMC, AND I ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 
LAUNCHING OF AN ETHICS CULTURE SURVEY FOR THE DON.  THIS FIRST STEP 
WILL GIVE US A SENSE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DON ETHICS PROGRAM.  
SURVEYS WILL BE DISSEMINATED RANDOMLY TO CIVILIAN AND MILITARY MEMBERS 
THROUGHOUT THE DON.  TO CAPTURE AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE ETHICS 
CULTURE WITHIN THE DON, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU PROMPTLY COMPLETE THE 
SURVEY IF SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE.  ALL RESPONSES WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY 
CONFIDENTIAL.

3.  THE SURVEY WILL BE LAUNCHED ELECTRONICALLY ON MAY 27, 2008.  UPON 
COMPLETION OF THE SURVEY, THE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO HELP US DEVELOP 
INITIATIVES THAT REINFORCE ETHICS AS THE FOUNDATION OF EXEMPLARY 
CONDUCT OF THE DON.  I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS 
EFFORT, AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT.

4.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 
NAVY.//

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