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P 172012Z MAR 00 ZYB MIN PSN 257906J29
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N05354//
NAVADMIN 056/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS00J//
 
SUBJ/FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS
/SERVICE AWARDS (MILITARY)//
 
REF/A/LTR/DASD(EO)/2MAR00/NOTAL//
 
AMPN/DOD LETTER SOLICITING MILITARY NOMINATIONS FOR FAPAC MERITORIOUS
SERVICE AWARD//
 
RMKS/1.  FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) HAS
INVITED DOD TO NOMINATE PERSONNEL FOR FAPAC MERITORIOUS SERVICE
AWARDS (MILITARY).  NAVY NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED AND MUST
BE RECEIVED BY 28 MAR 00.  DUE TO SHORT LEAD TIME, E-MAIL AND FAX
NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED (IN ADDITION TO HARD COPY MAILED
PACKAGES).
 
2.  FAPAC IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND
CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS WITHIN FEDERAL AND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENTS.  THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
(MILITARY) PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING
MILITARY PERSONNEL (INCLUDING RETIREES) FROM EACH SERVICE WHO HAVE
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES.
 
3.  NOMINATION PACKAGES SHOULD ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING FAPAC SELECTION
CRITERIA:
   A.  FOSTERING AN INNOVATIVE AND HARMONIC ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN
MILITARY AND ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN (APA) CIVILIAN COMMUNITY.
   B.  ASSISTING THE WORK FORCE IN OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATION AND
ELIMINATING BARRIERS THAT HINDER EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR APAS AND OTHER
MINORITIES IN ARMED FORCES.
   C.  PROMOTING THE TENETS OF CIVILIAN/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS,
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND PUBLIC
SERVICE PROGRAMS WITHIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   D.  ALLOWING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BENEFIT CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF APAS.
   E.  CREATING JOB OR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL SUPPORT AND
CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCEMENT OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN EMPLOYMENT
WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   F.  MANAGING A DIVERSIFIED WORK FORCE WITHIN THE FEDERAL SECTOR.
   G.  SERVICING ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY REACHING OUT AND SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS
TO FOLLOW.
   H.  ENCOURAGING LEADERS TO PROMOTE EEO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT
ADVOCATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS AND MEMBERS OF
THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN POPULATION.
NOTE:  NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR OF SERVICE IN THE
MILITARY TO BE ELIGIBLE.
 
4. NOMINATION PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS:
   A.  COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, TO INCLUDE COMMAND POC (NAME, PHONE, FAX,
AND EMAIL ADDRESS).  ALSO INCLUDE NOMINEE'S: 1) POSITION TITLE, 2)
WORK MAILING ADDRESS, AND 3) WORK PHONE NUMBER.
   B.  NOMINEE ACHIEVEMENTS WRT PARA 3 SELECTION CRITERIA.  LIMIT
WRITE-UP TO THREE PAGES.
   C.  NOMINEE PHOTO (HEAD AND SHOULDERS) IN SERVICE DRESS BLUE OR
SUMMER WHITE UNIFORM.  BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PREFERRED.  DUE TO SHORT
LEAD TIME, THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT AND NOMINEE ACHIEVEMENTS MAY BE
SENT VIA E-MAIL OR FAX.  THE NOMINEE PHOTO MUST STILL BE RECEIVED VIA
MAIL OR PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE.  SEND E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS TO
P00J2@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.  SEND FAX SUBMISSIONS TO (703) 695-9922/DSN
225.  THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSIONS IS:  CHIEF OF NAVAL
PERSONNEL (PERS-00J), ROOM 1614, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC
20370-0000.
 
5.  ONE NAVY AWARDEE WILL BE SELECTED AS THE NOMINEE WHO BEST MEETS
THE PARA 3 SELECTION CRITERIA.  ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE BY FUTURE
NAVADMIN.  THE AWARDEE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL TO ARLINGTON,
VA IN THE WEEK OF 8-12 MAY 2000.  COMMAND TAD FUNDING IS STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED FOR AWARDEE TRAVEL.  THE SPECIFIC DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION
OF THE AWARDS CEREMONY HAS NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED BY FAPAC.  THE NAVY
AWARDEE WILL BE RECOGNIZED, ALONG WITH OTHER SERVICE AWARDEES, AT A
FORMAL BANQUET.
 
6.  THE NAVY POC IS LCDR HENRY CASTILLO AT (703) 695-9922/DSN 225,
E-MAIL: P00J2@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.  UPDATED INFO WILL BE POSTED AT WEB
SITE WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/MENTOR.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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