ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 251449Z APR 00 ZYB MIN PSN 686812J31 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N05354// NAVADMIN 101/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS00J// SUBJ/FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS /SERVICE AWARD (MILITARY) SELECTION// REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/172012ZMAR00// AMPN/NAVADMIN 056/00 SOLICITING FAPAC AWARD NOMINATIONS// RMKS/1. IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF CAPT JOSE R. CORPUS, USN, AS THE 2000 NAVY RECIPIENT OF THE FAPAC MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD (MILITARY). CAPT CORPUS CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHIEF OF STAFF, SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN. 2. THIS AWARD, PRESENTED BY THE FAPAC ORGANIZATION, RECOGNIZES ONE MILITARY MEMBER FROM EACH SERVICE FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS AND THE PROMOTION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE AND IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY. CAPT CORPUS WAS SELECTED FROM A VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND COMPETITIVE LIST OF NOMINEES WHOSE SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NAVY AND OUR NATION ARE TRULY REMARKABLE. I EXTEND MY SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NOMINEES FOR SERVING OTHERS SO PROUDLY. 3. CAPT CORPUS WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON 10 MAY 00 DURING THE FAPAC AWARDS BANQUET AT THE SHERATON NATIONAL HOTEL IN ARLINGTON, VA. NAVY PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN THE FAPAC CONFERENCE AND THE AWARDS BANQUET CAN VIEW DETAILS AT WEB SITE WWW.FAPAC.ORG. THE NAVY POC IS LCDR HENRY CASTILLO AT (703) 614-2008/DSN 224, E-MAIL P00J2@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT