ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 112018Z AUG 00 ZYB MIN PSN 823917J30 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01000// NAVADMIN 206/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-6// SUBJ/FLEET AND FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES - GOOD NEWS YOU CAN /USE - NUMBER FIFTEEN// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN IS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SPREAD THE WORD ON NAVY QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT OUR SAILORS AND FAMILIES. POSITIVE FEEDBACK SUGGESTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD ON WHAT NAVY LEADERSHIP IS DOING TO HELP SAILORS MEET THEIR QOL NEEDS. 2. THIS MONTH'S LIST OF INNOVATIVE QOL IDEAS, PROGRAMS, AND INTERESTING FACTS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NAVY MEN'S AND WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WHO BOTH TOOK HOME GOLD MEDALS IN THE 2000 ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION TO GOLD MEDALS, FIVE MEN AND THREE WOMEN WERE SELECTED TO PLAY ON THE ARMED FORCES NATIONAL TEAM, WHICH WILL COMPETE IN THE U.S. VOLLEYBALL NATIONALS. A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO ABE1 STEVE MAYS, U.S. NAVY'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. HE RECENTLY QUALIFIED FOR THE U.S. MALE OLYMPIC TEAM IN WRESTLING. GOOD LUCK IN SYDNEY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON NAVY SPORTS PROGRAMS AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED, SEE BUPERSINST 1710.20, YOUR LOCAL MWR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, OR WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL/MWRPRGMS/SPORTS.HTM. B. RE-ENLISTING SOON? MWR SOUTHWEST RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE MWR REGIONAL RE-ENLISTMENT BOOK PROGRAM TO ALL SAILORS IN THE SAN DIEGO METRO AREA. THE BOOKS, VALUED AT $184 ARE GIVEN TO ANY SAILOR WHO RE-ENLISTS WHILE IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA. OVER 14,000 BOOKS WERE PRINTED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SHIP AND SHORE COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS WHO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN THE FIELD. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM CALL (619) 556-9413. C. LOOKING FOR FUN? CHECK OUT THE NEW SINGLE SAILOR AND MARINE LIBERTY CENTER AT NAVAL STATION ANNAPOLIS. THE $700,000 RENOVATION PROJECT INCLUDES A HIGH-TECH LARGE SCREEN MOVIE THEATER WITH WRAP AROUND SOUND, A SERIES OF COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET ACCESS, VIDEO GAME CENTER, POOL TABLE/DART BOARD GAME AREA, OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT CHECKOUT, CABLE TV WITH FULL-TIME SPORTS CHANNELS, SNACK BAR WITH VENDING MACHINES, AND A NEW FITNESS CENTER. THE FITNESS CENTER BOASTS A COMPLETELY RENOVATED CARDIO-WORKOUT ROOM, STATE OF THE ART STRENGTH TRAINING EQUIPMENT, AND A CLIMBING WALL. WITH 5,500 SQUARE FEET OF FUN, THE SINGLE SAILOR AND MARINE LIBERTY CENTER PROMISES TO BE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR JUNIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. D. "MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS"...THAT'S THE NEXT THEATER PRODUCTION BY THE ENCORE PLAYERS. HOMEBASED AT LITTLE CREEK AMPHIBIOUS BASE, THIS COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP GIVES FIRST PRIORITY TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ALL ROLES AND POSITIONS IN THEIR THEATER PRODUCTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE TASKS OF DESIGNING; BUILDING; AND OPERATING THE SETS, COSTUMES, SOUND, AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS ALSO ARE COMPLETED BY ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WHEREVER YOUR TALENTS LIE, THERE IS A POSITION YOU CAN FILL IN THIS ORGANIZATION. AUDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF "MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS" ARE IN AUGUST WITH PERFORMANCES SET FOR NOVEMBER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MRS. JANE AT (757) 460-5152. E. DID YOU KNOW...NORTHWEST BACHELOR HOUSING PERSONNEL AT NAVSTA BREMERTON MEET SHIPS ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM DEPLOYMENT OR GOING INTO OVERHAUL AND ASSIGN BARRACK ROOMS AND KEYS. AN ADVANCE PARTY GOES OUT TO THE SHIP, TAKES CARE OF THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, AND ASSIGNS ROOMS. ONCE THE SHIP DOCKS, SAILORS GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR ROOMS, NO WAITING IN LONG LINES AT THE BEQ FRONT DESK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DAVE GONZALEZ AT (360) 476-8941. F. CHILD CARE IN THE MILITARY IS PRAISED AS A MODEL. A RECENT STUDY BY THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY GROUP IN WASHINGTON, CITES THE MILITARY CHILD CARE SYSTEM AS A MODEL FOR CHILD CARE REFORM NATIONWIDE. THE STUDY STATES THAT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICES CREATED A NETWORK OF CHILD CARE CENTERS, FAMILY CARE HOMES, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND REFERRAL SERVICES. THE MILITARY TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN ITS SYSTEM AND NOW MEETS 58 PERCENT OF THE NEEDS OF SERVICE MEMBERS' CHILDREN REQUIRING CARE. THE STUDY ALSO PRAISED THE MILITARY FOR SETTING CAREGIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVING WAGES, RESULTING IN LOW STAFF TURNOVER. G. FROM U.S. AMBASSADOR TO PORTUGAL: "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK LT BISSEL, SENIOR CHIEF DOUGLAS RHODES, AND THE REST OF THE SIXTH FLEET BAND FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES THEY GAVE DURING THEIR VISIT TO LISBON AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY...THE BAND RECEIVED STANDING OVATIONS AT THE ST. JULIAN'S SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND PERFORMED SUPERBLY DURING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPTION AT THE U.S. EMBASSY, WHICH FEATURED OVER 1,000 PORTUGUESE AND EUROPEAN FRIENDS AND ALLIES, CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERS. THESE CONSUMMATE DIPLOMATS IN UNIFORM DISPLAYED CLASS AND STYLE AT EACH AND EVERY VENUE. THE PEOPLE OF PORTUGAL WILL LONG REMEMBER THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF AMERICA THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND. AGAIN, BRAVO ZULU, WELL DONE. THE SIXTH FLEET BAND'S PERFORMANCES IN LISBON IN JULY 2000 WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. AMBASSADOR MCGOWAN SENDS." 3. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD...THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY GREAT LOCAL QOL SUPPORT INITIATIVES ONGOING THAT WE NEVER HEAR ABOUT. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE EXAMPLES OF INNOVATIVE QOL EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS, SO WE CAN SPREAD THE WORD IN FUTURE NAVADMINS. NAVPERSCOM POC IS LCDR JESSICA PFEFFERKORN, PERS-6C41, AT (901) 874-4232/DSN 882, OR E-MAIL: P6C41@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT