ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 011930Z MAY 01 ZYB MIN PSN 601972J25
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 100/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC//
 
SUBJ/AWARDS MANUAL CHANGE FOR OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/28MAR2001/NOTAL//
 
REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/08AUG1991//
 
NARR/REF A IS SECNAV LTR AUTH CHG TO POLICY FOR AWARDS ISSUED TO
OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL.  REF B IS THE AWARDS MANUAL SECNAVINST
1650.1F.//
 
RMKS/1. PER REF A, THE FOLLOWING CHANGE HAS BEEN APPROVED TO REF B:
SECNAV HAS AUTHORIZED THE DELEGATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY OF
SPECIFIC NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS TO OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL
WITHOUT CONCURRENCE BY THE SERVICE CHIEF.
 
2.  SPECIFICALLY, THIS AUTHORITY MAY ONLY BE DELEGATED WITHIN THE
FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
    A.  THIS DELEGATED AUTHORITY CANNOT EXCEED THE CURRENT AWARD
AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDER AND IS LIMITED TO MERITORIOUS SERVICE
MEDALS AND BELOW.
    B.  THE LEGION OF MERIT AUTHORITY REMAINS AT THE SERVICE CHIEF'S
LEVEL; CONCURRENCE FROM THE OTHER SERVICE CHIEF IS STILL REQUIRED
PRIOR TO APPROVAL.
    C.  THIS DELEGATED AUTHORITY IS NOT EXTENDED TO COMBAT AWARDS OR
THE COMBAT DISTINGUISHING DEVICE, INCLUDING AIR MEDALS FOR COMBAT
SERVICE; ALL COMBAT AWARDS REMAIN STRICTLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF
THE PARENT SERVICE.
    D.  THIS AUTHORITY EXTENDS ONLY TO OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT
ARE ASSIGNED FULL-TIME TO NAVY AND MARINE CORPS UNITS; TEMPORARY
PERSONNEL (TAD, TEMDU, ETC) CAN ONLY RECEIVE A RECOMMENDATION
FORWARDED TO THE PARENT SERVICE FOR ACTION.
 
3.  REF B WILL BE CHANGED UPON UPDATE TO REFLECT THIS DECISION.
 
4.  RELEASED BY RDML G. L. TALBOT JR, DIRECTOR NAVY STAFF.//
 
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