ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 061220Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN PSN 633427J25 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01000// NAVADMIN 200/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/FLEET AND FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVES - GOOD NEWS YOU CAN /USE - TWENTY// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN IS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO SPREAD THE WORD ON NAVY QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT OUR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. POSITIVE FEEDBACK SUGGESTS THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET THE WORD OUT ON WHAT NAVY LEADERSHIP IS DOING TO HELP SAILORS MEET THEIR QOL NEEDS. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR QOL GOOD NEWS NUMBER 20: 2001 - SMART WEBMOVE ARRIVES IN SAN DIEGO 2002 - COTTAGE INDUSTRY 2003 - NAVY TRANSPORTATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2004 - MAIL DELIVERY AT THE COMBINED BACHELOR'S QUARTERS (CBQ) IN PEARL HARBOR HI 2005 - U.S. TREASURY PLASTIC CARD PROGRAM 2001. NAVY MEMBERS IN SAN DIEGO, CA CAN NOW ARRANGE THEIR HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVE OVER THE INTERNET. SMART WEBMOVE IS A USER-FRIENDLY, WEB-BASED PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO SAILORS 24-HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM ANYWHERE THEY HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. IT IS DESIGNED TO SERVICE ROUTINE MOVES AND SIMPLE ENTITLEMENTS BASED ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. MOVING OCONUS, HAVING EXTRA PICK-UPS FROM OTHER LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO, OR HOME OF RECORD MOVES STILL REQUIRE A VISIT TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OFFICE (PPO) SINCE THOSE MOVES ARE MORE COMPLEX. SMART WEBMOVE PLANS TO EXPAND IN FY-02 TO INCLUDE MOVES ORIGINATING IN PUGET SOUND WA, JACKSONVILLE FL, AND NORFOLK VA. IT WILL FURTHER EXPAND TO OTHER NAVY CONUS PPOS SOON THEREAFTER. STANDUP FOR OCONUS NAVY PPO WILL COMMENCE IN FY-03. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITE WWW.SMARTWEBMOVE.NAVSUP.NAVY.MIL. 2002. COTTAGE INDUSTRY. MS. ROSE HOWARD, THE ANNAPOLIS FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER (FFSC) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MANAGER WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (SBA) REGIONAL OFFICE PROMOTING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AS A VIABLE OPTION FOR TRANSITIONING PERSONNEL. SPOUSES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A "COTTAGE INDUSTRY" VICE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE HOME ATTEND MS. HOWARD'S "HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS" WORKSHOPS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT MS. ROSE HOWARD AT (410) 293-2641/DSN 281, OR YOUR LOCAL FFSC. 2003. YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. IF YOU QUALIFY, YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES UP TO 65 DOLLARS PER MONTH. AND IT GETS BETTER. IN 2002 IT IS SCHEDULED TO INCREASE TO 100 DOLLARS A MONTH. THIS IS A DOD-WIDE PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL WORKERS "WHICH IS AIMED AT REDUCING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' CONTRIBUTION TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND AIR POLLUTION AS WELL AS EXPANDING THEIR COMMUTING ALTERNATIVES." FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.LIFELINES2000.ORG AND CLICK ON PAY AND PERSONNEL. 2004. PEARL HARBOR MAIL CENTER TO BEGIN MAIL DELIVERY TO CBQ. ON 2 JULY, MORE THAN 3,000 SAILORS LIVING IN THE CBQ PEARL HARBOR BEGAN ENJOYING A SERVICE MANY PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANTED - MAIL DELIVERY TO THEIR RESIDENCES. IN MOST CASES, MAIL DELIVERY WILL BE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO DELIVERY AT CONDOMINIUMS OR APARTMENT BUILDINGS. A POSTAL EMPLOYEE WILL DEPOSIT MAIL IN LOBBY MAILBOXES, AND RESIDENTS CAN PICK IT UP AT THEIR LEISURE. IN CASES WHERE MORE THAN ONE BUILDING IS GROUPED TOGETHER, THERE MAY BE ONE CENTRAL LOCATION TO CONVENIENTLY SERVE THOSE BUILDINGS. IN THE COMING WEEKS, RESIDENTS WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH NEW ADDRESSES, COMBINATION NUMBERS, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR RECEIVING MAIL WHERE THEY LIVE. LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PHMC'S WEB SITE AT WWW.PEARL.FISC.NAVY.MIL/PHMC OR CALL ALBERT FOSTER AT (808) 473-2941. 2005. NAVY SHIPS AND THEIR GUESTS BENEFIT. WHEN CIVILIANS TOUR A NAVY SHIP DURING A SPECIAL EVENT, THEY LIKE TO PURCHASE BALL CAPS OR MUGS TO HELP THEM REMEMBER THEIR TRIP. THE NEW U.S. TREASURY'S PLASTIC CARD PROGRAM ALLOWS NAVY SHIP STORES TO ACCEPT MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS. THE U.S. TREASURY PICKS-UP THE MERCHANT FEE SO THERE IS NO COST TO THE SHIP. THE ONLY CHARGE TO THE SHIP IS THE PHONE LINE. NEXCOM'S SHIP STORE PROGRAM ALREADY OWNS THE VERIFONE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION UNITS AND CAN PROVIDE THEM TO SHIPS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. THE FIRST SHIPS TO TEST THIS NEW PROGRAM WERE USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN 74), WHICH HOSTED THE MOVIE PREMIER OF PEARL HARBOR - EARNING 7,500 DOLLARS FOR ITS MWR FUND, AND USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) FOR THEIR COMMISSIONING CEREMONY. IT WAS A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH THE SHIPS AND SHIPS' GUESTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE SHIP STORE PROGRAM AT (757) 631-2081. 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 EMAIL: P6C41@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT