ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 242145Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN PSN 830323J19
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01750//
NAVADMIN 222/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/NAVY FAMILY OMBUDSMAN APPRECIATION DAY//
 
REF/A/DOC/CNO/27JUN1994//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1750.1D, NAVY FAMILY OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM//
 
RMKS/1.  NAVY FAMILY OMBUDSMEN ARE THE SPOUSES OF ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE SAILORS WHO VOLUNTEER COUNTLESS HOURS TO SUPPORT NAVY'S
MISSION.  BALANCING THEIR OWN CAREERS, SCHOOLING AND FAMILY NEEDS,
WHILE REMAINING AVAILABLE 24/7, THEY HELP SUSTAIN OUR NAVY FAMILY.
OMBUDSMEN ARE AN ABSOLUTELY VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE COMMANDING
OFFICER AND THE FAMILIES OF SAILORS.  THEIR EFFORTS HELP FOSTER A
COHESIVE TEAM THAT ENCOURAGES SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO "STAY
NAVY."
 
2.  EVERY YEAR WE SET ASIDE A SPECIAL DAY TO REFLECT ON THE MANY
OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE BY OUR OMBUDSMEN.  OMBUDSMAN
APPRECIATION DAY IS 14 SEP 01.  PLEASE JOIN ME IN AN
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION FOR THE SELFLESS DEDICATION THESE
VOLUNTEERS OFFER TO OUR SPOUSES, PARENTS AND CHILDREN DURING THE
BEST OF TIMES AND THE MOST CHALLENGING OF TIMES.  THEY CAN BE PROUD
OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ARE MOST DESERVING OF OUR ADMIRATION
AND GRATITUDE.
 
3.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HOST APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONS, AND TO
PRESENT LETTERS OF COMMENDATION AND CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION.
OMBUDSMAN APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE, FOR DOWNLOAD AND
LOCAL PRINTING FROM NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND OMBUDSMAN WEB SITE
AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS66/OMBUDSMAN1/START.HTM.  POC IS
MR. R. WHRAY, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-662E2), (901) 874-4606/DSN 882, OR
E-MAIL:  P662E2@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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