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R 242301Z JUL 03 ZYB MIN PSN 232067J20
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 205/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL//
 
SUBJ/NAVY FAMILY OMBUDSMAN APPRECIATION DAY//
 
RMKS/1.  THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN MARKED BY MANY VIVID REMINDERS OF
THE CHALLENGES LIFE ROUTINELY PLACES IN OUR PATHS.  MANY OF OUR
SAILORS WERE -- AND STILL ARE -- DEPLOYED IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF
OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.
THE SUPPORT WE OFFER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE NAVY
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THEIR SUCCESS AND OUR
READINESS.
 
2.  THOUGH NAVY FAMILY OMBUDSMEN DO NOT WEAR MILITARY UNIFORMS, THEY
STAND FIRMLY BESIDE OUR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS VALUED MEMBERS
OF COMMAND LEADERSHIP TEAMS.  THEY ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SPECIALISTS, WHO VOLUNTEER COUNTLESS HOURS
SO COMMANDS CAN FOCUS ON THE DETAILS OF PREPARING FOR AND EXECUTING
THEIR MISSIONS.  THEY ARE THE CALM, COOL VOICES WHO ENCOURAGE AND
INSPIRE, CONSOLE AND CONSULT.
 
3.  THIS YEAR, 12 SEPTEMBER IS SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES
AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.
 
4.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HOST APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONS THAT
EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THESE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR
SERVICE.  OMBUDSMAN APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR
DOWNLOAD FROM NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND OMBUDSMAN/DEPLOYMENT WEB SITE
AT:  WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS66/OMBUDSMAN1/PUBS.HTM.
 
5.  POC IS ETC(SW) JOHNNY STOCKSTILL, PERS-662E3, AT (901)
874-4386/DSN 882, E-MAIL:  JOHNNY.STOCKSTILL@NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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