The White Falcon - 23.04.1971, Page 8

Sponsors authorized to hand carry
their dependents’ medical records
The Navy has announced a new policy that should relieve some of
its problems as well as make one aspect of transferring a little
easier for Navymen.
Dependents' sponsors are now authorized to hand carry their
families' medical records from one
duty to another when transferred.
The Navy is also conducting a
limited pilot program to allow
the dependents themselves to hand
carry these records.
This policy has replaced a
long-standing practice of having
the new duty station request de-
pendents' medical records from
the old command once the move has
been made.
Experience in the past has
shown that in the old way, depen-
dents' medical records have been
"lost", thereby making it neces-
sary to open new records at the
new duty stations. Many depen-
dents have experienced this in-
convenience each time their spon-
sors move.
The Navy feels that the depen-
dents can take care of their own
medical records easier than its
people can, and the new practice
is hoped to alleviate many of the
difficulties connected with de-
pendents' records.
In line with the Navy's pro-
gram to make handling of depen-
dent medical records easier, the
Navy has also instituted a new
filing system for outpatient re-
cords. These records are now in
the process of conversion to the
new system here, and the standard
practice should be Navy-wide
shortly.
Military men have been able to
hand carry their own health re-
cords along with service records
when they travel.
School lunch menu
• Monday — Grilled cheese
sand., tomato soup, fruit juice,
fruit cocktail and fresh milk.
• Tuesday — Spaghetti w/meat
sauce, combination salad, fruit
pudding, orange juice, bread &
butter and fresh milk.
• Wednesday — Ham salad on
lettuce, tomato veg. & noodle
soup, grape juice, ice cream and
fresh milk.
• Thursday— Hamburger on bun,
vegetable soup, chilled fruit
juice, spice cake and fresh milk.
• Friday—Egg salad sandwich,
beef noodle soup, tomato juice,
popsicle and fresh milk.
Volunteers needed
for assignments
to Hawaii duty
If you are coming due for
transfer in the next few months,
here is something for you to con-
sider.
The Navy is seeking eligible
interested men for shore duty in
Hawaii.
Although Hawaii has long been
known as a high cost-of-living
area, there are several advanta-
ges to duty.
• Cost of living allowance for
eligible people,
• Concurrent travel of depend-
ents for persons authorized de-
pendents' travel,
• Temporary lodging allowance
up to 60 days for personnel wait-
ing for permanent residence,
• Housing allowancein addition
to BAQ for those residing in pr^
vate civilian housing,
• Acceptable waiting peri
for Navy housing,
• Normal three year shore tour,
• Well stocked and selective
exchanges and commissaries.
• A wide variety of excellent
year-round recreational activi-
ties.
If you are interested, contact
the personnel office for more de-
tailed information.
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"The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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