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The White Falcon
May 16, 1'JbO
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HOUSING PROJECT MANAGER— Rrynj^^^Wmar;
inspection on an apartment; bfW^^or A!
begun. (Photos by J03 David Guise)
Shape up...or d
"Shape up or ship out" is a com-
mon expression in the Navy. It's
one that will take on a different
shade of meaning if your family
lives in one of the 77,000 family
housing units operated by the Navy.
Even though you're settled in, even-
tually your sponsor will receive or-
ders. Then your quarters will have
to be shaped up to a shine before
you can ship out.
Every month more than 3,000 fam-
ilies move into or out of Navy fam-
ily housing units. Families moving
in expect that their new quarters
will be clean and that all equipment
and appliances will be in good work-
ing order. Families moving out have
an obligation to see that this is
so.
As you prepare for your move—and
the housing inspection that goes a-
long with it—you'll have plenty of
things to think about and to get
done. One is the requirement that
you give the housing office at least
30 days advance notice of your move.
If your sponsor receives orders to
move in less than 30 days, notify
the housing officer immediately.
Next, make arrangements with
housing office for a preliminary in-
spection and a final inspection. The
preliminary inspection will give you
a chance to better prepare for the
final inspection when the entire
quarters, furnishings and grounds
will be inspected.
Because all naval bases do not
have the same kind of housing, in-
spection requirements may vary.
Generally, the list of Occupant
Housekeeping Requirements on the
following page applies to most hous-
ing.
One way to ease the strain of the
final cleaning is to take care of
your quarters while you're living
there. Knowing what to expect will
make it easier, but periodic main-
tenance and heavy cleaning will mean
less to do at check-out time.
If you would prefer not to clean
your quarters yourself for the final
inspection, your housing office may
be able to give you a list of accep-
table cleaning organizations.
You, of course will have to pay
for this service. The housing of-
fice doesn't care who does the final
cleaning, hut it must be done
that new tenants can move i:
clean house or apartment. T'
what you'll expect when you move'
to your new quarters.
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