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Presidential certificates available
Washington, D. C. (NNS)—Presidential certifications of apprecia-
tion for service members retiring from active duty with 15 or more
years of active service have arrived at the Bureau of Naval Personnel
(BUPERS).
The certificates are only available for service members who have
retired or transferred to the fleet reserve with 15 or more years of
service since Jan. 20, 1993.
Service members who requested the certificates previously from
BUPERS should begin receiving them in the next few weeks. Com-
mands or personnel support detachments that have received retire-
ment packages should send BUPERS a command mailing label to
allow BUPERS to mail the certificates to the command.
Certificates will again be included in future retirement packages.
Call ext. 2116 (Navy) or 2694 (Air Force) for more information.
Seabees to trade “greens” for “cammies”
Pearl Harbor, HI (NNS) — Due to budget cuts and changing roles
for the U. S. armed forces, a 51 -year Seabee tradition, the utility green
uniform, will be gradually phased out over the next year. The more
commonly issued camouflage uniform, worn by the three other
services, will replace the Seabee signature greens.
The primary reasons for the uniform change include the escalating
cost of having the utility uniform manufactured exclusively for the
Seabees and the unavailability of extra uniforms when the Seabees
gear up for an operation. Since the Seabees are assigned to support
Marine forces in an operation, it is the responsibility of the Marines
to provide uniform issue for the Seabees, as well as for Marine Corps
personnel.
In October, Third Naval Construction Brigade and Naval Mobile
Construction Battalion Four will be the first units in the Pacific to
officially make the uniform transition. As the woodland cammies
become available, other units will receive their initial uniform issue.
NAVLEAD required for advancement
Washington, D. C. (NNS) — For most sailors, the requirement to
complete Navy Leader Development Program (NAVLEAD) courses
for advancement to chief or senior chief is not news, but some still
have not completed the requirement and time is running out.
For first class petty officers looking to advance to chief, and chiefs
looking to advance to senior chief, NAVLEAD completion has been
a requirement for advancement since 1991. Approximately seven
percent of the time-in-rate eligible chiefs and four percent of the time-
in-rate eligible first class petty officers have not completed the course.
The deadline for completion for the E-8 board is Oct. 1, and for the
E-7 board Dec. 1. It is not too late to complete the requirements, but
it is getting very close for those still needing the course.
The NAVLEAD courses are available at 18 sites worldwide that
are staffed by more than 150 instructors. The NAVLEAD course is a
one-week program that revitalizes leader development and increases
formal leadership training, while stressing proven Navy leadership.
Call ext. 2116 for more information.
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Yom Kippur
By Chaplain Joel Schwartzman
No more solemn day exist for Jews the world over than
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is on this day Jews
ask forgiveness for sins committed against God. It is tradi-
tional to fast on this day which starts tonight at sundown.
This year Yom Kippur falls on the Sabbath which fact in-
creases its sanctity and solemnity. Jews fast on the Day of
Atonement in order to concentrate on the spiritual and to
underscore the sincerity of their worship. They neither eat
nor drink for a period which lasts from sundown to sun-
down, approximately a day’s time.
Having begun with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New
Year, Yom Kippur ends a ten day period of intense prayer
and introspection. The special prayer book called a ma-
chtzor is used throughout the period of Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur.
While at services, many Jews wear white on the High
Holy Days. Special white covers drape the altar and pulpit.
Yom Kippur begins with a melody called the Kol Nidre.
For centuries this prayer has stirred the Jewish soul and
turned it toward a day of oneness and atonement. Some
rabbis have played upon the word, atonement or “at-one-
ment,” to try to capture the essence of the day.
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