Chapter 1 Naval Organization

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CHAPTER 1 NAVAL ORGANIZATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES Learning objectives are stated at the beginning of each chapter. These learning objectives serve as a preview of the information you are expected to learn in the chapter. By successfully completing the accompanying nonresident training course (NRTC), you indicate you have met the objectives and have learned the information. Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: 1. State, in general terms, the duties and 2. Describe, in general terms, the purpose of the organizational relationships between the major elements of the Navy’s Shore Establishment. Department of the Navy (DON) and the Navy Department, the Shore Establishment, and the 3. Describe, in general terms, the purpose of the operating forces. major elements of the Navy’s operating forces. Naval organization is the element of adminis- tration which entails the orderly arrangement of materials and personnel by functions in order to attain the objective aim or goal. —Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32B As you prepare for advancement to petty officer second class, you need to know the organization of your unit and the U.S. Navy. Your introduction to naval organization started with your study of Basic Military Requirements ( B M R ) . That manual gave you a good background in unit organization. The first chapter of this manual will give you a good working knowledge of the organizational relationships within the Navy. It covers the Department of the Navy, the Navy Department, the Shore Establishment, and the operating forces. Memorizing all the different offices, bureaus, systems, commands, departments, and divisions within the Navy’s organizational framework is impossible for most people. Therefore, this chapter discusses only the major parts of the naval organization. The purpose of this chapter is to help you perform your work in the Navy more efficiently by giving you a basic understanding of our Navy’s organizational system. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAVY The Constitution of the United States is the best framework for government ever worked out by man. The American people believe independence is the only protection of basic human rights. Since the rights of the people might be threatened from time to time by forces either 1-1

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