Chapter 8 DIRECTIVES, REPORTS, AND MESSAGES

Military Requirements for Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer
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1. 2. CHAPTER 8 DIRECTIVES, REPORTS, AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES MESSAGES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: Describe the procedures used to prepare point 3. papers, instructions, directives, and reports. Describe the procedures used to prepare staff studies. Describe the procedures used to coordinate steps to carry out directives, instructions, regulations, and bills. Effective administration of any Navy unit is accomplished by setting and adhering to policies and following proper procedures. Policies in the Navy are established based on the Department of the Navy’s Directives Issuance System, SECNAVINST 5215.1C. Senior and master chiefs often coordinate procedures and prepare and carry out directives, regulations, orders, and correspondence. As a senior enlisted person, you may be appointed to conduct administrative, material, or operational readiness inspections. Make sure you become thoroughly familiar with those directives that apply to the type of inspection you perform. Also become familiar with those to which units under inspection must adhere. Directives communicate plans and policies to subordinates and guide their decisions and actions. Before we discuss the purpose of directives, let’s be sure you understand the meaning of the terms policies, procedures, orders. instructions, and regulations. A military policy prescribes the course of action to be followed in a given situation. Policies are best carried out through written means since they are used to gauge the action required in recurring situations. Policies established at the top echelon must be broad and general. Those policies established at lower echelons should be specific and conform to policies established by higher command. A military procedure is a series of coordinated steps for the performance of functions. In the Navy, sound written policies and procedures are of particular importance because of personnel. Consistent the high turnover rate of orders, instructions, and regulations ensure functions will be carried out in the prescribed manner. A military order is a formal oral or written command establishing a rule or regulation or delegating authority for the performance of a function. An instruction provides information about the methods of accomplishing a mission. It also specifies the manner and conditions of performance in executing projects and programs. A miliary regulation is a rule that sets standards governing or restraining the conduct of personnel. A directive is an order, instruction, or notice that prescribes policy, organization, conduct, procedures, or methods. DIRECTIVES ISSUANCE SYSTEM The Directives Issuance System, SECNAVINST 5215.1C, establishes a directives system throughout the Navy. It sets the rules for filing, maintaining, and issuing directives under the system. In an organization as large as the Navy, communication between the various parts of the organization becomes complex. Therefore, many written directives outlining responsibilities and procedures are necessary. As the scope and complexity of operations in the Navy have increased over the years, the burden of paperwork has also grown. The Directives Issuance System was developed to ease this burden. Its basic purpose is to establish a simple and uniform plan for issuing, maintaining, and filing directives. 8-1

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