COORDINATION

Military Requirements for Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer
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Figure 7-1.-The inspection cycle. if possible. Documentation may include submitting requisitions, work requests, or other documentary forms. Assist Visits Assist visits are not required and will occur only when requested by the commanding officer. Usually, the best time for assist visits is at the midway point between inspections or before deployment. They can also be requested whenever the commanding officer feels assistance is warranted. Assist visits are not to be used as inspections. The results will be made available to the visited unit only. Commands should arrange desired assist visits through their IUC/ISIC, who will coordinate scheduling to ensure optimal use of assets. Mobile Training Teams Mobile training teams (MTT) have the principal function of helping commands conduct shipboard training. They may also perform a secondary function of assessing the unit’s readiness and organization within their area of expertise. MTTs may provide a subjective evaluation to the commanding officer and IUC, but they do not conduct inspections and are not part of the inspection program. COORDINATION Coordination means making sure the resources and activities of your command work in harmony to achieve the desired goals. Every Navy command is part of a larger environment that affects its performance. This environment includes the commodore, squadron or wing commander and staff, tenders, shipyards, contractors, detailers, and other commands. Coordination is the process of integrating the activities and objectives of any other organization that affects your command’s achievement of its mission. The need for coordination increases with the size of the command; so does the difficulty of achieving it successfully. Communication is the key to successful coordination. Direct contact between personnel who must deal with similar problems can be highly effective. They should address any problems that are correctable or uncorrectable along with those that are predictable and unpredictable. Planning and goal setting achieve coordination by having all departments headed towards the same broad target. Each individual within the departments should understand who does what and when. As a senior or master chief, you should establish a network of relationships with significant groups and individuals, both within and outside of your command. You should draw upon these relationships to accomplish your goals. 7-5

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