ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST DURING A COMMAND INSPECTION The  Naval  Inspector  General  (NAVINSGEN) issues a list of command inspection items of special interest on an annual basis through OPNAVNOTE 5040. These special-interest items are the focus of command inspections. During command inspections and area visits, inspectors ensure items listed in OPNAVNOTE 5040 (Items of Special Interest During Command Inspections) are covered in the inspection. Not all of the special-interest items apply to all of the  commands.  To  clarify  the  application  of special-interest items, NAVINSGEN groups the items into two categories. One category includes items that apply to all commands. The other applies to acquisition commands and major shore and fleet commands. Since 1990, these items of special interest have included the following: Integrity and efficiency – Accountability – Standards of conduct – Fraud, waste, and abuse – Management control program – Navy hotline* – Follow-up audits and command evaluations* – Prompt payment interest computation Quality of life, personal excellence, and personnel – Equal  opportunity –  Family Service Centers and family advocacy programs* – Physical readiness – Tobacco prevention – Substance abuse – Sexual harassment – Military leave accounting – Child Development Program operations – Navy Sponsor Program Security – Physical security – Information, personnel, and ADP security – Disclosure of unclassified technical data* – Oversight of intelligence activities – Operations security – Industrial security*   Facilities – Hazardous material control and management –  Environmental  Protection  and  Natural Resources Program Items identified with an asterisk (*) are not appropriate inspection areas for most ships, aviation squadrons, or other small lower echelon commands. OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION An operational readiness inspection (ORI) is an evaluation of a ship’s performance in a given mission area and a test of its ability to operate in a wartime environment under battle conditions. The ORI is scheduled and observed by the IUC either in conjunction with a fleet exercise or during dedicated independent ship exercises (ISEs). If conducted during a fleet exercise, liaison with the officer in tactical command (OTC) is required to minimize the impact on the scheduled exercise. The heart of an ORI is a realistic battle problem that progresses through a series of imposed scenarios. The scenarios test all of the ship’s capabilities—offensive, defensive, casualty control, damage control, and so forth. Your unit will be expected to perform in actual battle conditions much the same way as during an ORI. If your unit does well in an ORI, it should do well when engaged in actual combat. As you know, combat cannot be simulated. You cannot predict how people will perform under actual combat conditions. Admiral Nimitz best described how to prepare personnel for combat as follows: First you instruct your men, then you drill them repeatedly to make the use of this knowledge automatic, then you exercise them, singly and – Traffic safety 7-3