Figure 3-2.-Ranking-position form.
Extending sympathy in the case of death
assigned duties. The Casualty Assistance Calls
Program (CACP) Manual, NAVMILPERS COMINST
Helping survivors adjust to the new conditions
1770.1, explains the detailed responsibilities of the
these tragic occurrences have imposed on them
CACO and the procedures for operating the program.
The Navy provides this support through personal
Casualty Assistance Calls and Funeral Honors Support
visits by a uniformed Navy representative called a
(CAC/FHS) Program Coordination, OPNAVINST
Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO). Only an
1770.1, contains the command coordination
responsibilities.
officer with a minimum of 2 years of active duty or a
qualified senior enlisted member of paygrade E-7 or
above may serve as a CACO. Persons given the task of
SUMMARY
CACO normally assume this responsibility as their
As a senior or master chief petty officer in the Navy,
primary duty; it takes precedence over all of their other
you can “make or break” your division by how you exert
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