leadership. When serving as a division officer, refer to
the Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S.
Navy OPNAVINST3120.32B, as a guide.
You must understand division organization and its
basic principles. Each division should have a division
organization manual that describes the organizational
structure of the division, the duties and authority of key
billets, and organizational policies and procedures.
Senior and master chiefs are the mainstay of a unit’s
organization. Your duties include the organization,
administration, and operation of your division. Aside
from mission accomplishment, training and counseling
your people are two other important duties of a division
chief.
Recognizing the initiative and exemplary
performance of subordinates is as important to the
stability and morale of your division as correcting
unacceptable behavior. To be effective, both should be
addressed without delay.
REFERENCES
Command Advancement Program (CAP),
BUPERSINST 1430.17C, Bureau of Naval
Personnel, Washington, D.C., 1988.
Military Cash Awards Program (MILCAP), Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.,
1988.
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual,
SECNAVINST 1650.1E, Office of the Secretary of
the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1985.
Navy Military Personnel ManuaL (MILPERSMAN),
NAVPERS 15560A, Naval Military Personnel
Command, Washington, D.C., 1987.
Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S.
Navy (SORN), OPNAVINST 3120.32B, Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.,
1986.
United States Navy Regulations, 1990, Office of the
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1990.
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