used for ground transportation, such as cars, trucks, and
buses, also use petroleum. That gives you an idea of how
much the Navy depends on petroleum—without it, the
Navy couldn’t move. Navy bases also use petroleum
fuel for heating and running electric plants.
We get most of our petroleum in the form of crude
oil from the Middle East countries. We cannot rely on
oil from that area forever because political unrest exists
there. Besides, only so much oil exists in the earth.
Therefore, we must conserve as much of our petroleum
resources as possible.
The Navy’s policy on energy conservation is that it
will make all possible efforts to improve the way it uses
energy resources. The Navy will not compromise
readiness, effectiveness, or safety in its energy
conservation efforts. One of the Navy’s energy
conservation goals is to ensure it provides the fleet with
enough fuel to sustain peacetime and combat
operations. Another objective is to reduce energy costs
and dependency on unreliable energy sources while
conserving petroleum.
You can help to conserve our energy resources by
reporting wasteful practices to your supervisor or
leading petty officer (LPO).
REVIEW 2 QUESTION
Q1. What is the Navy’s policy on energy
conservation?
NAVY SPONSOR PROGRAM
Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you
will be able to—
Recognize the purpose of and identify the
responsibilities of the Navy Sponsor Program.
The Chief of Naval Operations set up the Navy
Sponsor Program to ease the relocation of naval
personnel and their families when transferred on
permanent change of station (PCS) orders. This
program has helped thousands of Navy families. Navy
policy regarding assignment of sponsors is as follows:
Assignment of a sponsor is mandatory in the case
of PCS orders to or from any activity.
In all other cases, individuals should request
assignment of a sponsor through the use of the
sponsor request form, NAVPERS 1330/2,
entitled Navy Sponsor Notification.
NOTE
If you are being transferred on
PCS orders, desire a sponsor, and have
not heard from your new command, you
can request assignment of a sponsor
using the sponsor request form,
NAVPERS 1330/2.
School commands have developed home port
and/or country information packages or packets
to all personnel being transferred on PCS orders,
especially first-term members.
If you are assigned as a sponsor for a fellow naval
member who is scheduled to transfer to your
location, fully accept the responsibility of
sponsorship. You can help make the difference
between a good move and a bad one for the
person being transferred as well as for that
person’s family. Using the following checklist
(table 1-1) may help you be a better sponsor.
OVERSEAS DUTY SUPPORT
PROGRAM
Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you
will be able to—
Identify the Overseas Duty Support Program to
include sources of information available for
single Sailors and Navy families.
The Overseas Duty Support Program (ODSP)
provides information and support to help personnel who
are guests in foreign lands. Whether you find yourself in
a foreign country as a result of a PCS or a deployment,
the ODSP will provide you with information about the
country you are visiting.
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