FILING DIRECTIVES
WEEKLY ATTENDANCE
STATISTICS REPORT
After directives have been received and routed,
they should be filed according to consecutive SSIC
numbers and series indicators. Change trans-
mittals are incorporated into the directives to
which they pertain. Instructions, notices, local
directives, Marine Corps orders and bulletins are
all filed separately. Another rule for filing direc-
tives is that they are filed in order of seniority of
the issuing authority; for example, SECNAV,
OPNAV, CINCLANTFLT, and so forth.
REPORTS
As significant events occur, and/or on a
periodic basis, commands throughout the Depart-
ment of the Navy must make reports to higher
levels of command. Reports made to seniors are
a primary avenue by which command and
control are administered.
The command chaplain must submit reports
that convey information about the Command
Religious Program. The RPC or RP1 will be
responsible for assisting the command chaplain
in the submission of various reports.
One effective way to ensure that reports
are submitted in a timely manner is to establish
a tickler file of reports due. This file documents
the date the report is due to be submitted,
the proper form(s) to be used, the person
responsible for signing the report, the person or
activity to which the report is to be addressed, the
person(s) who are to receive a copy, and so forth.
The RPC or RP1 should check this file daily to
ensure that all reports are submitted for signature
far enough in advance to allow for corrections.
The following is an example of a typical reports-
due file.
REPORTS-DUE FILE
MUSTER REPORT
TO: DIVISION OFFICER
DUE DATE: 0800 DAILY
FORM USED: MUSTER REPORT - LANTFLT 1080/1
SIGNATURE: DIVISION OFFICER (DUTY ADMIN
ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS)
ADDRESS: PERSONNEL OFFICE
TO: CHAPLAIN
DUE DATE: FIRST WORKING DAY OF EACH
WEEK
FORM USED: GENERAL RECORD
SIGNATURE: RPC BYRD
ADDRESS: COMMAND CHAPLAIN
QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AND NET WORTH
TO: COMMANDING OFFICER
DUE DATE: 31 DEC, 31 MAR, 30 JUN, 30 SEP
EACH YEAR
FORM USED: LOCALLY PREPARED FORM
SIGNATURE: RELIGIOUS OFFERINGS FUND AD-
MINISTRATOR (ORIGINAL COPY)
ADDRESS: COMMANDING OFFICER (ORIGINAL
COPY)
COPY TO: CRP FILES/COMMAND CHAPLAIN/
RELIGIOUS OFFERINGS FUND ADMIN-
ISTRATOR/RELIGIOUS OFFERINGS
FUND SUB-ACCOUNT CUSTODIANS/
CHAPEL BULLETIN BOARD
As with all correspondence prepared for
signature, the RPC or RP1 should proofread
all reports before submitting them for signa-
ture. The tickler file may not be suitable for
every situation, but leading RPs should de-
vise some method of calling attention to reports
due.
COMMAND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
(CRP) PUBLICATIONS
Ships and stations throughout the Department
of the Navy usually have a centralized ad-
ministrative office where command directives and
general publications are stored. The office of the
chaplain is usually detached from such ad-
ministrative offices, but publications are usually
available to RPs for use in the office of the
chaplain.
Information concerning CRP publications is
provided in RP 3 & 2, module 3, Administration,
NAVEDTRA 287-03-45-83. It should be noted
that a copy of each command publication need
not be kept in the office of the chaplain. However,
RP staff members should have at least a general
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