. The Casualty Assistance Calls Program (CACP)
that aids Navy and Marine Corps families in the event
of death, serious injury, or capture of a Navy or a Marine
Corps member in the line of duty. The Navy and Marine
Corps will detail a casualty assistance calls officer
(CACO) to notify personally the next of kin. The
CACO will assist the spouse or primary family member
of a deceased service member in any way possible,
including transportation, child care, and funeral
arrangements, and submitting claims for survivor’s
benefits. The program is administered by the Casualty
Assistance Branch of the Bureau of Naval Personnel and
is governed by the Navy Casualty Assistance Calls
Program, NMPCINST 1770.1, and the Casualty
Assistance Calls and Funeral Honors Support Program
Coordination, OPNAVINST 1770.1. Chaplain
involvement in the CACP is described in the Religious
Ministries in the Navy, OPNAVINST 1730.1. The
Marine Corps casualty assistance program is
administered by the Casualty Section, Personal Affairs
Branch, Human Resource Division, Headquarters
United States Marine Corps, and is governed by the
Marine Corps Casualty Procedures Manual, MCO
3040.4.
l The class easy message of getting important
personal messages to deployed or overseas members.
This is a telegram method of rapid communication
families can use to send important messages—not just
emergency messages—to a Navy or Marine Corps
and Marine Corps members through Western Union at
favorable rates. A spouse or parent who needs to send
an important message may contact a deployed member
by sending a telegram to the deployed member’s name
and rank or rate, name and hull number of the deployed
member’s ship or unit, c/o Naval Communications
Station, Washington, DC. me communications station
will send the telegram to the ship. The cost of the
telegram will be the regular Western Union rate from the
place of origin to Washington, DC.
Remember, emergency communications intended
for all deployed military service members are channeled
through the nearest chapter of the ARC. For this reason,
you must encourage service members to let their family
members know about this service and to have the service
member’s name and rank or rate, social security number,
name and hull number of the member’s ship or unit, as
well as any other pertinent information ready to expedhe
the ARC’s handling and delivery of the message.
Single Members, Families, and Children
In both the Navy and the Marine Corps, single
members and single parents, their families and children,
will have many different special needs. Some of the
programs and services that can help single parents and
their families are listed in figure 2-5.
Alcohol and Drug Dependency
member. Either a regular telegram of 15 words or a
Alcohol and drug dependency is a serious problem
night letter of 50 words maybe sent to deployed Navy
for many people. Chaplains are called upon to provide
CHILD CARE CENTER SERVICES
Most child care centers evolve from local needs. Each center usually has its own structure and program
based upon the nature of the community it serves, its source of funding, the building it inhabits, and the
qualifications of its staff.
The Recreation Services Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel is responsible for the overall policy
and guidance of Navy child care centers. Presently, many Navy and Marine Corps installations provide
some child care facilities; however, these facilities may not be large enough to provide for all the child
care needs of the military community. Various types of child care facilities can usually be found in the
local community that may be used in addition to an on-base child care facility.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS
Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) is the only United States school system that has
schools located around the world.
Figure 2-5.—Programs available to single servie members, single parents, families, and children.
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