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COMMAND PROBATION/UNIT DISESTABLISHMENT
1910 - General
1910.1 Commanding officers of units failing to maintain minimum satisfactory enrollment and/or acceptable administrative/training standards may be placed on Command Probation. This status will continue until the deficiencies noted have been corrected or, if not corrected within a reasonable period of time, his or her appointment to command is revoked.
1910.2 Reasons for placing a commanding officer on Command Probation include, but are not limited to:
b. Financial irregularities, and
c. Failure of unit to undergo required annual inspection/evaluation.
1911 - Authority
1911.1 Only the Executive Director, acting for the National Chairman, may place a unit commanding officer on Command Probation.
1911.2 Sponsoring council presidents/NSCC Committee Chairmen, Regional Directors, and Field Representatives may recommend Command Probation when considered warranted. Recommendations must be in writing with full justification therefor.
1912 - Procedures
1912.1 Unit commanding officers placed on Command Probation will be informed of the reason(s) for such action, required corrective actions, and time frame in which corrective action must be completed, if appropriate.
1912.2 The Appointment to Command of unit commanding officers who fail to correct specified discrepancies within a reasonable period of time will be revoked.
1912.3 A unit commanding officer on Command Probation whose appointment to command is revoked is not eligible for further command or for promotion.
Section 2: Unit Disestablishment
1920 - General
1920.1 Council Presidents, Regional Directors, and NSCC Field Representatives may recommend that a unit be disestablished for good and sufficient reason. The recommendation will be made in writing with full justification therefor. An on-site visit by the Regional Director and/or Field Representative with appropriate officials is expected to determine that no possibility exists for continuation of the unit.
1921 - Authority
1921.1 Only the Executive Director, acting with the consent of the National Chairman, may direct disestablishment of a unit.
1921.2 A council, or other sponsoring organization, may withdraw sponsorship, but does not have the authority to disestablish a unit. Councils withdrawing sponsorship must notify the Executive Director of such action by letter.
1922 - Procedures
1922.1 When it has been determined that disestablishment of a unit is in the best interest of the Corps, the Executive Director will revoke the unit's Warrant, if commissioned, and remove the unit from NSCC rolls, keeping all concerned notified of the action taken.
1922.2 The President of the sponsoring council, or other sponsoring organization, will be requested to:
b. Work with the cognizant NSCC Regional Director/Field Representative to transfer cadets and adult leaders to other NSCC units if possible, and
c. Work with the cognizant NSCC Regional Director/Field Representative to ensure that unit material/property is made available to other units, or to dispose of the material/property as directed by the Executive Director.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Section 1: Policy and Approval Authority
2010 - Policy
2010.1 Public relations is an "All Hands" evolution. Each member of the Corps is charged with the responsibility of working to build a favorable image of the Corps and of the Navy and Coast Guard in the minds of the public at-large and of American youth in particular.
2010.2 The Chairman, NSCC Public Relations Committee, is responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations program within the NSCC, the Navy, the Navy League, and other entities, to obtain maximum program awareness and to ensure that all publicity generated supports established policy of the NSCC, the Navy League, and the Navy.
2010.3 Public relations projects must be in good taste and project a favorable image of the NSCC. Questions about the propriety of proposed projects will be referred to the Chairman for decision.
2011 - Approval Authority
2011.1 The Chairman, NSCC Public Relations Committee, acting for the National Chairman, is the approving authority for all national public relations programs.
Section 2: Public Affairs at the National Level
2020 - External Public Affairs
2020.1 The external public affairs program is directed toward promoting awareness of NSCC/NLCC on the part of both civilians and the military, and to ensure that all publicity generated is in consonance with established policy of NSCC, NLUS, and the Navy and Coast Guard. Accordingly, National Headquarters will:
b. Produce promotional videos and brochures as feasible.
c. Ensure fullest utilization of Sea Power and Arlington Report, and Navy/Coast Guard publications as a means of raising awareness of the NSCC/NLCC programs.
d. Work with active duty and reserve Public Affairs offices of the Navy and Coast Guard to assess what literature and media material are available and how these materials can be used to the benefit of the Cadet Corps programs.
e. Arrange for CHINFO, through its field offices, and Naval Reserve Public Affairs Offices to provide Regional Directors with assistance, guidance and direction in public affairs efforts.
f. Identify volunteers who will assist in public affairs efforts (in a non-pay status) at all levels (unit, regional and national).
g. Place emphasis on Naval Sea Cadet Corps Month and the NSCC birthday (10 September) to encourage supporting Navy/Coast Guard commands and NLUS councils to highlight the Cadet Corps programs, as well as to use the occasions to recognize individual accomplishments and fund raising purposes. This will serve to raise Navy/NLUS and community awareness of, and increase support for, the Cadet Corps programs.
2021 - Internal Public Affairs
2021.1 Keeping members of NSCC/NLCC informed is essential to attainment of program goals. Accordingly, National Headquarters will:
Section 3: Public Relations at the Unit Level
2030 - General
2030.1 An aggressive public relations program at the unit level is essential; consequently, unit Commanding Officers, NSCC Committee Chairmen, and NSCC Regional Directors/Field Representatives must use their initiative and good judgment in developing local public relations projects. Lists of promotional materials available for this purpose will be published by the Executive Director.
2030.2 Copies of public relations articles and photographs (prints) appearing in local media should be forwarded to National Headquarters for use in national publications.
AWARDS PROGRAM
2110.1 The awards program is motivational in nature, and was established to recognize achievement on the part of units and of individuals in working toward the educational goals of the NSCC program. The awards consist of: Major Individual Awards, Major Unit Awards, and Ribbon Awards. Detailed instructions for the administration of the awards program, as well as a description of each award, are contained in the NSCC Awards Manual.
2110.2 The NSCC National Board of Directors determine the type of, and criteria for, awards/trophies/ribbons which may be awarded to units and individuals.
2110.3 The NSCC Awards Committee, appointed by the National Chairman, selects the units/individuals to be honored through this program.
Section 2: Major Individual Awards
2120 - Chairman's Medal
2120.1 Recognizes sustained distinguished service/support on the part of individuals meeting such criteria as may be established by the National Chairman.
2121 - Willis E. Reed Award
2121.1 Recognizes the Naval Sea Cadet who has excelled in all phases of NSCC training, and whose achievements mark him/her as the Cadet of the Year.
2122 - Nicholas Brango Award
2122.1 A Navy League award which annually recognizes the Naval Sea Cadet Corps officer who has excelled in all phases of NSCC/NLCC training, and whose outstanding qualities of leadership have made a significant contribution toward attainment of Navy League goals in the education and training of American youth.
2123 - Command Badge
2123.1 Recognizes those NSCC officers who successfully serve as commanding officer of a NSCC/NLCC unit.
2130 - John J. Bergen Trophy
2130.1 Awarded annually to the outstanding NSCC unit in the nation. Honors the late John J. Bergen a founder of NSCC and a past National President of the Navy League.
2131 - George S. Halas Trophy
2131.1 Awarded annually to the outstanding combined NSCC/NLCC program in the nation. Honors the late George S. Halas, a founder of NSCC.
2132 - Morgan L. Fitch, Jr. Trophy
2132.1 Awarded annually to the outstanding NLCC unit in the nations. Honors Morgan L. Fitch, Jr., a past National President of the Navy League and a founder of NSCC.
2133 - Navy League of Canada Challenge Trophy
2133.1 Honors the NSCC unit making the most improvement during the training year and, in so doing, ranks among the top ten NSCC units in the nation.
2134 - Anthony H. Murray, Sr. Seaman Award
2134.1 Awarded annually to the NSCC unit effecting the most cadet advancements to Seaman (E-3) during the training year. Honors the father of past NSCC National Chairman, Anthony H. Murray, Jr.
2135 - Navy Recruiting Command Award
2135.1 Recognizes those NSCC units who achieve excellence in cadet recruiting and retention during the training year.
Section 4: Ribbon Awards 2140 - General
2140.1 The ribbon award program was established to recognize meritorious performance, provide incentive for greater effort, and to enhance morale. Only those officers, midshipmen, uniformed instructors and cadets who are currently enrolled in either a NSCC or NLCC unit, or who are assigned to a regional staff are eligible to receive ribbon awards. A list of ribbon awards and criteria for the award of each is contained in Chapter FOUR, NSCC Awards Manual.
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