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Web Sites & Publications
Navy NewsStand

The Source for Navy News - serves as the official U.S. Navy internal news web site. Filled with articles, video clips & photo gallery. Includes capability to create your own region/unit web page.

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NAVADMIN Messages

Direct link to the Bureau of Naval Personnel page listing all NAVADMINs since 1996. Administrative messages directed at personnel policies & issues.  Searchable.

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BUPERS Instructions

Site provides the capability to access the latest versions of Bureau of Naval Personnel instructions, notices, publications & MILPERSMAN articles after they become official.

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ALNAV messages
Direct link to the Bureau of Naval Personnel page listing all ALNAV messages since 1998.
These messages are of interest to all Navy personnel concerning advancement, award and
program change announcements

Department of Defense Directives
The mission of the Directives Section is to administer and operate the DoD Directives
System.  Established to provide a single, uniform system of DoD issuances and directive-
type memorandums used to convey DoD policies, responsibilities, and procedures.

OPNAV & SECNAV instructions
Digital collection of unclassified directives and forms used by the Secretary of the Navy
and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. All of the OPNAV & SECNAV documents
in this collection are located in numerical order via a series of index tables. The documents
are in (.pdf) format.

Naval Military Personnel Manual
Also known as the MILPERSMAN.  Updated in August 2002 as NAVEDTRA 15560D, it is issued
for direction and guidance, and contains policies, rules and practices for administration of
military personnel in the Navy.

Enlisted Distribution and Verification Report Users Manual
This is the official EDVR Users Manual for interpreting and validating the Enlisted Distribution
and Verification Report for each command and respective Unit Identification Code (UIC).  
This is a monthly report of each command's enlisted manning account of all individuals
assigned, including prospective gains.

Navy Enlisted Occupational Standards & Classifications
The Navy Enlisted Occupational Classification System (NEOCS) consists of (1) the enlisted
rating structure and (2) its supplement, the NEC structure.  Special qualifications further
complement both the enlisted rating structure and NEC structure.  These special
qualifications identify and define requirements for specialized mission areas which cross
broad occupational fields (e.g., submarine qualifications).

Total Force Manpower Management System (TFMMS)
This is the current document, assigned to the Navy Manpower Analysis Center, that will be
used to formulate the Navy's strategy into the new Human Resource (HR) enviroment.
TFMMS, updated July 2003, is the main document for the Navy's various Manpower Programs.

Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education (NPC)
The MPTE section of the Naval Personnel Command has a vision tp create a Navy manpower,
personnel, training and education system that targets and attracts the right talent, then
trains, develops, equips and motivates these men and women throughout a career of Navy
service.  Check out the leadership toolkit they provide as this site link.

Naval Historical Center
Naval Historical Center Mission: To enhance the Navy's effectiveness by preserving,
analyzing and interpreting its hard-earned experience and history for the Navy and the
American people. The site is searchable for historical content.

The United States Navy Official Web Site
This is the World Wide Web site for official information about the United States Navy. It is
provided as a public service by the Navy's Office of Information, Washington, D.C.. The
purpose of this Web site is to provide information and news about the United States Navy
to the Navy community, the citizens of the United States, and the media.