***2019***SECNAV MANUAL M-5216.5 Flashcards

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What is better than correspondence for working out details?

A

Conversations

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Legible “pen and ink” changes to a piece of correspondence?

A

No longer acceptable

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Via addressee will always fwd official correspondence with an endorsement. The endorsement may be as simple as the word _____ when no opinion is needed.

A

forwarded

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For intermediate commands to see certain routine correspondence without having to endorse it, use what phrase instead of Via?

A

Copy to

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For matters affecting the command use what kind of paper

A

plain bond

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Window-envelope letter format has no ______ line?

A

“From”

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What book contains standard responses that can save time?

A

Form and Guide Letters, an Information Resources Management Handbook

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Use what letters that require no personnel touch?

A

Form

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Pre-drafted standard letters that contain paragraphs that you may pick from to best fit the situation?

A

Guide letters

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Use double-spaced drafts only when?

A

changes are likely

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The Commander/CO/OIC must personally sign what docs?

A
    • Establish policy
    • Center on command’s mission or efficiency and are addressed to higher authority
    • Deal with certain aspects of military justice
    • Required by law or regulation
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Requires some type of action, requires a response or has long term reference value?

A

Incoming Correspondence Controls

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Date stamp all incoming controlled response, or has long-term reference value, WHEN?

A

The day it arrives

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Use what to track correspondence?

A

OPNAV 5211/7 (document control card)

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Correspondence should be answered within ____ working days?

A

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Answer correspondence from congress shall be answered within ___ working days?

16
Q

Send a blind copy of your final reply to?

A

Chief of Legislative Affairs

17
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Date format for congressional correspondence?

A

June 19, 2009

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There are how many methods to follow-up on late correspondence replies?

A

1) Fwd orig correspondence with “TRACER - [date]” in top right margin
2) Call/email

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Navy/Marine Corps personnel are generally included in?

A

Subject line of the standard letter and in the first paragraph of business letter.

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Q

Do not capitalize every letter of a member’s last name except where?

A

Subject and Signature lines

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Q

Navy vs USMC names/rank/branch

A

RADM Corey M. Nasfell, USN, XXX-XX-2264/1110
(designator after social)

MAJOR Corey M. Nasfell, XXX XX 2264/0430 USMC
(rank spelled out, no hyphens, MOS after social)

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Standard size paper for official letterhead stationary?

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When using letterhead stationary, the “From” line will always contain _____ and not _____?

A

Command name

Name of individual

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Letterhead stationary of the DON shall bear what size seal of the DoD?
one-inch in diameter
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"DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY" is located where?
Centered on the fourth line from the top of the page. Followed by centering activity's name, address, nine-digit zip on succeeding lines
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Try to keep letters short down to how many pages?
1
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An enclosure marking is located where?
lower right corner | Type "Enclosure" and its number in parentheses
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The page number is centered and ____ lines below the enclosure line
2
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How should enclosure pages be numbered?
Second and later pages | number different enclosures independently
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Retain how many official file copies of outgoing correspondence?
One
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Military time is expressed how?
0001 to 2400
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How many date formats are allowed in Navy correspondence?
Abbreviated format: 1 Feb 09 (senders symbol) Standard format: 5 April 2009 (only used in text of letter) Civilian format: May 5, 2009 (used in text and date)
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Abbreviations?
e.g. - for example i.e. - that is etc. - et cetera sonar - sound navigation and ranging radar - radio detecting and ranging
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When should a word never be hyphenated?
At the end of a page | never split the name of a ship
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Margin size?
1"
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Successive lines should not be hyphenated and no more than how many lines hyphenated?
3
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Typeface for text?
Courier New 12-point is preferred
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Why should black/blue-black ink be used?
Photocopiers pick up these colors well