CH 9 ENDORSEMENTS

Question 1

When a letter is transmitted via your activity, us an endorsement to forward comments, recommendations, or information.

Answer 1

Endorsements is mostly used to transmit correspondence through the chain of command.

Question 2

You may also use endorsements to redirect a letter.

Answer 2

Do not use an endorsement to reply to a routine letter.

Question 3

Start the endorsement line at the left margin on the second line below the date line.

Answer 3

If correspondence is classified, start the endorsement line on the second line below the classification line.

Question 4

Indicate the numbers of endorsements by using ordinal numbers such as FIRST, SECOND, THIRD.

Answer 4

Following the number, type “ENDORSEMENT on” and identify the basic letter using the same style as a reference line.

Question 5

When the heading exceeds one line, start the succeeding line with the word “on:. Ex:
FIRST ENDORSEMENT on USS SCRANTON
(SSN756) ltr

Answer 5

If there is only one via addressee remaining do not number it.

Question 6

Identify only reference that you add.

Answer 6

Significant endorsements included “forwarded, recommending, disapproved.”

Question 7

Routine endorsements include “forwarded, forwarded for consideration,” and recommending approval.

Answer 7

If a copy to addressee will be receiving the basic letter and previous endorsement for the first time from you, to the right of each of these addressees type the word “complete” in parenthesis .