NAVY AWARD TO ADAK
FOR SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT
Corner Secretary;of the’Navy,tThomas
.. S.^Gates, Jr., Recently awarded the Sec*
■ retary of the iNlavy award for Achievement
in accident prevention to Adak Naval
Station for the calendar year 1958.
In earning the award, Adak completed
pntire year of 1958 with an accident
' frequency rate of less than 2.5* a-sev
erity rate of less than 250, and a motor
vehicle accident rate below the Navy-wide
average. ■ ' '*
... . ..Ip,a letter praising the safety po
^rani, Gates, who was recently appointed
..deputy Secretary of Defense, said;
I tfcke pleasure in awarding the-Naval
f Station, ..adak, the Secretary -of the
Navy Award for achievement in acci
r\. dent prevention for the Calendar year
1953. ; ' V ■
i- In earning this award your command
achieved an accident frequency*-'rate.
:..of lpss than 2.5, a severity rate of'
less than *250, and a motor vehicle
accident rate which is below the Navy
. * wide average.. This is indeed a note
v; worthy achievement- in the field of
safety. •••■■. ■ • , •
• jj*® I extend my congratulations to you
.•and to all' personnel on this splendid
r- achievement., I hope :for-your contin-.
ued success’in!your safety program*::.
.Signed: Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
(Chaplain’s corner eon*!) ’ ' .
..-Anyone who thinks he 'can wait for an. e-v
mergehcy* to. show ' his ‘Stuff- is just kid**
ding hifrself .* ? The laan' who is -failing in
his normal routine' can hardly be counted
on in a pinch.
: a, .,The key to real performance, the re
searchers tell vis? is motivation. Are we
.’Imoving1,’, our selves’ in the ‘right direct
ion? We can' best! answer this‘question by
examining . ourselves on these points-.- Do
we h.,ve definite goals?'Are they realis
tic? are we taking the steps needed to
reach them? A military service filled
with men who have the correct answers^&©.
thej^e questions is the best insurance
our nation ’ can hive 'that the1 -freedom:
preserved by those we salute on Manorial
Day will never be surrendered.
Dateb for t he August sefvicevd.de ex
aminations' for advancement in rating to
pay grades E-4* through v S-;6 • and E-8/E
9 were announced last week by the Chief
of-^aval ^efsonnel,* * •
Examinations fof-senior and Master
chief ’ petty"offiber will be given.Aug,
4; Pay grade E^'4 exams will be ’given
August 6,' E-5 'oh'-5August 11 and E-6.'. on
Aug.'k 13, the announcement stated... ;
(ine selection Doara lo maxe vi.inai
selections of candidates for senior and
m'a'steh chief 5 will convene- about.-: Sept.22
.the announcement pointed out that an
enlisted evaluation report must be at
[ tache.d tW the examination-' returns: for
each candidate for the E-8/E>*9 grades.
BUPERSNOTE 1418 of 'May 1>-1959;gives
j a list of rates for which examination
j. booklets are available. - :
fRANKE BECOMES NEW 5ECNAV
WASHINGTON.,;Thomas S. Gates,; Jr., re
| tiring Secretary of the Navy, : has been
I nominated' by President-Eisenhower to
j succeed the late Donald A.- Quarles as
’Deputy Secretary of Defense,
i William B. Franks, present Under Sec
! becomes. Secretary of the Navy on June 1
' " r' (NAVNEWS)