Arlington (AGMR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hi 4 f 4? ' 1- Officers ' Call ■ The Chain of Command in operation ; at 0745 uacli (la hotli in port and at sea, the C ajitain hrirls the E i ' cnti e Officer who in tnrn briefs tile Department Heads f )r e entn il ihssemination ol daiK inshnetions to all hands.

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Department Heads ■ The Head of Department is the representati e of the Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to his de- partment. His responsibilities are myriad, and just a few of these include ; supervising and formulating a depart- ment training program ; maintaining established standards of performance and conduct within his department ; submitting budgetar requirements for the maintenance and operation of his depart||neHi(. A Head of Department reports to the Commanding Officer for operational readiness of his department and to the Executive Officer for all administrative matters. (Seated, frcim tliu left): LCDR H. A. X ' erplaetse ; LT H. A. Parness, MC ; CDR R. |. Atkinson ; CDR F. B. Ricket.son ; LCDR P. H. ' illiams. (Staiicliii.j;. from tlic k-ftl : LCDR T. H. Gainer; LCDR T. A. Howell ; LT IL R. McLachlan, DC ; LCDR G. A. Lainpert. 23

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{ ; ■) The Administrators ■ The Administrative Department is essentially the Executive Officer ' s staff. The officers and men of the department, including the Executive assistants and X Division personnel, aid the Executive Officer in expediting the vast mass of paperwork involved in administering an organization the size of Arlington. Under the guidance of the Executive Officer and ship ' s Clerk, this formidable amount of administrative matter is handled efficiently and accurately. The various offices of the Administrati e Department perform services for every man on the ship in a multitude of wavs. Their motto would ha e to be ser ice with a smile, as seen in the following pages. Executive Officer Commander Robert |. Atkinson 25