Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

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ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT

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o J. tidilletown, R 1. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT Se CTal months beloic the ship was scheduled to get undei vay, the wheels had begun to turn, policies and plans were made. In the Admini- strative Department, headed by the Executive Officer, SIXTH Fleet Regs were read, preliminary reports were forwarded, and policies on leave and liberty were established. The formulation of policies and ])ro- cedures to be loUowed is primarily the job of the Executive Officer. To assist him in the establishment and implementation of policy is his . dministrative Assistant, who relieves the Executive Ollicer of man tiring details involved in the internal administration of this thirteen- hundred man organization. The handling of officer ' s Shore Patrol Orilers, leave, and all other requests from officers is the duty of the Ship ' s Secretary and the Cap- tain ' s Office yeomen. .VU incoming oUicial mail is delivered b} the Post Office directly to the Captain ' s Office for further routing and all outgoing official mail is dated and serialized here. Add to this the monthly publication of the Officer ' s Roster, Precedence List and Personal Data Sheet, the many details involved in receipting and transferring officers and you understand wh) ' the Captain ' s Office is a beehive of activity from Turn to till Knock off Ship ' s work. Shore Patrol, Beach Guard, Leave and Liberty in foreign ports for the enlisted men - - all of these problems fall to the Personnel Officer and his staff. Regardless of the location of the ship, emergency situations arise, expiration of active duty continues, new men report aboaril and service records nuist be checked regularly for accuracy - - these daily occurrences in the lite of the Administrative Department require some kind ol s]}ecial attention by the men in the Personnel Office.