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SUBJ/ADMIRAL ZUMWALT AWARD FOR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP//

RMKS/1. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION.

2. THIS JOINT COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANT MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE AWARD CRITERIA, NOMINATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE FOR THE ANNUAL ADMIRAL ZUMWALT AWARD SPONSORED BY THE SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION.  THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED IN JANUARY 2007 AT THE SNA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON DC AND WILL HONOR THAT OFFICER AND SENIOR ENLISTED PERSON WHO MOST CLEARLY EXEMPLIFIES THE EXTRAORDINARY QUALITIES, VISION AND INCISIVENESS OF THE TWENTIETH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.

3. TWO RECIPIENTS WILL BE CHOSEN, ONE FROM PAY GRADE E3-E6 AND ONE FROM PAY GRADE E7-O4. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTIVE DUTY NAVY MEMBER IN EACH GROUP WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES THE IDEALS OF ADMIRAL ZUMWALT AND DEMONSTRATES DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, UNSELFISH DEDICATION TO DUTY, VISIONARY ZEAL AND EXEMPLARY CARE FOR PERSONNEL UNDER HIS OR HER DIRECTION.  THE AWARD WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A PANEL OF ACTIVE DUTY OR RETIRED INDIVIDUALS SELECTED BY THE SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NOMINALLY ONE FLAG OFFICER, TWO SENIOR OFFICERS (O5-O6), TWO JUNIOR OFFICERS (O3-O4), TWO SENIOR ENLISTED (E6-E9) AND A MEMBER FROM THE SPONSOR'S STAFF.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE IN WRITING OR BY E-MAIL TO THE SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION NO LATER THANNOV 1, 2006.

4. TO BE CONSIDERED, POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS MUST BE NOMINATED IN WRITING BY AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER WHO MAY BE EQUAL OR JUNIOR TO THEM IN RANK/RATE AND ENDORSED BY THEIR COMMAND.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD OUTLINE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND STRESS VISIONARY QUALITIES. IN PARTICULAR, HOW AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTED BOTH TOWARD THE INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF HIS OR HER ORGANIZATION AND THE WELFARE OF ITS PEOPLE, SHOULD BE DELINEATED.

5. THE INTENT OF THE AWARD IS TO EMPOWER JUNIOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO HELP RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE IMPROVED THE READINESS OF THE NAVY AND THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO MAN IT, AND WHO HAVE THE VISIONARY TALENT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE NAVY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

6. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AWARD OR WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE SNA STAFF BY TELEPHONE AT 1-800-NAVY-SNA OR BY EMAIL AT NAVYSNA(AT)AOL.COM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER SNA AWARDS, ALONG WITH A NOMINATION FORM FOR THE ADMIRAL ZUMWALT AWARD, CAN BE FOUND ON SNA'S WEB PAGE AT WWW.NAVYSNA.ORG.//

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