DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
NAVY
OFFICE OF
THE
CHIEF
OF
NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAW PENTAGON
WASHINGTON.
D.C.
20350-2000
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1710.9
OPNAVINST
1710.9
N135
14
Jul
08
From: Chief
of
Naval Operations
Sub]: ADMINISTRATION OF THE MORALE, WELFARE,
AND
RECREATION
AFLOAT
RECREATION PROGRAM
#ef:
(a
:b)
(
Z
,
id)
!el
cf,
iy)
(h)
(ii
DoD Instruction 1015.10 of
31
Oct 07
DoD 7000.14-R, VOI.
13
of Au~
94
DoD Instruction 1015.15 of 31 Oct 07
DoD Directive 4105.67 of
2
May 01
DoD Instruction 4105.71 of
26
Feb 01
OPNAVINST
4060.4C
SECNAVINST 5760.14
SECNAVINST
5870.4
SECNAVINST 1700.12A
Encl:
(11
Definitions
1.
Purpose. To implement policy and assign responsibility
under references
(a) through (i) for administration of the
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
(MWR) Afloat Recreation Program.
2.
Policy and Scope. This instruction supplements existing
Department
of
Defense (DoD) policy contained in reference (a).
It is Navy policy to provide Navy personnel and their family
members with MWR programs which effectively contribute to their
Quality
of
Life
(QOL).
The afloat recreation program
zontributes to mission readiness and improves productivity
through
activities
promoting fitness, esprit
de
corps,
and
individual stress relief. The policy
and guidance prescribed
in
this instruction are applicable to all ships that maintain a
ship recreation fund. All active duty and reserve personnel
stationed
or
embarked on board Navy ships are entitled to
participate fully in the afloat recreation program.
a.
References
(b)
and (c) provide guidance for the
tlnancial management of MWR programs.
b.
References (dl and
(el
provide guidance for Non-
Appropriated Fund (NAF) procurement.
