SECNAVINST 1730.8B CH-1
ASN (M&RA)/N097
28 March 2012
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 1730.8B CHANGE TRANSMITTAL 1
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
Encl: (1) Revised Page 3
(2) Revised Page 4
(3) Revised Page 8
1. Purpose. To transmit new pages 3, 4, and 8 of the basic
instruction replacing obsolete language relative to dietary
accommodation and clarifying the factors commanders consider
when making determination to grant a request for religious
accommodation thereby ensuring that commanders do not treat
requests for religious accommodation as personal requests for
general accommodation but afford such requests the proper
consideration due their religious nature.
2. Action. Remove pages 3, 4, and 8 of the basic instruction
and replace with enclosures (1), (2), and (3), respectively, of
this change transmittal.
JUAN M. GARCIA III
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Distribution:
Electronic only, via Department of the Navy Issuances Web site:
http://doni.daps.dla.mil/
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