ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
ROUTINE
R 111230Z APR 98 ZYB
FM MESSAGE ORIGINATOR PLUS OFFICE CODES IF APPLICABLE//
TO ACTION ADDRESSEES AND OFFICE CODES UNLIMITED NUMBER//
INFO COMMANDS THAT HAVE A NEED TO KNOW BUT REQUIRE NO ACTION//
UNCLAS //N02319//
MSGID/GENADMIN/ORIGINATOR’S PLA//
SUBJ/MESSAGE FORMATS AND PROCEDURES//
REF/A/DOC/NCTC WASHINGTON DC/JUL97/-//
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV WASHINGTON DC//APR96/-//
AMPN/REF A IS NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES USERS MANUAL NTP 3
(J) AND OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FORMATTING AND TRANSMITTING NAVAL
MESSAGES. REF B IS OPNAVINST 5510.1, INFORMATION AND PERSONNEL SECURITY
PROGRAM MANUAL.
RMKS/1. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES ARE MESSAGES THAT PERTAIN TO
ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MATERIALS OF A NATURE OR URGENCY THAT WARRANT
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES INCLUDE MESSAGES
THAT REFER TO OPERATIONS AND READINESS AND INFORMATION THAT IS TIME
CRITICAL.
2. THE HIGHEST PRECEDENCE THAT IS NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGES IS ROUTINE. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE ARE MESSAGES REPORTING
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THESE MESSAGES SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN IMMEDIATE
PRECEDENCE. MESSAGE PRECEDENCE DETERMINES THE SPEED WITH WHICH EACH
MESSAGE SHOULD BE DELIVERED AND INDICATES THE RELATIVE ORDER OR
PROCESSING AND DELIVERY TO THE RECIPIENT(S).//
BT
Figure 2-3.—Naval message format.
indicates the time zone suffix ZULU for Greenwich
Precedence. Message precedence identifies the
Mean Time. The month (JAN) and year of origin (98)
priority that a message will be processed and its speed
make up the remainder of the DTG. Naval messages
of delivery to recipients. The four categories of
may be filed by DTG.
message precedence in ascending order of urgency are
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