UNCLASSIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 082103Z MAR 17 ZYB FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 059/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/MAR// SUBJ/USS CONSTITUTION CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HERITAGE TRAINING// POC/CHARLES COLLINS/CMDCM/703-614-2262/ CHARLES.A.COLLINS1(AT)NAVY.MIL// OPNAV COORDINATOR/MARIA DAVIDDELACRUZ/CPO/COORD/703-693-7067/ MARIA.DAVIDDELACRUZ(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the 2017 USS CONSTITUTION Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Heritage Training. USS CONSTITUTION, located in Boston, Massachusetts, will host Fiscal Year 2018 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Selectees from 21-25 August and 28 August - 1 September 2017. 2. CPO Selectees will work aboard "Old Ironsides" for five days and four nights, where they will be immersed in more than 200 years of naval heritage while learning about the art of sailing, construction of the ship while she is docked, handling 19th century guns, and man her gigs. The training will culminate in a gig race in Boston Harbor commemorating the July 1812 chase of the ship by a British squadron. 3. USS CONSTITUTION will host 70 CPO Selectees and 13 Mentor Chiefs each week. Request Fleet and Force Master Chiefs provide nominations to the Chief of Naval Operations Coordinator listed in this message, with the following subject line, "USS CONSTITUTION HERITAGE WEEK NOMINATION". Mentor nominations are due by close of business 26 May 2017. Reserve CPO Selectee and Active CPO Selectee nominations are due one week following the release of the respective selection board results. All quotas and staffing are coordinated through the OPNAV coordinator; do not contact USS CONSTITUTION directly for quotas or billet confirmation, use the same subject line for all nominations. 4. Attendee costs for this OPNAV-authorized, mission essential training event are to be borne from attendee unit training funds. Unit Commanding Officers shall determine whether CPO's/CPO Selectees assigned to their unit should attend, taking into account the availability of unit training funds. 5. Logistical information such as travel recommendations and uniform requirements will be emailed to all participants once their attendance has been confirmed. 6. Released by Vice Admiral J. G. Foggo, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//