UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 082130Z MAR 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 060/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/MAR// SUBJ/USS CONSTITUTION CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) HERITAGE TRAINING// POC/CHARLES COLLINS/CMDCM/(703) 614-2262/ CHARLES.A.COLLINS1(AT)NAVY.MIL// OPNAV COORDINATOR/DEIDRA BELL/CPO/COORD/(703) 695-6588/ DEIDRA.BELL(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the 2018 USS CONSTITUTION CPO Heritage Training. USS CONSTITUTION, located in Boston, Massachusetts, will host Fiscal Year 2019 CPO Selectees from 19-24 August and 26-31 August 2018. 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 120 CPO Selectees and 23 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 (COB) 31 May 2018; 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 K. M. Donegan, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//