UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 021545Z MAR 20 MID510001022713U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 056/20 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/MAR// SUBJ/USS CONSTITUTION CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) HERITAGE TRAINING// POC/OPNAV COORDINATOR/ERICA WRIGHT/CPO/COORD/703-695-7068/ ERICA.D.WRIGHT(AT)NAVY.MIL// OPNAV COORDINATOR/ELIZABETH STAFFORD/CPO/COORD/703-695-4948/ ELIZABETH.STAFFORD(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the 2020 USS CONSTITUTION CPO Heritage Week Training. USS CONSTITUTION, located in Boston, Massachusetts, will host Fiscal Year 2021 CPO Selectees on 17-21 August (Week 1) and 24-28 August (Week 2) 2020. 2. CPO Selectees will work aboard "Old Ironsides" where they will be immersed in more than 200 years of naval heritage while learning about the art of sailing, construction of the ship, handling of 19thcentury guns, and manning her gigs. The training will culminate in bringing the USS CONSTITUTION alive and getting underway. 3. USS CONSTITUTION will host 120 CPO Selectees and 30 Mentor Chiefs each week. Individual commands, CPO and CMCs, do not contact the USS CONSTITUTION or OPNAV Coordinators, all nominations will be provided via your respective Fleet or Force Master Chief. Coordinators for the Fleet or Force Master Chiefs will provide all nominations to the OPNAV Coordinators listed in this message, with the following subject line "MENTOR NOMINATION (WEEK #)- USS CONSTITUTION HERITAGE WEEK" or "SELECTEE NOMINATION (WEEK #) - USS CONSTITUTION HERITAGE WEEK". Mentor nominations are due by close of business (COB) 21 May 2020. 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 coordinators and the coordinators for the respective Fleet or Force Master Chiefs; individual command CMCs and CPOs, do not contact the USS CONSTITUTION or OPNAV Coordinators for nominations or available billets. 4. Attendee costs for this OPNAV-authorized, mission essential training event are to be authorized from attendee unit training funds. Unit Commanding Officers shall determine whether CPO/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 Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//