The Shuttle Newsletter Edition December 8, 2011 Issue

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

“We are Legend”

USS ENTERPRISE, at sea – As the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) prepares for her final deployment, Sailors aboard the ship are preparing for the unique challenges they could face while away from home.

Enterprise embarked two Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officers from the Naval Legal Service Office (NLSO) Mid-Atlantic to provide legal services and help give members of the crew peace of mind while deployed.

“Sailors getting ready to go out to sea for any length of time need to prepare themselves and their families for the hardship of separation and the new responsibilities their families will face,” said Lt. David K. Loveless, USS Enterprise Legal Department.

Most Sailors are familiar with stories about shipmates who weren’t fully prepared to deploy. For example, a young Sailor recently married his high school sweetheart and moved her to Norfolk. When this Sailor deployed, he forgot to renew his vehicle registration and never created a power of attorney (POA) for his wife. She was without transportation until he returned. Needless to say, the homecoming was reportedly a bit chilly.

The responsibilities that can fall on the shoulders of family members left behind can range from dealing with rude and persistent creditors to dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

“Up until deployment, Sailors will receive briefs on divorce, powers of attorney, consumer issues and preparing a will,” said Loveless.

Loveless also said the services provided by Legal can save Sailors a lot of time, money and heartache.

“Similar legal services can take money out of your paycheck. Navy legal is a free benefit to all service members,” said Loveless. “Use it.”

Parents activating a Family Care Plan can also take advantage of Legal services. Getting an ‘in loco parentis’ (in place of a parent) agreement, allows your child’s caregiver to make medical and dental decisions, enroll your child in school, and even sign permission slips

for school fieldtrips.“Don’t wait until the last minute,” said

Loveless. “Help prevent stress by starting now, because once you leave port you’ll want to focus on your job at sea, not on the stresses at home.”

According to Loveless, something as simple as getting a car registration renewed while deployed can make life underway more stressful for a Sailor. One way to alleviate the stress of personal matters such as this is to grant a spouse or parent power of attorney.

“The person who is going to be paying your bills or caring for your child while you are underway needs to have a POA in order to take care of issues that may arise. This gives them the administrative authority to accomplish anything that might come up,” said Loveless. “If your spouse needs to register the car while you are out to sea and there isn’t a POA covering it, the car isn’t going to get registered.”

There are two different types of POAs, specific and general. A specific POA gives administrative authority to a person covering a specific topic or item. A general POA grants someone administrative authority covering virtually everything, even what you possibly don’t want covered. Be aware that many businesses will not accept a general POA.

“The thing with POAs is that no one has to

accept them,” said Loveless. “Make sure you call every single creditor and company, explain the situation and ask if they will accept a POA with a military notary before having Legal draft one for you. You have to be careful who you grant POA’s to,” said Loveless.

“Don’t grant just anyone your power of attorney. Someone untrustworthy can commit fraud using your name which could increase stress, land you in financial trouble, or even subject you to losses back home,” said Loveless.

Sailors should keep in mind that any and all legal matters are best taken care of prior to deployment because of limited resources available while out to sea.

“Our job is to keep Sailors as stress free as possible so they can focus on their mission,” said Enterprise Legalman 3rd Class Kendra L. Johnson. “They need to take complete advantage of us so someone doesn’t take advantage of them.”

Legal services can be found at compartment 01-245-4-Q and J-dial 7085. Walk-ins are accepted, but setting up an appointment is highly encouraged to cut down on wait time.

Photo and story by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Nicholas Scott

JAG officers help Enterprise Sailors get ready to deploy

LN2 Glencora R. Thompson works on a power of attorney.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2011Page 2 The Shuttle

The Shuttle is published and printed daily underway and bi-weekly in port by the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Media Depart-ment, FPO AE 09543-2810. This newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Please direct all story ideas, questions and comments to MC3 (SW) Jeffry Willadsen at willadsenj@cvn65.navy.mil

Public Affairs OfficerLt. Cmdr. Sarah T. Self-Kyler

Command Master ChiefABCM (AW/SW) Eric M. Young

Executive OfficerCapt. G. C. Huffman

Commanding OfficerCapt. William C. Hamilton, Jr.

EditorsMC3(SW) Jeffry A. Willadsen

MCSN Eric BrannMCSN Harry Gordon

Big E Happenings

The ShuttleUSS Enterprise (CVN 65)

ESWS Question of the DayQ: What is the psi of low pressure air?

A: 150

Uniform Question of the DayQ: How far up should you zip your parka?

A:Three quarters to fully zipped.

December:Dates You Need To Know

Dec 16 - Return to PortDec 16 - 1st Leave Period StartsDec. 27- 1st Leave Period EndsDec 27 - 2nd Leave Period StartsJan 6 - 2nd Leave Period Ends

LEGAL ASSistance

If you would like the Legal Assistance attorneys to come to quarters and deliver a “Legal Issues” pre-deployment brief to your Sailors, please call DISCO (x7085).What we found last year was these briefs caused Sailors to realize that they had issues they needed assistance with, and were able to then make individual appointments to see the attorneys while they were embarked.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) steams toward the sunset after a day at sea. Enterprise is underway conducting flight deck qualifications and seamanship training in preparation for her 22nd and final deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released)

During the December underway, we will have two attorneys from the Naval Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic to assist you in the following areas:-Wills-Family Law-Landlord/Tenant-Consumer Issues

For an appointment call J-7085

The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) has joined with U.S. Armed Forces, local government, the Port of Virginia, HRT, and VDOT to conduct a military transportation needs assessment to determine challenges facing local military personnel during their daily commutes in Hampton Roads.

The HRTPO is seeking the greatest participation of commuters traveling to/from all military installations in Hampton Roads in a transportation survey. Your input on this survey will assist the HRTPO to identify the transportation problems in our region, enabling decision-makers to direct resources to solving those problems.

If you have a few minutes, please provide your experiences to help HRTPO, it could help us all spend less time in traffic.

http://www.hrtpo.org/MilitaryCommuterSurvey.asp

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2011 Page 3The Shuttle

Around the WorldRunoff races to further shape makeup of Egyptian parliament

Cairo (CNN)-- Egypt’s complex elections continued Monday, with 104 candidates vying for 52 seats in a runoff for the lower house of parliament.

Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of the higher election committee, said he had received orders from the administrative court requesting the “cancellations of elections” in a number of polls, including those in Alexandria, Cairo and Assiut.

But the appeals court disagreed, “so it might be canceled or not,” he said. Instead of announcing the results, the committee has decided to count the ballots and “store them in a fridge,” announcing them only if they are deemed valid, he said.

Monday’s voting, which continues Tuesday, began a week after Egyptians cast ballots for the first time since last February’s toppling of long-time President Hosni Mubarak.

The last step in the multi-step process occurs in June with presidential elections, according to military leaders who have ruled the country since Mubarak’s fall.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who brokered the talks that led to that peace, has expressed an interest in leading a delegation to Egypt, possibly next month, said Deborah Hakes, a spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based Carter Center.

The relatively moderate Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party won 40% in the first round of voting for the lower house of parliament, according to Yousri Abdel Kareem, head of the executive office of the Higher Judicial Election Council. The second highest total, at 20%, went to members of the Al Noor Salafi Movement, a hard-line Muslim group.

By the CNN wire staff

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- More than 16,000 Sailors up for orders will have an opportunity to apply for their next duty as-signment during the Career Management System/Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID) active duty/full time support application phase Dec. 7-19.

An application phase opens each month allowing enlisted Sailors in their permanent change-of-station (PCS) orders negotiation window to review and research jobs adver-tised in CMS/ID and consider available career and training options.

“Every Sailor has an important role in selecting their assignment,” said Senior Chief Navy Counselor (SW) Kelly Strickland, Navy Personnel Command force career counselor. “Sailors need to understand that the jobs they are choosing on CMS/ID could very well affect their promotion later down the road.”

CMS/ID provides Sailors an oppor-tunity to have a say in selecting their next assignment.

Proven sustained superior performance in difficult and challenging joint and in-service assignments is traditionally a selection factor in enlisted selection boards, according to Strickland.

Sailors may apply for up to five jobs each application phase, either directly using CMS/ID or through a command career counselor (CCC). Sailors interested in billets advertised

as special programs job should work with their CCC to ensure all prerequisites and requirements are met.

“Proactive Sailors know their projected rotation date (PRD) and their negotiating window,” said Strickland. The PRD is used to determine when Sailors can negotiate for PCS orders and can also determine when Sailors must submit Perform to Serve (PTS) applications. Sailors may typically negotiate for PCS orders beginning nine months prior to their PRD.

Being proactive includes, ensuring PTS status, Exceptional Family Member (EFM) status, security clearance, citizenship, and numbers of dependents are current. Sailors in pay grades E-4 to E-6 with 14 years or less of service may need an approved PTS quota to negotiate for orders if they do not have enough time remaining on their enlistment contract to complete a minimum activity tour or cannot obtain the required obligated service with an extension.

“Proactive Sailors will monitor CMS/ID and ensure they are applying for jobs within the first three months of their orders negotiation window so they do not put them-selves in the needs of the Navy window,” said Strickland. “Sailors should not limit themselves by location but choose career-enhancing jobs that reflect diversity within their career.”

Sailors can use the Detailing Count-

down Guide to assist in the steps for career management. This user aid is located in the Sailor Career Toolbox on the Navy Person-nel Command (NPC) website. Other related user aids are located on the NPC website and NKO portal.

Some features in CMS/ID to assist Sailors include color-coded job categories and CAC login.

CMS/ID has six phases each month; a requisition load phase where available billets are uploaded into the system; a requisition scrub phase where Navy officials validate uploaded billets; an application phase where Sailors in their orders-negotiation window can review and apply for advertised assign-ments; a command comments phase where commands may review, rank and comment on applications to advertised billets at their command; a detailer selection phase where detailers match applicants to jobs; and a system maintenance phase.

Sailors may log into CMS/ID anytime after the detailer selection phase to see if they have been selected for orders.

For more information talk with your command career counselor, visit www.npc.navy.mil and click on the Career Manage-ment System link, contact the NPC Customer Service Center at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC or submit e-mails to cscmailbox@navy.mil.

Sailor Involvement Key In Negotiating OrdersBy the Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs

Sailors of the DayAviation Boatswain’s Mate Equipment Airman

Tolero, Alain-Lienne C.- San Mateo, California

ABEAN Tolero, a Waist Catapult Crewman/JBD Operator, joined the Navy two years ago to “serve my country, to see the world, and to give my family a better future.” To Tolero, the most rewarding aspect of his job is to safely launch aircraft. It allows the United States Navy to become a better global force for good. Tolero’s goal is to become a Limited Duty Officer and someday raise a family.

ADAN Taylor, a 3MDC Maintenance Person, joined the Navy two years and eight months ago to be close to two friends who joined. To Taylor, the most rewarding aspect of his job is serving his country with honor and knowing that he is a part of America’s freedom. Taylor’s goals are to obtain a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and to advance to third class petty officer.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2011Page 4 The Shuttle

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41. Dashed 42. Outdo 44. Water barrier 45. Vibrate 46. Aromatic seeds 47. Burrowing mammals 48. Smelting waste 50. Not a single one 51. Camp beds 52. Mortgage 53. Cocoyam 54. Rip 55. Feudal worker

December 8, 2011 Movie ScheduleChannel and Show Air Times

Channel 6: Quarantine 0900/1900A Christmas Carol 1040/2040X-Files: I Want to Believe 1400/2220Lions for Lambs 1700/0300Skyline 1540/0140Kite Runner, The 1720/0320

Channel 7:Anchorman 0900/1900Ace Ventura: Nature Calls 1040/2040Toy Story 1220/2220Old School 1400/0000Semi-Pro 1540/0140Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1720/0320

Channel 8: LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring 0900/1900

LOTR: The Two Towers 1220/2200

LOTR: Return of the King 1530/0130

Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman

Taylor, Daniel F.- Mt. Sterling, Kentucky