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CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR UPCOMING ASSIGNMENT TO SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN, TASK FORCE 74, AND TASK FORCE 54!
LET ME BE THE FIRST TO EXTEND A PERSONAL WELCOME TO THE STAFF
AND TO JAPAN. YOU WILL BE JOINING A DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL NAVY MEN
AND WOMEN, AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT WHILE YOU WILL FIND THIS
TOUR UNIQUELY CHALLENGING IT WILL ALSO PROVE TO BE A MOST
REWARDING EXPERIENCE. JAPAN AND IN PARTICULAR YOKOSUKA, WILL LIKELY BE ONE OF THE
MOST MEMORABLE DUTY STATIONS OF YOUR CAREER. YOU WILL
HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE A WAY OF LIFE VERY DIFFERENT
FROM OUR OWN. APPROACHING
THIS EXPERIENCE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT
WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL AS YOU LEARN ABOUT AND APPRECIATE ONE OF
THE WORLD'S
MOST INTERESTING CULTURES. ALL OF US AT SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN
LOOK
FORWARD TO HELPING YOU GET SETTLED IN THIS FASCINATING
COUNTRY. TO ASSIST YOU, YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AS A SPONSOR. HE/SHE IS
YOUR LIAISON WITH THIS COMMAND AND WILL HELP MAKE YOUR ARRIVAL
AND ORIENTATION GO
AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. COMMUNICATION
WITH YOUR SPONSOR IS KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER, SO FEEL FREE TO WRITE OR CALL HIM ANYTIME IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. PLEASE WORK WITH YOUR LOCAL PERSONNEL OFFICE TO ENSURE YOUR
OVERSEAS AND FLAG DUTY SCREENINGS ARE COMPLETED FOR YOU
AND ANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WILL BE ACCOMPANYING YOU IN
JAPAN. PLEASE ENSURE THESE SCREENINGS ARE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY
FASHION AND
CORRECTLY REPORTED VIA RECORD MESSAGE TRAFFIC. IN PREPARING FOR YOUR TRANSFER, SINCE CONDITIONS ARE ALWAYS
CHANGING,
COMMUNICATE FREQUENTLY WITH YOUR SPONSOR AND USE THE
INFORMATION
PROVIDED IN THE WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE THAT HAS BEEN MAILED TO
YOU.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU VISIT A FLEET AND FAMILY
SERVICE CENTER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE YOKOSUKA AREA
FROM THE SITES PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL
UPDATED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE COMMANDER,
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA WEB SITE AT WWW.CFAY.NAVY.MIL
AND OUR COMMAND WEB SITE AT WWW.CTF74.NAVY.MIL
UNDER THE NEWLY REPORTING PERSONNEL LINK, WITH THIS
INFORMATION
AND YOUR SPONSOR'S ASSISTANCE, I TRUST YOUR TRANSFER WILL BE
SMOOTH. YOUR
INDOCTRINATION AND CHECK-IN WILL INCLUDE A FOUR-DAY AREA ORIENTATION BRIEF AND INTER-CULTURAL RELATIONS SEMINAR. THE
TRAINING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE SECOND FULL WEEK AFTER YOU
ARRIVE. WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR PCS TRAVEL ITINERARY, PLEASE
NOTIFY YOUR SPONSOR AND THE SPONSOR COORDINATOR SO THAT YOUR
SEAT FOR THIS INVALUABLE SEMINAR CAN BE CONFIRMED.
I
WISH YOU A PLEASANT AND SAFE JOURNEY, AND LOOK FORWARD
TO PERSONALLY WELCOMING YOU ABOARD.
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