E-2 Annotation Summary of Personal and Professional Conduct

Highlight [page 18]: People in the Navy and in the civilian community share a common problem
—excessive body fat. It usually results from sitting all day at a desk job, eating too much, and
getting too little exercise. Excessive body fat spoils our health, longevity, stamina, and military
appearance. Maintaining good health and physical readiness helps to keep us combat ready,
make us personally effective, and give us high morale.

The Navy’s Health and Physical Readiness Program promotes active health and fitness at the
command level. The program includes semiannual testing of all personnel to make sure they
meet to certain standards. It provides educational programs that help personnel who don’t meet
the Navy’s fitness or body fat standards. It also helps personnel who want to change long-
established bad health habits to improve their fitness.

Highlight [page 23]: Our Navy is the most professional, highly trained, and capable force in the
world and our Sailors function in a highly complex, technological environment requiring 100
percent of their mental and physical abilities. Alcohol and drug abuse and the incidents it causes
impair our readiness and reduce the quality of life of our Navy team…

Highlight [page 23]: Personal responsibility means no drinking and driving, no drinking to the
extent that it impairs judgment (resulting in irresponsible behavior or incidents), no public
drunkenness, and absolute compliance with the local laws for purchase, possession, and use of
alcoholic beverages.

Highlight [page 23]: We have a personal responsibility not to abuse alcohol. We also have a
responsibility to our shipmates. Shipmates take care of shipmates. All of us must be aware of the
warning signs of alcohol abuse and must take positive steps to ensure shipmates stay on the right
course. Don’t let a shipmate drive after drinking. Shipmates who are drunk need to be watched
and not left alone.

Highlight [page 23]: Drug use is incompatible with the Navy’s high standards of performance,
military discipline, and readiness. The Navy has a “zero tolerance” policy, which means using
illegal drugs or abusing prescription drugs will result in being discharged from the Navy.

Highlight [page 27]: DEFINITION OF HAZING

Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby a military member or members, regardless of service
or rank, without proper authority causes another military member or members, regardless of
service or rank, to suffer or be exposed to any activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating,
oppressive, demeaning, or harmful. Soliciting or coercing another to perpetrate any such activity
is also considered hazing. Hazing need not involve physical contact among or between military
members; it can be verbal or psychological in nature. Actual or implied consent to acts of hazing
does not eliminate the culpability of the perpetrator.

Highlight [page 28]: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DoN) POLICY ON HAZING

The DoN’s policy on hazing is as follows:

• Hazing is prohibited and will not be tolerated.

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• No service member in the DoN may engage in hazing or agree to be hazed.

• No commander or supervisor may, by act, word, deed, or omission condone (agree to) or
ignore hazing if they know or reasonably should have known, that hazing may or did occur.

It is the responsibility of every Sailor and Marine to make sure that hazing does not occur. Every
service member is responsible to make the appropriate authorities aware of hazing violations.

Highlight [page 265]: upon yourself, the Navy, and the United States. It should be a matter of
personal pride to present the best possible appearance in your manner of dress and grooming.

Highlight [page 270]: The uniform of the day is that uniform prescribed by proper authority to
be worn on occasions such as work, liberty, and inspections. The prescribed uniform of the day
is published in the Plan of the Day or the Plan of the Week.

Highlight [page 274]: SEABAGS

The CO requires clothing of all nonrated personnel to be inspected at regular intervals to make
sure that each person has the required seabag items (table 10-3 and table 10-4). Also, before a
nonrated person is transferred to another ship or station, another seabag inspection is made.
Petty officers clothing may be inspected on an individual basis, as appropriate. All personnel are
required to have at least the following items and quantities in their seabag:

Highlight [page 294]: GROOMING STANDARDS FOR MEN

Highlight [page 294]: Hair will be neat and clean and present a groomed appearance. Hair above
the ears and around the neck will be tapered from the lower hairline upward at least 3/4 inch
and outward to greater than 3/4 inch to blend with the hairstyle. Hair on the back of the neck
may not touch the collar. Hair will be no longer than 4 inches and groomed so that it does not
touch the ears or collar, extend below the eyebrows when headgear is removed, or interfere with
proper wearing of the headgear. The primary consideration remains a neatly groomed
appearance for the hairstyle and the type of hair that the individual has…

Highlight [page 294]: GROOMING STANDARDS FOR WOMEN

Hairstyles will be neat and present a groomed appearance. They will not be outrageously
multicolored or faddish, to include shaved portions of scalp or designs cut or braided into the
hair. Haircuts and styles will present a balanced appearance. Lopsided and extremely
asymmetrical (not balanced) styles aren’t authorized.

Highlight [page 294]: Hairstyles

Appropriateness of the hairstyle is judged by its appearance when headgear is worn. All headgear
must fit snugly and comfortably around the largest part of the head without distortion or
excessive gaps.

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Highlight [page 295]: Hair Length

When in uniform, the hair may touch, but not fall below a horizontal line level with the lower
edge of the back of the collar.

Highlight [page 295]: Fingernails

Fingernails must not exceed 1/4 inch measured from the tip of the finger. Nail polish must be a
soft shade, complementary to the skin tone.

Highlight [page 295]: Cosmetics

Cosmetics should be conservative in color and applied sparingly. No eccentricities or faddishness

of dress, jewelry, or grooming is permitted.

Highlight [page 389]: First aid is the emergency care you give to sick or injured persons until
medical care is available. In addition to knowing what to do for a victim, it’s just as important to
know what not to do.

Highlight [page 389]: In administering first aid, you have three primary tasks:

1. Maintain breathing

2. Stop bleeding/maintain circulation

3. Prevent or treat for shock

Highlight [page 389]: 1. Keep the victim lying down; head level with the body, until you have
found out what kind of injury has occurred and how serious it is. However, if the victim shows
one of the following difficulties, follow the rule given for that specific problem:

a. Vomiting or bleeding about the mouth and semiconsciousness: If the victim is in danger of
sucking in blood, vomited matter, or water, place the victim on his or her side or back with the
head turned to one side and lower than the feet.

Highlight [page 390]: b. Shortness of breath: If the victim has a chest injury or breathing
difficulties, place the victim in a sitting or semisitting position.

c. Shock: If the victim is in shock, place the victim on his or her back with the head slightly
lower than the feet. (Shock is explained later in this chapter.)

Highlight [page 390]: 2. Move the victim no more than is absolutely necessary.

Highlight [page 390]: 3. Keep the victim reassured and as comfortable as possible.

Highlight [page 390]: 4. Don’t touch open wounds or burns with fingers or other objects except
when sterile compresses or bandages aren’t available and it’s absolutely necessary to stop severe
bleeding.

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Highlight [page 390]: 5. Don’t try to give an unconscious person any solid or liquid substance by
mouth.

Highlight [page 390]: 6. If a bone is broken or you suspect that one is broken, don’t move the
victim until you have immobilized the injured part.

Highlight [page 390]: 7. When transporting an injured person, always see that the litter is carried
feet forward no matter what the injuries are.

Highlight [page 390]: 8. Keep the injured person comfortably warm—warm enough to maintain
normal body temperature.