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SUMMARY As you advance in rate to chief petty officer, your responsibility to your subordinates and to your country increases. By the time you have attained the rate of petty officer first class or chief petty officer, the Navy realizes you have matured and can accept more responsibility. That is apparent when your division officer or depart- ment head shares schedule changes or other sensitive information with you so that you can adjust your divisional work schedule. This chapter is only an introduction to the security requirements you are responsible for enforcing. You will find specific security require- ments in the Department of the Navy Information and Personnel Security Program Regulation, OPNAVINST 5510.1H. You, the experienced first class or the seasoned chief, will teach your junior personnel the details of the security program. Therefore, you need to know the Navy’s basic security requirements and be aware of those actions considered as security violations. Your life and the lives of your ship- mates may depend on information that could fall into the hands of a hostile country. Report any counterintelligence matters to a Naval Investigative Service office. You will be responsible for marking proper security classifications on classified cor- respondence. Many of these markings are also used in the marking of classified publications. You need to understand the different personnel clearances and the required investigations for each. Remember that the necessity for access to classified information rests not with the person needing it, but with the person holding the material. You must consider the best interests of both the nation and the Navy in making intelligent decisions regarding access to classified material. Remember, that stranger who is inquisitive about your work during a friendly conversation could be an enemy agent. Be careful to avoid discussions from which anyone could gather information that could risk our national security. A conversation of this type could be your last if you unknowingly divulge classified information to an enemy agent. REFERENCES ADP Security Manual, OPNAVINST 5239.1A, Office of the, Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., 1982. Department of the Navy Information and Person- nel Security Program Regulation, OPNAV- INST 5510.1H, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., 1984. Standard Organization and Regulations of the Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32B, Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C., 1986. U.S. Navy Regulations, 1990, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1990. 9-45