Figure 2-3.—Naval message format

ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 111230Z APR 98 ZYB FM MESSAGE ORIGINATOR PLUS OFFICE CODES IF APPLICABLE// TO ACTION ADDRESSEES AND OFFICE CODES UNLIMITED NUMBER// INFO COMMANDS THAT HAVE A NEED TO KNOW BUT REQUIRE NO ACTION// UNCLAS //N02319// MSGID/GENADMIN/ORIGINATOR’S PLA// SUBJ/MESSAGE FORMATS AND PROCEDURES// REF/A/DOC/NCTC WASHINGTON DC/JUL97/-// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV WASHINGTON DC//APR96/-// AMPN/REF A IS NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES USERS MANUAL NTP 3 (J) AND OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FORMATTING AND TRANSMITTING NAVAL MESSAGES. REF B IS OPNAVINST 5510.1, INFORMATION AND PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM MANUAL. RMKS/1. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES ARE MESSAGES THAT PERTAIN TO ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MATERIALS OF A NATURE OR URGENCY THAT WARRANT ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES INCLUDE MESSAGES THAT REFER TO OPERATIONS AND READINESS AND INFORMATION THAT IS TIME CRITICAL. 2. THE HIGHEST PRECEDENCE THAT IS NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES IS ROUTINE. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE ARE MESSAGES REPORTING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THESE MESSAGES SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN IMMEDIATE PRECEDENCE. MESSAGE PRECEDENCE DETERMINES THE SPEED WITH WHICH EACH MESSAGE SHOULD BE DELIVERED AND INDICATES THE RELATIVE ORDER OR PROCESSING AND DELIVERY TO THE RECIPIENT(S).// BT Figure 2-3.—Naval message format. indicates the time zone suffix ZULU for Greenwich Precedence. Message precedence identifies the Mean Time. The month (JAN) and year of origin (98) priority that a message will be processed and its speed make up the remainder of the DTG. Naval messages of delivery to recipients. The four categories of may be filed by DTG. message precedence in ascending order of urgency are 2-15