Active Duty Members in the USCF

All Navy 2009 Chess Team

December 29th, 2008

For all you avid chess players out there currently serving our great nation in the worlds most powerful Navy and are members of the United States Chess Federation, here is your chance to shine! Applications are being excepted for the 2009 All Navy Chess team (read the NAVADMIN below).

I must admit, I knew we had an all Navy wrestling, golf, basketball and even triathlon but had no idea chess was included. Anyway, dust off those rooks and pawns and get your application completed!

Go Navy!

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NAVADMIN 373/08
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SUBJ/APPLICATION FOR ALL NAVY 2009 CHESS TEAM//
POC/LORRAINE SEIDEL/CIV/CNIC N9/WASHINGTON DC/TEL: COM 202-433-4575/
/TEL DSN: 288-4575/FAX: 202-433-0936/EMAIL: LORRAINE.SEIDEL@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1. THE INTER-SERVICE CHESS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD 3-9 MAY 2009 AT
FORT BENNING ARMY GARRISON IN COLUMBUS, GA. THE ALL-NAVY TEAM WILL BE
COMPRISED OF SIX TEAM MEMBERS AND WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE
APPLICATIONS.
2. THE NATO MILITARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD IN
HAMMELBURG, GERMANY FROM 14-20 JUNE 2009. THE U.S. TEAM WILL CONSIST OF
SIX PLAYERS DETERMINED BY PLACEMENT AT THE INTER-SERVICE CHESS
TOURNAMENT.
3. ACTIVE DUTY NAVY PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN BEING SELECTED MUST SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE UNITED STATES CHESS
FEDERATION (USCF) MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, STATE OF
REGISTRATION, USCF RATING, DATE OF RATING, AND RECORD OF SIGNIFICANT
CHESS ACTIVITY DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS (PROVIDE DATE, PLACE, EVENT
AND STANDING). APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MORALE, WELFARE
AND RECREATION (MWR) WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.MWR.NAVY.MIL, OR BY
CONTACTING COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC) FLEET AND
FAMILY READINESS, RECREATION BRANCH (N923), MILLINGTON DETACHMENT AT
COMM: (901) 874-6838 OR DSN: 882.
4. PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN COMMAND ENDORSEMENT STATING THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND ALL EVENTS. ALL APPLICATIONS
MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL OR FAX TO: CNIC, (N923) 716 SICARD STREET SE,
SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC, 20374-5140, FAX COMM:
(202) 433-0936 OR DSN: 288 NO LATER THAN 13 MARCH 2009.
5. INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR THE 2009 NAVY CHESS TEAM WILL BE NOTIFIED
VIA PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL NO LATER THAN 30 MARCH 2009. THE SELECTION
WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE MWR WEBSITE. ALL PERSONNEL SELECTED WILL BE
ISSUED NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY ORDERS. ALL
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE COORDINATED BY CNIC (N923).
6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. C. HARVEY, JR., DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF//
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