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MEMBERSHIP
" Any United States citizen who has served or is serving as an officer or enlisted member of the Navy, Marine Corps, the Coast Guard and any other federal military maritime service of the United States or its allies and their descendants over 18 years of age, who are US citizens, shall be eligible for Regular membership..."
" Spouses of present and deceased regular members, and those, other than United States citizens, who have served or are serving honorably as commissioned officers in an allied seagoing service, shall be eligible for Associate membership. Also, the Naval Order may confer either associate or honorary membership upon individuals who are not otherwise eligible for regular or associate membership, if they have distinguished themselves in the interest of naval service."
Membership in the Naval Order is by invitation. Interested parties may make application through any companion.
For information on the New York Commandery, contact:
Mr. Bruce A. Cauley
(212) 885-1650
bcauley@dkmcorp.com
For additional information regarding Membership in the Naval Order, contact the Vice Commander General - Membership is Donald W. Schuld.
He may be reached at:
Donald W. Schuld
3 Mildred Terrace
Flanders, NJ 07836-9249
dschuld@juno.com
(W) 973-927-0242
(H) 973-584-9634
The Naval Order may also be contacted at: NavalOrder@cox.net or call 703-323-0929.
"History has proven too often and too recently that the nation which relaxes its defenses invites attack." -- Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz.
ORGANIZATION
Responsibility for the operation and administration of the affairs of the Naval Order is vested nationally in the General Commandery. It conducts an Annual Congress, which all companions are encouraged to attend and which is the final authority in all matters affecting the Order. It also publishes a newsletter for all companions.
Local commanderies are established at various locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, DC Additional commanderies will be formed in other states as membership warrants.
Each commandery holds an annual meeting of its affiliated membership and is encouraged to sponsor a local Pearl Harbor Day observance. Other business and social meetings/functions are held as prescribed by local by-laws and tradition, and may include formal functions such as a " dining out" or a Navy Birthday dinner/ball. Several commanderies hold monthly or quarterly luncheons.
RECOGNITION - AWARDS
In furtherance of its mission, the Naval Order presents annual awards.
-To the three US Naval Academy midshipmen scoring the highest in competitive examinations on national and international political science issues,
-To the outstanding graduate of the Chief of Naval Air Training Command Flight Officer program,
-To outstanding midshipmen and cadets at the US Merchant Marine Academy, at New York and California State Maritime Academies, and at Naval ROTC programs at various universities,
-To the author of a published book of particular merit, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for naval literature,
-To the Outstanding Junior Officer Instructor at the US Coast Guard Academy, and
-The Distinguished Sea Service Award to one eminently outstanding Sea Services officer of pay grade 0-7 or above shortly after retirement.
OBSERVANCES
Mindful of the historic lesson of the need for eternal vigilance, and in gratitude for gallant service, the Naval Order sponsors the following annual observances through its local commanderies (others being added):
* Pearl Harbor Day * Victory at Manila Bay and tribute to Admiral Dewey * Victory at Midway * USS Maine Day * USS Houston Day * Admiral Farragut Day
HISTORICAL THRUST
Naval records and artifacts can be found today in many repositories including the National Archives, Federal Records Center, Library of Congress, and the Naval Historical Center, all in Washington, DC in the service academies and graduate schools and in many state historical and maritime museum collections. The Naval Order has elected to place its own records, including all original copes of Applications for Membership with their detailed narrative of eligibility, in the custody of the US Naval Institute at Annapolis, Maryland.
MEMORIALS
To give visual reminders of the events and the people who made them happen, the Naval Order sponsors the following national memorials through its local commanderies:
-The Great White Fleet bronze relief tablet at the Navy Memorial, Washington, DC
-USS Houston Memorial monument, Houston, Texas
-The Admiral Farragut informational tablet at Farragut Square, Washington, DC
-National Liberty Ship Memorial, SS Jeremiah O'Brien historic plaque, San Francisco Bay, California
