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You've worked hard for your career as a Sailor. Not everyone is eligible for Navy service, and even fewer are capable of enduring the physical and emotional challenges of being a Sailor. From boot camp to advancement exams, job training and deployments, you have met these challenges with hard work, sacrifice, and dedication.
Making responsible drinking choices is an extension of that dedication. Just one bad decision while drinking alcohol can jeopardize everything you've earned. Sailors involved in alcohol incidents face serious consequences, including:
Irresponsible drinking not only threatens your health and career, it threatens the Navy's ability to be mission-ready. However, there are a few simple steps that you can take to be smart if you chose to drink alcohol:
Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking which results in harm to one's health, relationships or ability to work.1 Warning signs that you may be drinking too much include:
Being an advocate for responsible drinking is a duty of every Sailor in the fleet. Together we have reduced the number of alcohol related incidents and DUIs by almost half over the last five years.2 By drinking responsibly, you can continue to help bring these numbers down and keep your shipmates safe and mission-ready.
The Navy’s flagship responsible drinking campaign, "Keep What You've Earned," actively engages all levels of Navy personnel as advocates for responsible drinking.
As a trusted peer, you have an opportunity to take a more proactive role in helping your shipmates and friends make responsible decisions. One way that you can promote responsible drinking among your shipmates is by sharing messages and tips via your social media channels. Download the Keep What You've Earned social media messaging for suggested posts, or visit the campaign's Flickr account to share images and graphics directly to your command's social media pages. You can also share why you choose to drink responsibly by using #DrinkResponsibly or #KWYE. In addition, review the alcohol-related messages in the Weekly Leadership Messaging for use at briefings and other appropriate forums.
The safety and well-being of our Sailors is the Navy's top priority. We must all work together to create and maintain a responsible drinking environment, remind our shipmates of their accomplishments and encourage positive decisions regarding alcohol. For more information on how you can support the Navy's efforts to encourage responsible drinking, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/21st_Century_Sailor/nadap/campaign_events/drinkresponsibly/Pages/default.aspx.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alcohol and Public Health. Frequently Asked Questions. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm. Updated 18 October 2016.
2. Navy Personnel Command. Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention.
Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview
Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance
Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024
Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.
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