From: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2013/NAV13016.txt
NAVADMIN 016/13 (CORRECTED COPY)
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/SUBMISSION OF NAVY AWARDS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/22AUG06//
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES PROCEDURAL CHANGES FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL
AWARDS FOR ENTRY INTO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AT NAVY
PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC). THE NAVY DEPARTMENT AWARDS WEB SERVICES (NDAWS) TOOL
IS THE AUTHORITATIVE DATA SOURCE FOR PERSONAL AWARDS (NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL AND HIGHER). ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED AS NDAWS COORDINATORS
HOLD RESPONSIBILITY FOR UPDATING SAILORS' PERSONAL AWARDS WITHIN NDAWS AND
FORWARDING THE CITATION TO NPC FOR INCLUSION INTO THE SAILOR'S OMPF.
2. PER REF A, ALL DELEGATED AWARDING AUTHORITIES ARE TO FORWARD COPIES OF THE
COMPLETED OPNAV FORM 1650/3 AND SIGNED AWARD CITATIONS OR CERTIFICATES TO
THEIR APPROPRIATE NDAWS COORDINATOR FOR ENTRY INTO NDAWS. THE NDAWS
COORDINATOR SHALL SUBMIT THE CITATIONS/CERTIFICATES TO PERS-313 FOR ENTRY INTO
THE MEMBER'S OMPF WITH RETURN ADDRESS REFLECTING COMPLETE COMMAND MAILING
ADDRESS. UPDATES TO THE OMPF WILL ONLY OCCUR AFTER VERIFICATION THAT THE
AWARD HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE NDAWS DATABASE. A LIST OF NDAWS COORDINATORS
IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVY AWARDS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://AWARDS.NAVY.MIL. AWARDS
RECEIVED THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN NDAWS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER FOR
APPROPRIATE ACTION.
3. AWARD CITATIONS RECEIVED BY NPC FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN NDAWS AUTHORITIES
WILL BE ENTERED INTO A SAILORS' OMPF IF THE AWARD IS ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN
NDAWS, INCLUDING PERSONAL AWARDS (NA AND HIGHER) THAT ARE RECEIVED BY NPC AS
PART OF A SELECTION BOARD PACKAGE. SAILORS MAILING AWARD
CERTIFICATES/CITATIONS MUST CHECK NDAWS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. IF THE AWARD DOES
NOT REFLECT IN NDAWS, IT WILL NOT BE PLACED INTO THE OMPF. SAILORS WHO
REQUIRE AWARD ENTRIES INTO NDAWS WILL NEED TO CONTACT THEIR CURRENT COMMAND'S
NDAWS COORDINATOR. THE NDAWS COORDINATOR WILL REQUIRE THE ORIGINAL OR A COPY
OF THE AWARD CITATION/CERTIFICATE (COPY OF ORDERS FROM SISTER SERVICE/JOINT
APPROVAL AUTHORITIES, IF AVAILABLE, SHOULD ACCOMPANY CITATION/CERTIFICATE) FOR
AUTHENTICATING THE AWARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A.
4. POINT OF CONTACT:
A. NPC POINT OF CONTACT IS THE NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT
CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL OR 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672).
B. FOR INFORMATION ON AWARDS POLICY AND NDAWS, REFER TO REFERENCE A AND
THE U.S. NAVY AWARDS WEBSITE AT HTTPS://AWARDS.NAVY.MIL.
5. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//
