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Gone are the days when fostering the image of naval aircrews hitting the club after a day's flight is acceptable. Today, prevention of alcohol abuse and the deglamorization of drinking is the Navy standard. The Right Spirit Campaign is leading this movement.

Formed in 1996 by the Secretary of the Navy, the Right Spirit Campaign relies on intervention, education and personal responsibility. By targeting everyone from seaman to admiral, the program is a Navy-wide mission to reduce the impacts of alcohol on readiness. Its goal is to change the Navy's culture and attitude toward drinking. The program is not prohibition. It only requires that members who choose to drink, do so in a responsible manner. Also, the Right Spirit Campaign emphasizes that it's okay not to drink, and requires leaders to support members who make that choice.

The campaign's goals are being met yearly. Alcohol abuse incidents dropped from 6,815 in 1996 to less than 4,200 in 2000. Driving While Intoxicated offenses were down 50 percent from October 1999 through September 2000. Prevention works!

For more information, go to http://navdweb.spawar.navy.mil.

Navy personnel can now update their performance summary records and officer data cards online at the Navy Personnel Command's Center for Career Development website. This new feature provides service members instant access to their records via the internet, and enables them to request changes or updates online. It accelerates the records verification process and greatly reduces the need for hard copy mail-outs of the service record. The new online feature will also eliminate hundreds of telephone calls, emails and questions from the fleet about contents of the record.