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The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing, 3rd Editio (Blue & Gold Professional Library) Paperback – June 15, 2011

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Written by a naval officer who taught English at two service academies, this is the third edition of the premier guide to professional writing for the naval services. The book is widely used by officers, enlisted men and women and civilians in both the Navy and Marine Corps. Shenk provides sound, practical advice on all common naval writing assignments. This third edition adds a new chapter on writing emails and updates the whole book to take account of the way naval writing is done in today's computer age.
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Robert Shenk, a widely published professor of English at the University of New Orleans, is a retired captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He lives in Mandeville, LA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Institute Press; 3rd edition (June 15, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591148227
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591148227
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.02 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 0.89 x 10.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best writing aid for militarily and civilian
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This is hands down one of the best books on proffesional writing I've ever read. The wide variety of topics it covers for proffesional writing, anyone can take something away from reading this book.
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William P. Payne
5.0 out of 5 stars The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2007
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This is an excellent, must have resource for every Navy and Marine Corps officer. It details how to communicate in accurate and professional ways. It leaves no type of written communication to chance. It shows how to write memos, directives, fitreps, instructions, messages and journal articles effectively and correctly. It includes style guides. Especially, this is a very helpful resource when composing evals and fitreps. Junior personnel deserve well informed raters who communicate persuasively and accurately. I highly recommend this book and strongly encourage my peers to purchase it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Basic Necessity
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2010
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I've seen this book around for years and have used it many times but never had my own copy. I finally broke down and bought it for my book shelf. I can't add much to what's already been said except to say that this book has everything --grammar, instruction, and examples --and addresses about every situation a Navy writer is likely to encounter. And it's so professionally laid out it looks like it was published by the Navy. Five stars from me.
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It really helps me a lot to understand more about my career and be able to pull of achievements with this.
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C. Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reference for Sailors, a Useful Reference for Every One Else
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2005
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The Guide to Naval Writing is geared toward the Navy and the Navy's formats for writing different documents. However, if your job requires you to produce and deliver letters, memos, instructions, speeches, briefs, technical studies, and articles for various media then this book might be useful for you as well. As a career Navy Officer, I have used this book more times than I can count.

In the interest of full disclosure, many of the examples are real documents regarding real people (with the names changed for privacy) and this reviewer knows at least two of those individuals personally.

This book can be read end-to-end or used as needed to aid in individual projects. The book is organized into twelve chapters each, except for the introduction, addressing a unique writing requirement. Those are: Letters, Memos, and Directives; Staff Writing; Naval Messages; Performance Evaluations; Awards and Commendations; Speaking and Briefing; Technical Reports, Executive Summaries, and Abstracts; JAG Manual Investigations; Writing for the News Media; The Professional Article; and a handbook for style and format in naval writing.

Each of these is superb. However, the material is becoming somewhat dated, especially the evaluations section. There have been numerous changes since the "new" evaluation system came out in 1996. One should use that section with caution. It would be great if the author or the Naval Institute came out with a new edition of this book to reflect some of the incremental changes to naval correspondence.

If you are not in the Navy, this is still a useful book. The handbook chapter is useful as well as the tips on point papers, briefings, trip reports, and writing for the press that would be applicable for almost any other job that involves writing. It is easy to imagine one using this book to get an idea of how to frame and format a topic for any of the above mentioned requirements.

This book is a must read for those in the Navy. If you have a son or daughter who is going to be commissioned soon, this book should be on their bookshelf.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Naval writing tool
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020
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This a great tool to use to write naval letters and memos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Desk Reference
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i took all the recommendations and bought this book. GREAT BOOK! Indeed an excellent desk reference.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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This is a great tool added to my library. I recommend this for new writers in the Navy. Really showed how some minor changes can affect your chances for advancement and boards.
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