This document outlines the Seventh Fleet Liberty Policy established by Vice Admiral Swift. It cancels the previous Seventh Fleet Liberty Policy and returns many authorities to subordinate commanders. It establishes reporting requirements for any incidents that discredit the public image of US service members. It also requires units to develop remediation plans and critiques if incidents occur to identify risks and ensure standards are upheld. The intent is to shape sailor conduct while maintaining US relationships with host nations in the Seventh Fleet area of responsibility through leadership and management of liberty.

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NARR/REF A IS SEVENTH FLEET LIBERTY POLICY UPDATE. REF B IS
COMNAVSEVENTHFLT/COMNAVFORJAPAN CURFEW POLICY. REF C IS
COMPACFLT/COMUSFLTFORCOM JOINT PERSONAL FOR LEADERSHIP ON IMPORTANCE OF
LEADERSHIP IN PREVENTING PERSONAL DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR. REF D IS
COMSEVENTHFLT PERSONAL FOR LEADERSHIP FOCUS ON PERSONAL BEHAVIOR. //
RMKS/1. CANCEL REF A. THIS MESSAGE IS EFFECTIVE ON RELEASE. THE INTENT OF
THIS MESSAGE IS TO ESTABLISH LONG TERM COMSEVENTHFLT CONTROLS ON SAILOR
BEHAVIOR AND LIBERTY. BASED ON MY CONFIDENCE THAT SAILORS AT ALL LEVELS OF
COMMAND, DOWN TO THE DECKPLATES, FULLY UNDERSTAND AND EMBRACE THE IMPORTANCE
OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ENSURE THOSE FEW AMONG US WHO WILL CONTINUE TO
FIND ADHERING TO THE STANDARDS AND VALUES THE REST OF US EMBRACE A CHALLENGE
ARE PROACTIVELY MENTORED, MANAGED AND LEAD TO SUCCESS. THIS MSG RETURNS MANY
OF THE AUTHORITIES I ASSUMED BACK TO SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS WHERE THEY CAN BE
MORE EFFECTIVELY APPLIED.
2. COMPLIANCE IS RECOMMENDED AND SUPPORT REQUESTED FROM PARENT COMMANDS OF
THOSE SAILORS AND UNITS RESIDENT, PRESENT, OR TRANSITING IN COMSEVENTHFLT AOR
THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE OPERATIONAL, TACTICAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF
COMSEVENTHFLT.

2. 3. IN ADDITION TO APPENDIX 5 TO ANNEX E OF COMSEVENTHFLT OPORD 201 LIBERTY,
DEPENDENT ON THEIR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THE COMSEVENTHFLT AOR, COMMANDERS,
COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE SHALL COMPLY WITH LOCAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF CDR USPACOM SUBORDINATE JOINT COMMANDERS (E.G., COMMMANDER
U.S. FORCES KOREA (COMUSKOREA) AND COMMANDER, U.S. FORCES JAPAN (COMUSJAPAN)
AND LOCAL AREA COMMANDERS (E.G., OKINAWA AREA COORDINATOR, NAVY REGION
COMMANDER, INSTALLATION COMMANDER) AS APPLICABLE.
3.A. CURFEW. AS OF THE DTG OF THIS MSG, THE ONLY CURFEW IN EFFECT IN THE
COMSEVENTHFLT AOR IS THE CURFEW SET BY COMUSKOREA AND COMUSJAPAN IN THEIR
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECTIVELY. ANY COMSEVENTHFLT SUBORDINATE
COMMANDER THAT DESIRES TO IMPLEMENT A CURFEW BEYOND THOSE CURRENTLY IMPOSED
BY COMUSKOREA AND COMUSJAPAN MUST FIRST RECEIVE PERMISSION FROM COMSEVENTHFLT.
3.B. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. AS OF THE DTG OF THIS MSG, THE FOLLOWING POLICIES
ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ARE IN PLACE: (1) IN JAPAN, COMNAVFORJAPANINST 5800.47
LIMITATION ON CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED
OR ATTACHED TO ASHORE/AFLOAT COMMANDS AT, VISITING, OR FORWARD DEPLOYED TO
JAPAN, WHICH PROHIBITS PUBLIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FROM 0000 UNTIL 0600 MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY AND FROM 0200 UNTIL 0600 ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND U.S. PUBLIC
HOLIDAYS AND (2) IN OKINAWA, OKINAWA AREA COORDINATOR ORDER OF 1 DEC 12,
WHICH PROHIBITS OFF-BASE LIBERTY WITH A BAC OF .03 OR GREATER AND PURCHASE
AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OFF-BASE EXCEPT FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN
THEIR OWN OFF-BASE RESIDENCE. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A LIBERTY BUDDY IS
REQUIRED OR MANDATED, SAILORS SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER HAVING A LIBERTY BUDDY
WHEN CONSUMING ALCOHOL.
3.C. LIBERTY MANAGEMENT TOOLS. A WIDE ARRAY OF LEADERSHIP TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE
TO ASSIST UNIT COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE IN
SHAPING SERVICE MEMBERS’ CONDUCT ASHORE WHILE ON LIBERTY EITHER IN HOMEPORT
OR AWAY FROM HOMEPORT. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO A LIBERTY
RISK PROGRAM (I.E., ADMINISTRATIVE CURTAILMENT OF LIBERTY), A ROBUST AND
PROACTIVE SHORE PATROL/SHORE LIAISON GROUP (SLG), THE TAILORING OF A LIBERTY
BUDDY SYSTEM OR LIBERTY CARD PROGRAM, THE “RIGHT SPIRIT” CAMPAIGN, PROMOTING
WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ATHLETIC EVENTS
AND TOURS, AND MAINTAINING STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BOTH OFFENDERS AND
THEIR LIBERTY BUDDY WHERE APPROPRIATE. ALL OF THESE TOOLS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED
IN A DILIGENT AND COORDINATED MANNER AND DEPARTMENT HEAD/DIVISION
OFFICER/LEADING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER/STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER INVOLVEMENT
AT EVERY TURN IS CRUCIAL. BY DEVELOPING A REASONED AND REPEATABLE PROCESS FOR
IDENTIFYING HIGH RISK SAILORS (AS DESCRIBED BELOW), LEADERS CAN MINIMIZE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF LIBERTY INCIDENTS. UNIT COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS AND
OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE MUST ENGAGE AT ALL LEVELS, UNDERSTANDING THAT DECKPLATE
LEADERS (LEADING PETTY OFFICERS, CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS, AND DIVISION OFFICERS)
ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO KNOW AND EVALUATE WHEN A SAILOR MAY BE AT RISK TO
ENGAGE IN DISCREDITING BEHAVIOR.
3.C.1. ADMINISTRATIVE CURTAILMENT OF LIBERTY. THE UNDERLYING PREDICATE OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CURTAILMENT OF LIBERTY IS TO PROTECT THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP
WITH A FOREIGN COUNTRY. COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-
CHARGE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEHAVIOR OF
THEIR SAILORS. THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO EVALUATE WHETHER AN
INDIVIDUAL SAILOR IS A RISK TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH REGIONAL HOST NATIONS.
IDENTIFYING THAT RISK INCLUDES MORE THAN UNDERSTANDING SAILORS, BUT
UNDERSTANDING WHERE AND WHAT SAILORS ARE DOING ON LIBERTY. MY EXPECTATION IS
THAT COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE ARE GOING TO USE

3. THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THEM, INCLUDING THE ONES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, TO
MANAGE THAT RISK.
3.C.1.A. COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE ARE REMINDED
THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CURTAILMENT OF LIBERTY SHOULD BE VIEWED ACROSS A
SPECTRUM OF ACTIONS FROM REQUIRING AN AT RISK INDIVIDUAL TO FILE A LIBERTY
PLAN WITH LEADERSHIP, TO A PROHIBITION TO CONSUME ALCOHOL, TO REQUIRING A
LIBERTY BUDDY, TO A PROHIBITION OF OFF-BASE LIBERTY. SUCH MEASURES SHOULD BE
APPLIED PROACTIVELY TO GUARD AGAINST AT RISK PERSONNEL FROM ENGAGING IN
BEHAVIOR THAT JEOPARDIZES THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
3.C.1.B. WHEN MAKING A DETERMINATION TO CURTAIL LIBERTY, COMMANDERS,
COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE SHOULD CAREFULLY IMPLEMENT THESE
ACTIONS, CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATING SAILORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SAILOR HAS
EARNED THEIR TRUST AND HAS DEMONSTRATED THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH A FOREIGN COUNTRY. WITH THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL
SAILOR BEHAVIOR COMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS,
AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE TO ENSURE WHEN A SAILOR LACKS AN EFFECTIVE DECISION
MAKING CAPABILITY, THEIR COMMANDER, COMMANDING OFFICER, AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE
MUST LEAD THAT SAILOR TO DEVELOP DECISION MAKING TOOLS CONSISTENT WITH OUR
NAVY CORE VALUES.
4. THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE COMSEVENTHFLT AOR TO INCLUDE
U.S. TERRITORIES. AT A LATER DATE, COMSEVENTHFLT WILL ADD THESE REQUIREMENTS
IN COMSEVENTHFLT OPORD 201.
4.A. REMEDIATION PLAN AND CRITIQUE. UNITS WILL USE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED
AFTER THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE WHEN DETERMINING THE RECALL TO DUTY REQUIREMENT
(I.E., DIVISION, DEPARTMENT, OR UNIT). IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT THAT
DISCREDITS THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS. THE OFFENDING SERVICE
MEMBER'S DIVISION WILL BE PLACED IN A DUTY STATUS AND RECALLED TO THE UNIT TO
DEVELOP AND COMPLETE A CRITIQUE AND REMEDIATION PLAN. THE REMEDIATION PLAN
SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE PRESENT LIBERTY POLICIES, AND
PERSONAL BEHAVIOR STANDARDS WHILE ON LIBERTY. THE CRITIQUE SHALL INCLUDE A
REVIEW OF WHAT OCCURRED, WHAT UNIT LEADERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE SAILOR’S PRIOR
BEHAVIOR, AND IF THE SAILOR WAS ASSESSED AS A RISK, WHAT STEPS UNIT
LEADERSHIP HAD IN PLACE TO MITIGATE. UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE
REMEDIATION PLAN AND APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY COMSEVENTHFLT, COMSEVENTHFLT
WILL ORDER THE DIVISION BACK TO ITS NORMAL DUTY ROTATION. IN THE EVENT OF A
SECOND INCIDENT AT THE SAME UNIT, THE OFFENDING SERVICE MEMBER'S DEPARTMENT
WILL BE PLACED IN A DUTY STATUS AND RECALLED TO THE UNIT TO DEVELOP AND
COMPLETE A REMEDIATION PLAN AND CRITIQUE. UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE
REMEDIATION PLAN AND APPROVAL OF THE PLAN BY COMSEVENTHFLT, COMSEVENTHFLT
WILL ORDER THE DEPARTMENT BACK TO ITS NORMAL DUTY ROTATION. IN THE EVENT OF A
THIRD INCIDENT AT THE SAME UNIT, THE UNIT WILL BE PLACED IN A DUTY STATUS AND
RECALLED TO THE UNIT TO DEVELOP AND COMPLETE A REMEDIATION PLAN AND CRITIQUE.
UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE REMEDIATION PLAN AND APPROVAL OF THE PLAN
BY COMSEVENTHFLT, COMSEVENTHFLT WILL ORDER THE UNIT BACK TO ITS NORMAL DUTY
ROTATION. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE CRITIQUE IS DUE TO COMSEVENTHFLT WITHIN ONE
WORKING DAY FROM THE INCIDENT OR A REPORT AS TO WHY THIS DEADLINE CANNOT BE
MET.
4.B. REPORTING
4.B.1. IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT THAT DISCREDITS THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF U.S.
SERVICE MEMBERS, THE RESPECTIVE TASK FORCE COMMANDER IS REQUIRED TO REPORT TO
COMSEVENTHFLT CC SEVENTHFLT CHIEF OF STAFF AND FLEET JUDGE ADVOCATE AN E-MAIL

4. WITH AN INCIDENT SUMMARY OF THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED AND CURRENT STATUS. FOR
INCIDENTS AFTER 2200I, THE EMAIL SHALL BE SENT NO LATER THAN 0715I.
OTHERWISE, THE EMAIL SHALL BE SENT NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR AFTER THE UNIT
LEARNS OF THE INCIDENT.
4.B.2. FOR REPORTED INCIDENTS, EACH TASK FORCE WILL SEND A WEEKLY UPDATE VIA
EMAIL OF ALL INCIDENTS TO SEVENTHFLT FLEET JUDGE ADVOCATE CC SEVENTHFLT FLAG
SECRETARY AND N1 NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 1700I. THIS WILL ENSURE AN ACCURATE
DATABASE IS MAINTAINED TO SUPPORT A CONTINUED ASSESSMENT OF SEVENTH FLEET
SAILOR BEHAVIOR TRENDS.
5. PERSONAL BEHAVIOR REMAINS A MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE WE MUST EMBRACE AS A
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. WE CANNOT MANAGE OUR WAY OUT OF THE PROBLEM. SUCCESS
IS DEPENDENT ON INDIVIDUALS NOT JUST KNOWING WHAT THE RULES ARE, SAILORS MUST
KNOW THE IMPORTANCE THE EFFECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS HAVE ON THE U.S.
RELATIONSHIP WITH A HOST NATION AND THE ABILITY OF THE U.S. TO MAINTAIN A
STRATEGIC PRESENCE IN THE COMSEVENTHFLT AOR.
6. AFTER HOLDING ALL HANDS CALLS AND TOWN HALLS AT MANY OF OUR FLEET
CONCENTRATION AREAS JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, I REMAIN CONVINCED SAILORS ARE
NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY ARE THE SOLUTION. MY CONFIDENCE AND FAITH IN SEVENTH
FLEET SAILORS CONTINUES TO BE VALIDATED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THOSE SAILORS’
CONTINUED PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WILL ENSURE OUR STANDARD BEHAVIOR CONTROL
MEASURES ARE SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THOSE FEW AMOUNG US WHO CANNOT, OR WILL
NOT, COMPLY WITH THOSE STANDARDS. I THANK ALL SEVENTH FLEET SAILORS FOR THEIR
CONTINUED STRONG LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AS WE RIGHT THE SHIP, GAIN AN EVEN
KEEL, AND RETURN TO OPEN WATERS.
7. VADM SWIFT SENDS.//
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