PLAN OF THE DAY

USS VANCE (DER-387) 
FPO  San Francisco 96601

LCDR M. A. ARNHEITER, USN 
Commanding Officer
LT R.S. HARDY, JR., USN
Executive Officer

“For when the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks 
– not that you won or lost – but how you played the game. – Grantland Rice 


PLAN OF THE DAY FOR WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 1966

0745 Quarters
0750 Officers call
0800 Morning prayer. Turn to
0900 Intelligence briefing in the wardroom
1115 Knock off ship’s work
1245 Commence Ropeyarn Sunday
1330 Matinee Movie
2000 Movie call
2155 Evening Prayer. Tattoo
2200 TAPS

UNIFORM OF THE DAY: Officers: Tropical working khaki long or short with BUSH HAT: 
CPOs: Tropical working khaki long or short: Other Enlisted: Blue Ball cap, clean 
skivvie shirt, long or short dungarees and leather shoes for quarters & bridge 
watches with boat shoes optional at other times. 

00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-18
18-20
20-24
LTJG MERKE
LTJG MEISNER
LTJG FUEHRER
LTJG HAMAKER
LTJG MERKEL
LTJG MEISNER
LTJG FUEHRER
ENS HANNIGAN
ENS BLACK
ENS MCWHIRTER
LTJG GWYNN
ENS HANNIGAN
ENS BLACE
ENS MCWHIRTER
LT GENEROUS
LTJG BELMONTE
SMITH, RD1
LTJG PRESCOTT
LTJG GENEROUS
LTJG BELMONTE
SMITH, RD1

1. ZONE RE-INSPECTION FRIDAY- At 1400 this coming Friday, 4 March, Department Heads will re-inspect all zones using the discrepancy list from last inspection as a guide to see what corrective action has taken place. Be prepared. 2. VITAMIN “D” TIME. Effective today, personnel not involved in boarding/search parties and armed guards associated therewith, are authorized to wear the following minimum clothing from after quarters to 1800 daily except that the uniform of the day must be worn to meals and on watch: -- Swimming trunks or shorts, shower shoes – But – the complete uniform of the day will be worn when replenishing or entering port. Word will be passed for this unusual exposure as follows: “Commence VITAMIN D TIME,” or “Secure from VITAMIN D EXPOSURE”. 3. HOSTILE FIRE PAY: The Captain has authorized payment of $130 perman as Special Pay for Hostile Fire for the months of January and February. This money is being credited to your pay records today. Keep it as “nest-egg” to be saved for a rainy day in Hong Kong. If it is invested in Navy Federal Credit Union, Main Navy Building Washington 25, D.C. it will currently draw 5 ½% annual interest paid quarterly. It also pays off double to your designated beneficiary in the event of death. 4. NEXT WEEKS ALL-HANDS AFT: It will feature Chief BLAKE in an ____ on “BEHAVIOR AND MISBEHAVIOR ASHORE, AND AN OLD SALT’S VIEW.” 5. FLAK-VESTS: All personnel involved in boarding junks will insure that they wear the bullet-proof jackets provided these jackets are available on the bridge, 01 level, and fantail. Anyone not involved with the boarding evolution will stand well clear of the area and side where the boarding is taking place. Careless skylarking could lead to a disaster. R.S. HARDY, JR.