Font?

[Cleonard19]

I'm trying to finish up my USNA package, and the last thing I need to do before I can schedule my interview with the Captain and send my package off is my SECNAV Nomination Request. I know this sounds silly, but what is the "standard Navy font" for Things such as this?

 

[PerDiem]

I'm pretty sure I used courier new for my STA-21 package. Might be the same for yours.

 

[statesman]

Times New Roman was the achademic standard for many years (largely attributed to Microsoft's choice to make it the default for Word). Since then Calibri has become quite popular with universities....

In the navy Courier or Courier New is used widely. I would guess any of those would be acceptable.

 

[Cleonard19]

Thanks to both of you.

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

I would use Helvetica on any professional document that didn't stipulate having a specific font.

 

[Cleonard19]

The only fonts I have access to are: Times New Roman, Arial, Arial Black,Arial Narrow, Comic Sans, Courier New, Garamond, Georgia, Tahoma, Trebuchet, and Veranda. So Helvetica isn't an option. I'm going to just have to go with Courier New.

 

[PropAddict]

Comic Sans MS will really make your application "memorable".

Seriously though, Times New Roman is a good one; good compromise between modern and classic and I doubt anyone would bat an eye at seeing it. Courier New is fine, even if most people haven't used a strike-on typewriter with serifs in years (if ever). It used to be the standard formal font, replaced of late by Times.

 

[Brett327]

All you non-fleet guys stop guessing. Helvetica - seriously? WTF? Courier New (10-12 pitch) is the gold standard for Navy correspondence, but Times New Roman has been used more recently.

Brett

 

[Cleonard19]

All you non-fleet guys stop guessing. Helvetica - seriously? WTF? Courier New (10-12 pitch) is the gold standard for Navy correspondence, but Times New Roman has been used more recently.

Brett

Thanks for the clarification Brett!

 

[Boomhower]

If you don't use Wingdings, you have no balls.

 

[desertoasis]

If you don't use Wingdings, you have no balls.

Also, do your application in another language to show them how worldly you are. Wingdings in Spanish...that's a guaranteed acceptance right there.

 

[gjhouston]

Per the SECNAVINST 5216.5 Department of the Navy Correspondence Manual:

"For text, use 10- to 12-point font size. Font styles such as Courier New, Times New Roman, or Univers are preferred."

 

[Cleonard19]

Per the SECNAVINST 5216.5 Department of the Navy Correspondence Manual:

"For text, use 10- to 12-point font size. Font styles such as Courier New, Times New Roman, or Univers are preferred."

Nice find. Thanks.

 

[SDNalgene]

Also per the Navy correspondence standard: every fifth word needs to be a ridiculous acronym. Good luck.