---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 705.15"
title: "32"
number: "705.15"
heading: "Employment of Navy personnel as correspondents or staff members of civilian news media."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/705.15"
---

# §705.15. Employment of Navy personnel as correspondents or staff members of civilian news media.

- (a) A member of the naval service on active duty or Navy civilian may act as correspondent for a news periodical or service, radio or TV station or network, or may work part-time for such an organization. The Secretary of the Navy will, however, be immediately informed, via the Chief of Information.
  - (1) **See section 0307 (par.** 5), [section 0308](/cfr/32/0308.md) (par. 4), and [section 0309](/cfr/32/0309.md) (par. 3) of the Navy Public Affairs Regulations for regulations referring to personnel assigned to public affairs staffs receiving compensation for such work.
  - (2) In time of war, only personnel assigned to public affairs billets and such other personnel as the Secretary of the Navy may authorize can act as correspondents for civilian media.
- (b) Military personnel on active duty and Navy civilians may not serve on the staff of a “civilian enterprise” newspaper published for personnel of a Navy installation or activity.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 5031.

### Source

Source: 41 FR 29101, July 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.