The Chief of Naval Operations released a Sept. 15 memo that provides guidance on how to report unprofessional social media use.

The memo, which began circulating online and was confirmed as real by a spokesperson for the CNO, details a multi-step process for identifying and tracking reports of inappropriate online behavior.

Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle, who was confirmed as the new CNO on Aug. 1, signed the document, which was addressed to Chief of Navy Personnel Vice Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko.

“When reports of Service members’ unprofessional personal social media use are received at the Echelon 1 level, those reports will be forwarded to you for routing and tracking,” Caudle said in the memo.

In the memo , the CNO instructs Czerewko to:

a. Identify the Service member’s chain of command.

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