All of them have strong service vocation and solid principles and values, revealed not only in their day-to-day activities but also within their families. Their strong service vocation is a heritage developed from its history and a long list of naval heroes.
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Commitment and Professionalism
The Chilean Navy is present with units and shore facilities throughout the nation and overseas. Uniformed and civilian personnel, men and women, live and work together, performing different duties through a wide range of professions, all of which are essential for the various responsibilities entrusted to the Navy and for its contribution to the development of the Country. Our challenge is to provide the best qualified personnel, both technically and operationally. On board our surface ships we are gradually incorporating women.
The Naval Family
Just as the Chilean Navy finds its strength in its people, the members of the institution in turn have a significant foundation: the family.
This basic core of society, which in the Navy is known as the Naval Family, enables individuals to act correctly in all duties and activities.
Blanca Estela Foundation
The Blanca Estela Foundation, a non profit organization, is formed by the wives of active and retired Navy Officers, who accomplish important support duties at Naval Hospitals. They also carry out fund-raising activities for the direct benefit of naval personnel in need.
The Foundation has taken the name of the daughter of our greatest hero, Commander Arturo Prat and his wife Carmela Carvajal. Its current president is Mrs. Gloria Macchiavello de Codina, wife of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.
