The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22

reserve by order Of the secretary Of the
navy. Ma 10 transferred Will ho,oepcy
!" treated BY the department, particulars
y in respect 10 the pe,mdneacv OF their
status in the n0raI rescrre as enlisted m,n
on the retired list Of the "arv, except they
may be called on for active duty In time
Of peace as hereinafter provided.
Members of the naval reserve Of Class
one who have served less than eight
! years in the navy VIII be paid at the
rate of $50 per annum, and those who
, have served eight years or more and less
| than twelve years in the navy will le
paid at the rate Of $50 per annum, and
| those who have served twelve years or
more in the navy 500 per annum.
All members Of the naval reserve OF
Glass two will be paid at the rate OF sl3
per annum
! Members Of the naval reserve who have.
when transferred to the naval reserve.
completed service In the navy Of sixteen
or twenty or more years will be paid at
the rate OF one-thrd and one-half. re-
spectively, of the sum of the base pay
and permanent additions thereto, which
they We're receiving at the close Of their
last service in the navy.
For computing pay in the ndrGl reserre oil
prcri0Hs sfrrice IN ndry on marine corps
counts, Whcth$ continuous or not, Men noD
IN cirl life ,cho hare had prcrioW scrrice in
nary or marine corps ran enlist ii nary and
hare all benefits Of prior scrricc counted in
committing pdD IN rCscrrc,
When actively employed with the navy
members of the naval reserve are entitled
to the rate Of pay they We're receiving
when last honorably discharged from the
navy tbase pay plus permanent additions
theretol, aud, in addition, their regular
pay In the naval reserve.
Members of naval reserve when active
ly employed with the navy receive sub
sistence and travel allowances to AMI
from home
Members Of the naval reserve Of Glass
one who re-enllst in the navy within four
months from the date of their discharge
from the naval reserve are not entitled
TO a gratuitv of four months pay. but
thcfr re-enlietment in the navy shall be
held and considered to have been made
within four months from the date OF dis
charge from the navy for the purpose of
continuous service pay.
Members of the naval reserve who have
been transferred to the naval reserve may
be discharged for the purpose Of re-en-
listing in the navy. When so re-enlistcd
in the navy within four months OF the
date Of discharge from the naval reserve
they are not entitled to gratuity OF
four months pay. but their re-enlistment
In the navy shall be held and considered
to have been made within four months
from the date of discharge from the navy
for the purpose Of continuous service pay.
In order to be eligible for re-enlstment
in, thn ,,,I bn,,
had not less than two months' active
service on board a vessel of the navy dur
ing the period covered by his last enlist
ment In the naval reserve.
Men transferred to the naval reserve
will be required to perform two months
active service for each four year period
Of service In the naval reserve subse-
quent to the first four year period unless
such service be waived by the bureau OF
navigation.
In time of war members of the naval
reserve may be required to perform active
service with the navy throughout the war.
not to exceed the term of enlistment in
the case Of those enlisted in the naval re-
serve.
In the case Of men re-enlstng in the
navy after service in the naval reserve
the period Of time they were actively en-
ployed with the navy while enlisted in the
naval reserve will, for the purpose of re-
tirement be counted as active service In
the navy.
naval reserve button, which may be
worn with civilian dress, will be issued
to all members of the naval reserve
Large Body of Trained Men.
1t may therefore be safely predicted
that the act creating naval reserve
and making provision for the qualifi-
cation of its members will operate to
provide a large body of trained and
experienced ex-service men now In civil
life, organized and ready upon short
notice to man our fighting ships in re-
serve and at the same time to increase
the efficiency Of the regular enlisted
force by inducing more experienced
men to remain in the navy.
The naval reserve feature of ma
val career is, therefore, Of great in
terest not only to men already enlisted,
but to prospective recruits as WELL 1t
Is, however, only one Of the many at
tractive features Of the service, con
cerning which the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton, Washington, and any naval re-
crulting station will furnish upon re-
quest such additional information as
may be desired,