The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-15

6nue through their first four year pc
Rod and qualify for re-enhstment? OF
course some are found to be undesira-
BILE characters whom the navy will not
have at any price. A great majority
of the others, however, are really good
men, but the navy has heretofore Of
fered little inducement for a future
career, while it demands much in the
way of hardships and separation from
home. In Consequence many Of these
young men become disheartened and
leave the serv&ce by desertion, by dis
charge, by purchase or by sentences of
courts martial fog offenses against mill
tary discipline.
Something to Strive For.
tial value upon the heSOrG6Ie discharge
by providing that men who are en-
titled to such may az stated intervals
elect to leave active service for the
reserve on practically pension basis
with a substantial rate of pay graded
according to length of service in the
navy, we may hope to see a great
change In the unfavorable conditions
referred to. There is something to
strive fora reward for every one who
proves faithful to his trust. We can
look forward to an improvement in dis
cipline, a higher standard of morale
and a resulting increase in efficiency
due to a greater number Of men striv-
ing for and receiving an honorable dis
charge and to a greater number of
these re-enlisting for longer periods in
the navy. For every re-enlisted expert
enced man in the quota the govern
ment saves the expense of enlisting
and training a recruit, and the navy
gains in efficiency in due proportion.
The law has been on the statute
books only few months and can hard
ly be said to be fully understood, yet
the reports of enlistments indicate that
it is bringing the expected results
Ordinarily recruits on first enlistment
outnumber the re-enlistments of ex
perienced men in the proportion Of
ticO to one. Since the passage of the
law, however, the reports show thai
the percentage of re-enlistments and ex
tended enlistments to first enlistment:
was for the month Of March 81 pei
cent, for the month of April 70 per cen
and for the month Of May 81 pei
cent.
Official Regulations.
Navy regulations, governing the ma
val reserve, have just been approved
by Secretary Daniels. Being baset
upon the law creating the reserve, thu
following extracts will convey in gen
eral way its scope and purpose and tn,
benefits it was designed to effect alik
for the greater efficiency OF the nav.
ID and the patriotic men who voluntee
their services:
The naval reserve shall consist Of citi
Gems Of the United States who have bee
or may be entitled to be honorably dis
charged from the navy after not les
than one four year term Of enlistment o
after a term of enlistment during minor
ity.
Men enlisted in the naval reserve ar
not required to perform active service I
time Of peace except at their own re
, guest.
Enlistments in the naval reserve wiz p
: made in the rating in which last honol
ably discharged from the navy and for
period of four years, unless sooner dis
charged by competent authority.
) No man will be arst enlisted in the ns
; val reserve after sight years from tn
date Of Last discharge from the navy, nc
unless ne be found to be physically at I
perform all the duties Of the rating /
: which last discharged.
EnIistments in the naval reserve will /
made in two classes Class one consist
? Of those men who enlist In the naval r,
I serve within four months from date
T their last honorable discharge from II
navy Glass two consists OF those me
who enlist in the naval reserve after foI
D months and within eight years from dai
e of their last honorable discharge from II
5 navy.
on and after March 4. 1917, any enlistt
man OF the navy, upon voluntary appl
: cation at the expiration Of an enlistnel
{ or extended enlistment for which he
5 entitled to an honorable discharge ar
!, after completing service in the navy
marine corps Of sixteen or twenty or mo
! years. may be trar%>srred to the nav