The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-15

navy. Hen so transferred uiH, hC,ccrcr.
be treated bv the department, particular
" IN respect 10 the permdnoncU Of their
status tH the ndrdl rGserre as enlisted men
on the retired list Of the nary, except they
may be called on for active duty In time
Of peace as hereinafter provided
Members OF the naval reserve Of Glass
one who have served less than eight
! years In the navy will be paid at the
rate of $50 per annum, and those who
nave served eight years or more and less
than twelve years In the navy will be
paid at the rate OF $50 per annum, and
those who have served twelve years or
more in the navy 800 per annum.
All members of the naval reserve Of
Class two will be paid at the rate Of si2
per annum.
Members Of tho naval reserve who ia,r
when transferred to the naA reserve,
completed service I'm the nav Of sixteen
or twenty or more years Will be paid at
the rate OF one-thrd and one-half, re-
bpectively, Of the sum OF the base pay
and permanent additions thereto, which
they were receiving at the close of their
last service in the navy.
For computing pay In the adpdI reserpe oil
prerioUs serUtoe In nary or marine corps
counts, tchetheT continuous or not Men noi0
IN ctciI Kfe tohO hare had prerfous serUfce IN
SdrV or marine corps can ealist In NARY and
bare all benefits of prior scrrioo counted IN
computing pay IN rcscrre.
When actively employed with the navy
members OF the naval reserve are entitled
to the rate OF pay they were receiving
when last honorably discharged from the
navy (base pay plus permanent additions
thereto), and. 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 and
from home.
Members Of the naval reserve Of Class
one who re-enlist In the navy within four
months from the date OF their discharge
from the naval reserve are not entitled
to a gratulty of four months pay, but
their enlistment 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 I'm the navy. When 80 re-enlisted
IN the navy within four months of the
date OF discharge from the naval reserve
they are not entitled to a 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-enlistment
In the naval reserve man must have
had not less than two months active
service on board 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 I'm the naval re-
serve.
In the case of men re-enlisting In the
navy after service I'm the naval reserve
the period of time they were actively en-
pioyed with the navy while enlisted In the
naval reserve will. for the purpose OF re-
tirement, be counted as active service I'm
| the navy.
A 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 a naval reserve
and making provision for the qualih.
cation of its members Will operate to
provide a large body of trained and
experienced ex-service men now I'm civil
life, organized and ready upon short
notice to man our fighting ships In re-
serve and mt 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. II
is, however, only one of the many at
tractive features of the service, con
corning which the Bureau Of Naviga.
ton, Washington, and any naval re
cruiting station will furnish upon re
quest such additional information as
may be desired.