South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-02
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Of NAVAL RESERVE
Daniels Begins Formation OF
New Service Which Pays
From S12 a Year Up to Half
Regular Service Allowance.

WASHINGTON. April ?. - or
ganizauon OF the new naval reserve
authorized at the last session of con-
navy department which is sending out
circular letters to former enlisted men
in an effort TO inQuce them TO enter
the reserve
Special stress is laid upon the ad-
vantages in the way OF salary to eX-
navy men who are now willing TO an
swer the call for reserves, with the
small obligations IN the matter OF
actual sea service required by the
terms OF the law.
Ii is roughly estimated that there
are about sc 600 former enlisted men
who are eligible for reenlistment as
rGServLsJS- where it Is known that a
considerable MUM Der of reServlSts are
to be found in certain localities, the
department Will encourage the forma-
ton of clubs which Will be maintain
ed out of the reserve fund.
Passed at Last Session.
The bill To create a naval reserve
from among present or former sail
Ors was passed at the last session Of
congress. The reserve will not in
terfere in any way with the present
state naval militia, except that it
, probably will take from the militia
! organizations former sailors attracted
| by the pay offered in the national
naval reserve.
Enlistments in the naval reserve
will be made at the same rating the
! sailor had when discharged. and
| when called into active service the re-
servist will draw the full service pay
| of that rating. EnlistmentS in the re-
serve will be for four years.
The members of the reserve are TO
| be in two classes. The first class will
] consist of those who enlist within four
months from their discharge from the
regular service; the second class those
| who have been out of the regular
! service more than four months, and
less than eight years. In addition
any man now in the navy who has
! served 10 years or more, may at his
own application be transferred to the
! reserve. These transferred men, with
| those of class one, Will constitute the
first reserve, and must keep their
uniforms on hand at all times ready
for instant response to a call TO active
service. Members of the reserve viii
have a distinctive button showing
their membership in the reserve, tC
wear with civilian clothing.
May Serve Month.
| Members of the reserve may, iT
time of peace, be required TO serve
one month a year In active service
but not more than two months in any
calendar year. In time of war, mem
bers of the reserve may be called int
service for during the war, unles!
sooner discharged
In the way of pay, liberal provision
is made for the naval reserve. Mem
bers of class one who have served
less than eight years in the regular
| service will be paid $50 a year; thos'
who have served eight years or rhOr'
$50 a year. and u years or more
500 a year. Men who have served
16 years in the navy and are trans
ferred at their own request TO the re
serve will receive one-third Of the full
! pay they received in active service
and those who have served 20 year
or more will receive one-half Of tn,
full pay of their grade in active serv
ice.
All members of the reserve of clas
twO-thOse who have been out of tn
service more than four months or les
than eight years-will receive s12
year. and, if called into active service
a full outfit of clothing and pay Of tn
rank into which they are assigned.