The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-02
REORGANIZATION OF
Il. S. NATAL RESERVE
Proposed Bill Would Abolish All Ex-
isting Naval or Marine Corps
Reserves.

! Washington, ID. c., March 2.--Com
plete reorganization OF the naval re-
serve is proposed in tentative bill
prepared by the navy department and
! forwarded to officials of the naval re-
serve association by Secretary DENLY
for comment before, it is presented to
Congress. Included in the proposed act
is the provision for merchant marine
reserve section and for certain mer
chant ships to fly a reserve emblem.
The bill would abolish all existing
naval or marine corps reserves and es-
tablish naval reserve as "compo-
nent part of the navy, consisting Of
three classes, the fleet reserve, the mer-
chant marine naval reserve, and the
volunteer naval reserve.
All present members of the various
classes of naval reservists, both Off
GERS and men, and the naval militia
would be brought into the new system,
officers not TO be above the rank of
lieutenant commander except for "a
small percentage in the rank OF COM
mander or captain ''for the recruiting,
organizat ton, administration, training,
inspection and mobilization Of the nav
al reserve" Enlistments in the reserve
would be for four years while officers
would hold their commissions during
the pleasure OF the president
Reservists of the first two classes
could be ordered TO duty by the presi
dent in time of war or national emer
gency, to serve throughout the war or
emergency, but in time Of peace could
be called out only with their own con
sent, except for prescribed training
While on duty or in uniform they
would be subject to navy regulations
and orders. The volunteer reserve
would be liable for war duty only.
While on active duty, except train
ing, they would receive the pay and
allowances Of their rank in the reg
ular service and 800 clothing gratu-
ity would 60 TO each officer when com
missioned in the fleet reserve with an
additional 500 allowance for each sue
ceeding four years OF service. In time
Df war every reserve officer would re-
,eive $50 for uniforms.
Any officer or enlisted men Of the re-
serve injured in line Of duty while on |
active, training or volunteer service
would be entitled to regular service
benefits.
In war time rterve officers would be
'anked next below the last regular OF. /
icer in each rank, taking their own
rider Of seniority Of service in the list,
egular navy regulations as to promo
ion applying to the entire list.
In peace time the feet reserve would
'e required to give Is days training
ervice annually, receiving regular pay
or that period. Those on actual flying
uty for training would receive the
avy flying pay scale.
Fleet reserve officers above the rank /
{ lieutenant commander would receive
500 year exclusive of training or ac-
i've service paw.
Lieutenant commanders and officers
{ lower rank Of the feet reserve
yould be discharged into the volunteer
nserve when 80 years of age, while
would 40 to the volun.
eer reserve at IS years and captains
[ 90 years.
Officers and men of the merchant
larine reserve, not on active duty with ,
be navy, would receive months base
ay year for performance OF appro-
riate duties and would be transferred
} the volunteer reserve or discharged
thin a year after they ceased to fol-
w the sea. Officers would be eligible !
} honorary retirement without pay at
years of age.
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The reserve pennsnt could be flown by !.
lips of $500 tons or up designated as
litable for naval auxiliary service In
ar and when the master and 25 per
mt Of the ships officers and 10 per !
mt Of the crew were reseryists