Evening star., 1922-03-02
CHANGES
IN NAVAL RESERVE
Tentative Bill Prepared by
Navy Department for
Reorganization.

naval reserve is proposed in ,tenta-
tive bill prepared by the Navy De-
partment and forwarded to officials
of the Naval Reserve Association by
Secretary DENLY for comment before
1t Is presented to Congress. Included
In the proposed act is the provision
for merchant marine reserve Sec
tion and for certain merchant ships
to fly reserve emblem.
The bill would abolish all existing
naval or Marine Corps reserve and
establish naval reserve as a "com-
ponent part of the Navy, consisting
OF three classes, the fleet reserve, the
merchant marine naval reserve and
the volunteer naval reserve. A sep
arate section provides for reorgani-
cation of the present Marine Corps
reserve in conformity with the new
plan. 1t would have two classes cor
responding to the feet reserve and
the volunteer reserve Of the naval
establishment.
All Reservists Included.
All present memberr Of the various
classes of naval reservists, both off,
GERS and men. and the naval militia
would be brought into the new sys-
tenn, officers not to be above the rank
OF lieutenant commander except for
small percentage" in the rank of
commander or captain FOR the re-
cruitinS, organization. administra-
tion. training. inspection and mobili-
zatlon of the Naval Reserve" Enlist
menfs In the reserve would be for
Iour years. while officers would hold
their commissions during the pleas
ure OF the President"
Reservists of the first two classes
cou!d be ordered to duty by the Presi-
dent In time of war or national emer-
sency. to serve throughout the war
or emergency. but in time of peace
could be called out only with their
own consent except for prescribed
training. While on duty or in uni
form they would be subject to Navy
regulations and orders. The volun-
teer 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 or grade in
the regular service, and a 500 cloth
ing gratuity would go to each officer
when commissioned in the fleet re-
ance for each succeeding four years
OF service. In time of war every
reserve officer would receive $3.50 for
uniforms.
Entitled to Benefits.
ANY officer or enlisted man of the
reserve injured in line of duty while
on active, training or volunteer serv-
ice would be entitled to regular serv-
ice benefits.
In war times reserve officers would
be ranked next below the last regular
ofncer in each rank, taking their own
order OF seniority of service in the
list. regular Navy regulations as to
promotions applying to the entire
list.
in peace time the fleet reserve
would be required to give fifteen days
training service annually. receiving
regular pay for that period. Those
on actual flying duty for training
scale.
Amounts OF Pay Fixed.
Fleet reserve officers, below the
rank of lieutenant commander, and
enlisted men attached to division
would receive one-thirtieth of the
monthly base pay of their rank or
rating for not more than five drills or
equivalent training a month. Those
not attached to such organized divi-
sions would receive four-thirtieths of
their base pay for Satisfactory per-
formance" of duties assigned to them
Division commanders would receive
$240 year in addition to the pre-
scribed training pay =
Fleet reserve officers above the
rank OF lieutenant commander would
receive $500 year, exclusive of
training or active service pay,
Lieutenant commanders and Off
GERS of lower rank of the fleet reserve
would be discharged into the voIun-
teer reserve when fifty years of age,
while commanders would go to the
volunteer reserve at fifty-five years
and captains at sixty years.
To fill up the fleet reserve, author
ity would be given to require a four
year fleet reserve enrolment as 2
part and extension of each man en-
listing in the Regular Navy, assign
ment to the reserve to be made unless
the sailor re-enlisted. No active duty
without their consent would be re-
quired of men in the fleet reserve and
they would receive $25 a year.
Transfer to Fleet Reserve,
Twenty years in the regular serv-
ice would permit transfer to the fleet
reserve on one-third pay basis.
Thirty years service in the fleet and
retirement on half pay.
Provision is made for members of
existing naval militia organizations
recognized by the department to 1oin
the fleet reserve in their existing
rank or grade and for no further gov
ernment support of naval militia out
side the reserve thereafter.
Omcers and men of the merchant
marine reserve, not an active duty
with the Navy, would receive
months base pay a year for per-
formance of appropriate duties, and
would be transferred to the volunteer
reserve or discharged within a year
after they ceased to follow the sea.
Officers would be eligible to hon
orary retirement without pay at six
ty-four years Of age.
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