Evening star., 1926-01-17

to act on their own initiative. The
way 1t works Quit did last year
and did in the years before the wal
when there was a naval militia-tht
regulars do the work and the re
serves merely act as passengers. Re
| sponsibilities due the rank of re
servists is not given them, as the
regulars rely on their own compile
| ments, whom they naturally holt
responsible.
Each reserve officer, says the Navy
Department., is being trained to per
| form certain specific duties on 6
definitely named vessel, In most cases
! destroyer. Each man is beinG
| trained for the duties Of rating
required to complete the complement
| of the vessel.
! In order to make plans for cruising
| the reserve. conferences and discus
| sions have been carried on since iaS
! September with the commander-in
! chief. United States fleet: the com
mander. scouting fleet. and Other
commanders atioat. a complete pial
; has now been approved by the de
partment, and n complete schedule
for as many Of the cruises as Will
be taken on the Atlantic Coast Is
being promulgated to Comnlandants
OF districts and to naval reserve or
ganizations. Schedules for the West
Coast cruises have not as yet beer
completed
The vessels used for the cruises IT
the Atlantic will be the two destroyer
suuadrons of the scouting fleet, the
two light mine layers Of the con
troll force and the ,WO reserve de
stroyers Fox and Allen. In the Pa
cifc three destroyerS will be detailed
from the battle fleet. and one light
mine layer and two ocean tugs by the
H"et base force. The reserve de
over Tlanclwocd Wi'l also be used
on the Atlantic Coast each division
which Is formed To serve as crew
for = destroyer in war time has beer
assigned to a specifically designated
DESTROYER OF the scouting fleet. Eleven
divisions in the ninth district, in the
vicinity of the Great Lakes, will also
be brought to the Atlantic Coast by
rail for embarkation.
The destroyers of the scouting feet
Will be required TO send about ON
GERS and 40 men ashore during the
cruising period to make room Tor the
reServistS These men viii he given
special courses Of training ashore In
order to utilize their services to the
best advantage when they return to
lHtlT STlpS.
When the reserves are aboard the
vessels and assigned duties in the
ships companies the vessels Will pro
ceed TO a rendezvous. where they Will
arrive on the second day of the
cruise. and tactical exercises and
preparations for target practice Will
commence. Ships will be under way
for about eight hours during the day,
generally anchortng at night. Dur
ing the week ends the ships Will su
into port for liberty. Near the end
of the cruise target practice will be
fired by certain designated vessels
the various duties being performed
by the reservists themselves accord
ing to the departmental plans
In addition TO the actual naval
training accomplished by this cruise. .
says the department statement. "it
is hoped that IL will succeed in Great
ing community OF spirit between the
regulars and the reservists. On the
one hand the value Of the reserve will
be demonstrated TO the regular officer,
on the other the reserve will see at
FIRST hand the methods OF operating
the fleet and learn that the Navy is
vitality interested in assisting the de
velopment OF the reserve"