Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
d. G.. Naval Reserve

three years he should fail to qualify,
he shall be discharged
Officers OF the Fleet Naval Reserve
will be promoted in the order Of their
seniority. The total number of COM
missioned line officers of the rank OF
lieutenant commander and below in the
Fleet Naval Reserve at any one time,
exclusive of commissioned warrant ofh-
GERS, shall be distributed in the pro-
portion of Is in the grade of lieutenant
commander to 81 in the grade of
lieutenant, to Al in the grades OF
lieutenant, junior grade, and ensign.
volunteer officer for general serv-
ice will become eligible for eXamina-
ton for promotion when the feet OFF,
Ger next senior to him becomes due
for promotion, provided he has met
the requirements of four years in grade
and so days active duty or training
duty, in accordance with the regula-
lions governing promotion in the Fleet
Reserve.
A special service officer will become
eligible for consideration for promo
ton when the feet officer next senior to
him becomes due for promotion, pro-
vided he has served four years in grade
and has made such marked progress
in his professional attainments as
would Justify his commission in the
higher grade
The professional examinations for
promotion of officers of the Fleet Naval
Reserve and Volunteer Naval Reserve,
general service, will be authorized when
they become eligible in accordance with
the above regulations, as has hereto
fore been the practice.
An officer in the Volunteer Naval
Reserve for special service who be-
comes eligible for consideration for pro-
motion with the officer of the Fleet
Naval Reserve next senior to him on
the precedence list Will be notified by
the bureau of his eligibility II he de-
sires to be considered for promotion
he will make formal application via
the commandment of the naval district,
including in his application a COM
! plete statement of his professional at
| tainments indicating the progress which
| he has made in his profession during
| incumbency in his present rank or
| grade The officers request should be
! forwarded to the bureau with a report
of physical examination for promotion.
In transmitting any special service
/ officers application to the bureau, the
/ commandment OF the district should
/ make specific recommendation as to
whether or not the applicant is deemed
qualified for promotion. Upon receipt
/ OF the application the bureau will re-
J
cognizance of the particular class of
special service officer in which the APP
4 plicant is serving, for further recon-
mendation. If the recommendations of
the commandment and the bureau con-
cerned are favorable, the application
will be forwarded, together with the
officers records, TO the Naval Exanin-
ing Board for certiflcation as to
whether or not the applicant is quail
flied for promotion, by reason Of an
advance in professional qualifications.
The bureau desires to make 1t clear
that there is no intention to promote
special service officers merely because
they have served a certain length OF
time in grade and the Fleet officers
fext senior TO them have become due
for examination, but that they must
make a substantial showing Of such
professional progress as To warrant
higher rank or grade.