Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
d. G.. Naval Reserve

Before taking up the drill work in
earnest following the Summer cruising
season, oAleers Of the LIST Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves Of the
District OF Columbia, are scanning their
personnel lists, with Q view to wedding
opk men who have not shoWn sufacient
interest In the training work to take
one OF the annual voyages aboard the
Opsnur. The Law requires officers and
men IN the feet branch to take the
annual cruises as q part of the pro-
gram for maintenance of eficiency. and
when some Of them fail to take adj
vantage of the trips on the training
snip they become due for transfer to
the volunteer branch of the Reserve.
where they are not required to put In
the regular drill period and, of course,
lose their weekly drill pay.
Two officers were relieved from the
meet branch in the local battalion sew
eral weeks ago, for their failure to
comply with the Navy Departments
requirements for taking annual cruises,
ana plans are being made now to I'LL
ne vacancies tron the volunteer
young ofAcers who, even though not
on the roll for receiving drill pay, have,
nevertheless, heep showing active in
terest IN the work Of the hattalion by
attending the regular drills.
When the list Of naen to be recon-
mended for trenster is completed, and
appropriate action taken BY the COM
rnaradant Of the local yard, they will be
transferred, and the ways win be cleared
Tor either the enlistment of new men
IN the organization or for the transfer
OF volunteers. The number of men in
each OF the divisions composing the
battalion is limited by the Navy De-
partment, largely on account OF the
funds available from which to nav the
grill money. For some months prior
to the annual cruises practically all OF
the divisions were up to full strength
and no new enlistments could be re-
ceiyed.
Upon completion of the weedinR-out
process, 1t is planned to start the Win
ter drill work in earnest, it was learned,
with classes made up entirely OF men
who are interested In naval training.
The courses will be progressive and viii
pc completed just prior to the begin
ning o. tne next training cruises.
simultaneously with the elimination
program plans are being formulated
Tor the annual examination period,
when men who we're RECOMMENDED for
promotion Is . result Of proficiency
shown during the annual training
cruises will appear before Q board 81
ofheers 70 take oral and written ex-
anainations to determine their quah-
heetiens for promotion It was indi-
Gated that . large number Will come
up this year. and that It win require
several months for the hoard to coma
plete the work, as q part Of the exc
animation in each case involved per-
sonal appearance before the officers Of
each man concerned
In connection with the relief of two
officers for failure to maintain eff
ficiency by taking annual cruises, 1t was
learned that EnsiSn Herbert q. Dyke,
Q member of the volunteer branch,
had been recommended for transfer to
the feet branch and assigned. to the
I'd Fleet Division. Ensign Dyke, it was
said, was a recent appointee, having
graduated from the Naval Reserve on
GERS Training Corps at Yale Uni
versity. He resides at 2e32 Belmont
road. When his transfer is approved,
it was said, 1t will leave only one