Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21

Three more members Of the First
Battalion, United States Naval Reserves
of the District of Columbia, have filed
applications for permission to take the
examination for appointment to the
United States Naval Academy from the
bers of the First Fleet Division; Whit
ney B. Lee, William M. Wheeler and
Perry @. Rutherford, all Seamen, sec
ond class.
Their applications have been ap-
proved by the division commander, and
will be forwarded to the Navy Depart
ment for further action. Each year the
law permits the appointment to the
naval training school of IS enlisted
men from the reserve, but in the past
it has not been found possible to I'LL
the complement.
The number of applications received
from the local reServists this year is
the highest so far, and it is believed
that there will be other requests from
the divisions before the time expires
for the applications.
The following enlisted in the Third
Fleet Division last week: Ralph E.
Cline and Orrie B. Bayliss, both as
Seamen second class. Both are resi-
dents of Alexandria, Va.
The annual meeting of the District
branch of the United States Naval Re-
serve OffcerS Association was held at
the armory last Monday.
Chief Boatswains Mate Slattery, who
has been selected as the enlisted re-
servist to remain on indefinite active
duty at the local armory, has painted
the walls of the armory with the vari-
colored signal flags, 80 that the en-
listed personnel while in the building
may become familiar with the names
of the flags, used much in tactical
maneuvering Of the naval ships at sea.
The plan of the naval reserve is
described by Rear Admiral F. B. Up
ham, chief of the Naval Bureau. of
Navigation, in his annual report, lust
made public. The naval reserve, he
says, Is designed to provide the officers
and men necessary in the event of war
for the expansion and operation Of the
United States Fleet and Naval Trans
portation Service during the first 100
days after mobilization. The various
| schools and training stations now in
existence, together with those that will
be established upon the outbreak of
war, are expected to supply the Nays
personnel needs after that time. The
quotas of the various classes, he saws.
have been established upon this basis.
During the year considerable progress
has been made in filling these quotas.
On June 80, last, there were 1902 Of
f1cers and 32,316 men in the naval re-
serve, as compared with 6,O78 officers
and 29,053 men in June Of the pre-
V1ouS year.
The naval reserve appropriation. he
continues, bears all expenses in con-
h kRA
ties, except uniform allowances and
ordnance equipment. The main items
OF expenses In this connection, he points
out. are the following: Administrative
and overhead costs, including the nav
OF civil service employees In connection
with naval reserve administration in
the districts; armory, rent, heat, light.
and equipment; all costs in connection
with the maintenance, repair and up
keep OF vessels assigned to the naval
reserve; all costs in connection with
the maintenance and oneration If
naval reserve aviation bases, except the
initial cost of airplanes; ali flight ex-
penSes IN connection with naval reserve
ana Marine Corps reserve aviation
training; pay and allowances of re-
servistS performing training duty, in
Guiding mileage and travel expenses:
drill pay for members of the fleet re-
serve.
This appropriation for the fiscal
year, ne says, totaled $4,47O, 900, as
compared with $4,075,S2O for the pre-
vious fiscal year. The increase was
provided by Congress on account of
changes found necessary in the train
ing OF naval reserve student aviation
pilots to become officers. These changes
contemplated an increase in the num-
per OF students to be enrolled for this
training, from As to 157, an increase
in the number of flying hours for each
student from 80 to 218, so as to give
them the same course in flight training
as Is given members of the regular
Navy. Also the number of naval re-
serve aviation officers authorized for
one years training duty with the feet
was increased from so to 10. In the
surface branch Of the reserve, he points
out, there were some savings due to
the decommiSSioning of three vessels
no longer required; these savings also
were applied to the foregoing increased
activities Of the aviation branch.
The heet naval reserve, Admiral
Upham says, Is divided into four classes,
known as FL, F-2, F-3 and F-4. Men
OF the FL class of the feet naval re-
serve are those regularly organized into
DIVISIONS, battaltonS and SQuadronS for
general combatant duty ahoat, includ-
ing aviation duty, and who regularly
attend drill and who make a practice
cruise of two weeks duration each
year, for which drill and active duty
performed on the cruise they receive
pay
Class F-2 Of the fleet naval reserve
consists Of those men who, at their
own request, are assigned to the feet
naval reserve for q period Of four years
at the expiration Of q regular Navy
enlistment. They are subject to recall
to active duty in the event of war or
national emergency declared by the
President. They do not drill nor are
they assigned to a reserve division.
They receive quarterly retainer pay
amounting to $25.
Glasses F-3 and F-4 of the feet
naval reserve consist Of men who have,