Evening star., 1931-12-13
d. 6. Naval Reserve

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/ view Of information received that the
inspection board when 1t arrives here
! for the annual tests will give consid-
| cradle attention to first aid work, It
| is the purpose of the officers here to
see that the men are thoroughly
trained In modern practice along this
| line
| Jack o, Luton was enlisted In the
| I'd Fleet Division last week as a sea-
man, second class. He resides at I72s
jackson street northeast.
| Lieut. F. c. Weisner United States
Naval Reserve is scheduled to lecture
to the local Naval Reserve on the eve
| ming of December % on High Lights
in the Battle of Jutland, During the
| World War The announcement from
the Naval Reserve says that Lieut..
| Weisner participated in this battle as
an officer of the Germany Navy.
Other lectures scheduled for the in
! struction of the local battalion officers
| are: January 4, THE War College Cor
respondence Course and It's Value to
Reserve Officers," by Lieut.. Corndr..
Clarence Gulbranson, captain of the
/ Hamilton January IL, "Destroyers I'M
| the Battle of Jutland," graduation
thesis, Naval War College, by Lieut..
| w. F. Hinckley, and January Is, What
| the Naval Gun Factory Does by Lieut..
Comdr. A. S. Wotherspoon.
! 1t was pointed out in an announce
| ment of Lieut.. w r. ffinckley, u. s.
! Navy. inspector instructor Of the local
Reserve, that If SUFFICIENT interest Is
shown in the schedule of lectures out
| lined. that further talks will be ar
| ranged for the instruction of the officer
! personnel.
| A new training course for aviation
! n1achinist's mates, second class, has
| been prepared by the Navy Department
and has been distributed. This Is an
other course added to the yearbook of
enlisted mems training.
with the approach of the time of
| meeting here of the United States
| Naval Reserve Officers Association 1t
| Is probable that further efforts will be
made to have the Navy Department
| change the method used by the Naval
Reserve organizations In holding their
annual target training while on prac-
ttce cruises. The matter was started
several years ago by officers then in the
local battalion, but as yet nothing has
been done.
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| the Reserve another step from its basic
training this year by providing for in
struction and tests in simple battle
problems would appear to indicate, 1t
was said, that they are ready to take
up advanced work in other lines. Under
the system in vogue now, the Reserves,
while on annual cruises, engage In q
modified target practice, which. &C.
cording to Reserve officers, does not
give a fair idea of the craftsmanship
| OF the Reserve gun crews. Further, It
was contended that there Is no eff
cient basis of comparison between the
work of the Feservists and those of the
regular establishment.
The use of the Regular Navy system
by the Reservists, it has been contende5,
will also improve the interest and COM
petitive spirit of the men, as they will
be able to see Just when they receive
direct hits, which, according to their
officers they cannot see under the pres
ent system.
1t was pointed, however, that the use
of the system now In vogue In the Reg
ular establishment would cost more than
the present system, but it is believed
that 1t would improve the marksmar-
ship of the Reserve gunners. The ex-
pense would be involved in sending out
to the target grounds one of the large
| naval floating targets by tug. Under
| the present system the Reserve ship
| which Is firing uses small target.
| With the use of the large target, It was
| pointed out, upon completion of string
Of shots by any gun crew the screen
could be brought aboard the firing
| vessel and the gunners would be able
to see the result of their firing.
Officers of the local Reserve battalion
are using every opportunity to study up
| ON the battle problem while the de-
stroyer Hamilton is here, and the off,
GERS Of the Regular Navy aboard the
vessel are doing everything possible to
assist the local commissioned men TO
prepare for this important feature OF
the next annual inspection. IL will be
the first time that the organization win
have been tested in such advance naval
practice, and they are striving to per-
feet themselves to get high mark in
the expected tests. ,E
The Herbert Schiff Memorial Trophy,
awarded annually to the Naval Aircraft
Squadron or unit which complies the
highest number of flying hours with
out serious accident to personnel or ma
teTial has been awarded for the last
fiscal year, to Fighting Plane Squadron
3-B. Its score was 1901. Three mem
bers of the Naval Reserve, Ensigns r.
G Corley, J. r. Diffiey and j. H. Kimp-
Ter, are members of the squadron.
Letters from the commander in chief,
United States feet, and from the COM
mander in chief, battle feet, have been
filed with their official records:
Standings of Naval Reserve units
were given as follows Seattle, 1.100.
Lieut.. Condr. J. D. Price, commanding;
Great Lakes 1.100, Lieut.. j. M. Hos
kins, commanding; Valley Stream. 1.179,
Philadelphia, 1.2723, Lieut. Comdr. r.
5. Hedtler, commanding; Oakland, 1.407,
Lieut.. Comdr r. Z. Connell, command
ing; Long Beach, 1892, Lieut.. e. B.
Roger, commanding; Minneapolis, / 1928,
Lieut., junior grade, M. ID. Crawford.
commanding, Squantum, 2216, Lieut..
M. r. Greer, commanding, and Detroit,
2.266, Lieut.. G. D. williams, command
ing.
The Navy Department has issued in
structions that members of the Volun-
teer Communications Reserve may be
given training cruises with the various
neet divisions of the Naval ReseryS. aro~
Vlded that no officer or man of the Meet
Naval Reserve or Volunteer Reserve. )
general service, thereby will be pre-
vented from performing training duty
and provided there Is room on board Z
the particular vessel on which the
cruise is to be performed.
Lieut.. w. r. Hinckley, United States
Navy, inspector instructor OF the local
Naval Reserve Battalion, has prepared
and sent to all fleet line officers OF the
local Reserve a pamphlet on command. {
In his letter OF transmittal, he SAYS that
it applies solely to command of a small
unit, such as a destroyer-"a Job that
many of you may be called upon 70 fill
in event of war"
While he points out that many great
leaders are born, not made, he says that
any officer of intelligence and char
acter can, by study and application, fit
himself to be an efficient commander
of small unit. Referring to the first