Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
d. Naval Reserve

! meeting Of the officer personnel. at
which It was also pointed out that there
was urgent need of using every avail
able minute of drill time in the prep
aration for the coming event.
| While the local organization is going
| to strive to get to the top of the list
and capture one of the efficiency troph-
les awarded each year to the battalion
and division getting the highest figures
of merit as a result of the inspection,
| it was indicated that there is little
hope. This Is blamed on the large
! turnover in enlisted personnel, which
carries very high rating in the mark
| ing. This allowance of such a high
rating for turnover, as compared with
naval efficiency was a basis of COM
| plant of delegates at the recent con-
vention of the United States Naval Re
serve Officers Association. 1t was in
dicated that much more weight should
be given the organizations for general
efficiency in their naval duties rather
| than maintaining a lower turnover,
which is beyond their control.
1t was said that last year there were
two divisions of the local battalion who
rated higher in the performance of
strictly naval duties aboard ship than
other organizations in the country, but
their efficiency markings for naval du-
ties were dragged down only by the
large turnover in personnel.
So, 1t is pointed out, u..t ! some
change can be obtained in this marking
the local ReservistS have little hope of
winning the trophies. 1t has also been
observed, it was said that those or
CARNATIONS with a small turnover also
have dual enlistments for their men,
one in the United States Naval Reserves
and one in the State militia. There is
no militia here, and has not been since
the outbreak of the World War In
the militia, in addition to the pay from
the Federal Government the militia
men also receive additional pay from
the State, which helps materially in
holding down the turnover in person.
mel.
The following were enlisted in the
Communication Naval Reserve during
the week: Merrill F. Darcy, 1886 Ken
yon street, radioman, second class; Wal
ter j. Swenson, 2043 Rosemont avenue,
radioman, first class Raymond M.
Murtberg, 1904 Twenty seventh street,
radioman, second class.
Herschel M Snead, 81 Forester
street southeast, enlisted in the Reserve
during the week, and was assigned to
duty in the First Fleet Division as a
seaman, second class.
In discussing recently the relations
between the Federal Naval Reserve and
the state naval militias, Capt. Hugo
w. Osterhaus said that it was regretta-
Bile that the Federal Government does
not appropriate sufficient money to
cover the expense Of armories and other
activities to properly carry on Naval Re-
serve work without the assistance OF
the States and the question would never
have arisen had the Federal Govern
ment never accepted State help. How
ever, it has been done, he continued;
State help has been recognized and the
Navy Department certainly wants tC
work hand in hand with the naval
militia to do its part toward the mu-
tual advancement of both organizations
Just how far this can go. he went on
is something to be determined. He sale
that it will be a matter that will take
close study before a proper solution il
reached But it can be said unquali-
fiedly that the Federal Government
must retain. control over its Reserve
forces.
In some States the naval militia or.
CARNATIONS are identical with the Re.
serve organizations and the laws COW
ering these organizations of the militia
require that the ranks, ratings, drillings
etc, in the naval militia, shall, in al
respects, parallel those in the Nava
Reserve. These conditions, he insisted
are what should pertain, as conducive
to smoothest working.
I'm any case, however" he said, "wC
will work in harmony and do what WI
ran to help the militia. They have
done their part in the past, and as.
suredly they will do so in the future"