Evening star., 1932-02-07
D. Naval Reserve
suggestions careful thought and prompt

SuSScoGlOILS Cdiclul tIlOuSlb dLN PiSAAP"
action"
The Navy Department has made
public the following resume OF the
compensation available for officers and
men of the Naval Reserve for injuries
received in line of duty:
Section IA of the Naval Reserve act
provides that members of the Naval
Reserve who are physically injured In
line of duty while performing actlVe
duty, authorized training duty with or
without pay, or when employed IN
authorized travel to and from such
duty or who die as the result OF such
! physical injury, are entitled to the
benefits prescribed by law for civil
employees of the United States who are
physically injured in the line OF duty
or who die as the result thereof.
"On october 13, 1881, recommended
legislation amending this section OF
the act to provide that officers and
men of the Naval Reserve who are
physically injured in line of duty while
performing authorized drill, equivalent
instruction or duty, or Appropriate
duties, or who die as the result of such
physical injury shall be deemed to
have received such injury while per
forming authorized training duty. The
director of the Bureau of the Budget
has advised that the expenditures con-
templated by this proposed legislation
are not at this time in accordance
with the financial program OF the Pres
ident. AS matters now stand there Is
no means of compensating Naval Re
servistS for any injuries sustained while
performing drills, equivalent instruction
or duty or appropriate duties.
1T is suggested that all members OF
the Naval Reserve be advised Of their
eligibility under certain conditions for
Government life insurance not to eX-
ceed $4,000. Members Of the Naval
Reserve who are called to active duty
for a period of more than Is days may
apply for this insurance within period
OF 100 days from the date of call to
duty and while still in active service.
A copy of the order to active duty
showing the length of time that each
applicant is called to duty should be
forwarded with the application for in
Surancc. Members applying for In
surance within the 120-day period are
required to furnish a report Of medical
examination as indicated on the ap-
plication blank.
The application for insurance, &C
companied by copy Of the oEder to
active duty, should be forwarded to
the United States Veterans Admins
tration with at least one monthly pre-
MUM and the plan and amount of in
surancc selected unless the premiums
are to be paid by allotment from active
duty pay"
1t was pointed out that in addition
to the Government life insurance Off
GERS of the Naval Reserve are eligible
for insurance Of $500 with the Navy
Mutual Aid.
The watch at the local drill has been
announced for tomorrow as follows:
Officer of the deck, Ensign Gordon
Dyke; petty officer of the watch, H G.
Wynne, gunner's mate. first class quar-
termaster. w H. williams, quartermas-
ter. first class; battalion commander S
orderly. C. S. Kennedy, seaman, first
class; sentry, J. E: Kowalzick, fireman,
third class.
During the inspection of battalion
quarters and personnel recently by Rear
Admiral Butler. commandant Of the
Washington Navy Yard, Chief Boat
swain'S Mate Joseph P. Slattery was
highly ccmplimented on the condition
in which he kept the armory. Slattery
is a ReServiSt kept on indefinite active
duty at the armory.
Submission by members Of the Naval
Reserve officers Association to their re-
spective Senators and Members of the
House of appeals for an increased ap-
preparation for the Naval Reserve Is
urged in the bulletin issued by the Or
ganiZation.
1T is Of the utmost importance" the
bulletin points out, that each and
every member. as citizen, write or
telegraph the Senators from his State
and the Representative from his district
asking that Naval Reserve appropria-
tions be carefully analyzed, and recon-
mending that the Naval Reserve be in
creased in size and that sufficient funds
be made available for annual training
cruises and drills"
The bulletin says further that the at
tention Of members of the organization
is invited to the fact that Naval Reserve
appropriations have been less each year.
The estimates Of the appropriation for
the Navy Department for the fiscal year
1888 is s343 900 ,0OO or S17,1O1,593 less
than the previous year A net decrease
Of Sl,ll3,884 appears in the estimates as
the proportion to be effected by the Bu-
reau of Navigation. OF this decrease. it
is explained, it is intended that the
Naval Reserve take a cut of S780,835, or
70 per cent Of the total saving made by
this bureau. While the Naval Reserve
Aviation will probably be required to
absorb most of the proposed saving. the
fact remains that the entire Naval Re-
serve is materially affected, it was add
cd. Headquarters divisions soon will be
abolished. The number Of annual drill
periods may be reduced. 1t is possible,
the bulletin continues. that annual
Ii
The national headquarters of the or
ganization says that it is of the opinion
that the fundamental principle of the
Reserve movement is involved by the
greatly disproportionate estimate sub
mitted by the Navy Department.