Evening star., 1932-08-14

Although inspections Of the Naval
Reserve organizations Of the country
have been very strict of recent years,
indications have been received from
the Navy Department that there Is TO
be further tightening up OF TINS
work in the future. However, the or
ganizations, it was said, have received
ample warming Of what the 1nspectlon
Board will expect next year. SO tnaI
there is still time to make prepara-
tious for it.
Lieut.. Harold E. Richardson, COM
mander of the 1st Battalion, the local
Reserve unit. said that the work OF
preuaring the men for the next IN
spection had been started Immediately
and this would be kept up intenslVely
along with the routine drill work during
the year.
the local battalion as to the work 10
be expected at the next inspection on
the battle problem. The problem II
was indicated, will be made more di-
ficult and will require conslderap4e
study and preparation on the part oI
the officer personnel. Battle proplem
work was made part OF tne annuai
inspections for the first time TINS year.
PETTY officers are to be put through
more thorough tests next year than
has ever been the practice before II
/ was indicated 1t was pointed out
that the Inspection Board Will require
each petty officer to take written eX-
amiuations in the duties required OF
his particular rating, and those VINO
fail to make a passing marx VIII pc
stripped of their crows and Sent pacK
to the unrated group. -,
With this information before MN,
Lieut.. Richardson started mmeolateIy
on an intensive instruction program
for the petty officer personnel ana N
tends to give them every oppoItuiIiiey
to thoroughly familiarize themselves
with every detail Of their jobs so tnat
all NAV retain their ratings after the
next inspection. !,
The report of the board on the In
suection of the local battalion earlier
in the year has been received at tne
local Armory, and while the hgures m
dicato that the various divisions maze
higher rating by percentage than tney
did last year. it is apparent that otnet
units in the country MADE great strloes,
as the relative standings of the local
unit are lower than the prior year.
| The battalion as a whole stood II
| on the total list of 35 in the country,
whereas last year it stood sixth. Out
of a total of 149 divisions the I'd DiVi-
sion stood 40 on the list, the Sd DiVi-
| sion 10 and the 1st Division 104.
The local Aviation Division STOOD
II in this class as division and as
a base.
While much of the gear for use In
! connection with the new boat for train
ing purposes. which is expected here
in a short time, has arrived at the
local Armory, it was said that no oen-
mite information has been received as
to when the vessel will arrive. Accord
ing to present information, 1t Is now
at the Norfolk Navy Yard awaiting
transportation to this city. Everything
is here but the hull, one Of the Re-
servists said.
The vessel is to be used for training
purposes on the river as soon as It
arrives. 1t can be used for overnight
trips, as it has been fitted out with six
hunks and a galley. Since the train
ing ship was ordered from this area,
the local Reservists have been without
anv kind of water borne training facil-
tiles.
The machine shop of the local or
ganization is rapidly being set up un-
der the direction of Lieut.. Comdr. Wal
ter Iockhart, chief engineer OF the
battalion. Lathes and other machine
shop equipment is on hand, and as soor
as the installation is complete the loca
Reservists attached to the engineer
branch will be put to work on making
machine parts.
Edwin H. McDufie and Paul zierling