Evening star., 1933-05-28

Commandments Of naval districts have
been ordered to use every effort to keep
up the morale of the United States
Naval Reserve battalions and divisions
in their respective districts during the
no-pay period made necessary by the
Government move to cut expenses.
ut is desired that no effort be spared
in the upbuilding of Naval Reserve
morale to the end that organizations
may be held together and continue to
function during the interim of nom
payment for drills or training duty"
says a letter dispatched by the Bureau
of Navigation of the Navy Department.
Every encouragement should be given
to the performance of drills and OF
training duty without pay or allow
anceS by individuals and by organiza-
tions. This applies to the balance Of
the present fiscal year and during the
coming fiscal year. During the balance
of the present fiscal year enlisted Re-
servists performing training duty with
out pay on ships of the Regular Navy
will be permitted subsistence in kind
as heretofore, also cash in lieu OF sub
sistence will be allowed for week end
cruises in accordance with existing reg
ulations During the fiscal year be-
ginning July /, 1888. neither subsis-
tence in kind nor cash in lieu thereof
can be allowed while performing train
ing duty without pay or during week
end cruises.
The training cruises which were
scheduled for the month of June have
ben Cancelled, as we'll as those to be
performed after July !. The training
duty herein and heretofore authorized,
other than training cruises, may be per-
formed as scheduled during the remain
der of the present fiscal year.
I'm order to hold together the ex-
isting organization Of the Fleet Re-
serve, transfers of officers and men to
the Volunteer Reserve is not contem-
plated Voluntary drills without pay
are authorized and should be encour-
aged, but they are in no wise to be con-
sidered as the regularly prescribed drills.
Drills are authorized but not prescribed
and drill attendance is authorized but
not ordered for members Of any class
Of the Naval Reserve.
Officers assigned to and command
ing organizations of the Naval Reserve
are hereby relieved from the perform
ance of any administrative duties In
connection Herewith ether than In
voluntary or advisory capacity. The
performance of so much of these duties
the commanding officer to such lesser
authority as may volunteer therefor.
For the purposes Of indoctrination
and the strengthening Of morale, it is
felt that a limited number of officers
can be employed during the balance of
the present fiscal year. To this end the
! commandant is authorized to give IA
days training duty with pay, but with
out transportation or per diem suhsist-
ence allowance, to the number of officers
indicated in the following table.
This number is in addition to any
untitled training periods In the ccm-
mandants quota for Reserve aviation
officers. This duty must be completed
and pay accounts settled prior to June
28 Pay checks should be cashed i'm
mediately in order that none of the
amounts involved may be reflected as
cash Withdrawals frcm the Treasury
after July l.
1T is felt that these officers can be
usefully employed in connection with
recruiting and re-enlisting V-3 men of
the communication Reserve organiza-
tionS and in connection with the in
struction and administration of these
organizations Also periods Of indoctri-
nation at District headquarters may
prove valuable for battalion, squadron
and division commanders and for COM
manders of organizations of the COM
munication Reserve"
The District of Columbia Naval Re
| serve Battalion has been allotted four
officers for active duty status before
| June %, and 1t was indicated as prob
able that Lieut.. Coleman, commanding
officer. would be one of these selected
| for the duty, and, in accordance with
the recommendations. he probably will
| serve at the Washington Navy Yard.
| which Is the District headquarters for
| the local outfit.
The allCtments for the other districts
| are: First, Is officers: third. 80 officers;
! fourth, 9 officers; fifth, 6 officers; sixth
| 1 officers; seventh, 9 officers; eighth, 6
officers; ninth, 50 officers; eleventh, 6
| officers; twelfth. 6 officers: thirteenth
| officers; fourteenth, ofncers.
The letter concludes with this en-
! couraging statement:
THE bureau has reason to believe
that funds will be contained In the
1895 appropriation for resumption Of