Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

an opportunity for service with the
Coast Guard for period Of two years,
it was announced at the Reserve
headquarters here last week. While
the nominations have not been made,
it was said that the commandant of
the Washington Navy Yard probably
will make them the early part of this
week, after ascertaining what officers
would desire to be assigned to this
duty.
The officers selected, it was said,
must have completed most of their
flying training. The request for the
assignment did not indicate, 1t was
said, on what kind of duty these Off
GERS would be employed with the
Coast Guard.
Lieut.. B. M. Coleman, commander
Of the Third Fleet Division of the
local battalion, has been ordered
transferred to the Volunteer Reserve
at his own request on account Of
pressure Of private business.
Lieut.. Junior Grade, George D. Sui
Ivan, has been ordered to assume
command Of this division. He former
ly was executive officer Of the Second
Fleet Division.
Lieut., Junior Grade, Lester M.
Lucas, Dental Corps, has been author
lied to appear for examination for
promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
He is at present assigned as the dental
1E 1F he Fifth Marine PncnrUo
Regiment.
In charge of Lieut.. C. H. Williams,
battalion educational officer, the
training launch left yesterday with
a group of members of the recruit
class, who will be given two-day
tour Of duty down the Potomac.
The Navy Department says that 1t
is concerned over the lack Of knowl-
edge on the part of the Regular Navy
regarding the Naval Reserve, and sug-
gests that officers take steps to ia
miliarize themselves with the branch
of the service which would be called
upon to aid them in time OF national
emergency.
It appears, says statement OF the
Bureau of Navigation, that the ma
jority Of officers and men of the Regu-
lar service have very vague idea as
to the constitution of the United
States Naval Reserve. In speaking
to such officers and men in reference
to the Naval Reserve, their almost
unanimous reaction is to that part
of the Reserve which is composed OF
transferred men of the Regular Navy.
As a matter of fact, these men con-
stitute the smallest part Of the Naval
Reserve force. For information, the
following data has been supplied 10
the Regular service SO that its mem
beers may understand more about the
Reserve.
Enlisted men of the regular Navy
who are transferred to the Naval
Reserve after a certain length OF
service are classified as F-a, F-3 (c),
|F-3 Id, F-4 (c), F-4 Cd and F-5.
At the present time these men total
ll.576. The other classes of the
Reserve, which form by far the largest
part, are FL, vi, W., V-3, Va,
VS. and We. Glass FL of this grade
constitutes the enlisted personnel OF
the drilling divisions of the Naval
Reserve. These divisions are l49 in
number distributed throughout all
naval districts and each division con-
sists of 4 commissioned officers and
rs enlisted men. The total actual
strength of the Naval Reserve at the
present time is given as ll,576 trans
ferred men, 21,472 in the other
classes of enlisted men; officers of
all classes, S,279, total Of 41,327
officers and enlisted men.
The authorized strength is given as
follows: Men, exclusive of transferred
men for which there is no fixed
| quota, 150092: officers, exclusive of
Merchant Marine Naval Reserve, for
which there is no fixed quota, 1883,
making a total of l63,68O.
The Naval Reserve Inspection
Board, of which Capt. Carl T Osburn,
U. S. N. is president, last week con-
Quoted examinations at New Rochelle
and Whitestone Landing, N. Y;
Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven,
Conn. The members of the board
making this trip in addition to Capt.
Osburn were Lieut.. Comdr. o. O.
Kessing.
Lieut.. F. K. Gundlach commands
the 3lst Division at New Rochelle,
Lieut.. Sampson Scott the 4th Battal-
ion. Whitestone Landing. and the
| following officers command the divi-
sions of the unit: 10th Division. Lieut.
I. J. Haley: 18th Division, Lieut.. E.
j. Walsh.
Lieut.. Junor Grade) ]. w. Willard
commands the 10Th Division at Hart
ford; Lieut.. Comdr. L. H. Davidson,
the Goth Division at Bridgeport:
Lieut.. Comdr. N. w. Pickering, the
5th Battalion at New Haven, and
Lieut.. j. F. English, the 18th Division
at New Haven.
c. c. Sellers, boatswain man. second
class, in the local reserve battalion
has been commended in a letter for a
rescue he made as a member of the
local fire department, when he scaled
| a ladder and took a woman who was
hanging to a shutter by her hands.
He is a member Of the Sd Fleet
Division.
The local reserve battalion was given
an honorary inspection by Capt. John
Downes, who has been relieved as
director of the Naval Reserve Di-
vision in the Navy Department, to go
to duty with the fleet, as chief of staff
of the battle force. He told the men,
beers of the organization he visited
them because he had heard such ia
vorable reports on it by the annual
inspection board. He also said that
stress was not to be laid so much
on the color Of the leggins or on the
set of head-dress, but on each man.
knowing his job and performing it
properly. He congratulated the bat
Eel Len &c esasaas.al as,sss