Evening star., 1934-12-16
YNDER certain conditions laid
down in a letter from the
Bureau Of Navigation Of the

YNDER certain conditions laid
down in a letter from the
Bureau Of Navigation Of the
~ Navy Department, officers Of
the United States Naval Re-
serve who are ordered up for examina-
ton for promotion will not be re-
quired to take tests in certain subjects
in which they have completed corre-
spondence courses with certain marks
considered satisfactory.
Although the new instructions spec
ify completion of the courses within
two years prior to the date of examina-
ton, nevertheless 1t is understood that
in certain cases this restriction might
not be strictly enforced.
The president of the Naval Examin-
ing Board has advised the Bureau of
Navigation that the future policy of
the board on Reserve examinations
will be as follows:
The satisfactory completion of the
navigation B correspondence course
by candidates for the grade of lieu
tenant. junior grade, and the salts
factory completion Of navigation A
and B courses by candidates for
the grades Of lieutenant and lieu
tenant commander may be considered
as establishing such Naval Reserve
officers qualification in navigation,
both practical and theoretical. in lieu
of examination for promotion; pro-
vided that the individual has COM
pleted the course or courses with a
final mark of not less than 3.4 and
within two years prior to his date Of
examination for such promotion.
The satisfactory completion of the
Naval Reserve correspondence course
in engineering with mark Of not less
than 3.4 and within a period of two
years prior TO the date of examination
for promotion. may be accepted by the
Examining Board as establishing the
candidates qualification therein with
out further questions on the subject.
The satisfactory completion of the
Naval Reserve correspondence course
in Navy regulations and general in
structions with a mark Of not less
than 34 and within a period Of two
years prior to the date of examination
for promotion may be accepted by
the Examining Board as establishing
the candidates qualification in the
subject of general instructions
In the cases of those candidates
for promotion who have completed
any of the foregoing courses more
than two years prior to date of ex-
animation for promotion, the Exam
lining Board may be disposed to con-
slider them qualified, depending on
the circumstances in each individual
case
When notified that he is due for
examination for promotion, each off,
Ger who has met the foregoing re-
quirements will be advised whether
or not he may expect to be examined
in any of the above mentioned sub
jects."
The Navy Department has settled
the question as to whether Naval Re-
servists are entitled to one stripe for
each four-year enlistment.
The regulation provides that there
shall be one service stripe for each
four years of active service in the
Navy or Naval Reserve"
The question has arisen" says a
letter of instructions, "as to what
constitutes active service in the
Naval Reserve.
"As regards the uniform regula-
tions. the term active service is en-
ployed to distinguish from retired
service
The term active service as en-
ployed is therefore to be considered
as meaning service on the active list
Of the Navy, or service on the active
list of the Naval Reserve whether
performed in an active or an inactive
duty status. or the two combined All
service in the Navy and Naval Re-