Evening star., 1934-07-22
Reserve Units
Planning for Cruises
Surface Vessels Organizations VIII Go to Sea
Next Month-Air Forces Return
From Training.

~ RILLS Of the feet divisions
of the First Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves of the
- District of Columbia, now
are being directed largely
toward preparing the commissioned
and enlisted personnel for their sea
training duty this year, the first they
have had in several years on account
Of the reduction in naval appropria-
tions, together with the troubles in
Cuba which necessitated recalling the
vessels assigned for Reserve training
for duty in the waters of the island
republic.
The Engineer ratings are being given
practical work in the Engineers labo-
ratory, and the deck forces in sea-
manship. Signalmen are being in
tensively trained so that they can
take their places on the bridges of
the deStroyerS during the two weeks
of training period which has been
mapped out for them, beginning next
month.
The aviation division returned last
week from two weeks of ground and
flying training at the Cape May, N.
j., air station, and reports received
indicated that they had a very sue
cessful period in the field. Eighteen
officers and 81 enlisted men were en-
gagged on this duty.
Authority has been granted by the
Navy Department for each aviation
division to carry four additional class
FL Reservists, in excess of the quotas
previously allowed. The number al
lowed during the current fiscal year
for each district as announced as
follows
District Of Columbia, IS; first naval
district. 80; third district, 80; fourth
district. 80; fifth district, Is; seventh
district, l6; ninth district, 1l2; elev-
enth district. "a; twelfth district, 80;
thirteenth district, 48, or a total of
496.
Instructions have been issued that
sentences of courts martial of naval
Reservists involving dishonorable dis
charge or a bad conduct discharge,
while performing training duty with
out pay, must be referred to the Bu-
reau of Navigation of the Navy De-
pertinent before being carried into
effect.
In connection with appointments to
the Naval Academy from the Re-
serve. the department has promul-
gated regulation which requires that
the candidate must be attached to or
associated with an organization of
the Fleet Naval Reserve and must
have maintained efficiency by attend
ing Herewith at least 81 drills or Pc
riods of equivalent instruction or duty
during the period between July
of the year preceding appointment |
and the third Wednesday in Ths fol-
lowing April, which is the date Of
mental examination for admission.
Not more than seven of these pc
riods may be periods of individual
equivalent instruction or duty
Another regulation provides that
any enlisted man of the Naval Re-
serve making application for appoint
ment to the Naval Academy who has
made a false statement as to his age
when applying for enlistment or sub
sequent thereto, shall be automatically
barred from competing for such ap-
pointment, and his further retention
as a member of the Naval Reserve
will be decided on the merits of the
case and the recommendation of his
commanding officer. If discharge is
directed, the offender will be given
a special order discharge "for mis-
statement of age"
Fleet divisions will be allowed three
men in the first pay grade, five in
the second, six in the third and eight
in the fourth, according to another
new regulation of the department.
1t provides that deficiency in any
pay grade may be counterbalanced by
an equal number in the lower grades.
Deviation from this order, it was said,
will be permitted only by express
authority of the bureau in each in
dividual case
A change in the allowance of COM
missioned personnel to feet divisions
has been made. These divisions un-
der the new plan will be allowed
four line officers below the rank of /
lieutenant commander. However, the |
commandant may attach one neuten-
ant commander and one warrant or /
one chief warrant officer to a division |
in addition TO the above allowance |
where this will contribute to its eff
ciAncy.
Another article provides that no |
officer or enlisted man of the Naval 1
Reserve shall be certified for payment |