Evening star., 1934-03-25
NAVY L|bERAL|zES
RESERVE TRAINING
Requirements for Officer
Promotion Changed as
Result of Economy. :

Liberalizing of the requirements for
sea training as a prerequisite for the
promotion of officers in the Naval Re-
serve of the United States is planned
by the Navy Department as result
of the forced economies which may
make it impossible for the Navy to
provide facilities through which ofti-
GERS might comply with the law.
1t is planned to waive the require
ment for training duty, where an 0f1-
Ger has applied for it and been re-
fused, and where he has taken certain
correspondence courses.
During the past several years." says
letter from the Navy Department to
the commandants of all naval dis
tricts. and to the commandant Of the
Washington Navy Yard, insufficient
funds have been made available in
the Naval Reserve appropriation for
training duty with pay to all officers
of the volunteer Naval Reserve apply
ing therefor"
Under present regulations, train
ing duty is prescribed as a prerequi-
site for promotion. 1t is felt that no
officer of the Naval Reserve whose
designation indicates his availability
for any naval duty Of the corps to
which he belongs, should be promoted
to the next higher grade without some
practical experience in his duties as
an officer. 1t was felt that during
their four or more years in grade
these officers, If not given an oppor-
tunity to perform training duty with
pay, might arrange to take some such
duty voluntarily without pay.
The bureau is now disposed to
further hberalize the above provisions
in the cases of those especially de-
sirable officers for whom no suitable
voluntary training duty without pay
can be provided within a reasonable
distance of their homes.
Accordingly, the bureau will be
disposed to waive any training duty
requirements in the cases of those
officers of the volunteer Naval Re-
serve who have applied for and been
refused training duty with pay, who
have satisfactorily completed the cor
respondence courses indicated here
after, while in present grade, whose
civilian callings involve the profess
sional characteristics Of the corps to
which they belong, and for whom no
suitable duty Is available within
radius of $50 miles of place Of
residence.
Individual waivers will he consid-
cred by the bureau, when promotion
is due, each case being judged on its
own merits.
For the purpose Of fulfilling the
foregoing requirements, the following
correspondence courses are prescribed:
Officers Of class DIV (G): Navy
regulations and military law, and at
least one of the following: Naviga-
ton, seamanship, gunnery, visual
communications.
Officers of class DE-V (G): Navy
regulations and military law, and at
least one of the following: Navigation,
seamanship, gunnery, visual communi-
cations, engineering.
"Officers Of class E-v (G): Navy
regulations, military law and engi-
neering.
"Oficers Of class A-v (G): Navy
regulations. military law and navi-
cation.
Officers of class SC-v Co: Navy
regulations, military law and supply
officers course.
Officers of classes MC-v (G) and
DC-V (G): Navy regulations and
military law.
"omcers of class chC-v (G): Navy
regulations"
During the remainder OF the pres
ent fiscal year, the Navy Department
has announced that "A days Of train
ing duty with pay and allowances may
be given to Naval Reserve officers up
to certain quotas announced in the
order.
"It is desired" says the letter from
the department, that no reservist
be given more than IA days of train
ing duty with pay this fiscal year.
"In granting requests for training
duty, first consideration should be
given to such duty as will further
the interests and activities Of the
various Reserve groups of the Dis
trict. Thereafter preference should
be given to those individuals most in
need of training, having due regard
for the character of the duty avail
able and the requirements of Reserve
regulations for training duty as a
prerequisite for promotion.
Special consideration should be
given to those officers of the Fleet Re-
serve who were refused training duty
last Summer and to those officers
of the Volunteer Reserve who have
been participating in drills and other