Evening star., 1934-05-27
Navy Yard G. Commandant
Will Inspect Reserves
Rear Admiral Defrees to Put Local Citizen
Sailors Through Series of Tests.
Tomorrow
tomorrow. i

THI lot Battalion, United States
Naval Reserves In the District
Of Columbia, win be put
L through another rigid inspec-
ton lot their armory In the
Warrington Navy Yard tomorrow
night. This time It will be before
Rear Admiral J. r. Defrees, COM
Of Reserves In this area. During the
course Of the inspection the divisions
win be put through . series Of drills
to determine their proficiency in va
rious naval subjects.
The results Of the various competi-
tions which are to be held during the
evening viii b based on the number
OF men present for drill, the average
drill attendance for May, the general
appearance Of officers and men, the
number Of men taking progress tests
IN the Bureau Of Navigation corre-
spondence courses, the proficiency Of
deck ratings IN knots and splicing,
rules Of the road, watch standing and
first aid.
The engineers will be marked on
the degree Of proficiency they show
In IRE and engine room casualties,
first aid, knowledge Of blowers and
burners. The signalmen will be test
ed In the work they have done during
the past month, and there will be
other tests for the specialized ratings
Chief Boatswain Hawk, q. 8. N, Of
the Navy Yard stan. win conduct some
Of the tests Of the deck ratings, 1t was
announced. Following the competi-
tions, in which all Of the divisions
will participate, there will be moving
pictures.
These tests are expected to show
how well trained the organization ID
and how well Its members are pre-
pared to take their stations this
Summer aboard the two destroyers
which will be sent here TO take them
on their annual cruises, the first sea
duty they will have had In two years.
Practically all of the training at
this time Is directed toward preparing
them for these annual cruises, to
which both onicers and men are look
ing forward with great interest. The
personnel Ii anxiously awaiting in
formation from the Navy Department
as to where the destroyers will cruise
during the time that they are aboard.
1t Is said to be probable that they will
60 to some New England port, as the
ships usually cruise on the New Eng
land coast, where they are put through
maneuvers and the Reserves are given
their annual target practice.
Ensign William c. schofield has
been recommended for transfer from
the Volunteer to the Fleet Reserve
for the assignment to I'LL q vacancy
In the I'd Fleet Division of the
battalion. He Is . son Of Capt John
A. Schoheld, q. s. N. R.. who at one
time commanded the local Reserve
battalion. and who now Is on duty
IN the Reserve division Of the Navy
Department.
A new recruit class will be formed
at the local Reserve on June 4. II
was announced at the local Reserve
headquarters that applicants now are
being considered every Monday eve.
ming by the battalion adtutant, En-.
sign =. w. Lemly. - ...--
Under the present regulations al
the local battalion headquarters, ap.
| plicants for service In the Naval Re.
serve battalion are not immediatel,
1 enlisted. They are'otakent into TIT
Recruit School for 1 period of thret
months, during which time they ars
put through all Of the preliminar,
drills which q recruit Is expected Il
perform, and If they are founc
adapted to service in the Navy, the,
are then enlisted in the rating o.
apprentice seaman.
It was pointed out that this prac'
tice enables the officers Of the bat
TALON to select only the best men
men who will continue to maintain
interest In the organization. It wa
added that In the past it had beer
found that some men enlisted and
within q few months found they die
not like the service and lost interest
Immediately upon enlistment the!
had been issued uniforms and othe
equipment, and this had to be reno
waited for reissue. Now the uniform
and equipment are not issued unit
the men successfully pass through th'
Recruit School and are quite certain
that they will remain in the service o
least for one enlistment.
There are numbers Of opportunitie
for regular service men who are nov
In the Reserves to return to activ
duty at the Great Lakes Station. Tn
commandant Of that district has in
formed local Reserve headquarter
that he would like to receive appnca
tions from l6 and 20-year men 70
return to indefinite periods Of activ
duty.
He announced that he desires re
servists in the ratings of aviation
metalSmiths, aviation machinist'
mate, aviation ordnance man an
chief storekeepers. Men desiring b
get back into this service should com
municate with the commandant o
the 9th Naval District ut Grea
Lakes, Ill.
The local Reserve battalion win b
represented at the annual massing o.
the colors service at the Washington
Cathedral this afternoon. The detail
will be in charge Of II. w. Irwin
radioman, third class.
The names Of lit members Of tn
Naval Reserve Of the United State
who took the competitive examination
for appointment to the United Statel
Naval Academy from the Reserve hav'
been received here. The report sait
that Of this number IS passed, o
which IS will be appointed. It wa
announced that seven Of the appoint,
ments viii 60 to members of the loca
battalion, as they stood within ths
first as on the examination results.
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