Evening star., 1934-12-02
Naval Reserve Inspection
Is Scheduled for April l
Board of Regular Naval Officers Announces
List of Tentative Dates Which
1t Hopes to Follow.
Baltimore, Md, April 4, 1st Battal-

Baltimore, Md, April 4, 1st Battal-
ion; Hampton Roads, Va, April IL,
Aviation Squadron, VN-7RD5; Nor
folk, Va, April IL, 5th Division;
Michigan City, Ind. April %, 18th
Division; Benton Harbor, Mich. April
IS, 18th Division: Grand Rapids.
Mich, April "a. 18th Division; Sag
inaw, Mich. April 25, 14th Division;
Detroit, Mich, April 26. Aviation
Squadron VN-9RD9 and the Sd Bat
talon; st. Louis, Mo. May 8, Aviation
Squadron VN-12RD9. and the 7th
Battalion: Kansas City, Mo-, May 8,
9th Battalion; Omaha, Nebr., May 10,
43d Division: Tacoma, Wash, May l3,
4th Division; Sand Point, Wash. May
IA, VN-15RD13. Aviation Squadron;
Seattle, Wash, May IA. 1st Battalion;
Bremerton, Wash, May Is, Sd Division;
Aberdeen, Wash, May 16, 5th Division;
Portland, Greg, May II, 9th Division;
Duluth, Minn., May 20. 10th Bat
talon; Minneapolis, Mimi. May 81,
Aviation Squadron VN-1lRD9 and 9Th
Battalion; st. Paul, Mimi, May %,
11th Battalion; Great Lakes, ILL.,. May
%, Aviation Squadron VN-l0RD0;
Camden, N. j., June 3, End Battalion:
Philadelphia, Pa, June 4, Aviation
Squadron VN-5RD4 and 1st Battalion;
Brooklyn, N. Y. June 5, Aviation
Squadrons VN-3RD3 and VN-4RD3:
Hoboken, N. j., June 5, 29th Division;
Lynn, Mass, June 6, I'd Battalion;
Boston. Mass. June 7, 1st Battalion;
Squantum, Mass, June 8, Aviation
Squadrons VN-1RDl and VN-2RDl:
Madison, Wis. June, 18, 33d Division;
Milwaukee, Wis, June l9, 18th Divi-
sion; Green Bay. Wis. June 20. 34th
Division; Hancock, Mich. June q,
18th Division.
Lieut. Sullivan announced that a
new recruit class will be formed at
the battalion on January 2, next.
Prospective recruits are urged to re-
port to the battalion adjutant, Ensign
F. w. Lemly.
Reserve service now are required to
serve for 80 days in this recruit class
prior to being formally enlisted in the
battalion. During this period they
are thoroughly trained in elementary
naval work. both for the purpose of
aScertaining whether they are fitted
for the naval service and also to give
! the applicant opportunity to see
whether he desires to go ahead with
his enlistment During the period
uniforms and equipment are not is
sued. If the recruits pass the proba-
ton period satisfactorily they are
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the various divisions as they occur.
The number in each line division is
limited. because of the amount of
appropriations provided by Congress
for drill pay.
Robert E. Hess. jr.. has been pro-
NOTED from ensign to lieutenant,
junior grade, in the Fleet Aviation Di-
vision.
John S. Miller has been appointed
an ensign in the Volunteer Reserve for
deck and engineering duties.
Ensign William H. Fifer has been
ordered transferred from the Volun-
teer TO the Fleet Reserve and assigned
to the Sd Fleet Division for duty.
Edward c. Walsh has been ap-
pointed an ensign in the Volunteer Re-
serve for deck and engineering duties.
Charles R. Cunfidd has been ap-
pointed an ensign in the Volunteer
Reserve for engineering duties only.
Thirty officers of the Volunteer
Reserve made a trip to Indian Head,
| Md, last week, where they made an
inspection through the naval powder
factory This is the first of a series
of instruction trips which have been
arranged for officers of the volunteer
branch of the Reserve as a part of
the program to acquaint these Off
GERS with the functions and operations
of the Navy.