Evening star., 1934-02-04
BOARDS TO SELECT
RESERVE OFFICERS
Two to Convene Here to
Pick Men for Pro-
motion.

Two Naval Reserve selection boards
ere scheduled to meet IN this city
within the next several months for
the purpose of picking supply and
line officers for promotion to the next
higher rank.
The first board will be convened
here on April 2 and will 60 over the
list of supply officers throughout the
country and select two lieutenant
commanders for promotion to COM
mander One of the selections will
be to fill an existing vacancy and
the other will be selected to fill the
next vacancy that occurs in this
corps and grade.
The second board will convene
here on May and will select two
lieutenant commanders of the line for
promotion to commander, and two
commanders for promotion to cap
tain. As In the case OF the Supply
Corps, one lieutenant commander and
one commander will be picked for
existing vacancies and the others will
be held to fill other vacancies as they
occur.
It was pointed out at the local
Reserve headquarters that there are
ton in this city and four supply
officers.
With the annual inspection by
board of regular officers from the
Navy Department, to be held in the
Navy Yard armory of the Reserve
here one week from tomorrow, the
officers and men of the local bat
talon are striving hard to perfect
their training and knowledge so that
they will be able to pass high mark
before the board this year, to over
come the very poor report which they
received last year, and which resulted
in general shake-up in the officer
personnel of the organization.
In preparation for the event. the
regular division drills for this week
have been ordered suspended and the
entire organization of three fleet
divisions and staff has been called
to assemble at the armory next We'd
nesday night for a rehearsal At
that time Lieut.. Comdr Benson, u
S. N, inspector-instructo of the
local battalion, will put the organi-
Eation through an inspection.
Petty officers and men are being
particularly primed for the written
examinations which the board will
give. 1t was pointed out that it is
necessary for each petty officer and
man to know his duties SO well that
he can represent his unit in the ex-
aminations. AS the board will not
have time to give written exami
nation to each man, a man will be
selected from each group, and on his
marks will depend the mark given
the entire group.
The local Reserve headquarters an
nounced the appointment of Charles
H. Burnett, member of the metro
politan police force. as an ensign in
the aviation division of the Reserve.
which is located at the u S. Naval
Air Station at Anacostia, D. C.
James B. Denny, a graduate of
the United States Naval Academy in
the class Of 1893. has applied for
commission in the Naval Reserve.
The record of John c. Warmen-
hoven, seaman first class, has been
received here from the Eighth Naval
District. 1t was said that prior to
leaving this city Warmenhoven was
q member of the Second Fleet Divi-
sion here, and has been reassigned to
that division in a volunteer status.
Raymond c. Landon, fireman, Sec
ond class, has been transferred from
the fleet to the Volunteer Reserve
because his work at the Government
Printing Office interferes with his
SECULAR attendance at drills.
An appeal for officers of the Ma
val Reserve who are on indefinite
active duty in connection with Re
serve training, and who are prohib-
tied from receiving more than the pay
Of lieutenant, although their rank
calls for more pay. was made before
the House committee by Capt John
Downes, director of Naval Reserve
personnel of the Navy Department.
THE present situation of the Ma
val Reserve contains several unfair
features" he told the committee.
lone of these is the pay of officers
On active duty. Under the proviso