Evening star., 1935-06-09
Reserve Recruits Must
Pass Rigid Physical Tests
Lieut.. J. E. Sullivan, Naval Battalion Com
mander, Announces New Policy for
Applicants for Enlistment.

tion at Pensacola, Fla, to receive
flight training in accordance with the
prescribed syllabus for the Navy; upon
successful completion of this course
and appointment as naval aviator
the aviation cadet is then ordered
to active duty with the United States
Fleet. such active duty to be for
period of approximately three years.
At the conclusion of this period
of active duty the aviation cadet is
commissioned as ensign in the Naval
Reserve, with date of precedence as
of date of appointment as aviation
cadet.
The pay of aviation cadets while
undergoing training at the Naval Air
Station at Pensacola is s75 per month,
which pay includes extra pay for
flying risk, as provided by law. The
pay of aviation cadets while on active
duty with the fleet is at the rate
of $l25 per month. which pay in
cludes extra pay for flying risk, as
provided by law. In addition, the
aviation cadets receive a money allow
ance for subsistence of ST per day
during the entire period of active
duty, including the period Of training
at PenSac cola. Government life in
Surance in the amount of $4,000 will
be issued each aviation cadet and
premiums paid by the Navy Depart
ment out of current appropriations;
the aviation cadets to have the option
Of continuing these policies at their
own expense upon completion of
duty Of four years or more, including
training at Pensacola, the aviation
cadet will be paid a lump sum of
81 500, which sum shall be in addition
to any pay or allowances which he
may otherwise be entitled to receive.
While serving on active duty under
going training at Pensacola aviation
cadets are issued such items of uni
form clothing as may be prescribed by
the Bureau of Navigation and upon
completion Of training at Pensacola
and assignment to duty with the feet
are. in addition, paid a uniform al
lowance of $3.50.
Those selected from this area are:
J. M. Mcqueen, ir., 1880 Chesapeake
street; s. L. Silber. 1927 Monroe
street. Baltimore; S. S. Mantz. Salt
vile. Va. and j. R. Vensel. 1887 Ish-
erwood street northeast
From the fifth naval district, which
takes Maryland and Virginia, exclu-
siVe of the area near Washington.
have been selected M E. Robinett,
Norfolk. Va. and l. H Erickson, Will
liamsburg, Va.
The three feet divisions will get
into their training preparatory to the
annual cruise this week. the schedule
calling for battle problem for each
of the units. and the following week
will take up the emergency drills
aboard ship.
The gun crews already have started
their training with the new drill gun
which has been placed in the armory.
This gun is of the type found in the
secondary batteries of the battleship,
and wher the cruise starts it is ex-
pected that the crews will be thor
oughly familiar with the work, and
require but little drilling with the gun
aboard ship before going on the range.
For action in standing radio watch
at Naval Reserve radio stations and
assisting to establish and maintain
communication with Salisbury. Md.
during the period of severe weather
from January % to o. 1885, when no
other means Of communication with
that city was available. the COM
mandant of the fifth naval district at
Norfolk, Va. has issued letters of
commendation to the following:
Ensign Louis A. Harrison, jr. Sails
bury; Ensign Wilbert w. Philbrick,
Portsmouth, Va; Ensign Levin D.
Powell. Salisbury: Ensign Edward L.
Thompson. Norfolk; Lyman M. Rund-
lett, Norfolk, and Thomas G. Sharpe,
Portsmouth.
The following changes in personnel
have been announced:
eslgnations-Leut. Comdr. Walter
H. Kerby, LieutS Harold M. F. Behne-
man. Harton I. Booker, Robert o.
Gilmore. Joseph P. Gundry, Harrison
Hoblitzelle and Francis M. Kimball;
LieutS. u. G) David T. Harper and
Ellis D. Lneberry; Ensigns H. Dick
son Ash, Carleton w Bacon, Lewis
S. Collins, Max F. Gohla, Carl w.
Handy, Larry w. lie Vone. Howard R.
Sisson and Milo w. Utterback.
Discharges-Lieut. Comdrs. Frank
A. Dean and Albert S. Robinson:
Lieuts. Charles E. Booth. jr.; Law
renee A. King. Michael j. Mclaughlin,
Robert j. Sullivan. Gus w. Swanson
and Charles G. Vogell; Lieuts. q. G)
Robert F. Goodman. Ora T. Mahany
and Frank S. Saunders: Ensigns
Cyril B. Adamszeck, Robert E. Bannon.
Achille Bechonnet. Hubert Brown.
Thomas j. Carman, Oswald H. Dodkin,
Daniel D. Ewing, jr.; Walter B.
rockingham, Joseph A. Gillis, Fred
erick H. Given, Thomas j. Haughton,
Philip c. Hoyt, Frank Isola, Baker E.
Hellman, William H Mason. Everette
E. Newcombe. Lawrence J. Noble,
Harold A. Norman, William c.
Rudiger, John P. Peterson, Sol
Schwartzberg. Arthur G. Stanford.
Evan H. Wild and Harry Wohenberg,