Evening star., 1935-11-10
New Method of Glass
instruction for Reserve
Naval Engineers, Signalmen and Quarter
masters TO Be Segregated From
Divisions for Training.

amount of training which can be
given aboard it is very limited.
On the other hand. it was pointed
out, that with a destroyer assigned
here for regular duty with the Re-
servists, the maximum of training
could be received, and the men always
would be at top-notch whenever they
were called to duty at sea each year
for their two-week sea training period.
In preparation for a new recruit
clase which will begin late this month
and for which applications for enlist
ment are already being received on
each Monday drill night, the battalion
adjutant, Lieut.. 81. G) E. C. Carusi,
together with the recruiting oficer.
Ensign H. Arthur Lamar, are revising
the present course of instruction.
Changes contemplated will allow
a more uniform and regular success
sion of training for the apprentice
sailors. The instruction course, which
includes IL drill periods before the
men are assigned to divisions. is made
of series of lectures on the purpose
and organization of the United States
Navy and the Naval Reserve, naval
customs and etiquette. uniforms and
care of clothing. rules of the road,
duties of lookouts. messengers, helms
men, leadsmen, together with series
of films prepared by the Bureau of
Navigation Of the Navy Department
illustrating various features of the
service.
The recruits also are given training
in the manual of arms and close
order infantry drills. The Landing
Force Manual of the Navy Depart
ment and Instructions of Apprentice
Seamen are used as texts, and the
men are given written tests. The en-
tire 12-drill period is devoted to pre-
pairing the men so that they may
enter the divisions with most of their
preliminary and orientation training
completed.
The Washington chapter Of the
Naval Reserve officers Association
now is planning its annual stag dim
ner which will be given late this month
or early in December. Dinners of the
association have been rapidly gaining
popularity in the District due to the
large number of Reserve officers To-
Gated in Washington and vicinity.
Later, it was said, the local chapter
plans to hold supper dance to which
the women of the chapter will be in
vited. The local association now is
meeting regularly on Thursdays at
1890 o'clock in the afternoon for
lunches at the University Club. Lieut..
James E. Sullivan, battalion COM
mander of the feet outfit. is president
of the chapter this year, and Lieut..
John Cleland commanding offlcer OF
the 2nd Division, is serving as secre-
tary-treasurer.
A small group of men from the
communications Reserve were taken
aboard the H. NJ. S. York, flagship OF
the British West Indies squadron.
while she was at the navy yard. Lieut..
Nicholson, communications COM
mander, was in charge of the party.
In an effort to assist Reserve units
in perfecting their training and fur
nish better opportunities to the in
spection board to give them better
marks. there are given herewith addi-
tional common defects which have
been found by the board on previous
inspections:
At general quarters, such defects
we're found as no ammunition party.
no first aid, no repair party or MEM
bers of repair party merely detailed
with no instructions as to duties, and
no engineers detailed to stand by deck
operating valves or when detailed not
/ instructed in duties. These are con-
sidered some of the most important
assignments for general quarters.
which is preparation for battle.
| In connection with the battle prob
lem, the following have been noted
in many instances: Control officers
in many cases have not sufficient de-
tailed knowledge of the elements OF
fire control to conduct the fire of a
battery in action in such a manner
as to maintain an accurate rapid fire
against an enemy. Ranges sent to
guns do not correspond with those
found by navigational plot. After the
computing machine is started at the
beginning of the problem no attempt
is made to reconcile the ranges on the
range keeper with those found by
ravigational plot. Ranges are not
transmitted from control to sight
settlers. No standby salvo system pro-
vided. Fire control party not drilled
in action to be taken when salvo buzz
ger is made imperative. Manual con-
! troll officers do not have proper under.
standing of DETECTION. how it is call
culated, or how spits in DETECTION are
applied. Engineering casualties not
reported to the bridge.
Lack of knowledge of methods and
inaccurate work were the principal
defects found during inspections OF
the mooring board problem.
In the navigational problem it was
found that variation was disregarded,
compass error applied incorrectly and
current computed and applied incor-
rectly.
Under the heading classroom in-
struction the board reports indicated
that many organizations were handi-
capped by laek of adequate instruc-
tional material both for the seaman
branch and for the engineers. Petty
officers and non-rated men OF the
seamen branch were found not suffi-
GENTLY instructed in knotting and
splicing and unfamiliar with sea-
going terminology, rules of the road
running lights, etc.