Evening star., 1935-12-01
-. HE new method Of instructio


Il detachment under instructions
issued during the week by Lieut.. James
e. Sullivan, battalion commander, 1st
Battalion, United States Naval Re-
serves of the District of Columbia.
This revised system Of instruction, 1t
was announced, completes the set Of
changes being made ir the educational
program Of the local organization.
The new plan of having the quarter
masters and signal men and the Engi-
neers Of the three fleet divisions drill
and study in units according to rating,
irrespective of division assignments,
has been in effect for several weeks.
The new recruit syllabus, prepared
by Lieut.. 81. g. z. c Carusi, bat
talon adjutant, together with the re-
cruiting officer, Ensign H. Arthur
Lamar, and other officers of the bat
talon, includes several changes in
the mode of handling men during the
probation period prior to assignment
to the various divisions. This period
lasts for IL drills following the appli-
cation for enlistment and medical ex-
animation Of the men. Under the new
syllabus, it. was explained, more time
will be devoted to instructions in the
manual OF arms. This change, which
has met with hearty favor from the
platoon commanders OF the various
divisions, will give the new apprentice
seamen a more adequate basic train
ing for infantry drills.
Another change makes each drill
period a separate and distinct train
ing class. This will enable recruits
who enter the class after several drills
have already taken place to fall into
the system of training without any
loss Of time.
In order to prevent duplication OF
work for the new apprentice Seamen
who will begin courses issued by the
Bureau Of Navigation Of the Navy De-
partment shortly after assignment TO
divisions, the new syllabus has been
designed to treat with more generality
a larger number of phases of the naval
establishment and the Naval Reserve
than heretofore.
With the completion of the transfer
Of all Naval Academy candidates to the
various feet divisions, competition for
assignment to the divisions has be-
come very keen. A number of poten-
tial vacancies for Fleet Reserve men
has given additional stimulus to the
recruit class. The recruit class meets
each Monday night at the building as
signed to the Naval Reserve at the
Washington Navy Yard. Applications
for enlistment should be made to the
recruiting officer.
The Navy Department has informed
all commandantS Of naval districts
that future orders issued to seamen,
second class, in the Aviation Reserve
should contain the following:
"You are hereby detailed for duty
requiring you to participate regularly
and frequently in aerial flights. effect
i've on the date of your reporting.
"Seamen. second class. VS., who
have not yet performed all or any
part of their elimination fight train
ing, will be similarly detailed to flight
duty by commandant or commanding
officer of the Naval Reserve aviation
base by appropriate Endorsement on
or modification of their existing or
ders."
A great amount Of interest has
been shown by the enlisted men OF
the local battalion in the announce
ment of the Naval Reserve quotas for
training with the service schools for
enlisted men of the feet.
The department announced that the
service schools are divided into three
classes, as follows:
Glass A schools are those designed
to assist the forces afloat by giving
such elementary instruction to re-
cruits as will make them more i'm
mediately useful and give them the
groundwork necessary for the lowest
petty officer ratings.
Glass B schools are those designed
to supplement the training af1oat by
giving enlisted men advanced instruc-
ton, when such instruction can be
more advantageously given ashore.
Men sent to these schools are returned
ordinarily to ships from which re-
ceived.
Glass c schools are those designed
to meet the needs of the service by
giving advanced training for par
ticular duty assignments to enlisted
men in special subjects not normally
a part of shipboard instruction.
Quotas for enlisted men Of the
United States Naval Reserve have
been established at each of the schools
hereinafter indicated. Since funds are
not available for this purpose, train
ing duty with pay cannot be au-
thorized for attendance at these
schools. ReservistS desiring to attend
in a non-pay status will be suosisted
in kind in the general mess main-
tanned at the school without charge
to themselves. Requests for at
tendance under the above conditions
should be submitted to the Bureau
of Navigation by the District COM
mandant.
Quotas have been assigned as fol-
lows:
Glass A schools-Group 1. length
of course. Is weeks; class convenes
monthly; quotas, two Norfolk, two San
Diego; basic subjects, electricity, use
of hand tools for electricians mate
and fire controlman ratings; ordnance
for gunner's mate, torpedoman and
aviation ordnanceman.
Group 2, no quota.
Group 3, length of course, 20 weeks;
class convenes monthly; quota, Nor
folk, 10; basic subjects, use of hand
tools and machine tools; ratings, ma
chinists mate, aviation machinist's
mate, boilermaker, molder. blacksmith.
coppersmith, ships filter, aviation
metalsmith, carpenters mate, pattern
maker and aviation carpenters mate.
Glass B schools-Elementary school
for torpedomen, located in this city;
quota, two; ratings eligible, torpedo
man and non-rated men. Class con-
venes January 2, 1885; length Of
course, 20 weeks.
Advanced school for torpedomen,
q