Evening star., 1935-07-06
SHORTAGE
MAY FORCE NAVY
PERSONNEL SHIFTS
Men May Be Transferred
From Ships to Shore
Duties.
OPENING OF TRAINING
SCHOOLS is CITED
Increasing Requirements During
Year Foreseen by Department
as Plans Are Considered.

The Navy is experiencing such
shortage Of officer personnel now that
the department is considering taking
one officer of each destroyer, sub
marine and large auxiliary and de-
taching two from each major ship, to
make adjustments ashore and af1oat.
This became known today. when the
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart
ment, published an announcement TO
the service. notifying it of the acute
shortage, brought about by expansion
Of forces afloat and establishments
ashore. The shortage, it revealed.
will be more keenly felt as the fiscal
year 1886 progresses"
The opening Of the naval training
stations at Newport. r. l., and Great
Lakes. Ill, closed as economy meas
ures for the past two years, and the
increase in the number Of instructors
required at the Naval Academy, due
to the growing number of midship-
men, have reduced the number of
officers normally available for other
shore duties, said the bureau.
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The abolition Of the rotating re-
serve for destroyers and the commits
sionin gof an additional destroyer
squadron have resulted in increased
demands for oficer personnel afioat.
These requirements will be further
increased during the year by the COM
missioning Of the Quincy, the Charles
ton, the Erie and the new destroyers
now under construction" said the
bureau. There is also a possibility
that the Prometheus and three or four
tugs may be placed in commission.
The bureau warned that further in
roads upon officer personnel will be
made by the detailing Of officers to
flight training at Pensacola, Fla. by
officers detailed to the Submarine
School, New London, Conn, by ofdcers
detailed to the Finance and Supply
School at Philadelphia, Pa, and by
normal attrition.
These deficiencies will be Offset tc
a minor extent, said the bureau, BY
the return of few officers now or
temporary duty with the Aleutiar
Island Survey in Alaska and by few
officers who are unsuccessful in highi
training and are returned to genera
service. Lieutenants ashore for somi
18 months may expect to be as
signed to sea duty at any time, now
Saio the bureau.
Personnel Required.
The bureau at the same time an.
nounced that 3,605 enlisted personnel
including petty ofiicers, will be re
quired by the service in the curreri
fiscal year in conjunction with net
warships now under construction.
OF these. 651 will be needed befo
the end Of the calendar year in D..
cember, but as the latter half of tls
fiscal year swings into action the nelf
will become increasingly great. 2.94
being the quota from January to July
next.
The Navy set down its needs ts
follows: Boatswain's mates. 1873; gur-
ner's mates, 119: torpedomen, 129:
turret captains, %; quartermasters,
46: signalmen, 81; FIRE controlmen, 70:
seamen, l,l90; electricians mates,
14e; radiomen, So: carpenters mates,
"a; shipfitters, 81; sailmaker's mate
/; painters, 3; machinist's mates,
1854; water tenders. 154; boilermakers
20; blacksmithS, 1e; coppersniths, II,
| firemen, 600: yeomen, 81; storekeep-
ers, 81: pharmacists mates, 80; buglers,
4: chief commisSary stewards. 10;
ships cooks, "a; bakers. Z; Officers
stewards, "a; officers cooks, "A. and
mess attendants, los.