Evening star., 1935-11-24
oNG years Of service and con-

tions to several of the veteran
- members Of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves, in the
District of Columbia. Promotions of a
number Of petty officers as well as a
number of seamen to the next higher
grade was announced during the week
by Lieut.. ]. E. Sullivan, battalion
commander, and commanders of the
three feet divisions.
In publishing the promotion orders
to the various commands Lieut.. Sulli-
van said that there were few official
announcements which gave him great
er pleasure"
James Franko of the 1st Fleet
Division headed the list of enlisted
men passed by the examining board.
Franko was promoted to the rate
of chief water tender. One of the
veteran enlisted men now drilling
with the 1st Battalion, Franko now
recently completed 19 years of service
with the Naval Reserve. Other 1st
Division advancements included
Henry j. English, water tender, Sec
ond class to first class; r. Il. Purdy,
apprentice seaman to seaman, second
class, and Stanley S. Whalen, appren-
tice seaman to fireman, third class.
In the I'd Division, H. L. Schumulo-
vitz was advanced from seaman, first
class, to quartermaster, third class;
Robert E. Rose from seaman, first
class, to coxswain, and Charles A.
SampSell and W. r. Moore from ap-
prentice seaman to seaman, second
class.
N. G. ghreiner OF the Sd Fleet
Division was promoted from seaman,
second class, to first class
L. A. Ingram, pharmacists mate,
second class, now attached to the
staff of the battalion commander as
senior enlisted man in the Medical
Department, was advanced to the
rate of pharmacists mate, first class.
Those who have been advanced In
these recent orders were selected only
after they had completed the training
courses prescribed by the Bureau OF
Navigation of the Navy Department,
and later successfully passed the ex-
aminations held before an Examining
Board of Naval Reserve officers. Upon
completion of the local boards tests,
the papers with recommendations were
sent to the Navy Department, together
with complete transcript Of the Serv-
ice records of the men, for official ap-
proval before the announcements were
made.
In preparation for the work pre-
scribed in the new syllabus Of training
for the specialist branches, and also in
preparation for the next Examining
Board which will meet next year, the
battalion supply officer, Ensign John w.
Shultz, reports the distribution of a
large number of text books and train
ing courses to the enlisted personnel
These books and courses are furnished
by the Bureau Of Navigation and are
the same prescribed for training in the
regular establishment.
Lieut.. James Franklin Schneider,
intelligence branch of the volunteers,
has reported for duty with the local
battalion and has been assigned to the
staff Lieut.. Schneider will act as
assistant to the battalion adjutant.
An analysis of reported distribution
of naval forces now operating in
Mediterranean waters formed the basis
Of an mpromptu problem for a num-
Der of officers following the drill at the
armory Monday night. An unusually
interesting angle was developed, it was
said, in the early stages of the critique
as it became more and more obvious
that possibly aircraft would play a
major role in any encounter between
naval forces. One of the officers, who,
in civilian life. is an authority on avia-
ton. drawing from his own wealth OF
experience in both practical and
theoretical aeronautics, was able to
paint vivid picture Of the future air
navieS.
The tactical solutions employed at
the battle of Jutland were used as
basic formalae as far as applicable, but
it was apparent that the present scope
Of aircraft operations was unforeseen
at that great sea struggle off the
Dogger Banks. 1t was recalled that
the German forces had operating with
them two giant zeppelins, which. be-
cause of the bad weather and fog. we're
able to render little or no assistance to
their admiral.
Emphasis was placed on the failures
of communications, notably radio, as
determinative factors leading to the
escape of the German forces under
cover of darkness 1t was pointed out
by one of the officers who, while in the
regular service was much interested in
communications, that even today in
the eyes of the average naval officer
there are but two major divisions OF
naval functions-engineering and
gunnery.
The field of communications being
as old as mankind itself has grown
unheralded and unnotieed to the pres
ent day stage, where. as the eyes and
ears of the modern fleet, time and dis
tance, the great concerns of the naval
forces of yesterday, are no longer OF
such great importance, it was pointed
out.
Only members of the Fleet Naval Re-
serve in Government employ are en-
titled to military leave for their an
nual cruises. when they receive proper
orders for it, according to a decision
of the controller general of the
United States. Members of the Mer-
chant Marine Naval Reserve and ever
the Volunteer Naval Reserve are not
entitled to this leave, even though they
may receive orders to participate in a
cruise and even though they receive
the pay of their rates or ranks.
The Navy Department says that the
controller has ruled that the Fleet Re-
servists are entitled to leave "only or
days on which they are employed
under orders to training duty for
periods not to exceed is days in cal
endar year. The is days training
under orders may be required only OF
members of the Fleet Naval Reserve.
The term under orders or by virtue