Evening star., 1936-07-19
Silver Cup Awarded Naval
Unit
Unit No. 2 Is Decided to Have Developed
Highest Efficiency Dur
ING Year.

the Navy Yard last week for q week
end cruise to Colonial Beach and re-
turn.
The volunteer communication re-
serve division is planning to use the
launch for training purposes next
week end, 1t was announced.
While in previous cruises the Gov
ernment has made an allowance for
feeding the personnel who take the
cruises, Congress failed to make pro-
vision for this in the current ap-
preparations. So the ofhcers and men
now have to furnish funds for their
food II they participate in the trips.
It was pointed out that the officers
and men give their time without pay
in order to fit themselves for service
at sea in time of war, and they should
not be required to bear their ex-
penses of this training. However,
Congress did not agree with the argu-
ments submitted, and If the men want
to 60 on the cruise they must pay
the bills, at least for the food.
It was said that 50 many are en-
rolling to take the Naval Reserve cor
respondence course in naval regula-
tions that the demand for copies
Of the regulations used in the study
of the course Is greatly in excess
Of the supply Of these important
books. Some of the educational CEN
tiers have found it necessary to carry
new enrolees in this course on q
waiting list until books are available.
The request has been made that
students. completing the course, re-
turn the book loaned to them for
study with the submission of their
first assignment and those who drop
the course for any reason. return
their copies as soon as practicable to
the educational centers from which
they we're loaned.
A recent change in the naval regu-
lations excepted apprentice seamen
from the requirement for one years
service in present pay grade as q
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sponse to inquiries Is to the length
of time apprentice seamen arc re-
quired to serve prior to Advancement
the Bureau Of Navigation announces
that through the provision that they
must perform 80 drills and Is days
training duty before being eligible
for advancement, . months service
in grade will automatically be re-
quired.
The controller general has rendered
q decision to the Secretary of the
Navy stating that members of the
Naval Reserve employed BY the Gov
ernment of the United States are en-
titled to military leave only on days
on which they are employed under
orders to training duty for periods
not to exceed IS days in . calendar
year. He also ruled that Is days
training duty under orders may be
required only Of members of the
Fleet Naval Reserve.
The controller general also has held
that members of the Merchant Ma
rine Naval Reserve and Volunteer
Naval Reserve employed by the Gov
ernment are not entitled to military
leave when they are authorized to
perform training duty with pay.
Commenting ON the conditions un-
der which seme units must obtain
their armory training. the Naval Re-
serve Inspection Board said that the
cleanliness of uniforms and men, and,
to . less degree, the quality Of IN
struction were Of . much higher order
in bright, well-lighted arm0ries. It
said that the question Of proper light
ing IS one to which more attention
should be paid.
The board also reported that II
was impressed BY the fact that the
men learn more from seeing actual
objects, either life size or in minia-
ture. than they learn from looking at
pictures or studying books.
The board said that in many hat
talions, which are housed in over
crowded quarters. al divisions drin
ON the same night Of each week.
This Is especially applicable to the
ninth district battalions, which bold
general drills q units. The board
was Of the opinion that much more
could be accomplished. II tho divi-
sions assembled on different nights
and had one battalion drill night q
month