Evening star., 1936-04-12
Annual Inspection Set
For D. c.. Naval Reserve
Board of Regular Officers From Navy
Department to Put Unit Through Tests
Tomorrow Night

pense than like number of regulars,
This Reserte should be provided with
adequate training facilities, particu-
larly ships, armories, hangers and
planes (Which cost money. adequate
administration (Which might save
money!, but in any event there must
be reasonably adequate appropriations.
I'VE submit that the construction Of
armories. hangers and ships might be
an effective method Of reducing un-
employment.
"The chief Of naval operations at the
last session of Congress was asked as
to the cost Of maintenance of treaty
Navy. Testifying in regard to the
annual expense Of the Navy after
completion of the present building
program, he said: 1T will be $685.
100000 if the Navy is built up to
treaty strength This testimony Is
set forth on page IA of the hearings.
Navy Department appropriation bill
for 1886. On page II Of these hear
ings it was testified that to add a
thousand men to the Navy cost a
million dollars and on page e03 of
these hearings the Navy budget on
Ger testified, The Regular Navy man
in his first years enlistment costs
about $1,000 The hearings did not
establish the fact as to what this
81 900 covers: whether procurement,
training station and transportation
expenses are included is unknown. So
far as Naval Reserve expense is con-
cerned, it may be stated that an ap-
prentice seaman of the Naval Reserve
who is a f1rst-year man receives 10
cents a day for a total Of 48 days
training ashore. or 1880: IA days
training duty afloat at the same rate
Of pay cost $3.50; the uniform allow.
ance is $50 (for four years at $3.50
per annum); his subsistence is ap-
proximately ST; making total OF
$3.50 per annum, or one-sixteenth
the cost of a regular. Therefore, II
We add 1000 Naval ReservistS annually
to our naval strength, We incur cost
of S62 500, as against a cost Of 81.
100000 for the same number Of reg
ulars. In other words, the Navy can
have 16 Naval Reservists for the cost
Of one regular. 1t would be interest,"
ing also to make some comparison in
officer procurement cost between the
cost to the Government of a Naval
Academy education as compared with
that of civilian institutions, from
which latter class a large portion Of
our Reserve officer personnel comes.
The Government is under no charge
for the education of the college man,
except where r. O. T. C. units are es-
tablished at very slight expense.
AT this point it appears desirable.
previous to going into detail, to ac-
quaint you with the platform obJec-
tives of the association:
LEGISLATION similar in scope to
that of the national defense act but
revised to meet the natural prepara.
tory needs of the Navy and Naval
Reserve. the Marine Corps and the
Marine Corps Reserve, to best aid the
national defense, in event Of war or
national emergency.
This legislation should contem-
plate giving this civilian component
legal official voice in the determine"
ton of legislation. recommendations
to the Congress or the Chief Execu-
tive, the preparation of regulations
and the formulation Of policies OF
administration affecting it. This to
/ the end that the long experience and
! the best minds of this civilian COM
ponent can be used for the purpose
/ of developing a most effective and
efficient component of the Navy. 1t
| is a military axiom that the favorable
decisions of war go to the country
with the strongest reServes-ours
should be developed.
Direct budgetary approach look
ing toward economical but adequate
appropriations to insure adequate
training and adequate training IA
cilities for all classes OF the Reserve.
We believe that a mere paper
strength Reserve is unfair to the
country at large and unfair to the
members of this Reserve. We assert
that any man with sufficient interest
in national affairs to voluntarily
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| or national emergency should be al
forded the protection of adequate
training and training facilities.
Integrity of appropriations - for
the purposes set forth in the legisla-
tive act-Integrity should be main.
tanned and funds not be transferred or
cut down by administrative authority
unless applied in the same ratio with
the regular service.
"It is the firm conviction Of this
association that these objectives are
essential to the development Of what
we feel is desired by this Congress
and by the President.
Estimate of the situation-eco-
nomical problem-What is most great
ly desired by Congress and the Pres.
ident-the true objective Is a firnl.
sound national defense based upon
secure foundations and at a mini
mum of expense.
at is reiterated that these remarks
are respectfully submitted by the
United States Naval Reserve Ofdcers'
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of the Naval Affairs Committee OF the
House of Representatives for aid and
information looking toward the pro-
curement of a mutually satisfactory
law for the development Of the
United States Naval Reserve. The
problem naturally groups itself into
various categories, such as:
Constitutional requirements.
1.-The Army's treatment Of the prob.
lem-National Guard, Oficers' Re.
serve Corps. r. o. T. c., C. M. T. c.
Numerical strength, administrative
methods.
"The Nays treatment of the prob
lem-Its requirements, Regular and
Reserve administrative methods.
THE treatment of the problem by
the principal foreign powers-desig-
mated as treaty powers. In other
words, complete exploratory and
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