Evening star., 1937-10-31
Destroyer Is Assigned Here
For NauaI Reserve Irainin 2
U. S. S. Leary Is at Washington Navy
Yard for Several " Weeks-TO Be
Used for Weekly Drills.

partment are being carried out in the
educational work at the local bat
talon.
He will begin his new duties i'm
mediately so that the classes will be
functioning perfectly by the time of
the annual inspection. as the board
goes very thoroughly into the manner
in which this instruction of both Of
ficers and enlisted men Is carried out.
Further attention is being given this
year to the training of the divisions in
battle problem work. The Inspection
Board has let it be known that during
the coming inspection it will have two
OF the divisions execute battle pro-
blem, whereas, In the past, because Of
the time required to carry out this i'm
portant naval function, only one di-
vision has been selected. However,
the board does not permit the local
officers to designate the divisions
which will conduct the problem. so
each of the three divisions will have
to spend sometime in this work. The
entire battalion will be marked on the
showing made by the two divisions
which will be selected after the board
apears in the armory on inspection
night.
With this in mind, 1t was said that
at least one of the divisions will be
given battle problem drill between
now and the time of the inspection.
The series of the lectures for Re
serve officers which have been inaugu-
rated here by 1t. Comdr. Charles B
McVay, U. S. Navy, officer in charge
of Naval Reserve activities here, is
attracting a number of volunteer Re-
serve officers. and it is hoped that
as the series progresses larger num-
ber will attend.
High tribute to the Naval Reserve
was paid by Rear Admiral Charles
r. Train, president of the Naval Ex-
amining Board, here on Navy Day. He
formerly was director Of Naval Re-
serves, and during that period visited
all of the organizations in the country
Any group of civilians. he said. that.
after the days toll is completed, go
whole-heartedly to their armories, and
in some cases, to their vessels, don
their uniforms and drill for two hours,
must have the admiration of the Navy
and the public. To have built up sue
cessfully an organization that will per-
form efficiency service in time of war
in armories far from United States
seaports indicates. he continued, the
splendid spirit that exists.
At the end of the World War, he
went on. the Navy had 1000 officers
and 10000 men in the Naval Reserve
Any future emergency. he pointed out,
may demand twice that number, and
added that no nation could survive
the maintenance of such naval force
during peace time. 1t will take sever
al months before the naval training
stations and schools can begin to
turn out trained men for the fleet. 1t
is for this period that the Navy trains
| during peace time, Naval Reserve ca
pable of taking its place in the fleet or
| the very day of mobilization. He said
that it occupies most important
place in the plans for the national de-
fense. Definite places and definite
duties are assigned them which can
not be filled or executed by the regu-
lar Navy within its peace-timt
| strength.
He said there are now 1,100 Officers
and 10000 enlisted men in the active
ly drilling fleet reserve. In addition
there is q volunteer reserve consisting
of specialists and 1000 officers anc
II, 900 men in the communications
branch,