Evening star., 1937-11-14
Drill Planning Board Named
To Map Training of Reserves
1t. James E. SulIiuan, Battalion Com.
mander, Inaugurates Ne,U System
to Provide Efficiency.


United States Naval Reserves, in the
District of Columbia, will In the fu-
ture be operated under the direction
Of planning board appointed last week
by 1t. James E. Sullivan, battalion
commander. He explained all of the
drills and exercises in connection with
the training Of the three divisions in
the future will be planned and CO.
ordinated by the board, which is COM
posed Of the three division command
ers, 1t. w. G. Jennings, 1st Fleet Divi-
sion; 1t. F. S Kirk, Sd Fleet Division,
and 1t. q. g. Winston s. Brown, End
Fleet Division.
The board will meet periodically
and discuss and study the various poll
cies concerning the training of en-
listed men, and make recommends
tions for carrying out comprehensive
drill and instruction schedule How
ever, their recommendations will be
subject to review and approval by the
battalion commander. But, it was
added, being the division commanders,
they will be able to better map out
their plans and coordinate them. and
present their problems for discussion,
as q unit, instead of submitting in
dividual programs to the battalion
commander.
1t is the first time in the history OF
the battalion that such q plan has
been evoked, and all the officers be-
lieve 1t will result in considerable i'm
provemen5 in the work and the effi-
cheney Of, the organization, and par
ticularly at this time when prepara-
tions are being made for the annual
inspection before a board Of officers
from the Navy Department.
The 3rd Fleet Division is planning
a dance in the armory on Decem-
ber 26.
In accordance with its annual GUS
toms the battalion will give a dance
during the Christmas holiday week.
This function also will be held at the
armory.
Lieut.. Comdr. I. H. King, senior
medical officer, inaugurated last week
a course of lectures for the enlisted
men on first aid The subjects will
include instruction for respiration
after emersion and electric shock, first
aid for burns and fractures. All men,
bers OF the battalion will be required
to attend the lectures as a part of
their instruction.
Comdr. Tully Shelly, U. S. N, de-
ivered a lecture to the officers of the
battalion last week on the organiza-
ton of the Navy Department. This is
another Of q series which is being
given to inform the. Reserve officers
on various Navy subjects and the lee
turers will be leaders in the particular
line on which they have been selected
to discuss.
The series was inaugurated under
the direction Of 1t. Comdr. Charles
B. McVay, q. S. NJ, in charge of
Naval Reserve activities In this area
under the direction OF the COM
mandant OF the Washington Navy
Yard.
Plans are being formulated for
competition between the three fleet
from the, Navy Department a letter
OF the training to date, and to de-
termine their proficiency and readiness
to meet the annual inspection before
the Naval Reserve Inspection Board,
in the early part of next year.
Each division will be put through
intensive drills and tests. The COM
petition will have the further purpose
Of giving the battalion commander an
opportunity for close check up on
the readiness Of the units for this
test, and will give him a further idea
Of what defects are needed for special
attention to be ironed out before the
Inspection Board reports at the
armory.
The Reserve Examining Board will
hold another session Tuesday night
to start the examinations of enlisted
men who have been recommended for
promotion to the next higher rating.