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Washington Navy Yard.
According to present plans, the
vessel will be in Washington about
the latter part Of February or the
first of March, and 1t is expected
that schedule of week END cruises
will be inaugurated Immediately
upon her arrival here. The Re-
servists have made much Of the
small launch which has been here
for several years. but which has
been found too small to accommo-
date the large numbers which seek
to make trips on her during the
summer. However, in addition to
providing accommodations for on
GERS and men on each week end, 1t
was said that the new vessel will
provide more opportunity for train
ing than can be given on the pres
ent vessel. It will give the Reservists
an opportunity to keep in constant
practice in the handling Of larger
vessel on all conditions which can
be found here, particularly In the
Chesapeake Bay. The cruising ra-
dius of the launch has limited her
to the Potomac River. usually only
as far down as Colonial Beach,
but with more speed in the new
vessel and a larger cruising radius.
1t is expected that the Reservists
will be able to make the bay on each
weekend trip.
While M announcement hoc hoor,
made as to how the crew will be
selected for the trip to Charleston,
it is expected that it will be made up
Of those men who have shown by
their drill attendance and excellent
armory training records that they
are entitled to 60 on the trip.
The Navy Department has called
to the attention of Reservists that
a plan authorizing communication
between vessels of the Training De-
.tachment and radio stations of the
Naval Communications Reserve on
certain frequencies assigned for
Naval Reserve use in each naval dis
trict is still in effect. subject to GER
tain changes in frequency assign
ments.
Communication. according to this
plan, is limited between Training
Detachment vessels and certain des-
ignated Naval Communication Re-
serve stations. among which are in
cluded IA master control stations
and II alternate control stations,
representing all naval districts and
the Navy Yard here.
The Naval Reserve aviation cadet
program has not at any time been
considered as a means of providing
aviation personnel for the Regular
Navy, the department announced.
The program was initiated to fill
shortage in naval aviator compile
ments and build up Naval Reserve
to meet mobilization requirements
for naval ayiators, it was explained.
Aviation cadets are eligible, after
completion of their period of active
duty, for Commissions in the Naval
Reserve or in the Marine Corps Re
serve. Aviation cadets take prece-
dence next before warrant officers
and their status is, therefore, that
Of junior officers, analogous to the
status of midshipmen ordered to
sea as junior officers. At no time, ii
was asserted, has the Bureau OF
Navigation considered aviation ca
diets as probable source for COM
missioned officers Of the Regular
establishment. nor has any action
or statement by the bureau at any
time lent encouragement to such an
assumption.
Aviation cadets and naval avia-
tors commissioned as officers of the
Naval Reserve are specialists, re-
cruited for the sole purpose of meet
ing naval aviation requirements
Their training and active duty as
signments should be based specifi-
cally on this fundamental premise
it was added.