Evening star., 1939-12-03

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activities at the same time.
1t. Jennings has instructed his
officers to make a canvas OF the
enlisted men to ascertain whether
it is possible for them to attend on
other than the regular Tuesday night
drills.
Officers are hoping that the Navy
Department and Congress will see
fit to provide the necessary funds
at the coming session for a suitable
building for the Reservists and also
for the Marine Corps Reserve.
Plans for such an armory have
been available for some time and
are in the hands of officials Of the
Navy Department. Previous COM
mandants of the Washington Navy
Yard have approved the project,
which provides for the construction
of the building within the limits Of
the reservation. A site has been set
aside on the water front.
The project has met before with
resistance at the Navy Department
because of the policy of having all
possible funds directed toward build
ing up the fleet and the regular per-
Sonnel.
The battalion was formally in
spected last week by Capt. Howard
G.. Copeland, U. S. N R. Following
there was an entertainment.
Naval Reserve personnel lists are
being examined to ascertain that
all men are in physical condition
for service. Many members OF the
Reserve have been in for some time,
not a few transferred from the
Regular Navy. AS many of these
men are not required to attend
regular drills, there is no assurance
that many of them would be ready
for service in the event that call
was issued. To eliminate these the
studies are being made.
Funds have been provided for the
continuation on active duty, be-
yond the four-year period, OF lao
Reserve officers. excavation cadets.
individuals requesting and selected
for the duty, it was said, will be
subject to release therefrom at any
time at the pleasure Of the Navy
Department or upon their own re-
quests. Applications have been re-
quested from those Reservists de-
string to continue their service in
the regular establishment.
Upon release from active duty,
with payment of $500 lump sum,
officers will be transferred from
Glass A-V (N) to another class OF
the Naval Reserve for which quail
fed. Particular attention was in
vited to the fact that active duty
under the provisions of the Naval
Reserve Act is required to be con-
tinuous, and that upon release from
active duty with the payment OF
$500 and transfer to another class
of the Naval Reserve, officers may
not later request and be assigned
to further active duty under the
provisions of the act.
BY the end of this month Naval
Reserve officers, serving on active
duty with the Civilian Conservation
Corps, will be relieved, under orders
from the War Department, which
also relieves all Army Reserve ofii-
GERS on such work. The, duties are
to be undertaken by civilians, but
it was provided that officers could
be selected for these positions. II
they apply for the same, and they
are to be given the preference. it
was said.
There is to be no restrictions as
to the grade of officers employed.
Civilian employees drawn from
among the officers Of the Naval and
Marine Corps Reserves will be in
the same proportion to the total as
now prescribed for Reserve officers
called for active duty with the corps,
that is per cent. Individuals ac-
cepting these positions and later
called for active duty with their mill
tary and naval units will be given
military ieave for that purpose and
during the IA days in question will
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