Evening star., 1940-08-18
Naval Reservists
Here Prepare
For Inspection
Admiral to View
Personnel and
Equipment Of Sailors

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Personnel and
Equipment Of Sailors
In the midst of preparations for
their annual cruise, members of the
First Battalion, District Naval Re-
serves, also are planning to under
60 an admiral's inspection. 1t. w.
Croft Jennings, battalion command
er, said it will be held Tuesday
night. While the main objectives
Of the work of the battalion during
the past several weeks has been to
complete details for the departure
aboard three destroyers for their
annual tour of sea duty, they have
also had an intensive training period
on each drill night devoted to prep
aration for the "look-see" of the
comnfandant of the Washington
Yard at the personnel and their
uniforms and equipment.
Division commanders and their
subordinates last Tuesday held bag
inspection. Each enlisted man
brought out his sea bag which he
will take with him on the annual
cruise, so that the officers could
see that every man was fully
equipped with the clothing and
. equipment which he will need aboard
ship during the two weeks period
of training which will take them for
a period of liberty at Charleston, S.
C. 1t provided double check, one
for the Admirals inspection and the
other to ascertain that all was in
readiness for the cruise which is
only short time of as weekly drill
nights go in the reserve. At pre-
vious Admirals inspections the To-
cal battalion has received excellent
marks.
With only three drills remaining
before the training cruise, intensive
efforts are being made to have all
officers and men fully qualified and
to fill the ranks depleted by the
large number of men who have VOL
unteered for active duty under the
Presidents limited emergency proc
lamation. This, it was said, has
placed an especially heavy load on
the officers of the medical depart
ment who must see that all men are
In good physical condition and have
received the requisite vaccinations
and typhoid innoculations. Every
effort is being made to safeguard
the health Of the men and all are
required to take the smallpox vac
cine If they have not been vaccinat-
ed within seven years and the ty-
phoid innoculation if they have not
been innoculated within three years.
1t. j. Leland Cardwell of the Re-
serve Medical Corps has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of lieutenant
commander.
The District of Columbia Is sup
plying its full quota of recruits for
the new program inaugurated by
the Navy Department for training
reserve ensigns, according to Comdr.
A. B. McCrary, U. S. N, director
of Naval Reserve affairs in this
area. Twenty recruits from Wash
ingtton and vicinity are being pre-
pared for transportation to ships
for the next training cruise. They
will report in New York on August
1s for a brief training period aboard
the United States battleship Wyom-
ing. Those making satisfactory
marks during this training cruise
will be made midshipmen in the
Naval Reserve and will be assigned
to undergo further training ashore,
leading up to commissioning as
ensigns in the Naval Reserve. They
will be commissioned in the line.
Comdr. McCrary announced that
applications now are being accepted
for the cruise, which will be started
as soon as the one scheduled to
begin on August 10 is completed
This probably also will be from
New York. Applicants must be be-
tween the ages of 10 and 26 years
and have at least two years of COL
lege training. This educational re-
quirement. the commander ex-
planned, means that applicants must
have at least so scholastic credits
from a recognized university or COL
lege. Applicants with a good math-
ematical background are preferred
The college credits must be in the
usual college curriculum; credits in
a specialized course, such as law
will not be accepted.
Applications also are being ac-
cepted for aviation cadet classes.
Applicants for these cadetships must
be between the ages of 20 and rs.
All applications should be made
through the naval reserve office OF
the Washington Navy Yard, where
those interested may obtain COM
plete information on this and on
other fields of the naval service
which they desire to enter.
In addition to the course leading
up to the commissions, the Naval
Reserve Is seeking young men for
service as yeomen, such including
stenographers and typewriters. Sig
nalmen also are being sought for
immediate active duty, and even
those who have had no training in
signalling are being sought for the
purpose of attending schools to de-
velope them for this important duty
With ships constantly going in COM
mission large numbers of these men
will be needed on each vessel to
maintain watches throughout the
twenty-four hours. The stenog-
.raphers and typists are needed prin-
cipally for shore duty, and in the
Navy Department here.
Only males are being accepted for
this service, and 1t appears that
there will be no opportunity fol
building up large corps of yeomen
CD at least during the present stage
This is due to the fact that the new
Naval Reserve Act specifies males fol