Evening star., 1941-04-27
Naval Reservists May Forego
Training Cruises This Year
Lack of Ships May Prevent Loeo
Citizen Sailors Going to SEQ

applications of men of draft age.
The proportion of men below and
within the draft age, it was said,
is about the same as during normal
recruiting periods prior to the de-
velopment of the national defense
emergency. Even in the case of
men of the draft age, it was said,
indications are that they are not
being attracted because they have
been registered for selective service,
but rather they are entering the
naval service because they have
friends in the local divisions who
have interested them in this branch
of the Navy.
All aviation reServistS in this city
and vicinity will be cleared out of
the city tonight, it was learned, when
the Navy issued orders calling them
into active service. The call was
issued for all W. men, the aviation
class and all men in the VS. class
who have any aviation training at
all. The VS. class is made up of
reServists who are specialists in
various lines.
|. The men will not be required to
report to the local Reserve head
quarters, but have been directed to
report to the United States Naval
Aviation Station at Norfolk, Va, to-
morrow morning 1t is expected a
large number of them will leave to-
night aboard the Norfolk steamer,
and that others may travel by auto
mobile. Arrangements have been
made to provide transportation for
those men who apply.
No indication was give in the
orders, it was said as to the future
assignments of these men, but it
was said to be probable that after
period of indoctrination and out
fitting at the Norfolk naval base,
they will be sent to various naval
stations, possibly at some of the
new off-shore bases, where their
services will be needed in looking
after the aircraft operating from
them.
The Naval Reserve Division OF the
Navy Department, it was said, still
has under advisement plans for pro-
viding drills and training for men,
bers of the enlisted branch of the
Reserve who will seek appointments
to the United States Naval Academy
next year. The program has been
under study for some time and it was
said that it is about completed, and
an announcement may be expected
in a short time. The matter was
temporarily laid aside during the
proceedings in connection with the
meeting here of the Naval Reserve
Policy Board.
ReServists seeking appointments
to the naval school, under the pres
ent regulations, are required to be
members of an organised Reserve
division which is the actively drill
ing branch of the Reserve, and must
be a member for at least one year
prior to the date of the appointment.
If the organized divisions are all
called into active service, then it
would not leave any divisions with
which the candidates can become
affiliated.
The matter will have to be brought
to a decision within a short time
it was said, as candidates for the
1912 class entering on July l, that
year, will have to start steps to be
enlisted prior to July of this year
1t was pointed out by Reservists
that they should be entitled to know
Just what duty they would have
to perform during the next year
in order to be able to enter the
Academy as Reservists. The num-
Der of Reservists allowed TO enter
has been increased from so 10 100