Evening star., 1942-08-23
Motor boatmen
Soughtfo Sea Duty
By Naval Reserve
Many Candidates for
WAVES Listed Here;
Inspection Planned


uner the fire of enemy guns, on one
of the Navys motor patrol boats
is not proving very appealing to
motorboat enthusiasts who answered
the first call of the Naval Reserve
for men up to As years of age to
apply for commission or duty in this
service.
While literally thousands of such
men will be needed the response has
been great, but only moderately
productive, it was indicated. Com
missions await those who have had
any kind Of extended experience in
motor boating, both in motor oper-
alton, maneuvering and in plotting
them in inland waters.
Plans now laid down for the use
OF these men contemplate that they
would be sent into the oceans for
patrol duty, the navigation part of
such operation could be taught them
at the indoctrination schools. There,
too, they would be taught naval
methods Of action. because the num-
Der of officers on such small craft
is limited, and many times they
would have to give independent
judgment without the aid of others
higher up.
They do not have to have a COL
lege degree as is required for Lom-
missions for those seeking to enter
other branches Of the Naval Reserve.
1t was necessary to lower the edu-
cational requirements because there
is great demand for moIorboat
trained men, and there were not
enough OF them with college degrees.
While the local procurement cffice
has received about hundred 1isi-
tors day since the call was issued,
many of them were Interested if
they said, they could be assigned to
the rivers and bays where they were
familiar with the waters, ard which
duty would involve the challenging
OF river craft to check the purpose
OF It's voyage and operations. How
ever, 1t was explained that those
VINO receive commissions because
OF their training as motorboat men
are certain to find their way in the
f1otillas far away from their home
territory, and good possibility of
getting into the real fighting oper-
ations.
Many Of them were frank enough
10 say that they did not want to
go to sea, with the result that ac-
tually only about 10 formal applica-
tlons a day have been received.
WAVES Enlisting.
The Procurement Office is pre-
pairing to make its first selection of
candidates for the WAVES, the wo-
mems branch of the Naval Reserve
AT the present there are said to be
approximately 1000 applications or
hand, and they are coming about as
fast as the office can handle them
In a short time approximately
$50 will be selected to be sworn in
and sent to the indoctrinatior
schools. These will be the officer
groups. Others will be selected fol-
the V-9 class, which now CORE
spends to the male Reserve mid.
shipmen group. These candidates
will be sent to one of the training
schools for approximately three
months and taught officers duties
II they pass, they will be commits.
stoned as ensigns and sent to active
duty at stations in the continental
: United States.
Another class, known as the V-10
consists of the prospective enlisted
personnel. A long list of applica
tions has been made up of thos'
who have answered QUESTIONABLE
which have been sent out by tn
: Office.
Those who prefer the naval serv
ice, but have been waiting unit
their numbers were selected by tn
draft boards, will not in the futur
: have deferments requested by tn
naval authorities pending action o.
their applications.
In the past, many men hav
sought the naval service for activ
duty after they had been called b
the selective service. When sue
applications were made, and Will
going through the regular channel
of investigation and examination
the Navy has requested draft board
for deferments beyond the regula
: induction date, and for as long g
: so days. In not a few instance
4 when the Navy had not acted with
: that time and there was prospet
n of favorable action, further defer
ments were requested. However,
" was said this is now prohibited, an
i the Navy will not consider applies
y tions for the Reserve from men WI
have been called upon by the
Il boards for induction into the Arm
l. Inspection Planned.
Vt Plans are being formulated {.
the four divisions now training [