Evening star., 1942-07-26
Young College Men
Being Sought by
Naval Reserve
Those With Any Kind
Of Degrees Are Needed;
Navy Women's Corps

Hundreds of young men with any
kind of college degree are being
sought by the local Naval Reserve
procurement Office, it was an
nounced last week. They will take
any physically sound man up to
the age of IS years. 1t was indicated
that most of the assignments would
be for some sort of combat duty. or
at least in the combat areas, field
which it was said many of the young
applicants are seeking.
This represents change in the
policy Of taking young men into the
service as officers. Heretofore the
Navy has sought only those with
college engineering degrees and
those college graduates who had had
q period in their courses Of mathe-
mates.
The officers are anxious that as
many eligibles as possible apply
quickly, so that their cases may be
handled before the Offices here and
throughout the country are faced
with the problem of recruiting hun
dreds of women for officers and
thousands for enlisted personnel Of
the new Navy's Women's Corps,
which now is being perfected in
the legislative stage. Officers re-
port that they already have thou
sands Of applications from women
to join this proposed new corps.
Their applications have been ac-
knowledged, and as soon as the
legislation becomes law they will
be notified to report for examina-
ton as to their qualifications as
well as physical examinations. They
are only to be used on shore billets
within the continental United
States and are expressly barred from
shipboard service.
There was a noticeable falling off
last week of the number of young
men seeking commissions in the
Naval Reserve, and the officers are
hoping that more people will apply
to fill the great number of vacancies.
The influx of applicants usually
appears in waves. the peaks ap-
pearing right after the American
forces have engaged in some new
contact with the enemy, such as
Macassar Strait and Midway.
1t was reported the procurement
offices have never been able to fill
the ver-increasing demand for
electrical and mechanical engineers,
much needed in the Navy because
Of the highly technical character
of everything used in this service.
Physicians and dentists also are
being sought in large numbers.
1t. Lamar Relieved.
1t. H. Arthur Lamar was relieved
OF additional duty as commander of
the special officer and enlisted
training divisions of the local bat
talon Of Naval Reserves at the drill
on Thursday night. He is aide to
the chief of the Bureau of Personnel
at the Navy Department. However,
he is to be transferred to other
duties outside of the city. it was
said. 1t. C. A. Appleby, who has
been 1t. Lamars executive officer
at the local battalion and whose
regular assignment has been in the
Washington Navy Yard. has been
transferred TO the Navy Depart
ment to relieve 1t. Lamar. 1t Is
expected he will take charge of the
training work.
After the present classes of three
divisions have completed their
course Of study here, it was indi-
Gated, there will be a respite in the
training work on account of the
weather and that activities will be
resumed about month after the
present classes conclude their work
1t was said that the platoons,
which were organized for the officers
and men on duty in the Office of the
chief cable and radio censor of the
Navy, Capt. H. X. Sem, will con-
tinue their indoctrination work at
the armory each Wednesday night.
In addition, the officers will be given
special instruction courses and lee
lures at the cable censor's Offices on
Tuesday of each week at their offices
In the Apex Building.
In charge of this instruction work
Is 1t. CORTLAND H. Smith, Sd, who
also was attached to the local bat
talon prior to the time that it was
called to active duty as a unit
1t. r. K. Norton, U. S. N. r., has
been detailed to command the off,
GERS platoon. The three pletoons
of enlisted men are each COM
manded by 1t. L. w. Gunther, 1t.
J.g) r. A. Maurer, jr., and 1t. q. g.
H. B. Williams, all Of the Naval Re-
serve
The special officer instruction
which will be given after the regular
ONCE hours on Tuesday nights will
consist Of blackboard" instruction
and largely cover the field which
will be taken up at the regular
assemblies on Wednesday nights
when the four platoons assemble
Part of the time is given over to
classroom instruction and the other
part in practical instruction. The
instruction of these forces, 1t was
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