Evening star., 1942-05-03
Naval Reserve Unit
To Have School
AT Local Armory
Commissioned Officers
Division Being
Rapidly Organized

will become a part of the special
commissioned officers division of the
local Naval Reserve to give them
some real training in connection
with purely naval activities. The
class has been in process of forma-
ton for several months, but the
real intensive work of instruction
will begin at the armory in the
Washington Navy Yard next Thurs
day night.
For several reasons the instruc-
tors have not been able to give the
amount of time to this division
because of the necessity Of getting
the candidates for the Naval Aca-
DENY ready. These men are now
awaiting the result of the recent
educational examinations. Due to
transfer orders there were only two
officers left to carry on the instruc-
tion work, but it was indicated that
three additional officers will be as
signed to aid in the work.
Practically all of these officers
have recently come into the Naval
Reserve service from civil life and
in special positions which do not
require their assignment to vessels
of the feet or the air force, where
purely naval problems will confront
them. They have been commits
&oned because their training and
civilian occupations have fitted them
for the same kind of special serv-
ice in the Navy. But it has been
determined that they should have
some ideas of the discipline and
routine in the service.
New members are constantly re-
porting at the local arnory to be-
come a part of the class, and while
it was indicated that there are just
about enough for one division, 1t
may be necessary. if many more
report, to divide the organization,
and possibly give the instruction on
two nights instead of one.
The procurement Office officials
say hundreds of young men apply
daily for commissions in the Re-
serve. However, only small per-
centage ever reach the commission
ing stage. Age, health and personal
background stop many.
Intelligence Branch.
BY far the Strictest investigation
is made Of those who seek to join
the intelligence branch. The IN
vestigation alone requires as long as
four or FIVE months from the time
of the original application.
There are only very few IN
stances where the commissions dc
not require the qualification Of g
college degree, although there are
some exceptions where the appli-
cants have experience and are out
standing IN their civilian jobs, which
is accented in lieu Of the college
degree requirement. All engineer
ing jobs require basic college oe'
gree in that profession, and the pre-
curement officers have never beer
able to fill the full requirements O.
the Navy along this line.
Among the special groups being
sought by the procurement officer
are aerologists. Candidates shoult
be college graduates and hold a de
gree in engineering or science ant
have special training in meteor
ology. and should have at least ont
year Of college physics and complete
a course in mathematics, including
integral and differential calculus.
They also want ground school in
structors tor ground schools at III
duction centers. Naval Reserve avia
ton bases, fight training center'
operational training units and serv
ice schools. Among the specla
qualifications of these are possession
of sufficient knowledge to teach avi
alton cadets subjects Of alrcr2t
engines, structures, ignition, com
bustion. accessories. acrOGynEmll
and navigation. Men with a,latlo
experience. who are qualified teacn
ers, are preferred, but any teache
with high school or college teacher
certificate should be able TO qualif,
The age limit is from 27 to so year
In the aviation field school super
visors are desired to supervise voca
tional training in aviation subject
as follows: Ordnance, engineering
Photographic work, aerology an
ground school. Candidates, VII
must be between the ages OF II an
40 years, should have a broad ger
eral background in aviation me
chanics or be highly specialized
one or more fields, such as pre-
pellers, engines. sheet metal wol
and allied subjects. They shoul
have had previous vocational scho
supervisory experience il poSslbl
Security officers are needed f
assignment in an administrati'
capacity or inspecting capacl
within the organization OF the V;
rious naval district security fore.
Locality of assignment viii be d.
termined by the needs of the servi
and may be either within or beyor
the continental limits of the Unite
States Candidates, between Il
ages of Is and So must be nativ
borA citizens of unquestioned loyal
end integrity.