Evening star., 1942-07-05
Naval Reservists
Ordered 10 Take
Extra Duty Here
Those Holding Posts in
Navy Department to
Get Bosic Training

n luItlDcI VI lOCdl IllCll wiz GIL
tered the Naval Reserve to serve in
office positions in the Navy Depart
ment and other naval activities here
will have to put in little extra
| duty eacn week to learn about naval
| discipline, procedure and the rudi-
mentS of man-o'-WarSman. The
first group to be selected will be
from the office OF censorship. They
will be under the direction OF 1t
Comdr. Courtney Smith. who. for
a time, was attached to the training
unit OF the local battalion.
They will meet at the headquarters
of the local Naval Reserve at the
Washington Navy Yard one night
week for several hours.
The care and wearing of the uni
form viii be the first instruction.
They will be taught how to look
after then sea bags in the event
that they might be shifted to some
station aboard vessel They also
will be taught foot movements and
the manual OF arms, as well as deck
seamansh!p and the signaling sys-
TENS.
The three officers divisions, which
also are being given indoctrination
training by local Reserve officers
were introduced to some of the real
nautical activities last week. The
compass operations and intricacies
were explained. They also were told
how to take relative bearings on
objects from ship, so that if they
ever go to sea, as one officer put it,
they will not report that there Is
something over there" not being
able to take or give the proper
bearing so that it might be easily
located by the bridge officer.
The more advanced of the divisions
were given instructions in handling
vessels IN pilot waters, which gave
them some knowledge of the use
OF compsss bearings in such opera
tions.
Need Marine Officers.
The procurement Office here is
looking Tor merchant marine officers
now serving on private ships with
view to commissioning them in
the Naval Reserve to be sent to sea.
Although week before last thefe
was considerable falling of in
the number OF applications for COM
missions in the, Reserve, it was said
there was sudden rush last week.
Among this group were large
number of businessmen seeking to
get into the Navy as result of a
call issued the prior week. These
men were needed for shore duty,
as well as in the Supply Corps
for administrative duties aboard
ships and outlying posts.
While it was said that enough
applications we're received to fill
the billets already open, it is ex-
pected there will be many applica-
tions for some time However, while
there are no billets now, their names
will be taken. On the other hand
it was said that some of those
who were tentatively accepted on
the first call might be rejected as
result of the physical examina-
tions and resultant investigation of
their background. Even after some
of them are approved by the pro-
curement Office, the Navy Depart
ment in some instances deny the
commissions.
1t was said the quota OF physical
training instructors in the service
has been filled and for very long
time no more will be taken in.
The Navy is searching for trans
mort pilots. men who have piloted
the big transport planes through
out the country. Applicants must
have at least 400 hours of flying
| time.
1t was said a great number OF
those who applied want to be sent
to the active air forces, whereas
the Navy wants them for duty at
the air training stations to instruct
cadets to become naval offlcer
aviators.
There are hundreds of openings
for young men Of college age, under
80 years of age, for commissioning
in the active line, later to be sent
to Northwestern University for spe-
cial naval instruction. There also
is a standing call for former Naval
/ Reserve officers of the last war who
are under the age of so years.