Evening star., 1942-07-19
Naval Reserve Units
To Graduate After
Long Training
New Divisions Will
Be Organized Soon;
1t. Lomur Relieved

Plans are being formulated by
the officers in charge Of the three
training divisions Of the local batal-
lion for the graduation" Of rs
members from the four months
training course which they are about
to complete.
1t. c. A. Appleby, acting COM
nander of the training group, said
when the current classes complete
their duties by the end of the next
two weeks, other divisions may be
formed.
There is a possibility that the new
officer divisions may not be formed
until another month, when they will
20 right into the fall season, with
the probability that those assigned
to take the course will be able to
attend more regularly. The officers
In charge of the instruction have
indicated their willingness to begin
the new classes Immediately, and
1t was said there are scores OF ap-
plications for the new indoctrina-
ton course, because many OF those
who already have been through 1t
have pointed out the great value
they received.
Even though the officer training
work might be suspended for a few
weeks, while the new classes are
forming, it was said that the bat
talon officers and petty officers will
have work to be performed with
the enlisted mems division which
is made up largely of specialists
who were taken into the service
with high petty officer ratings be-
cause their civilian work had fitted
them for the particular task to
which they have been assigned by
the Navy.
The three divisions will have an
inspection conducted for 1t. H. Ar
thur Lamar, who is about to be re-
heved of his duties as commander
because of the pressure of his reg
ular Job as aide to the chief of the
Bureau Of Personnel of the Navy
Department, and further an inspec-
ton for 1t. Comdr. w. L. Gates,
who now is director of Naval Re-
serve training in this district, un-
der the direction of the comman-
dant of the Washington Navy Yard.
The current week will be devoted
largely to review work on the re-
suits of the course and the prepara-
ton for the most important of ma
val routine functions aboardships,
the inspection.
Maritime Service.
The executive order which trans
ierred the Maritime Service from
the United States Coast Guard to
the War Shipping Administration
may be the medium for providing
billets for additional Naval Reserve
officers particularly those who have
had some training in the Reserve
and who are now out. This service
is to provide personnel for the
American merchant marine, which
about four months ago was trans
ferred to the Coast Guard. AS the
War Shipping Administration has
no training personnel. it was in
dicated that it is probable that II
might have to draw it's instruction
personnel from the Naval Reserve
Men of all ages. with engineer.
ing education or training, are be
ing sought for commissions in tht
United States Naval Reserve.
was explained they are needed
afloat, in the air and at stations
through the Nation and on foreign
lands. The colleges and schools arr
being combed for any one who will
fulfill these requirements.
People with small-boat experience
are being sought for commissioner,
and training for duty in the Sc:
patrols which are being establishe,
in the inland waters as well as alon
the coasts. 1t was said there ar
MANY boat owners who perhap
would be willing to get in the Ma
val Reserve service with their yes
sells and be assigned to duties in tn
waters with which they have becom
thoroughly familiar. 1t was said tn
small fishing fleets have PRACTICAL
been taken over to recruit enougl
small vessels to be used in the op
erations against the Axis subma
rine menace off the coasts.
Earlier in the preparations score
OF boats were taken over by tn
Coast Guard and now are perform
ing duty in the patrol work IN tn
harbors and along the coasts.