Evening star., 1942-04-19
ChapIains' Corps
For Naval Reserve
Started Last Week
Theological Students
Being Enrolled for
Commission as Ensiens

The Navy has started the ground
work for building up its Chaplains
Corps through the medium OF the
Naval Reserve. The local Naval Re
serve procurement Office received
instructions last week TO begin the
enrolment of theological students,
10 have them ready to take COM
missions in the ChaplainS' Corps OF
the Reserve by the time they gradu-
ate from school and are ordained.
Students OF all denominations in
their junior and senior years may
be commissioned ensigns in the
Naval Reserve in a probauonal
status during the period that they
remain In school. Upon ordination
they will be given commissions on
n permanent status and ordered TO
active duty with the naval forces.
Enrolment in the Reserve will in
sure the students against prior in
duction into the armed forces
through the selective service.
Because large numbers OF young
Naval Reserve officers on duty in
the various activities in and around
the Capital City are applying to
attend the Officers' Training School
conducted by the Reserve officers at
the armory in the Washington Navy
Yard the new curriculum will be
established beginning May /. 1t
was said that more than IS officers
have reported for duty during the
past couple OF weeks.
Many OF them have entered the
service direct from civil life, most
of them without any prior military
training and all of them without
any naval training. Most of them
have expressed desire to learn
something about the duties and work
of naval officer in strictly naval
ectivities--most of them ARE now
engaged on shore Jobs where the
work follows closely that which they
did in civil life. the experience in
which fitted them to receive COM
missions in the Naval Reserve to do
the same kind OF work.
1t was indicated that perhaps
many later might be confronted
with the opportunity OF going to
sea aboard vessels of the fleet, and
are deSirous of obtaining instruction
In the preliminaries In their own
time in the evenings. 1t was eX-
planned that any who might be sent
to sea probably would be given an
intensive course at one of the Navy's
forced draft schools before being
sent aboard ships.
Instruction Begins Nav l.
Of1cerS in charge of the local
training said for those who have
not yet enrolled and who desire to
get in on the ground work should
report to the armory prior to MAY
l, when the new program OF inStruc-
ton begins. 1t was said the course
will cover instruction which the
officer could not under ordinary con-
ditions obtain from books.
A large number OF training films
Of activities OF the feet at sea and
of naval shore activities will be
shown, to give the officers a first
hand picture OF what their duties
might be at sometime. II Is fur
ther planned to conduct tours of the
student officers TO various naval ac-
tivities in the Capital City and vi
cinity. including the Naval Research
Laboratory at Bellevue. y. c. the
Naval Air Station at AnacoStia. the
Navy Yard, the Torpedo Plant at
Alexandria, as we'll as the testing
basin at Carderock. Nd
OfhCerS said that If the commits
stoned officer classes continue 70 in
crease and the specialist training
divisions also increase it may be
necessary 10 add another night 10
the drill schedule Of the local Re
serve Many OF these specialists.
mostly yeomen, also are said 10 be
IN need Of naval training 10 supple
ment their particularly civilian ac-
tivitieS.
Applicants for commissions con-
tinue AZ the procurement Office al
1920 @ street NV. One dav last
week II was said that $50 applicants
appeared
In connection with the demand for
engineers the Bureau of Aeronau-
tics is looking for men between the
ages Of 10 10 so years TO be assigned
70 duties III connection with air
craft overhaul and maintenance
both engines and structures. al naval
air stations naval Reserve aviation
bases. training centers, operationa'
training units, ships. aircraft squad
ronS and other units in the aero
nautic organization.
In addition to the usual ouslifca-
tions of college degree. applicant,
should possess at least one Of the fol-
lowing qualifications: Be a graduate
seronautical engineer; have expert
ence in maintenance work in all
lines or aircraft corporations: be q
graduate mechanical engineer o.
have been outstanding in practica
experience in any line Of mechanics
such as the automotlve field. These
ofscers are ~ be given short train,
ing course in aviation subjects priol
Ae assign Fy7eY1t IN regular duties