Evening star., 1942-08-02
Naval Reserve Needs
Many Young Men for
Service Commissions
Training Courses
Now Take Five Weeks;
Engineers Are Sought

Although hundreds of young men
applied at the local Naval Reserve
Offlcer Procurement Office, 1920 G
street Northwest, last week for ap-
pointments as officers, 1t. Comdr
o. j. Gullickson, U. S. N. said that
the Navy can use many more. The
great number of applicants, he said
brought with them clippings from
The Star telling of the demand for
young men for various billets now
open in the Navy.
While many have started training
In the lower grades, others did not
have the requisite college degree,
one of the basic requirements. 1t
now takes only five weeks between
the date of application and the
commissioning in the event the can
didate is ultimately approved by the
Navy Department. This is the time
for all classes. with the exception OF
those for service with the naval in
telligence, and then the time is
longer because double investigations
and checkups have to be made Of
the background lives of the appli-
cants.
Even with the shortage of men
with small boat experience, the pro-
curement service is still demanding
a background of a college degree,
which may eventually have to be let
down. Many with boat experience,
including river and bay fishermen,
have made application for commits
sions, but 1t has been necessary to
turn them down in the absence OF
college training
The procurement officers are
making an effort to encourage off,
GERS of the merchant marine to
apply for commissions where they
are needed for the operating OF aux
iliaries which are being placed IN
service by the Navy.
They are still searching for en-
gineers, both young and old-the
latter must be under 50-as men
with this training and background
are said to be much needed. The
prospective applicant does not need
to have any actual engineering
training, just so that he has an
engineering education for the mex
perienced will be given in indoctri-
nation background at one of the
naval schools which are being es-
tablished.
Business Men Sought.
Some highly qualified business
men are being sought, not for serv-
ice In the Supply Corps, but in the
line. The opportunity for lawyers
to get In the service has again been
opened. This branch was closed
long before the Navy began mobili-
zation during the defense period.
but was, opened for very short Pc
RODS to enroll some lawyers who
had been especially selected by the
Navy Department. but now it is
open for a few more. The appli-
cants must have high legal quail
flcations.
The Navy is searching for men
with import and export experience,
for highly specialized secret work.
In addition to having college de-
grees, and a well-founded back
ground of importing and exporting
experience or both, their citizenship
background must be able to stand a
very searching investigation.
Many are being sought with the
qualification that they be able to
speak and read a foreign language
Although 1t would like to obtain ap-
plicants who speak more than one
foreign language, it was said that
only one language is necessary. The
applicants must be able to use the
language we'll in both reading and
writing, and it will not be sufficient
that they merely studied it in COL
lege or high school and have then
given no more attention to it. Those
who have been employed in foreign
lands will be given high considera-
tion.
The three local officers training
divisions are closing out their work
at the local armory and in a short
time new, classes will be formed to
carry on the work throughout the
remainder Of the year. However,
there will be a brief respite between
the classes because Of the vacation
period.
The special training divisions
forms of commissioned and enlisted
personnel of the once of the CHIEF
Gable Censor will continue theil
training through the summer
months under the direction of 1t
Carlton H. Smith, Sd. These units
will take one night week of practi-
cal drill training, with some class.
room instruction, while special class.
es for the officers will be held or
Tuesday evenings at the Office Of
the Naval Censor.
Theological students are sought
for enrolment in the provisional
grade Of chaplain, in which they
will remain until they have qualified
for permanent appointment after
graduation.