Evening star., 1942-01-11
Naval Reserve Plans
Regular Drills for
lis Specialists
Disciplinary Training
Will Be Given Similar
To Thot for Actives

Training facilities of the local
battalion of the United States Naval
Reserve are expected to be used IN
the near future for the disciplinary
indoctrination of a large number Of
officers. both young and old. who
have only received their commits
sions in the Naval Reserve since
the beginning of the national de-
fense preparations. The local Or
ganization has been training scores
Of enlisted men. with petty officer
ratings, who were taken into the
service as specialists and had no
naval training.
That situation, it was explained,
also applies to MANY officers who
are on duty at the Navy Department
and in other naval activities in and
around the city
1t is believed that these officers
should be given some of the drills
and exercises of the Navy even
though they are not expected to go
to sea or perform any of the COM
blatant duties required of regular
naval officers and officers of the Or
ganized Reserve
Weekly Drills Planned.
It is expected that large groups
Of these officers will be required to
attend weekly drills at the Wash
ington Navy Yard Because the
armory now is crowded on drill
nights. it is likely that thev will be
called to drill on some other night
than Thursday.
Drills for the divisions the Naval
Academy candidate division and the
specialist unit were resumed last
Thursday night, after two-Week
respite The members of the candi-
date division also had rest from
their classes at the preparatory
schools where they are studying for
the competitive examinations to be
held this year to determine which
ones are to enter the United States
Naval Academy next July l.
The local Naval Reserve Office had
Its two largest days last week in
the number of applicants seeking
to get into the Reserve. On Mon
day. figures showed that 33l men
applied for enrolment. about half
of which were for commissions and
the other for enlisted ratings Most
of the men who apply for Naval
Reserve duty seek commissions. but
when they are told that they do not
have the necessary qualifications fol
any of the branches of the Reserve
they take billets in the ranks.
More Men Sought.
Men are still being sought for the
VI group. These are men who. after
a three-month schooling. are giver
commissions in the Naval Reserve
If they successfully pass the schoo
course. 1t has now been decided
that there will be four classes mex
year. Men are being sought in tht
colleges. both in their junior ane
senior years. On enlistment they
are immune from the selective serv'
ice. and during their summer vaca
ton periods they will be given 6
tour Of training duty of 80 days
either ashore or at sea, depending
on the availability Of ships for train
ing. If they pass through this pc
riod, they will, on graduation. b
sent to the schools for their forced
draft" commission training courses
The local Reserve office is search
ing for several hundred male ste
.nographers for enlistment with tn
rating of yeoman, the rating de
pending on their proficiency ant
ability. Because of the wording o
the new Naval Reserve Act, the Ge
partment is precluded from enlist
ing women as yeomen. as was don
during the last war. The law speci
fies that members of the Reserv
must be males. Many of the mer
IT was indicated. might be given as
eignments for duty in and aroun'
the city, but others, If they desire II
may be sent to some of the outlyin
posts which have been establishe'
BY the Navy since the beginning o
1hs national defense efforts.