Evening star., 1942-09-20
Thousands of WAVES
Being Sought for
The Naval Reserve
ChopIoins and Small
Boat Operators Needed;
Truinees Win Drill

Local procurement officers at
1920 G street NV. are seeking addi-
tional thousands of women for serv-
ices in the WAVES While formal
enlistments were just started a
couple of weeks ago and there were
then thousands of applications on
file, 1t was said the processing has
been going forward so rapidly that
the Office is ready to receive addi-
tional applications.
At this stage of the proceedings
the WAVES are eligible only for
duty in the Continental United
States. but if the war is prolonged
there is possibility this might be
changed
Experience Needed.
Prospective candidates must have
at least a high school education,
with some experience in the civilian
field. Stenographers and typists are
said to be needed in large numbers
and those qualified in any kind of
code work are especially desirable.
Applicants should not apply to the
Office in person. but should make
formal application by mail. when
they will be sent forms which are to
be filled out and returned. From
the information then furnished
those in charge will be able to de-
termine whether the applicants
comply with the naval requirements
In addition to those who are
eligible only for enlistment, the
Navy has another class which Will
be sent to schools where they will
be prepared to receive commissions
later on. Those who desire to enter
this service must have at least two
years Of college education, with a
civil employment background in a
field which the Navy believes de-
sirable to provide them with expert
ence for work. They will be formally
enlisted and kept on an inactive
status until schools are ready for
them, when the groups will be
formed After a month of service
in the ranks they will be appointed
Naval Reserve midshipmen and
start on a three-month course, lead
ing up to graduation, and appoint
ment as ensigns in the WAVES.
Some Commissioned.
Already number have been
commissioned and are being used
to handle the recruiting and to
infiltrate the Offices where the en-
listed personnel now being recruited
will be used. The officer candidate
schools will provide the personnel
for the expansion in the service
which is expected to result from a
long continuance of the war.
While the Navy is searching tol
chaplains in the Naval Reserve, the
local Office had the unusual expert
ence last week of having a minister
complain against the Navy taking
his wife for the WAVES. He trlec
to convince the officers that tht
Navy was breaking up his home, but
he was told the Navy has never re-
ouired clearance from wives wher
the men enroll for commissions anc
enlistments. and therefore never in.
ouires of applicants for the WAVES
whether their husbands have glver
their consent. He was given an ap'
plication for the chaplains service
and the procurement officers hop'
to hear from him.
In it's drive for men with motor
boat experience to take commissions
in order that they might be assigned
to small patrol craft at point
throughout the world. it was addet
that the procurement officers arr
receiving large number of appll
cants, but the physical well-belnl
of the candidates has been so Low
that they had to reject them.
The Naval Reserve Ofhcers
Training Platoon, commanded b,
1t. L. w. Gunther, won the com
petitive drill held last week at th'
local Naval Reserve armory, 1t wa
announced by 1t. r. K. Norton
commanding the local training bat
talon, which is composed entirel,
of officers and men from the ONO
OF Naval Censorship.
The officers platoon was intro
duced to marlinspike seamanshi
during a period of their traininl
under the direction of Chief Boat
svain's Mate E. M. Hageman.
The platoon also was given in
struction in the operation and con
duct of naval courts and boards
1t. Gunther gave the officers al
hours lecture on the subject ant
then opened the meeting for dis
.cussicn of the matter Yeoman z
G. Johannessen talked to the Is
Platoon on the care. maintenanc
and stowage OF uniforms of en-
Listed personnel.