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There w i l i be a number of vecencies c.t the M&vnl Aczdemy i n 13.72 i n Lhe Cepartment of ldodem Lenguages (French rnd Spnnish).

Specis l rQrjUq:it’j for this type of duty should be forvrrded to the Eureru D S coon RS przc t icnbl? .

1331 NAU?IG?L ELdF23bCS - TO l3L IJSZ,G, 13 EXl’J;IIIL*BT~OJ!K.

J l l sh ips mc: s t a t i o n s s re rcnuested t o r e t a i n foi- next yerx the 1331 Nautical ,Ilmanrc for use i n craminntions for pro- mo Lion is F r a c t i c d Savigc:tion.

ENL BSTED PERSONNEL - C!Il?lLNDLTIGEJ l’lg LIFE-EPVING IIIEDl’!L.

The Chief of’ Ll i9 Cilrcm of Nwigct ion, an 1 7 Noveiiiber, addressed a 1-etter t o Robert Edrin Colli i ls , Xviation Chief 19 i s t ’ s r ? ? t b a 9 IT.L.U. N m n l A i r S ta t ion , LriaCostia, hone rddress, 124 E S t reef , S, E n s Coshington, D. C . , roamendine; him €or the in i t i r t s ive mc! s b i l i tjr i n conceiving 2nd developing t o mchanisa f o r use i n o p c o t i n g contro1lT;hle p i t c h Fropellers.

The FecretFr.7 of thc IJryv hPs ftora2rded to the men bei07;r s i l v e r liPe-::zwiny m e i i a l ~ a-:cnrc!ed t h m by the Secre ta ry o f the Trec sury

Xobcrt Lcurcnce Turnbmgh, Avi;. t i o n c l e s s , iJaval Ai:. St: tri.on, C,?n 3 icy0 , C c l l . , h o w ? C l d x s ? , 436 Providencii Avenue, Eiurbenk, GI.. for rda::cuinz 6 mcn from drwn- i n g 15 Dece-ber 1373.

I t t e n t i o r , i.: inv i ted tc C;.nov 50 of 4 E~vcmbcr 77;hich nod- i f i e s pamgrap1i r?nr ,If Art ic le Ll.002, 3url.m o f 1:sv.i.p ti911 Nan- u81, so tha t m n discharged under honorPbl.3 cnr id i t io r iz , e n t i t l e d t o reenl is tmcnt un?Lcr con tinucms service, nay reciilist on borr6 sh ip o r a t a stcltion frori ~rh ich d i s c h r g e d , e5 recciTrinc: sh ips , rece iv inz s t a t i o n s ~ i i C : i ~ recruiting s.t:.?ion:,

.rw! ~ ~ U I ~ T I N C I C ~ U R S ~ , S .

The fo l lou ing N s v y T r ~ i n i n g Courses are nom ready f o r dj-s- t r ibu t ionr

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J Astine of Storekeeper ?/c (Ldi t ion of 1931.).

11 The Burem 11-s decided t? nodifv the inc,t,ruct,i nns mverni np

a " (a ) Shins :;nd S ta t ions w i l l m e one Ccurst P n p h l e t Pnd one P r o g r e s ~ ' T c E t ani? Cxminct ion O x s t i o n P-luFhict f o r tiicl in- s t r u c t i o n of erch man aho %kos :he r r t i n ? coumes f o r

Eio-:te:mir mzte occond F i r e m n f i r s t

Carpenter motc f irst , second C h i d Comrnissery stevrard. and Lhird

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" (d ) It i s <?s i r e i t1iF.t FIX courscp not 1 . i ~ t e 6 in ( r ) above and. ?ub!.iclied p r i o r to 192:) be reissued after bein? used u n t i l they bcxorn;3 unssrvicetbl e e

c the near future. this announcement 8s ariihority to chmge.

I n the meantime, ship 2nd s t L > t i o n s mzy take

Ins t ruc t ions i n the €Eollovrir,g senw regarding requests f o r Navy Training Courses mill be promulgated t o the Service i n the 1932 ed i t i on of the k'earbcmk of Enlisted Training and the Bu- rsau requests t he immediete cooperation and compliance of sh ips and s t a t i o n s :

"The l imi ted fuulds a t the disposal of t5e Bureau f o r t he production of ' Irainii lg Courses, now and i n fh ture , makes neces- sary a policy of s t . r i c t economy i n t h e i r d i s t r i b u t i o n and the c lose cooperation of the service i s needed.

'!Ships and. staLions should request courses only when they have men ready t o take them. s t a t e t h a t fac t .

A l l requests should sffirrnative1.y

"Below is s e t ou t a snrr,ple request i n the form desired by the i3ureau:

ve s o e l rrfi . This s t n t i o n has the fal1ov;ing nuibers of men i n

the l i s t e d r s t e e rea* t o commence Training Courses fo r the next ,superior r a t ing ;

2. The neccsscry courses a r e requested.

3. The fo l lon ing General Courses and Publications a r e also requested:

Diesel %no.: ~7 nes 3 Gyroscop)i.c Compasses 2 Na\y Cook 3nok 1 Nas-y S p e l l e r 2 1 I1

Closc adheyence t o the above procedure zhowld markedly c?ecresse, i n the fukure, the number o f Trai-ning Course? t h a t a r e l y i n g unused i n drws:ers and lockers on board ship and a t s t e t ions .

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And the fo l lov ing Z n s i p E o f , t h e Naval Academy Class of 1931: I . :

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7. ‘The Gurezu has requested ncmination? for these o f f i c e r s from Force Com~nanders t,o arr ive i n the Burem by I1 Janl;ar-- 1332.

The J p r i l and IvIay c l a s s e s a r e to cnnsist, o f o€€-icers from b a t t l e s h i p s ;nd a i r c r ? f t c a r r i e r s . in.;i,ions 1’ro:n t h e Comander, Bat t le F o r x , f o r thpse o f f i c e r s t o

The burr-.au has requested nom-

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c r a f t c a r r i e r s . f rom Force Commandus c t CI l z t e r d,ot,:.

Nominatlons f o r thEse ~ l a s s t s w i l l hc r t y x s t e d

At ten t ion i s i n v i t e d t o t h e f t lc t that, all o f f i c e r s being ordered to Pqnsacola must have L,een r c p o r t d phys ica l ly snd tempercmentally qun l i f i ed wi th in thc, s i x months prccedin‘g a a r r i v e a-b ,PcnsacoLe. The 8urcc.u dcxi-rss t h t s e re-

e Buy,,?, by t h e BC i’o-rwrded i n tirnc to a r r i v e i n . I

a e t e nominations arc received. I .

Beginning r i t h the fvlerch c l a ~ s most’ of the o f f i c e r s as- rigned t o t h i s duty ~ i l - 1 be meabers<of the Nava l Acadcny Clc?ss of 1931. At tont ion i s i n v i t e d t o tize fxt thnt, thost. i n t h i s class dcisirine assigmlent t o Pensacolc, .should ~ p p l y t o t h e i r Force Commcndcr~, 2s t he l a t t e r clre mcking the noinin:itions t o

At the present time the Burem Jces n o t ccntemplnte assign- i n g any o f f i c e r s t o Pensacola f o r f l i g h t t r z i n i n q vho have pre- v ious ly f a i i d put Penlxcola, o r vho, on the conple t ian of elim- i n a t i o n f l i g h t +,rai.ning r t t Hampton Roads or San Diezo, were not recommended for f u r t h e r f l i g h S t r a in ing .

COi’dXL1MIChTION OFFISZF-S TO EE HEAP OF DSPARTIJENT. --

For the information of zhc Service, t he fol lowing e x t r c c t s from correspondence on tke subj c c t of communication o f f i ce r s

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aboard b a t t l e c h i p s , a i r c r a f t c a r r i e r s and c r u i s e r s i s quoted:

"From: Chief 9f Naval Operations. !'To : B u r e ~ u of Nsvi ga t i o n

"1. --I_ t he Conmaiider i n CXef, IT. S. YLeet, recommended a change i n the Navy Regulat isns which would c r e a t e a Communication Jepartment aboard b9ttI.e- sh ips , s i rcraf t carriers and cruirerc.

112. ---_ the ChLef of Kava1 Cperat ions s t a t e d i t hac! bcen decilcil 50 make nr, chanze i n the Navy Regult;tjions a s proposed.

" 3 . It appears from rcfcrences t h a t t h e con- d i t i o n s des i r sb lc of t;ttLinnlent m e :

"(2) Th:it ::ui.table com:nunicaticn o f f i c e r s be asd.giEd t o comunica t ion duty.

To remcve thc fce l ing of commcic:;- t i o n o f f i c e r s %Lat they tlrF: not r L -

ceiving c r e d i t coinmensurate siih t h e hecds of depar tmeats abaar4 ship, e spec ia l ly when they a rc of about t h e s m e r p d i a s the hcads of dcpartmcnts.

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"4, I n o r d c s t o promote cornmunicnt,ion e f f i c i a c y , a112 t o i n s u r e t h a t siiit2bI.e o f f i c t r ; c?re aseigned :om- municc? t i o n c!uty, t he Chief of Navy1 Opcr*t.ti.ons recom- mends t h t the Commnic,::trion Officers of b n t t k s h i p s , a i r c r s f t c m r i e r s , and c r u i s e r s bc ordered by name, and ~ 1 1 ~ 0 ~ tbt such duty c o m t on c f f i c c r s ' rccords :is ' I k W l of D e p r h e n t ' c ru i sc , i€ ~IJOVL- the rcnk 0: l i cu- t enent .

'lFrom: v o : C h i < , f of JJcvrl Oper a t ' ions .

Chic€ of Rurecu of Kovig-.tion.

I l l . I n c-ccordoncc: with the reconnxndztkon i n pzrzcrrph 4 0.C r c fwcnze (a), the Burwu w i l l . , i n t he fut<ure, o r d e r comunicc t ion o fT icc r s t o b n t t l c s h i p s , n i r c r * r f t c x - r i c r s , znd c r u i s e r s by x m e , Ond such dutry will be ind ica t ed on the t.;fr"iTers' records i n tlic: sane manner 2s orders t o o f f i c e r s who pre ordered fs heads o f departments.

The B u r e n Xcivlgation has recent1.y sen t out the pemphlets, "Leadership, fkilitaq- Character", 2nd llLeadershiF, Study of Command!', t o a l l navLl e c t i v i t i e c . f o r c t s a f l o a t end t h e comwniimts of naval dl s t r i c t s znd sen ior nav-tl o f f i c e r s of ou t ly ing s t a t i o n s were furr5shed wi th P nlunber of copies e s t j z % k d t o ti? enough t o fujmish on? of each of the pnmphlsts t o r-ve1-y. l i n e o f f i c e r on duty wi th in L i s com.md. In- divlduc.l. o f f i c e r c no t r e c t i v i n g a c o p e n d d e s i r i n g t o have these p: mpklets should request, it, from t h r i r commanding o f f i c e r s vlrlio mav

Thc cmmanding o f f i c e r s o f vesscls i n the

c ~ ~ " ~ J ~ l ? P A T T o : ~ e I__---- *

T!ic Prcsidcnt of t he Uni+,ed Stcte:; 'ncs presented thc N n v y Cross t o Li tu ten-n t Commancier R2rland E . Tisdirilo, U. S.N., with the €oliowing c i t o t i c n :

"For d ie t inguished s t r v i c e i n t h e l i n e of h i s profess ion as Comcnding Of i i ce r of the U.S.S. P a l o s . ir, hendiin? e d i f f i c u l t

51 J u l y 1330, vht>n t I i r , t c+.ty nas a t tacked and loo tcd by a w t l l o r g m i m d Comr2unist bmd. 'FiroIIgh th.3 c x c e l l c n t lerclership, good judqenl ; and s k i l l o f Zi e u t e w n t Commzndzr Tis&le. a l l h . e r i c a n s 1

timcly ;?c t ioil . I 1

The Sczr f ta ry cf $he N ~ Q - , on 3 Ec'cimkcr, addreswd a l e t t e r t o 1 , ieutenant Harry L. Gqff, (PIC:), U . S . N . !?av~l. Trainin? S ta t ion , Newport, 1%. I . 9 h o q ~ GddreTs, 298 TJest Sighth Ctrect, Chcstcr, Pa. , commcnding h in f o r h i ? assfs tance of t h e two r r a c t i c a l l y ox- liausted mtn nho were s l t tmptimg t o ra-cue il drwni i ig man.

Thc Secretary o f the Na~,y, on 3 I ~ x ~ I I % ~ T ~ s e n t a c ~ ~ m ~ e n d a t o r y l e t t e r t o Ensign John T. Ikywerd, E. %.Ne N; 1 A i r StntioIi , Pen- sncola, FILL., home edziress, 121 Pte t ion Ro3ds9 Greatneck, Lcng Islc:nd, N . Y . , because o f h i s rescue of tv;o m l i s t t d men who were swiiiiming o f f 'Tela, Hoiidurc7s9 Central Anierica, nn 27 A u p s t 1931.

1 The opening exe rc i se s of' t h e Army Industr_i_al Col lcze on 2 September 1931 reveeld that, o f a c l n s s of 52 i n a school estab-

of N ~ v y and Lilsrine Corps o f f i c e r s . Line, 2 of the Supply.Corps and 3 of the Marine Corps.

l i s h c d f o r Army o f f i c e r s , 11 o r necr ly 20% of t h e class consis ted *

1 c O f tlic:SL 1.1, 6 were of t he

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t he 12 t te r p a r t o f June, is div ide2 i n t o four genclral p!~ases: Or ien ta t ion ; plnnnicg f o r prociurcmcnt; planning fd r i n d - m t r i a l moSi l iza t ion ,end 13 group o f ' problcrrs, general i n n? ture , pertain- i n g t o bo th lrociirenient plcnning x d indusburizl xok i l i za t ion . Dur- i n g Octobcr : t r i p is c o n d u c t d t o t3e lhcrdeon Proving Grounds and d u r i n s t h e 1: t t tr p F r t of t h e courFc tris:-ts a r c mndc t o Indian Iiicaci, zhc Vkskington k v a l Gun F x t o r y , t h e Bureau of SLan4ards 2nd Pi t t sburgh , F?. , and i t s immediate vLcini ty .

Curing the coursc, lecLurcF 3re g i w c before t he school by pronincnf, men i n the m i l i t x y cnd inducLrial. circles, and gdvm- t ege i s k k c n qi' numbers of l.ect,urcs :.t ttie Am~y ?ar College.

Approxina t c ly 63 problems a re given t \e s tudenis during t h e course, s e w r d ol" which are individ.Ja1 ass2 gnmente, and many a r e ass igned to cor.unitt,ees of three or fou r s iwients , .;;hich com- mittee:: m&e p a r t i c u l a r stuciies o f t h e i r problexs 2nd present t h e i r f i n i s h e d pr-duct t o the class. on2 o f self i nz t ruc t ion , t 5e re being lio "anpr9ved sg lu t ions" t o problems.

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I n g e m s d , the course i s

The value ci" t he course t o a naval offict.1: i s rimre than a mere expansion c ~ f his g m e r a l educetion. Tt, gives him c good background i f sr-n': t o any one of the m a - planninp; s ec t ions i n t h e Nzvy Department,; hc l e3ms the g z i e r h l prcblems of Amy pro- curement mstt,er:: and l e a r n s ho j . 0 ~ ~ 1 ~ f,m;y, Na-q and ,711 o t h e r Governmental and c i v i l i a n n-omreinen-c mat,ti.rs arc r e l a t e d ; he makes invnluablc cont;cts wi th no t only the Amy h u t o t h e r depart- ments, and consequcntly i s more eligible: f o r such d u t i e s as with ths A?-niy 2nd. B-.vy i k n i t i o n s OP J o i n t Eoards, for contac t with i n 6 u s t r y and m y of t he various d u t i c s which r tq i i i r e a knowledge o f something bes ides thc t'Naval language". The Army I n d u s t r i a l Col11=ge i s t o Procurc.ment P h n n i n g what the Army o r Naval P a r Col lcgs i s to S t r z t c g i c and T w t i c c i l Planning.

N A V A L OSSERVATgRY

IlNY BINOCULAXS FOR THE SERVICE. ----_I-------.

The o l d s tock of Purcau ol" N a v i p t i o n 9 x 30 b i n o c d a r s cost, @33.00 each. conditioned a t t he ITaval Gun Fsctqry, Navy Ymd, ikshingtoll , D. C . , v-i th ntw l e n s e s and prisms. ticc.11y erliaustcd.

These glasses aerc oE war manufact,ure and were re-

The stock of' t hese glasscs i s prac-

Nevi k i s s 6 x 39 b inoculars are now i n s tock a t t h e IJavy

Pard, !\!me I s land , Su l t fo rn iz , by 1 5 January, 1332. The Pard, Viashington, 11. C . , and will. 'be delLvered f'or stock a t t h e

invoick p r i m of t h i s LeisE b inoculer is only $17.58.

IV I SCE L LA N EOU S

The folloviing farm w ~ i s cmpioycad by one sh ip with wht a p pearcd t o be a i r e c t b e n e f i t ;houph its use s v m cllowed to 1?pse Fcc:usc of c5mge of duty f o r k h t s h ip an6 too numtrous changes i n personilel t o permit OC i t s continupnee un had s t a b i l i z e d .

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