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Volume HI
OFFICER PERSONNEL
Lieutenant ( jg) D. A. Harris, U.
S. N., has just received orders detaching
him in June from the U. S. S.
HOUSTO. T. He is being ordercd to
the U. S. S. CHAUMONT for duty.
Ensign Joseph W. Williams, Jr.
U. S. N., has received orders to take
his examinations for promotion to
Lieutenant ( Junior Grade).
Second Lieutenant Henry B. Cain,
Jr., U. S. M. C., was ordered to the
Fleet Machinc Gun School on board
the U. S. S. UTAH for temporary
duty under instruction. The school
convened on 3 Fe. b. r. u. ary. , TRAINING
In order to stimulate divi! iional compctitive
training and to influence men
who are ambitious and deserving- to
prepare them~ elves for the next hig- her
rating, the Educational Department
has recided to publish statistice from
time to time w} lich will show the relative
standing of Divisions, as a
whole, in percentage attainment.
The data given in this article is
the number of men in each division
who have completed training courses
and whose training officers have submitted
the results of their examination
to the avigator, during the
week. It is obvious that some divisions
will have more untrained men in their
division than others and, therefore,
the relative standing of those divisions
will appear to be hjgher than other
division but, it is planned to develope
a system which will show the number
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Mare Island, Calif., February 8, 1936
KNOW YOUR NAVY
Vessels of the United States and
Asiatic fleets are nearly 20 per cent
undermanned.
During 1935 it has been possible to
man vessels to only 81 percent of their
enlisted war complement. There has
been a gradual upbuilding of the enlisted
personnel of the Navy since
1933, but it has not kept pace with
the needs of the Fleet. While the situation
has improved somewhat during
the current fiscal year it is still far
from satisfactory. Reduction of al10\
' ances of larger combatant ships
below 85 percent of complement is
dangerous to the national defense.
In the year just closed an average
enlisted strength of 85,510 was maintained.
To approach the 85 percent of
complement, a total of 86,615 enlisted
men would have been necessary. For
the fiscal year 1936, an average enlisted
strength of 86,0.... 0 has been appropiated
for.
E" tudies indicate that 7941 line officcrs
are necessary to fully man the
treaty Navy now authorized and building.
It has been further determined
that 7021 line officers. supplemented
by aviation cadets, are necessary to
man essential battle stations on Navy
\" escls if these ships are to be maintained
in readiness for war. There is
now pending before the 74th Congress
a bill that increases the authorized
strength of the Navy from 5499 to
6531. This increase is not adequate
but it is a definite step in the right
direction. Further increase in the line
officer strength is imperative.
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Number VI
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT
TO CPO DESIRED
BY BUREAU
;\ lust Reach Bureau Not Later Than
1 April, 1936.
Recently the Bureau of Navigation
sent out a circular letter, authorizing
Commanders of certain forces, BaseFor
included, to recommend eligible
first class petty officers for advancement
to Chief Petty Officer.
Even though a small number of
ratings are included in this quota,
it is another reminder to our eligible
Houstonites to be always on the alert
for the big opportunity.
Opportunity is knocking at the door
of our studious and ambitious shipmates
quite frequently these days.
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Received
Yarbrough, P. E., GMlc: from U. S.
S. NITRO.
Morgan, W. C., MM2c, from R. S.,
San Francisco, California.
The following Sea2c. were received
from the U. S. S. NITRO:
Gustafson, J. A., Green, E. F., Gordon,
J. E., Gryckiewicz, J., Grzmocinski,
R. W., Goddard, J. D., Gilmore,
W. J., Garrett, C. M., Hayward, J. V.,
Haynes, G. T., Hayes, Q. P., Haupt, S.,
and Hanna, G. E.
Transfers
Kaspar, J. V., CBM ( PA), to R. S.,
Washington, D. C.
elson, M., CWT., to Naval Hospital,
Mare Island, California.
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