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411 HANDS+ THE BUR1 ,U OF I 91 PER>NNEL CAREER PUB11 - 4TION I I " L JUNE 1966 g JUNE 1966 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 593 VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN The Chief of Naval Personnel REAR AbMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel CAPTAIN JOHN W. HIGGINS, Jr., USN Assistant Chief for Morale Services Features 'Port Call'-Here's HowYou Go, Via MSTS and MAC ............. 2 Don't Makea Move-Without Reading This ..................... 6 ValuableBooklet Available 'on,Overseas Transportation .......... 10 Waikiki?No, It's GrandeIsland .............................. 11 USS Piedmont: Seventh Fleet's Destroyer Doctor ................. 12 At the Pole-It's WintertimeDown South ..................... 14 Underwater Cameramen .................................. 23 FACSFAC-ForFleet Air Control ............................ 24 Chasing Goblins ........................................ 39 Trackingthe White Monsters .... .................... 42 SpecialReport HedSuppAct: FourYears and a Big Job inSaigon ................ 16 Departments Lettersto the Editor ........................................ 26 Today's Navy .............................................. 32 Servicescope: Newsof Other Services ........................ 40 TheWord .............................................. 44 regularly. Decorations and Citations .............................. 63 Normally copies for Navy activities are distributedonly to those on the Standard NavyDistribution List in the expectation BulletinBoard that such activities will make furtherdis- tributionas necessary; where special cir- BasicAward Scales for Beneficial Suggestions .................. 47 cumstances warrant sending direct to sub- For a Better Navy: Here's theThree-Year Record ................. 48 activities the Bureaushould be informed. Distribution'to Marine Corps personnel Rotation and Seavey 8-66 ................................ 50 is effected by the Commandant U.S. Mo- AssigningMaster and Senior CPOs to NewDuty ................52 rine Corps. Requests from Marine Activities Taste of Newport: The Navy Family Goes for it ................ should be addressed to the Commandant. A 54 PERSONALCOPIES: This magazine isfor USAFI ExamControls ................................. 58 sale by Superintendent of Documents, US. Scholarshipsfor Full Time Study ........................ 60 Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The rate for ALL HANDS is 25 Directivesin Brief ..................................... 61 cents per copy (except for the December Automatic Advancement for 'A' School Grads ..............62 1963 Rights and Benefitsissue, which is 50 cents per copy); subscription price $2.50 a year, domestic (including FPO and APO address for overseasmail); $3.50 John A. Oudine, Editor foreign. Remittances should bemade to the Superintendent of Documents. Sub- Associate Editors scriptions are accepted for one, two or G. Vern Blasdell,News three years. Don Addor, Layout & Art Ann Hanabury, Research Gerald Wolff, Reserve 0 FRONTCOVER: HELLO DOLLY-Crewmember of guidedmissile frigate USS King (DLG 10) greetshis daughter pier-side. King returned to her home port of Long Beach, Calif.,after seven months withthe Seventh Fleet, operating inwaters off coast of Vietnam.-Photo by R. D. Moeser,JOC, USN. 0 AT LEFT: NEW CREWMEMBER Airman Apprentice William D. Pine, USN, takes a lookat the Big '0'before reporting aboard. Attack aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA 34) rests in her home port at Son Diego after 256 daysand 12,000 combat missions in Vietnam. 0 CREDIT: All photographspublished in ALL HANDS Magazineare official Department of Defense photos unless otherwise designated. PORT CALL not available, passengers are assign- ed travel by commercial aircraft. In this case,they report to the assign- ed airlinepassenger service center onehour before departure time. Familiesmust have their passports and immunizationcards up to date beforereporting. Commercial airlines do carry pets, but all arrangements must be made and all charges borne by the travel- er.Pets are not carried onmilitary aircraft noronMAC contracted commercialaircraft. When traveling by militaryship, you and your familyreport to the DPTO Buildingin 222, Naval Supply Center, Oakland, on the day of sailing. Here your wife fills out a pre-embarkation certificate; families withchildren are interviewed by a doctor;required immunizations are given (immunizationcards should be up to date before reporting); and cabiubaggage is checked. PROCESSING takes lot of workbut Navytraveler proceeds with minimum Baggageallowance for surface delay. travel varies with your rank: Admir- al, 800 pounds; captains, command- ing, because MAC cannot provide a Force Base, some 50 miles from San ers, lieutenantcommanders and flight without this form and you will Francisco. You canget to Travis warrant officers (W-4), 600 pounds; not beable to obtain it at Travis bybus direct from San Francisco lieutenants,lieutenants ( jg), en- Air Force Base. InternationalAirport, downtown signs andwarrant officers (W-3, Upon receipt of your Request for San Francisco, Oakland International W-2, W-l), 400 pounds; and petty Transportationfor Dependents in Airport or Oakland Army Base. officers, 350 pounds. DPTO, your family is booked tenta- The busdelivers you directlyto Eachmember of yourfamily, 12 tively onor aboutthe date speci- the MAC terminal. Then, two to six years of age or older, is authorized fied in the form. The family is then hoursbefore flight time,you report 350pounds; children under 12 are mailed an Information Record Card, to the passenger service counter for limited to 175 pounds of baggage. ,authorizationfor no-fee passports processing. These allowances, bothmilitary and otheritems pertinent to the Anyone reporting less thantwo and dependent, arefor hold baggage booking. hoursbefore his flight will not be .only anddo not include cabin Whenthe InformationRecord processed. He will beput on a baggage.Cabin baggage is limited Card is returned to the DPTO, it is standby list and remain atthe totwo suitcases for eachadult and scanned for possible change in pre- terminaluntil another space be- one suitcase for each minor child. ferredmode of travel anddate comes available.This can be areal Should you endup with more transportation is desired. hardship if your familyis traveling than the authorized amount of bag- withyou. gage, the excess can beshipped as THE FAMILY isn’t readyfor travel The baggage allowance for MAC householdgoods and will be charg- yet,however. Family travel is flights is 66 pounds for officers and ed against your totalallowance for cleared only when a DPTO file on it enlisted unlessmen additional thetransfer. The supply center’s is complete. A complete filecon- weight allowance is specified in their household goodssection is in the tains: DD884s, copies of orders, en- orders.Family baggage is limited same building as the DPTO. tryapproval from the area com- to 66 pounds for each person. These If you ship yourhold baggage mander(except Hawaii), passports weightsinclude hand-carried items commercially, it should be consign- (except Hawaii andMidway) and also. Plastic clothesbags andcard- edto Transportation Officer, the returnedInformation Record board boxes will not be accepted as MOTBA, BuildingOne, Oakland Card. baggage and under no circumstances Army Base, Oakland, Calif. Shipped Then,when the fileis complete, will anypets be carried by MAC goods should be clearly marked DPTO forwardsa final offer of aircraft. “holdbaggage” with your name, transportationto the family. Only homeaddress, sailing date, ship, upon return of an acceptance of the ACTIVE DUTY military personnel and ultimate destination. Make sure offer will the family be firmly book- musttravel in their class “A” commercial charges are prepaid, and ed. uniform. It is suggested that wives never ship cabin baggage with hold There isno furthercontact be- weara suit or tailoreddress. Full- baggage. tween DPTO and passengers travel- length slacks areauthorized, but ing by air. Most air travel is per- they become uncomfortable at such NLISTED MEN are required to wear formed on MAC aircraft (contracted places as Hawaii and WakeIsland. E their uniform for embarkation and commercialjets) from Travis Air When military transportation is debarkation, but while the ship is 4 ALLHANDS underwayappropriate civilian dress may be worn. Sport clothes in day- time and eitheryour uniformor coat and tie for the evening meal are considered appropriate. Officers may wear civilian clothing at alltimes exceptwhen debarking. Suggestedwear for women is a semitailored type suit or dress, with low-heeled shoes. Full-length slacks are the most practicalattire on the windy decks, but may not be worn for theevening meal. No formal attire is required of anyone on a military transport. Pets (dogs, cats andbirds) may be carried onMSTS ships, but the expense, inconveniences and restric- tions involved in theirtransporta- tion and entry into certain overseas areasshould be carefullyweighed. The oniy charges for dependents of officers and enlistedmen of all gradesare for meals andan oc- ON THE LINE-Navy and other service personnel wait for flight at Travis AFB. casional nominal charge for laundry. shipped overseas, most of the paper- must be ready to go at the time you Meal chargesfor adults run from place your name on the list. Baggage to $28.10 depending on the work shoulddone at your home $7.20 limitations, travelrequirements and areatowhich you aretraveling. command.Then when you getto processing are the same as for