4TION the BUR1 ,U of I 91 PER >NNEL CAREER PUB11

Home , USS Charr (SS-328), USS Holland (SS-1), USS King (DD-242), USS King (DDG-41), USS Oriskany (CV-34)

411 HANDS+ THE BUR1 ,U OF I 91 PER>NNEL CAREER PUB11 - 4TION I I

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

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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 assigned travel by commercial aircraft. In this case,they report to the assigned 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, commanding, 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 restrictions 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 forper- Meal charges for children under six the BayArea, makearrangements sonnel underorders. are $3.60 to $14.05. There is no to turn your car in at Building 2223, Dependentsdesiring to travel on chargefor infants under one year Naval Supply Center, Oakland. The only items youcan shipin a spaceavailable basis must be ac- old. companied by their sponsor who, in All MSTS ships carry a supply of your carare automobile tools, jack, turn, must be in a leave status. babyfood. However, all formulas spare tire, etc. If you will be traveling by ship, you should turn the.car are not available. in the day before you sail. BOOKING PASSENGERS is the primary For those who don't have orders function of theDPTO but, re- LIMITED NUMBER of passengers overseas, but planto take leave in cognizing the inherent problems in a are assigned travel viacom- A the Pacific area,there is a very military transfer,they offer some mercialships. This requires you to limitedamount of space-available additional services. reportdirectly tothe shipping line transportation.This travel is au- two hours before sailing time. As in A transportationrepresentative is thorized for bothactive dutyand traveling by commercialaircraft, presentin the passenger terminal retired servicemen andtheir fami- you mustensure that passportsare during all sailings and arrivals when lies. Travel is performed onMAC inorder and immunization and dependents are involved. He is there aircraft and MSTS ships. other requirements have been met. to assist anyonewith questions or If you are going to have your car Whenrequesting space available problemsconcerning transportation. surfacetravel, you shouldapply A hospitalcorpsman is atthe early enough to allow your name to DPTO during normal working hours, ON THE JOB-A yeoman working at move up on the waiting list. You and will administerimmunizations PortCall station books a passenger will be notified approximately five for overseas travelto those passen- fortransportation on day requested. daysin advance of sailingwhen gerswhose immunizationcards are space is available. You will bepro- not up to date.On sailing days,a cessed in the same manner as space doctor isalso available. required passengers. An overseas library for areas of If you want to travel space avail- the Pacific andtransient mail facil- ableby air, simplygo to the air ities are also available at the DPTO. terminal handling travel to the area The PortCall systemhasn't youdesire (Travis AFB for Pacific solved all of the problemsinvolved area), present your ID card, retire- in a military transfer, nor has it re- mentorders, immunization card, duced travelarrangements to a passport, and visas if applicable, mathematicalformula. But ithas place your name on the waiting list, made things a lot easier for the man and stand by for a call. under orders. No morereceiving All flights are closed outtwo stations and no morewondering hoursbefore flight time andany how or when you will getto your remaining seats are assigned to space new duty station. available travelers. Therefore, you "T. W. Walton, J02, USN

5 MORE NAVYMEN move duringthe summermonths packing and cratingmaterial. Where household goods than at any other time of the year, and another weigh more than the authorized allowance, the cost of summer will soon be uponus. Last year, the normal shipping the excess weight is chargedto you. Check transfer of families and the increased rotation of people carefully and dispose of worn-out and no longer needed to and from Vietnam, in addition to limited commercial articles to insure that you do not incur a personal ex- moving industry facilities hampered by maritime strikes, pense. You’ll findit’s worth it to plan ahead. combined to make the year the most critical in the moving industry’s history. This coming summer is expected WhatCannot Be Shrpped to be just as busy. The Navy won’t ship as householdgoods: Auto- Therefore, if you are in receipt of orders or are ex- mobiles or other motor vehicles; trailers with or without pecting to be transferred this summer. it is recommend- otherproperty; boats or outboard motors;alcoholic ed that you read and note the following items, to insure beverages; animals and birds; perishable foodstuffs and that you understandthe factors affectingyour move, plants;dangerous materials such as loaded firearms, andthat you do all you canto assist inmaking your ammunition, photoflash bulbs, flammables and acids; move a satisfactory one. groceries and provisions other than those for consump- The Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (with over-all tion in your own home; articles acquired after the effec- responsibility for Navy household goodsmoving func- tive date of orders, except when specifically authorized tions), the local Household Goods offices and. the com- by BUSANDA forshipment overseas; and articlesin- mercial moving industry have reviewed and attempted tended directly or indirectly for persons other than you to solve many of the problemsencountered last year. and your immediate family. If problems do develop,remember your Household (Movement of privatemotor vehicles and house Goods Officer is your best friend. Contact him immedi- trailers is authorized by legislation and regulations sepa- ately. Ask your Household Goods Officer or local Supply ratefrom those pertaining to householdgoods. These Officerfor assistancein referring your problemto two items are discussed at the end of this article.) BUSANDA, should it become necessary. Shipmentof Pilferable and High Valued Items WhenYou Receive Orders The governmentexpects the owner to takereason- To get the best information onyour special moving able precautions to avoid pilferage of his property, and needs, you should visit the Household Goods Shipping will nothonor claims for loss or damagewhen the Office personally. Because you may not always be able owner has permitted easily pilferable items to be ship- tomake arrangements in person, you may choose to ped with his ordinary household goods or as unaccom- empower your wife or some other person to act for you paniedbaggage. Protection is provided if theseitems as your agent. This may be done by a letter over your areshipped by an expedited means or containedin signature or by a formal power of attorney. baggage in the personal custody of the owner. Four copies of your orders(one of whichmust be While a complete listing of easily pilferable articles is certified) are required for each shipment. Be sure you impractical, they may generally be described as small, (or your agent) have sufficient copies of your orders. attractivearticles usually wornor carried,such as The interviewer at the Household Goods Office will jewelry, including costume jewelry, cameras and acces- fill out an Application for Shipment of Household Goods sories. transistorradios, binoculars, etc.,which are of (DD Form 1299) based on the informationyou give. substantialvalue but not necessarily of extraordinary Alwaysask the interviewer to explain all your entitle- value. These articles should be sorted from your house- ments to shipment or storage before deciding what you hold effects before the packersarrive and provision want shipped, when and where. This is important bemade to carry them or ship them by expedited mode. cause once you have made your decision and the ship- Items of extraordinaryvalue, as differentiated from ment ison its way, your household goods may not be highly pilferableitems, include such items as precious rehandled for your convenience at government expense. jewels,expensive jewelry,articles of goldand silver, paintings, authentic oriental rugs, relics, antiques (other How MuchYou Can Ship than bulky furnishings) and furs. They deserve special The authorized weight allowance of household goods handling and should not be shipped by ordinary means. is based on your rankor rate on the effective date of The transportation officer should be advised of the your orders.Shipment may be made for personnel in quantity and value of these articles and he will arrange therate of third class petty officer (with over four for theirshipment by an expedited mode to provide years’ service)and above. This weight allowance is maximum security. The government will assume the based on the net weightof your household goods. Allow- cost of this shipment by expedited means if it is within ances over andabove these net weights are made for your weight allowance. This can save you lots of worry. One of the advantages of this type of shipment, in ad- mediately after your arrival at your new duty station. ditionto greater security, is thatit affords youan opportunityobtain,to at yourown expense, commercial YourResponsibility Movingin insuranceprotection for your valuables abovethe Before the packersarrive, your are responsible for: limitedprotection automatically provided. Removing and dismantlingtelevision antennas; empty- This may be important to you if your belongings in- ing, defrosting, cleaning and drying the refrigerator and rlnrl~extramelv valuable items. inasmuch as thereare freezer:disconnecting appliances (including necessary the NavyPersonnel Claims Regulations.For example, tak;lng down mirrors, pictures,.draperies and drapery the maximum amounts thegovernment will reimburserods. you for jewelry, silverware,paintings and furs are $750, Thegovernment providesfor the preparation of ap- $1000, $1000 and $750, respectively.pliances at origin so thatthey will safelywithstand Further restriction exists to single items of jewelry handling,movement and storage. This servicing and paintings of $250. Otheritems may be limited to appliances is restricted tothe blocking, bracing, pad- reimbursementfor the fair and reasonablepurchase ding, etc., that is required tb preventdarnage in transit. price of substitute articles of a similar nature. MovingDay professional Books, Papersand Equipment When the time comes to make the actual move, the professionalbooks, papersand equipment are Navy will arrangefor contractors to pack,crate and

LA ance. You should be sure Fhatthe estimated weight of your new residence; uncrate and unpack your household these items is shown on Gour application for transporta- effectsand remove trash and debris. Ifyou ask the tion of household goods and that they are listed as pro- carrier to accept cartons packed by you he will make a fessional items on the inventory which will be prepared record of yourrequest on the inventory and will not by the packers. normally accept responsibility for damage to their contents. YourNext Overseas Duty Station When yourgoods are packed, you shouldinsure that HouseholdGoods Shipping Officescan probablygive the mover: you generalinformation on housingconditions overseas. Uses new, or used boxes andcartons in good con- Information may be provided with your orders, but the dition, and marks the general contents oh each. bestsource for thecurrent situation as well as informa- Tags ormarks eachcontainer or looseitem with tion concerning the climate,electric current, andother the item number and lotnumber shown on the inven- local conditionspertaining to your newduty station, is tory list. the commanding officer or his representativeat that Packs large mirrors, glass tops,large glass-faced duty station. pictures, etc., in a crate a in etc.,pictures, station. duty or carton.reinforced Housingconditions atthe overseaslocation may Wrapsfurniture and articles having surfaces liable determinethe items you will wantto takewith you todamage by scratching,marring or chafing inpads, andthe items you will wantto place in nontemporary covers, burlaps, or othersuitable wrappers. storage. For your protection in substantiating inprotection your For storage. a claim for loss or damage, you are encouraged to make a detailed in- MethodMovementof ventory of your ownitems. However,whether you do Themethod bywhich your household goods will be or not, the movers will make an inventory of furniture, shippeddepends on when you require your goods at boxes and barrels, and giveyou a signedlegible copy yournew station. If yourhousehold goods areto be as a receipt. shippeduncrated (in a moving van), you arepermitted You should besure that the inventory reflects the to statea preference for useor non-use of a particular true condition of theproperty. Generalterms such RS carrier.However, the transportation officeris boundby “marred,” “scratched,” “soiled,” “worn,”“gouged” and certain regulations and may not always be able to honor the like should not be used unless the specific location thispreference. He will do so whenever possible. of thedamage and extent of thedefect is ako indicated. Expeditedshipments may berequested for items For example:“right front leg chipped,” “three-inch which are easily pilferable or of extraordinary value and scratch in center of table top.” for those esscntinl items thatare needed at homeright Make surethe number of boxes, barrels and crates up to moving timeand that will also beneeded im- furnished by the mover agreeswith thenumber he lists on the Statement of Accessorial Services Performed (DD (you should do the same-it’s to your mutual benefit). Form 619) before yousign thestatement as an Unpack all itemsfrom containers. acknowledgment that the services were performed. Record all loss or damagefound during the un- Do not sign a blankform or a form that hasbeen packing process (you should verify). filled out for more services than the mover has actually Remove all debris resulting from unpacking. performed in packing your household goods. If any problems or questions arise, don’t argue with Call thenearest household goods shipping office in the movers. Call the nearest Household Goods Shipping case of disagreement. Office. Do not refuse to sign the government bill of lading because the goods are received in a damaged condition, Insurance If you have any question regarding the protection of or when a portion of the shipment is missing. But, be- yourproperty, consult your shipping officer. fore you sign the bill of lading or other receipt docu- Only you candecide if you shouldcarry additional ment, be sure to make a notation on it indicating the commercial insurance. There are two factors you should type and extentof damage or loss-this is very important take into consideration. for future claims action. If you haveno items of extraordinaryvalue and If there is good reason that you cannot complete the your entire shipment of household goods is by ordinary checkoff of items and inspection for damage, you must means, you maywant commercialinsurance if your note this and the reason on the bill of lading when you goods are valued at more than $10,000. are asked to sign it. In this situation it is most important Ifyou have two shipments, that is, one by ordinary that you complete your checkoff at the earliest possible means and one byexpedited means, you should consider time and promptly report any loss or damage id writing the followingfactors in regard to your security ship- tothe carrier. ment.The government does notprovide automatic The Navy insists that the carrier which moves your protection up to $10,000 for items of extraordinary goods render you high quality service. Business awarded value because of the maximum allowance it applies to a carrier in the future depends on his performance on uninsured items of this nature. each shipment. There are many things about a carrier’s If you want fullprotection for this shipment it is service that onlyyou, the owner,can observe., It is, necessary that the full value of the article be declared therefore,important that youcomplete the evaluation to the transportationcompany and that you bearany form which you will be given and return it to theHouse- additional cost above the minimum rate to obtain this hold Goods Office at origin after your goods have been protection. When thishas been done, and you suffer delivered. damage or loss, you are protected either by the coverage you have purdhased, or, if for any reason the carrier loss orDamage denies liability in whole or in part, by the government Yourgoods wereshipped at aminimum released up to the $10,000 maximum. valuation unlessyou specifically declared a higher Be careful to place a true’valuation on your property. valuation and agi’eed to assume the resultant increased Remember, the government and, usually, the insurance tariff costs. If your goodswere shipped uncrated in a company or carrier will not pay more for an item than moving van, the maximum the carrier may allow for loss itsdepreciated value at time of loss ordamage, and or damage is 30 cents a pound for each article. your combined recovery cannot exceed this value. Example: Your chairwhich was shippedby motor van weighed 10 pounds. It was damaged to the extent that it cost $10.00 to repair. Since the carrier’s liability Delivery. Arrangements Delivery of the household goods to your new home is, limited to 30 cents a pound, the maximum he may can be arranged by merely calling the Household Goods allow is $3.00. Shipping Office nearest your duty station (indicated on However,liibility of moving companies varies in yourcopy of the Application for Shipment of House- amountaccording to theapplicable tender of service holdGoods and/oryour copy of thegovernment bill or contractand you should consultyour household of lading). goods transportation officeror claims investigating officer for specific information. Besure to contactthis office as soon as housing or In many cases a moving company’s settlement of your quartersbecome available, toprevent unnecessary claim will not be adequate to compensate you for loss handling and storage of your effects. Give as much ad- or damage. However, the government is authorized to vance notice as possible for delivery, especially during reimburse you for loss or damage not otherwise compen- the busy summer season. sable. A statutorylimitation of $10,000 is applicableto DeliveryDay eachclaim. Iflosses from unrelated causes occurin When your goods areunpacked, the movers must: morethan one shipment, greater coverage may result Position your goods in any room you designate, but as the claims are considered separately. they are only required to make one placement. Normally, you will not be reimbursed for loss of Check off all items delivered against the inventory items which should not have been included in the shipment or for articles of extraordinaryvalue or of a WeightAllowance Table highly pilferable nature, which have not been afforded propersecurity. Belowis a table of new weight allowances (pounds) for service andgrade at time of effective date of orders. A claimmay be filed against the government, the carrier and/or your insurancecompany Permanent at the Temporarysame Rank/Rate D uty Duty Duty time. However, this may prove unnecessaryif the carrier Admiral24,000* 2000 repairs or replaces the damaged item, or pays you. If 1500Vice Admiral 1a,ooo* youdiscover damage orloss atthe time of delivery, half)Admiral(upper Rear 14,500*1000 note thefacts on thedocuments which the delivering half)Admire1(lower Rear 13,500*1000 agent will ask you to sign. Captain aoo 12,000* In the event of loss or damage, get in touch with the Commander 1,000 aoo 1 household goods shipping officer promptly. He will LT,Commander and Warrant provide you with the proper forms, advice, and,- when- (W-4) Officer aoo 10,000 ever possible, an inspector to check the damage. LT and WarrantOfficer(W-3) 690 9000 LT(ig) and WarrantOfficer (W-2) 600 aooo Ens. and WarrantandEns. Oficer (W-1) 600 7500 Automobiles Enlistedpersonnel If you have permanent change of station orders to, OficerPettyMasterChief E-9 600 7500 fromor between overseas areas, you mayship your E-8Ofticer PettySeniorChief 500 7000 automobilebetween duty stations.(Check with the Officer PettyE-7 Chief 6500 400 householdgoods office regarding possible restrictions Officer,FirstPetty E-6 Class 6000400 on transportationentitlements if the automobile isof E-5 Officer,Petty Second Class 400 5500 foreign manufacture.) E-4 Petty Officer Third Class (with over 4over(with years‘ service) 400 5000 You must prepare a Motor Vehicle Shipment Applica- Aviation Cadet 400 400 tion (DD Form828) which will be providedby the *Currentlylimited to 11,000 pounds by appropriation act household goods shipping officer. Two certified copies rider. of your orders must accompany this application to the portindicated by that officer. The port activity will send you delivery instructions. overseas address as soon as possible so you may be Land transportation is not authorized to or from a port notified when the vehicle arrives. When you pick it up on permanentchange of stationorders. You or your port personnel will: Put enough gasoline in the tank for designatedagent must deliver the automobile to the you toget to a gas station;connect the battery; and portactivity which will be shippingyour car. If de- make a joint inspection with you to note the condition at liveryis madeby your agent, be sure he has your time of receipt. written authority to do so. Any damage incurred between the time you turned Although personnel at the loading port will carry out the car over to the port shipping activity and the time most of the details necessary toprepare your carfor you receive the cqr at the port receiving activity should shipment, you shouldmake sure before you deliver it bedetermined carefully by reference to the condition that: Motor is in good opereting condition; windshield sheetcompleted atthe time thecar wasreceived by wipers are operating; brakes (floor and hand) are ade- the loading port. quateand ingood operating condition; all lights are Becauseoverseas regulationsvary on entryrestric- operative and properly adjusted; horn is oper at’ we;ex- tions, licensing requirements, resalelaws and special haust system is in sound condition; all glass (headlamps, equipment requirements, it is best to check on the latest rear lamps, windshield, and windows) is unbroken and information bywriting your prospective conlm;1nding free from cracks; body and fenders are free from breaks officeror the overseas commander. For example, some and tears; battery is fully charged; cooling system con- areasprohibit theimportation of flashycars or cars tains sufficient antifreeze to prevent freezing in transit; of certain colors. and vehicle is thoroughlycleaned andthe surface or undercarriage does not contain any foreign matter which Cabinand Hold Baggage might harbor insect pests. Generally,cabin baggage is restrictedto baggage Before delivery of your vehicle to the port, remove needed during the voyage. You are entitled to hold bag- items easily stolen or damaged, such as hubcaps, tools, gagewhich will accompany youon thesame ship in or similar items and pack them in a substantial box and which you travel, but it will not be available to you dur- storein vehicle. The box should showowner’s name, ing the voyage. rate or rank, file or service number and destination. Upon delivery of your vehicle to the loading port or Maximum weights and other limitations on cabin and activity, it will be inspected and its condition noted in holdbaggage are contained in the Bureau of Naval yourpresence. The gas tank will bedrained and the PersonnelPublication NavPers 15842 (series), Oue’r- batterydisconnected before the vehicleis loaded seasTransportation Information for NavyDependents aboard ship. for the Atlantic area, and in NSC Oakland Publication You should furnish the destination port activity your 12NDP18, OverseasTransportation lnfprmation for Navy Personnel and Dependents for the Pacific area. 2. Have the trailer shipped on a government bill of If shipmentto or from theport is arranged by a lading. household goods shipping office, theweight will be 3. Arrange for towingby a commercialtransporter. chargedagainst your authorized household goods In the second instance, the government will pay the weight allowance. total charges and you will be checked for certain unal- lowablecharges including costs above an established Trailers maximum allowance. Inthe third instance,authoriza- Generally, you cannotmake a shipment of house- tion must be obtained from your origin shipping officer hold goods and receivea trailer allowance under the before the move, and reimbursement will be made only same orders. Before you acquire or move a mobile home, forcosts within the established maximum allowance. your household goods transportation officer should be Whenshipment is made by acommercial transporter, consultedfor information regarding theintricate pro- the present maximum allowance is 51 cents a mile. visions of this entitlement. Your local householdgoods transportation officer If you are entitled to ship household goods, and you will advise you of your responsibility in preparing the wish to ship a mobile home to be used as a residence, trailer for shipment. He will also furnish you a list of you have three alternatives: some of ‘thecharges which are not payable by the 1. Towthe trailer ylourself. Reimbursement in this government. Remember, the transportation of a trailer is instance is limited to 11 cents a mile. expensive and can prove costly to you.

If You’re Going Overseas, You’ll Find This Booklet Valuable For travelers who feelthey travel will beauthorized is given are needed in various parts of the would liketo have a little help, together with information on where world. the Navy is preparing a new book- to,make the request for approval. 0 A travelsection tells you letwhich will tellNavymen and * Passportinformation is given about your entitlements, if any, theirdependents dl1 theyshould covering the . differenttypes of fromyour station tothe port of knowabout wHat todo, when to passports, where to get them, how embarkation and hasinformation .do it, and where. toprove your citizenship, what on when you canexpect to be Logically enough, the booklet you will need to obtain a passport, booked for travel to your overseas will be called Overseas Transporta- how muchit will cost and how destination.Information is also tion for Navy Personnel andDe- long it will take, plus miscellaneous offered concerningair travel-bag- pendents. Ithas heretoforebeen information. gageallowances, what towear, published in two editions, each of 0 There is medicala section baby formulas and overnight which was slantedtravelersto which gives information on medical facilities. leavingeither theeast or west recordswhich are necessary and Seapassengers will find the coast. It will soon be issued, how- whatto dowith them, the travel good word on what MSTS travel ever, in one edition for all travelers. of pregnant women, information on offers, how much you can expect to Here is a brief rundown on its infantstraveling, dental care and spendforfood, baby formula contents: mental cases. facilitiesavailable, whatto wear, 0 Firstthere is checklista Probably the biggestmedical what medicalfacilities are avail- which also serves as an indexto question for overseas travelers con- able, Overnight facilitiesbefore the book‘s contents. cernsimmunizations. The manual sailing, and baggage allowances. 0 A list of areas which require offers a section on the subject with There is also sectiona on entryapproval before dependents’ information on what immunizations household goods which gives allowancesfor both officers and NAVY FAMILY interviewed by Navy doctor before journey to new station. enlisted men, alist of household goods shipping offices, information on shipping privately owned automobiles including a list of authorized shipping activities for privately ownedautomobiles. There is a section,too, on the travel of pets and regulations concerning the pos- session of firearms and ammunition. This booklet will beforwarded toindividual travelers upon request to the Chief of NavalPer- sonnel (Per? B-31) or the Trans- portation Officer atthe Twelfth NavalDistrict, SanFrancisco, Calif., or atthe Thirteenth Naval District, Seattle, Wash. Wives whose husbandshave made applicationfor dependent travelwill receive the booklet automatically.

10 ALL HANDS Shellhunting nearChiquita IslandSouth in China Sea. Skindivers enjoy Grande. Island’s waters. Waikiki? No, It’s Grunde Island RANDE ISLAND? Well, it’s not Wai- wadingdistance, paradise for sea- aboutanything else. swimming kiki but it sure looks good after shell hunters. The skin diving is trunks are common. If you want to amonth or so in the SouthChina great anywhere in the area. go tothe club,however. von must Sea. Water skiing. sailboatingand dress up in cleandungarees, white Grande Island is the new recrea- fishing are common pastimes on trousers and T-shirt or proper civilian tion center at Subic Bay in the GrandeIsland. and Special Services dress. Philippines. It’sgot beaches, and furnishes theequipment. And if The club-Casa Isla Grande-is lush greeu hills, a golf course, a foot- you’re really sick of salt water, there’s new like just abouteverything else ball field, tennis courts, a plush EM ;I freshwater, chlorinated pool. Or except Fort Wint. There is entertain- club . . . Just like a travel postel. youcan pitch horseshoes os play ment nightly, ;I cocktail lonnge, and For sailors who haven’t beento softball, volleyballor Or hike food. P. I. lately, Grande Island 1s that around the island on one of the im- Likeany resort, Grande provides overgrown bump of land you pass at proved trails. Or . . or . . . overnightaccommodations. A bar- the entrance to the bay. Jungle Until Or maybe you’re a camera bug, or racks type hotel is availableto en- recently,anyway. There have been ., history buff. Trythe old battery listed men at 35 centsnightly, and improvements. The Subic Consoli- qite. known as Fort Wint. There you officers and CPOs may rent cottages dated BaseSpecial Services, the will find the guns of Grande-or you at 50 cents per night. Navy Exchange and Public Works will if yon hurry. Some time in the A recreation hall for table tennis, Center were responsible for the trans- near future the two 10-inchers are to cardgames andTV is, of course, formation. beremoved to the SmithsonianIn- available. A theater provides free For swimmers thereare three stitution. movies eachevening. sandybeaches, two of themfacing One of the nicestthings about It may not be Waikiki, but it’s a the South China Sea. Off the south- Grande Island is the prevailingin- greatchange fromYankee Station. ern beach is Chiquita Island,, within formality. For playing tennis, or just Jack Ong, J03, USN

Volleyball game duringvisit to Grande. Below: Fresh water swim. Fun in the sun on Subic Bay. Below: RBR with pitchand putt. USS Piedmont 7th Fleef’s Desfroyer HEY come in like lame ducks and Naval Base, servicing destroyers and ing services to the salvage ships. leave like flying swans. providing food and clothingto the But most of a tender’s steaming is This was a destroyer tender officer landing forces. Piedmont Pier, where done in port.While the customer speaking. SeventhFleet aircraft carriers now ship’s powerplants are shut down He was describingSeventh Fleet moor in Yokosuka, is named after the forrepair, the tender must supply destroyersarriving in Subic Bay, destroyertender. electricity,high-pressure steam, and Philippine Islands, for repairwork by Inthe Korean conflict, Piedmont often water, for the DDs alongside. uss Piedmont (AD 17). was again on the line,serving as Piedmont’s twin 5500hp steam Only a few of the destroyers really flagshipforCommander U. N. turbineengines run four generators look like this when they come in, but Blockading and Escort Force, in ad- which can provide enough power for when theydo come, thetender dition to repairing ships of the U. N. a town of 2500. Her fresh water-mak- sailors knowthere is something forces. ing evaporators can turn out 80,000 wrong-something that must be re- The 1958 Quemoy crisis sawher gallons a day. pairedduring the DD’s scheduled providing services, for Seventh Fleet ships in the Taiwan Strait. timealongside. REPAIR WORK runs from rebuilding That somethingcould be the gun mounts to replacing minute ow, AT 22,the old shipstill is ship’s superstructure,damaged by electronic parts, but most of the 1400 serving-still filling a major slot. heavy, typhoon-tossed seas. It could N to 1500 jobs each month fall in be- Destroyers from throughoutthe tween these extremes. be a gapinghole in the hull,torn western Pacific, including many from during a freak accident. patrol duty in Vietnamesewaters, Such jobs as rewiringelectric Butusually it is a collection of cometo her berth in Subic Bay to motors, grindingout new parts on small d,iscrepanci,es-burned-out be repaired and returned to duty. machineshop lathes, and repairing motors,age-worn pumps, sensitive The destroyertenders’ mission is delicate fire controlsystems are electronicgear damaged byhigh to maintain the combat readiness of routine. humidity- discrepancies that require the destroyer fleet regardless of the The ship’s capabilities also include the special services of the tender and operating area. They are mobile re-. watch and typewriterrepairing. the special ability of her crew. pair and supply depots. Thereare anoptical shop where Most of Piedmont’s 18,000-ton During Piedmont’s previous six- binocularsarecompletely rebuilt totalweight is taken up byrepair to eight-month tours with the U. S. and a torpedoshop for testing and facilities-huge cranes and lathes, a 7thFleet, shehas set up shop in calibrating the newest antisubmarine foundry,nearly 50 shops. Japan,the Philippinesand Taiwan. weapons.Drone antisubmarine heli- Piedmont was commissioned in When not in the western Pacific, she copters (Dash) arecompletely re- 1944 and started her career at Pearl operateswith the FirstFleet from built and returned to the destroyers, Harbor,repairing World War I1 her home port in San Diego. readyto airlift torpedoes to enemy combat-damaged destroyers. Not all the ship’s time is spent in submarinesbefore they can attack Later in the war, she was on hand port. Occasionally, special jobs call the greyhounds. toaid destroyers in the Philippines for tenders to operate at sea for ex- All thisrepairing, rebuilding and and Okinawa campaigns. At the end tended periods. During salvage oper- fabricating takes a multitude of sup- of the war she was selected to enter ations for the groundeddestroyer plies. Piedmont’s 30 storerooms con- Tokyo Bay withunits of theThird uss Frank Knox (DD 742) last July tain some 65,000 separate items. Ac- Fleet. and August, uss Prairie (AD15), cordingto the store officer, this For more than eight months, Pied- another destroyer tender, was on the amountsto nearly two million dol- mont remained atthe Yokosuka scene for more than 30 days, provid- lars’ worth of assorted supplies.

THIRTY STOREROOMS carry supply of 65,000 repair items aboard tender. Rt: Torpedomen check MK-44 control system. Doctor Whilethe destroyers are being prepared .for further sea duty, their crewsare not neglected. They too need overhauling from time to time. Three doctors in Piedmont’s dental cliniceach fill anaverage of five cavities in seven patients a day. The prosthetics laboratory builds crowns, bridges and even full dentures. The medical department performs physicalexaminations, X-rays, surgery and services that can’t be done by the enlisted corpsmen embarked in destroyers. Piedmont’s galley feedsdestroyer crewmen whose mess facilitiesare beingoverhauled, andher uniform clothing store has articles not usually carried in the smaller ships.

LL THESE services and facilities re- “DOC PIEDMONT” tends nest of destroyers in Subic Bay.Below: Patternmakers A quireastounding amounts of paperwork. Each work request must work with moulders to makecast repairparts. Instrumentman repairs clock. be recorded and carried on progress reportsuntil completion. Cost and manhour totals are tabulated. This job is made much easier and faster by the use of a data processing system employing punch cards. Still the records-keeping part is big. Three shifts of machineaccountants work around the clock to keep the records straight.Twice each day-at 0800 and 1800-theyissue a work progress report, listing as many as 1000 active jobs. For more than two decades Pied- mont has been the workhorse that re- pairsthe workhorses of theFleet. And she is still going strong, taking them in like lameducks and sending themout like flying swans.- Photos and story by J. F. Falk, JOl. DENTAL clinic is open to DD men. REPAIR OF DASH helicopters by Piedmont helps keep destroyer forces ready. =

The actiqns of 7th Fleet units in the Southeast Asian DURINGRECENT MONTHS the Navy has been gradually conflict are wellpublicized, but many Navymen serve transferring the responsibilities of this command to ashore in South Vietnam. Many more will rotate there the U. S. Army FirstLogistical Command, which is in the coming months. scheduled to assume full responsibility by 30 Jun 1966. The followingreport briefly describes the activities When Navyoperations were in full swing, however, of oneunusual Navy command in Saigon which’has HEDSUPPACT’S comanding officer’ hadunder himsome eflectively served the U. S. forces ashore. As the func- 1600 officers and men of the U. S. Navy, Army and Air tions of thS’command are in the process of being trans- Forceand more than 7000 U. S. civil servants and ferredto the U. S. Army,this is an appropriate time Vietnamese employees, The CO’s responsibilities includ- to report on’the job and accomplishments of the U. S. ed providinghousing, utilities, transportation, police Navy Headquarters Support Actiuity, Saigon. It has had protection, medical care, food services, legal aid, shop- an illustrious past. bing,recreation, education, pay, religiousservices and a long list of administrative, maintenance and support functions for the more than 15,000 American and allied HEDSUPPACT stands for U. S. NavySupport Activity, military pprsonnel and employees of the U. S. govern- Saigon. The title is almost self-explanatory, but its mentagencies in Saigon.Most of these services also principal job has not been only to support elements of were extended to MACV personnel, such as advisors to the Fleet. It has done much more than that.In doing so, Vietnameseunits, scattered in hundreds of locations. it grew to be the Navy’s largest singleoverseas shore HEDSUPPACT’S biggest single operation was running command. the vast military network which supplies war material The commandwas commissionedon 1 Ju1 1962 by tothe battle zones in the First,Second, Third and authority of the Secretary of the Navy, with the specific Fourth Corps areas. The hub is Saigon. Military cargoes mission of supportingthe U. S. MilitaryAssistance offloaded there constituteabout one-sixth of oneper Command, Vietnam. After nearly four years its title be- cent of all cargo moved by sea to all the worlds ports. came a misnomer. The widening scope of military oper- Now the Navy Support Activity atDa Nang supplies ations in Vietnam and the increasing number of Armed military personnel of the First Corps area. This was a Forcespersonnel spread the activity’s operationsfar HEDSUPPACT function until the northernmost corps area beyond the environs of Saigon. was turned over to NSA Da Nang in October 1965. The great bulk of the command’s support went to the more than 180,000 U.S. troops operating in the Second, Third and Fourth Army Corps areas of Vietnam. It also H ERE ARE SOME other HEDSUPPACT statistics: supported U. S. governmentagencies in Vietnam and The command fed or provided foodstuffs for more militaryunits from allied nations assisting in the fight than 180,000 troops in three-quarters of the country. against the communist Viet Cong. It operated one of the twoNavy hospitals that

BIG JOB-Supportingthe military inVietnam is a complicated task.Here, cargo is unloaded andCBs drill well. treat battle casualties direct from the war area. Its annual disbursement of money for purchasing, services and pay has surpassed the $60 million mark. In providing clothing, consumables, magazines and variousother items for the members of all the armed services, it operated the largest Navy Exchange in the world. Providing eating and recreational facilities 7000 miles from the U. S., it had a “clubs and messes” division which was the only one of its kindin the U. S. military establishment. These facts are explained in detail in the subsequent sections of this report. The command also had an unofficial function to support the Vietnamese people. Navy medical teams volunteered much off-duty time to treating villagers outside Saigon. Virtually every mail in the command has volunteered some of his time and contributed money to aid BUSY PORT-Navy cargo handlingunit off-loads mate- special projects. These rangedfrom bringing food, cloth- rialfrom transport in DaNang harbor using LCV‘s. ing, medicine, books and toys to orphanages and desti- tute villages, to helping rebuild homes ravaged by fire Duringthe month of October1965, over 330,000 and storm. Before the U. S. Army assumed the dental tons of military cargo were offloaded from 96 ships in responsibilities in Skigon in November 1965, Navy den- Saigon’s river harbor. Over 40,000 tonsof military cargo tal teams provided treatment to many villagers. Many of werefurther sea-lifted to other ports in Vietnam by these people-to-people operations were in areas not al- MSTS vessels. together cleared of Viet Cong elements. To maintain necessary stock, the Supply Department The command’s initial mission was to assume the sup- had nearly 171,000 square feet of warehouse space for port tasks and functionspreviously performed by the general stores, dry provisions, freezer and chill storage U. S. Military Assistance Advisory Group,Vietnam. items. If the HEDSUPPACT warehouses were placed side HEDSUPPACT was placed under the military command of by sidethey would cover an areaequal to almost six Commander U. S. Naval Forces, Philippines, and under football fields. But this storage space is still not enough. the operationalcomand of Commander U. S. Military Additionalwarehouses are under construction, while Assistance Command, Vietnam. On 1 Jan 1965 military negotiators continually search for more space. The exist- command was shiftedto Commander Service Force, ing warehouses are located in more than a dozen sepa- U. S. Pacific Fleet. rate areas throughout the Saigon-Cholon area. Beginning with an allowance of some 200 officers and men, personnel strength reached 343 by July 1964; and HEDSUPPACT Medical Department operated one of in December 1965 was more than 1000. twoarea hospitals for treatment of combat wounded. Other grdwth of res onsibility came as the result of the U. S. build-up of Forces. In late 1965 HEDSUPPACT was billeting about 6400 U.S. and allied military personnel in the Saigon area. The number of Vietnamese employed by HEDSUPPACT inDecember 1965 was over 6000. As the U. S. militaryrole in Vietnamincreased, so also did the support responsibility. A look at the various departments and divisions of this command exemplifies the nature of the tasks involved. Although perhaps all of the command functions described below are still carried on by new elements, this summarizes the situation as it existed prior to the recent realignment.

Supply Department The Supply Department providedlogistical support not only for the U. S. Military Assistance Command, but also for other U. S. forces and alliedcommands. This supplysupport was providedunder inter-service support agreements. Over 49,000 requisitions were handled monthly. The Supply Department also procured,stored and issued all foodstuffsand provisions used by the hundreds of military messes in Vietnam.

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ed requests for real estate maintenance and services surpassed 50,000. Some $14 million was spent in the past year for repair, service and maintenance of U. S. facilities throughout the country. Includedin that figure was the cost of repairsto American installations damaged or destroyedby Viet Cong terrorist action, such as the Brink Hotel in Saigon (a BOQ), which was bombed Christmas Eve, 1964. The Public Works department was cited by the U. S. ambassador and MACV officials many times for its swift action in providingemergency lighting, transportation services, communications and rubble clearance services in terrorist-caused disasters.

MedicalDepartment The HEDSUPPACT Medical Department operated one of two U. S. Navy hospitals which treats combat casualties directly from the battlefield. It also provided medical care and services for thousands of U. S. and allied troops and government officials living in the Saigon area or stationed in the southern portion of Vietnam. The hospital has 107 beds and is staffed with nine doctors, 16 nurses and84 corpsmen. At the timethis report was prepared,all were U. S. Navypersonnel, with the exception of three U. S. civilian nurses and five Thai nurses. Helicopters bring in casualties from battle zones and transferthem to waiting amhlances. Many of the wounded have undergone successful major surgery in- volving extremely serious and complicated injuries. The hospital devised an emergency plan which goes into effect themoment word of mass casualties is received-such as the Viet Cong shelling of U. S. billets at Bien Hoa Air Base in Novermber 1964, the 1964 Christ- mas Eve bombing of the Brink Hotel, the bombing of the U. S. Embassy, the May explosions at Bien Hoa Air Base, the My Canh floating restaurant bombing and the bombing of the Metropde Hotel. The on-duty and standby hospital sections immediately preparethe emergency and operating rooms while first aid squads race to the scene of disaster. Off-duty medical personnel carry Red Cross arm bands in their pockets at alltimes for readyidentification in an emergency. The hospital staff has been commended by the U. S. ambassador and MACV senior officers forits work in treating victims of terrorist bombings. One Navy Corps- man received the Navy Commendation Medal for saving the life of an officer at the embassy bombing by secur- ing the severed ends of a throat artery until the officer reached surgery. During 1965 the hospital cared for more than 2500 inpatients, treated some 53,000 outpatients, gave nearly 93,000immunizations, issued more than93,000 pre- scriptions and performed 75,000 laboratory tests.

Chaplain'sOfiice The senior chaplain at HEDSUPPACT was responsible for the coordination and scheduling of all the military religiousactivities in Saigon and Cholon.Two Navy and one Army chaplain were assigned to HEDSUPPACT. Protestant,Catholic and Jewish serviceswere conducted at various locations covering all of the billeting areas in the capital district of the Republic of Vietnam. Liaison was maintainedwith the civilian English- speaking churches in Saigon. (Chaplains and ministers

ALL HANDS of almostall denominations are available for special counseling in Saigon.) The growth of the chaplain activities in HEDSUPPACT’S organization kept up with other command functions, to the point where weekly religious services increased from a total of four-three Protestant and one Catholic-to 29 -10 Protestant, 18 Catholic and oneJewish. HEDSUPPACT chaplains provided religious services and advice,helped U. S. servicemenwith their personal problems, and took care of the normal, routine responsibilities. They also carried on an extensive civic action program. HEDSUPPACT chaplains were responsible in late 1965 for the distribution of over 200 tons of suppliesand materialsas part of theworld-wide Navy people-to- peopleprogram, Project Handclasp. This included clothes,sewing material, drugs, medicine, bandages, medicalsupplies, books, school supplies,foods, candy, toys and many other useful and needed items. Deliveries were made from the 17th parallel in the north to the SPECIAL’SERVICES Divisidn provided rest and recreation island of Phu Quoc in the south. The materialswere donated by private American citizens and industry. flightsfor battle-weary personnel to nearby countries. 1’. the Saigon and Cholon area. Working with Vietnamese Industrial RelationsDepartment police, theypiovided anti-terrorist security for U. S.- The HEDSUPPACT Industrial Relations Department re- cruited and administered Vietnamese personnel employ- manned,structtn.es and hotels. In Saigon, these number ed by the U. s. Army and Navy, andthe Military more than 190. Assistance Command. It administeredapproximately (Militarypolicemen ark also ‘assignedto the U. .S. 10,000 jobs, nearly 3000 at Headquarters Support Acti- Embassy. Their job includes providing personal security vity Saigon itself.Other jobs were located at various for the Ambassa’dor and Deputy Ambassador. They are U. S. forces activities throughout the Republic of Viet- also assigned as guards for money shipments. A stand- nam. by force is on continuous alert for swift reaction to ter- TheIndustrial Relations staff establishedemployee rorist activity and other emergencies.) classification, pay and appointment, employee develop- A U. S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal team work- ment and employeemanagement relations systems ed with the Provost Marshal in inspections of buildings specifically for use in the Republic of Vietnam. and areas for Viet Cong bombs and explosive devices. The team was also charged with disarming discovered devices. Commissary Store and Navy Exchange For the benefit of military units in remote areas, the Two chief petty officers,also workingfor the Pro- commissary storemaintained “charge accounts.” The vost Mmshal, served as fire marshals in the Saigon and same was done forsome local customers.Requisitions Cholonarea. They conducted constant inspections of were mailed to the store, where the material was broken installations for fire safety hazard$ and maintained fire- fighting equipment. out,wrapped, priced and forwarded to HEDSUPPACT’S field support section for shipment. Roving motorpatrols of themetropolitan area ‘of To support an operation of this size, the commissary Saigon by HEDSUPPACT military policemen, in confunc- store maintained an inventory worth nearly one million tionwith the Vietnamese police were another Provost dollars. The storestocked 1500 canned and packaged Marshaldepartment activity. Patrols consisted of a items, many varieties of meat and 40 kinds of produce. Vietnamese policeman and MPs from the armies of the Monthly sales amountedto nearly $650,000, with U. S., Australia, New Zealand and Korea. They also more than half of this volume being in support of mess- ing facilities, officer and enlisted clubs in the field. ELBOW ROOM-When project is completed there will In addition to the main Navy Exchange in the HED- be more than’ 100 of these warehouses for storage. SUPPACT compound,branches were maintained in a Saigon BEQ, the Bien Hoa air base, the Da Nang air base, Tan Son Nhut airport, the Saigon Navy hospital andthe U. S. Army ThirdField Hospital, which is located just outside Tan Son Nhut. The Exchange also operated a mobile canteen service.

Provost MarshalDepartment One of the HEDSUPPACT commanding officer’s primary duties was safeguarding U. S. installations in Sai- gonand Cholon. The commandsecurity forces consisted of two main elements-the Provost Marshal De- partmentand the U. S. Army’s 575-manMilitary Police Battalion. HEDSUPPACT military policemen were deployed within

JUNE 1966 ingVietnamese medical staff members theart of fabricating these devices. For their work in the field and at Cong Hoa hospital, HEDSUPPACT’S responsibleofficers and enlisted men in thedepartment were awardedthe VietnameseMedal of Honor, First or Second Class, before their departure from HEDSUPPACT.

PECIAL SERVICES conductedweekend entertainments s for the Vietnamese military wounded at Cong Hoa. These included variety shows, comedy and musical acts, and organized sports such as baseball and volleyball. In April 1965,when a fire destroyed a block of houses occupied by Vietnamese soldiers assigned to guard the Navy waterfront warehouse in Saigon, Supply Depart- ment sailors launched Project Rebuild. They drew plans for a completely new family housing block, went on a search for scrap building materials and eventually were able to assist the homeless soldiers in rebuilding their homes. The result is that Chach Hung compound has 34 new familydwellings which were occupied in November 1965. Navy Seabees from HEDSUPPACT’S Public Works department became aware of an orphanage operated by a RINGER-A ”ring of fire“ is formed as guns of USS Sam- Canadianpriest and twonuns five miles outside of uel N. Moore (DD 747) blast VC supplytand staging areas. Saigon. The priestwas doing his bestto take care of his charges on a budget that allowed only seven cents joined Vietnameseharbor police crews in patrolling a day foreach child’s care. The patched-up buildings the Saigon River. were clean, but they leaked and were in poor repair. All Vietnamesenationals hired by U. S. forces in Using equipment borrowed from contractors, the Bees Vietnam received security checks through the HEDSUP- workedweekends atthe orphanage and are credited PACT ProvostMarshal department. Thedepartment withconsiderably improving the roads and buildings. received, along with the Medical and Public Works de- On the weekend drawing boards are two new buildings partments,numerous citations for rescue and crowd- for housing some of the orphans. control work at sites of Viet Cong bombings. One of the more pleasant and rewarding people-to- SecondaryMission peoplecontributions has been the reconstructivepro- gram established by a plastic surgeon at HEDSUPPACT’S Almost everyone in HEDSUPPACT was voluntarily involved in the Vietnam conflict’s second dimension, civic Navy hospital.Children with congenital defects, such action. as cleft palate, have been brought in from as far away This was basically a people-to-people program, with as Da Nang and Rach Gia for treatment. The mother the emphasis on working against the Viet Cong. or otherfamily members of the childare boarded in Navymen based in Saigon volunteered off-duty time the hospital during the preoperative and postoperative to work withVietnamese civilian victims of thewar. period. On one occasion, a 15-year-old boy underwent These are displaced families or whole villages, widows asuccessful operation which corrected aheart and andtheir children, orphans, crippled children and lung condition. adults,and other victims of the Viet Cong. Some of These are only samples of what HEDSUPPACT has done the volunteeroperations took theNavymen into areas unofficially. Many of theoff-duty efforts wentunpub- still under Viet Cong control. licized-but publicity was not the aim. The product of Project Handclasp clothing and material went to re- the individual and collective good will remains a tighter moteareas such as thehighlands of centralVietnam, bond with a war-ravaged people. where displaced Montagnard tribes are being resettled, HEDSUPPACT had asits motto “Service to the Serv- and to lonely orphanages up-country where Viet Cong ices.” This reflects the kind of command it was and its assaults are a constant possibility. multiservice mission. The command was U. S. Navy, but HEDSUPPACT’S dental department was one of the first was staffed by members of all branches of the armed to organize volunteer teams to visit villages and hamlets forces, and their work involved rendering support pri- on weekends. The teams usually consisted of two den- marily to people and units that were not Navy. tists and two dental technicians. They performed minor surgery to relievetoothaches andhalt infection. In a The foregoing has covered only those Navy responsi- typical10-hour day, the twodentists would treat as bilities for logistical support centered around the Saigon manyas 200 Vietnamesepatients. They also treated area of Vietnam. The Navy’s role in sea operations and Viet Cong prisoners. seasupport to the armed forces ashore has beentold The dental department also was involved in making inprevious issues. Another naval support activity is prostheticdevices for wounded soldiers atthe Viet- growing rapidly in the Da Nang area. There’s a huge namesemilitary hospital at cong Hoa, in the Saigon challenge awaiting every Navyman in Vietnam, whether outskirts.This was also doneduring volunteered off- at sea, with th’e junk forces and gun fire support ships duty time. Navy dentists also began a program of teach- or the joint military command ahwe.

22 ALLHANDS POSING PORPOISE-Diver photographer Charles C. Curtis, PH2(DV), shoots footage of Tuffy swimming underwater. Underwafer Cameramen PORPOISE breaks water and stands teammatesare Charles C. Curtis the Channel Islands. A on its tail for a tidbit of fish from and Howard A Trotter, both second Other assignmentsare related to his trainer. He’s an unusual animal- class photographers, both experienc- the Hydra project. The divers record Tuffy by name, trained by the Navy ed divers. All three are qualified for underwater missile launchingson for the Sealab I1 Project. hard hat and scuba diving. film or video tape. Occasionally they A momentlater a diver surfaces Besides takingstill photographs take part in tests designed to deter- nearby,hands his camera to an as- andunderwater movies forSealab mine man’s limitationsunderwater. sistant and climbs out of the pool. I1 the trio works in support of under- Anotherrecent project was a He belongs to a group which is also waterprojects sponsored by the photographicsurvey of the Farns- ratherunusual, the photodiving Naval Missile Centerand Pacific worth Bank, anundelwater moun- team at Point Mugu, Calif. Missile Range. tain range between Catalina and San The team is led by Harry KU~LI, Lately the divers have been por- Clemente Islands. The photos, talen Photographer’sMate Second Class poise-conscious. They’ve photograph- from the DS-2 divingsaucer, were (diver). Kulu,a stocky Hawaiian edthe facility’s trainingactivities useful in aNavy project to lower from the island of Kauai,has been andtaken photosduring porpoise twoscientists to the ocean floor in diving for the Navy since 1957. His hunts off the Californiacoast near a clearplastic sphere.

THREE-MAN photodiving team atPoint Mugu, Calif., takes pictures of underwater project of themissile center.

Howard A. Trotter, PH2(DV), USN Charles C. Curtis, PH2(DV), USN Harw Kulu, PH2(DV), USN

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MAINTENANCE of electronic gear is a full-time job. AIR CONTROL with, ASW forcesto clear their routes and operating areas of interfering traffic. A similar servicecan be givento the localNorth American Air Defense commander when FACSFAC is requested to help in an air defense alert.

A PILOT BOBBING in the sea after ejection is one who mightwell be thankful thatthe new facilityhas goneinto operation. Inits search and rescuerole, FACSFACacts as the rescue coordination center, directing the nearest forces to the scene, providing radar control for search patterns and, in general, helping the Coast Guard or naval forces effect a speedy rescue. At FACSFAC, the main control room'resembles a war room. A dark purple glow covers a 20-foot control desk from which all the center's operations are directed. A score of technicians walk briskly about, answering telephones, checking scopes and constantly updating the status boards that fill three walls. The intense activity lends an air of excitement and efficiency to the somber atmosphere. Overlooking the control room is a glass-enclosed gal- lery. Here, visiting military observers are able to watch local air operations without hindering the activity below. Inan adjacent roomis along row of surveillance consoles, each manned,where the greatest surge of observableactivity is anoccasional twisting of a dial orpush of abutton. The consoleoperators have a tedioy job, but the results are worth the effort. The facility now has one computer; eventually it will have three. The FACSFAC concept is presently operating as a pilot program to observe its value. Originally it was recommended that the Navy establish similar inter-connected facilities at strategic locations on both the East and West Coasts. Whenand if thatday arrives, it will mean that FACSFAChas lived upto the expectations thatit would improve safety in the air. -Jim Teague, JO1, USN JUNE 1966 AfterVietnam-What and Where? 19 yearsand six months of temporary question is notconsidered aproblem SIR: Is any special consideration with active duty be transferred to the Fleet by the Navy. Requests for examinations respect to next assignment given to per- Reserve, or would he have to wait until mustbe received by the Neoal Exam sonnel serving in Vietnam for a year or he reaches age 60?-W. H. H., PN1, Center in time to allow processing and more? I am presently serving in Saigon USNR. shipping-accordingly,the two-month with COMSEVENTHFLT Detachment C. All periods of temporaryactive lead time. If all requirements for eligi- I was under the impression that after duty arecreditable for trawferto the bility were to be fulfilled by this early serving on shoreduty in Vietnam I Fleet Reserve. Personnel are eligible for date, however, it would, in many cases, would have a good chance of getting a tvansfer to the Fleet Reserve upon em- allow a man seeking advancement to duty station of my choice when I leave. pletion of 19 yearsand six months of E-4 only a month or so to complete the Iheard this from a couple of sources active service regardless of age.-ED. requirements after hisadvancement to which I consider reliable. Is there any- E-3. The Navy depends ongood plan- thing to it? Examsand leave ning and an adequate training program I have read that a person serving 12 SIR: TWOquestions, please: at the commandlevel to insure that months or more in Vietnam is guaran- those who are recommendedcomplete teed the UnitedStates coast of his 0 Aboutordering advancement their eligibility requirements before the choice and cannot be sent back to Viet- exams-A commandmust order ad. deadline. namwithin a shortperiod of time.Is vancementexams about two months Your second question is answered thisstill in effect? Also,does the fact before the examcycle begins. The by “BuPersManual..” Article B-2213 that I did notvolunteer for Vietnam numberordered is based on the total (6) (d) states in line three,“enter the haveanything to do with the above individualrecommendations made by balancepreceded by a minus sign (-) questions?-L. W. D., ETR3, USN. the commanding officer. and circle the entry.”-ED. “A good chance” is a good way to However,a candidate is notrequir- put it. ed to complete the necessarycourses FamilySeparation Allowance It dependswhether or notyou are and practicalfactors until one month SIR:I am trying to determine whether eligible for shore duty, since Vietnam- beforehis exam date. Thisresults in or not I am entitled to the family sep- basedpersonnel are still part of the manycases where exams ultimately arationallowance (FSA). My ship is Seauey-Shorvey system. If you are eligi- have to bedestroyed due toineligi- homeported in CONUS, but my family ble for shore duty,you will begiven bility of menwho fail tocomplete livesin the Philippines.My wife re- priority for shore OF overseas duty in the therequired courses before the dead- ceivesan allotment. When my ship area of your choice.Your assignment line. leaves its home port for more than 30 mustmeet the current requirements Isn’t there some way the Navy could days, am I entitled to the extra money? ashore, but every gort will be made to cut downon the number of wasted Several disbursing clerks tell me I am, comply with your request. exams? but my DK thinks otherwise. -M. F. P., If you are not eligible for shore duty, USN. 0 Aboutcrediting leave-I have SK2, you will be assigned to your choice of noted that insome service records a e You are wobably entitled to FSA- either Pacific or Atlantic Fleet sea duty. minus ( - ) leavebalance on 30 June, S. At least,nothing in your letter in- In view of the increasing number of whenentered on the pageeight leave dicates you are not. peoplecompleting Vietnam tours, it record,is circled. I have also seenan Further informotion concerning FSA coould bedificult to guarantee you a illustration of thisin BuPers Manual, maybe found in the September1964 specific home port, but if at all possible, but havenot seen anything in writing issue of ALL HANDS(page 42), or Sec- you will be assigned to the home port requiring it.-C. E. PN3, NavInst. 7220.46. or type of sea duty you request. L., USN. If you do go to sea, you will not be Generallyspeaking, if a Navyman 0 The pointraised by !lour first with dependents is on board a ship de- assigned to a deployed ship or unit, or ployedmore than30 days awayfrom to aship or unit scheduled to deploy withinthree months of yourreporting home port, he is entitled to the family AutomaticAdvancement separationallowance providing: (1) he date unless the assignment is approved 1 reenlisted as an E4 under by the Chief of Naval Personnel. SIR: is sot legally separated or divorced; (2) the SelectiveTraining and Reten- hisdependents do not live in public Whether or notyou volunteered for tion Program, and I am now attend- Vietnamduty has nothing todo with housing; or (3) hisdependents do not ingCommissaryman and Steward B live within a reasonable commuting dis- your next assignment. (See BuPers No- School. Will I automatically be pro- tice 1306 of 27 Sep 1965).-E~. tance of the ship’s location while away moted to E5 when I graduate? The from its home port. schoolyeoman told me that I have Active DutyCredit You are allowed to visit your family to be near the top of the clws.-R. for up to 30 dayswithout losing FSA SIR: BuPersManual, Art. C-13404, L. L., SD3, USN. states that all activeduty performed for thatperiod. Therefore, if you are 0 Relax. You’ll be adding another entitled to FSA (which isprobable) you after 9 Aug 1956, includingtraining stripe before you know it. Under the duty, is creditablefor transfer to the willnot be entitled to it at any time provisions of BuPers lnst 1133.13B, your ship visits the Philippines, near Fleet Reserve. when you complete B school (regard- Myquestion is: Are periods of tem- your home, for a period of 30 days or less of your standing inthe class), more. poraryactive duty (150 days or less) you may be automatically adoanced creditableas active duty for transfer to E5, providedyou qualify in all If youhave further problems,ask to the Fleet Reserve?If SO, could an other res))ects.-ED. yourdisbursing officer to write to Of- individual who has completed a total of fice of the Navy ComptroUer.”ED.

26 ALL HANDS Capitaine’s 78 GoldenShellbacks separationfor this reason should nor- SIR: I can’ttell you the origin of mallynot be effectedmore than three “Golden Shellback,” but I can describe daysprior to expiration of activeobli- how the 78 crew members of the auxili- gated service. arysubmarine uss Capitaine (AGSS Myimpression isearly discharges 336) attained the titleduring a 1965 may be given, if the command desires, deployment. but that dischargesor separations on Capitaine was en routefrom San weekends or holidays would not violate Diego to WestPac to provide submarine regulations.-B. R. J., PN1, USN. target services to the ASW forces of the e You are correct. Navymen are usu- allied navies of Korea, the Republic of allynot separated OT dischargedon China and Thailand. After crossing the weekends or holidays because of the in- 180th meridian, all hands who were not convenience which would occur both to already designated as such became the Navyman and to the Navy. But it’s GoldenDragons, having entered into strictly a matter of choice,not regula- the mysteries of the FarEast for the tion.-ED. first time. Later in the year, while en route to Decommissioned 66s Brisbane,Australia, Capitaine crossed SIR: We here in Chu Lai have very the equator. The ship laid to while His little access to reference material, so we MajestyKing Neptune convened his would like you to clear up a couple of court on board and found the 63 lowly pointsfor us. What are the origins of pollywogsof the crewacceptable for the nicknames “battlewagon” and “man- initiation as Trusty Shellbacks. 0-war?’ Did they ever denote the same On our homeward journey from Aus- tralia to San Diego we again crossed the typeof ship? What were the last five equator-this time at the 180th merid- battleshipstobedecommissioned?- ian.Neptune sent his scribe Davey H. D.L., HM2, USN. Jones to welcome us and wewere e The lastfive battleships to be de- greeted thus: commissioned were: “Attentionall hands. This is Davy Battleship CommissionedDecommissioned Jonesspeaking. We are about to enter Iowa(BB 61) 22Feb 1943 24 Feb 1958 into the Domainof the GoldenShell- New Jersey back. Although there are many seamen (68 62)23 May 194321 Aug 1957 in the world who have entered into the Missouri(BB 63) 11 Jun1944 26 Feb 1955 Domain of the TrustyShellback, very Wisconsin (BB64) 16 Apr 1944 8Mor 1958 few have been given the honor of enter- Mississippi (AG 128) ing that exclusive domain of the Golden ex-BB 41 (redesig- Shellback. nated15 Feb “Topay homage to Neptunus Rex, 1946) Dec 18 1917 17 Sep 1956 we are notsoliciting His Majesty to Theterm “battlewagon”has only come upout of the seato greet us. been applied to battleships, while “man- Rather, we are going down to meet him 0-war” is a collective term meaning war- and’ hisroyal court. To say that you ship. As of now we have not been able have crossed the 180th meridian at the to trace either term accurately to its ori- , equator is one thing, but to be able to gin. Man-0-wargoes back, of course, say that you havesailed under that into the early Navy. Any information pointis indeed an honor that canbe from experts inthe Fleet would be bestowed only upon submariners.” appreciated.-ED. So we dove. The event was commem- orated with a statement in eachman’s ”A” SchoolWaiver servicerecord; wallet-size certificates SIR: It is my understanding that per- werealso presented (see illustrationin sonnel enlisting in the Navy under the column above). High School Graduate Training Program The Golden Shellback ceremony was are guaranteedaClass A school, or carried out as prescribed by a member Class A level training, provided the ap- of the wardroom who was already carry- plicantremains qualified by perform- ing the designation. He became a Gold- ance. Is there any directive which states en Shellback while serving in uss Charr that this guarantee can be waived? (SS 328) in1957, apparently under My reason for asking is that a young similar circumstances. manrecently received in my division A check with our senior Golden Shell- seemsby his service record to have back and with more experienced crew- waived his guaranteed school for nssign- members failed to reveal the sourceof ment in the seaman apprenticeship field. the designation. One crewman who be- This seems to me to be a poor bargain, came a Shellback in 1943 while serving and I am wondering what can be done in submarines said he had heard of the MECMANlCAL MUSCLES of about it.-W. H. H., LT, USN. designation (Golden Shellback) at that ‘Hardiman” will enableoperator Not much. At any time before he time, but had no idea how it originated to lift 1500 pounds by exerting receives the guaranteedschooling, he nor the officialqualifications (if any’) mly 40 pounds of force. Machine may request thathis school guarantee for being so designated. was developedunder Ofice of be waived in favor of on-the-iob train- In view of the above, we of Capitaine Naval Research contract, can per- ing. True, he may still submit a request are considering ourselves Golden Shell- form variety of jobs. for a Class A school, but there is now backsuntil such time as official docu- no guarantee of assignment.-ED.

JUNE 1966 27 for yourcar (wereyou mawied, also for your household goods and dependents}from Oxford’s old home port in Norfolk to her newhome port in San Diego. Granted. that still leaves uou with the problem of moving yourcar from San Diego to your present ship’s home port in San Francisco, but that’s probably preferable to movingfromit Norfolk. Asfor the practical aspects, you should ask for a statement from Oxford to the effect you were attached to the ship on the date the homeport changed. Send this statement, along with a Form DD 828 (available fromthe nearest naval supplyactivity) to the Naval SupplyCenter, Norfolk. It will probably be necessary to pro- videthe person who moves yourcar from its present place of storage to the supply Center with a statement he is acting as your agent. Now that you know you are entitled to transportation for your auto, your ACHIEVERS-SecNav commendation for Achievement Awards were given to supply Oficer or ship’s ofice can prob- James Reigel, AVCM, and Bennie Ricks, SDCM, for service on Vietnam cruise. ablyhelp you with the details.-Eo. Navymen,when uncovered,will not 1 Jpl1946, and haveseen statements A Question of Uniforrnify salute except when failure to do so of servicewhich indicate active duty SIR: You’ve probably answered these would cause embarrassment or misun- continuously since 1 Jul 1946 as a Re- questions before, but I must ask again derstanding. servist. because I feel that Navy Regulations is Insofar as wearing of brassards by ‘Just recC&ly, I was told that the TAR not clear on these points: oficers is concerned, ALWAYS onthe Program(Stationkeeper program) was right arm, please. 0 DO officerssalute when covered started,in the year 1927 and that it was and wearingcivilian clothing? DO en- More on thefine points of naval cour- used at fourair stations-New York tesy can be found in the short course City,Philadelphia, St. Louis and Long listed men? presented in the February 1959 issue of 0 Do officerssalute when uncovered Beach. Can you shed any light on the and wearingcivilian clothing? DO en- ALL HANDS.-ED. mper?-R.: H. M. PN1, USNR-R (TAR) I 0 There was a NavalReserve Pro- listed men? I Also, Uniform Regulations, Article How Old Are the TARS? grar/l before World War II but it was 1153, seems clear enough to me on the SIR: When did the Training and A not’fntegrated into the functions of the following point, but I notice about half ministration of Reserves (or Statio Regular Nauy. The program was, at that the shore patrol officers wear their bras- keeper) Programcome into existpnc tjvbei:administered principally by Naval sard on the left arm, and about half on I havebeen told by a friendwhom Reservists on continuous active duty, the right arm. Therefore, consider to be anold-timer, thaf. t Dudng World WarII, the Naval Re- 0 Do officerswear brassards on the TARProgram came into existence I serve Program was discontinued, but it left or right arm? was reactivated on a much wider scope Thanks for your help.-E. V. S., LT, in 1946. This time, the NavalReserve USNR. Program wasan integral part of the 0 As a general reply to your first set ndval ;establishment. of questions, we repeat a longstanding :To administer the program, a limited rule of thumb: Since the salute is the number of Naval Reservists having the military form of greeting and is thesame netesswy qualifications wererequested as tipping one’s hat, and since naval to {remain on, or return to, active duty. personnel do not uncover when out of This program was called CAD (forCm- doors, it follows that you use the mili- tinuous Active Duty}. tary salute when recognizing oficers in When theArmed Forces Reserve Act civilian dress or when greeting civilian was passed in 1952,the programwas friends. expanded intothe TAR Program we Therefore, seniors in civilian dress, knowtotoday.; when recognized by a junior, should be As for a Stationkeeper Program, naval saluted when a salute would otherwise activities which were closed after World be in order. If covered, the senior re- War II were said tobe in a station- turnsthe salute and if uncoveredhe keeper status and themen who were will not return the salute unless failure minding the store (who might be either to do so would cause embarrassmen.t. It active duty or Reserve Navymen) were isthe senior’s prerogative to decide called,stationkeepem.-ED. whether or not he should salute. The junior in civilian clothes and cov- Ed8 Insignia? ered salutes seniors both in civilian dress FIREFIGHTER-Engineman Charles W. SIR: ,More thanyeara ago, ALL HANDS^ printed an articleconcerning and in uniform, whenhe recognizes Mathis receives Navy-MarineCorps them.However, “Navy Regulations,” breast ’ insigniafor EOD personnel. Article 21 10, para. 3, now states that Medal for extinguishing sub I fire. Wouldyou please tell me what objec-

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Wrong Flagships SIR: UsuallyHANDSas ALLI enjoy a ShiD Reunions means of keeping -in touchwith the I I I service, but myfeeling of pleasure Newsof reunions of ships and organi- ninthannual reunion will be held on turned to anguish as I thumbed through zations will be carried inthis column from 8 October at the Edgewater Marina theJanuary 1966 issue. The center time to time. In planning a reunion, best Hotel,Long Beach, Calif. For details, articleentitled “Navy Flagships Past results will be obtained bynotifying the write to -Frank Slavin,214 Termino, and Present” was good, but the identi- editor, ALLHANDS Magazine, Room 1809, Long Beach, Calif. fication of twopictured was incorrect. Bureau ofNaval Personnel, Navy Depart- e Third Special SeabeesThe 16th That purporting to be Vincennes is of ment, Washington,D. C. 20370, four months annual reunion will be held 15, 16, 17 course the ship-of-the-line Columbus, in advance. Julyin De Kalb,Ill. For information, flagship ofCommodore JamesBiddle e uss Briareus (AR 12)-The fourth writeto Ivo L. Haines, RFD, Genoa, when he wascommander-in-chief of reunionwill be held 17, 18, 19 June Ill.60135. the East India Squadron. The error here at the HotelJefferson, Atlantic City, e North Sea Mine Force-The 25th issimply that the wronghalf of the N. J. Fordetails, write to Robert W. reunion of World War I members will picture was used, for Vincennes appears Amos,Box 660, Wayne, N. J. 07471. be held at the Hotel New Yorker, New to seaward of Columbus in the com- e uss John Hood (DD 655)”A re- YorkCity, on 15 and 16 October. For pletepainting. union will be held in Wildwood, N. J., additionaldetails, write to J. J. Kam- Alsoincorrect is the identification of inAugust or September. For further mer, 54 Walnut Ave., Floral Park, Long Lawrence. Perry’s Lawrence was an information, write to Stephen H. How- Island, N. Y. 11001. 18-gunbrig; the vesselshown is the ell, 59 Tern Rd., Groton, Conn. 06340. e RetiredOfficers AssociatiM1”The &-gunfrigate St.Lawrence. I do not e uss Louisville (CA %)--A re- 18th biennial convention will be held in know thatthe flag at her foretruck unionis being planned for this year, Twin Cities, Minn., on 29 and 30 Sep- was identified as a personal flag, but it in Chicago, Ill. Write to S. D. Martin- tember.Forinformation, write to may have been since she is said to be son,3238 North Schulz Dr., Lansing, GeorgeM. Brown, 358 CimarronRd., a flagship.Actually it is a Britishen- Ill.60438. PalominoHills, Rosemont, Rt 1, Minn. sign, indicating that she is at anchor in e uss NewMexico (BB 40)-The 55068. a British port. I suppose that onesailing warship looks much the same as another, to the landsman. I hadhoped, however, that AndThey Were A Great Bunch After 1933,enlisted pilots held ada- sailors wouldbe more knowledgeable.- sIR: I understandthere was an AP tion or radio ratings, withthe AP Robert E. Johnson,Assoc. Prof. His-of rating inthe N~~~ behveen world attached as a qualificatirm-AOC tory, University of Alabama.War 1 and World War 11, heldby (APL for instance* There was an e You’re right of course, Professor, qualifiedenlisted pilots. When was the emergency rating for enlistedpilots andour researcher looks ashe’dif been ratingin effect and whathappened to (ESV) until 17 Apr 1961, whenthe hit in theface by a bucketful of the it? ~~d,for that what did rating wasdisestablished. crimson tide. enlisteddo’f”J.pilotsthese A. R., At last therecount were ‘till 43 Concerning Vincennes, indeed, our BMSN, USN. APs on active duty and in flying status cropper came Navy.a cropper the and inused the wrong half of the picture. As for 0 The aviation pilot rating (AP) was Asfor your last question, we could Lawrence, you’re rightthere, too. It’s established by the Bureau of Naviga-tell you some tales. Perhaps some of St.Lawrence. We appreciate your cor- tion circular letterpublished on 13 Mar the APs inthe Fleet, OT their crew rectiom, andour onlycomment is that1924. It existed, as a rating,until 1933 mates, can add to the accounts of their we sometimes(rarely) admit to being and then became a qualification, as days inthe Flying Navy.When we get knowledgeable; infallible-never.-ED. diver is today. the word we will pass it on.-%.

IUNE 1966 31 twoshallow water dives of 45 feet for 45 minutes. Every branch of the Armed Forces hasits own EOD units and each branch is responsible for a specific field in demolition work. It is the Navy’s job totake care of allhar- bors, bodies of water,naval ordnance and underwater ordnance. With bombing missions being flown almost daily from U. S. carriers in Vietnam, EOD men are kept busy seeing to it that the bombs explode in the right places.

Fresh Water for South Pole Nuclearpower is capable of bringinga constant supply of fresh waterto the South Pole. The first US. desalinizationplant ashore whichderives its electrical power FAMILY STYLE-Roy Erumbelow,Chief Aviation Storekeeper, tries hat on his from a nuclear reactor has produced twin brother Troy, who will be promoted to Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate. freshwater from the seaat MC- MurdoStation, Antarctica. canvas, and littlewater is availabletraining detachment from PhibPac Both the nuclear,power plant- forfirefighting purposes. hasset up shopthein Bay area. which also suppliesheat tothe The Seabeecrew that winters The PBR (patrol boat,river) is Antarcticoutpost-and the desalini- over at McMurdoto manthe nuclear a 31-foot fiberglass boatdesigned zationplant are operated by Sea- plantusually consists of 22 enlistedespecially for use in rivers and shal- bees. men and two officers. low water.It is propelled and Freshwater will bemore than maneuveredby jets of water.TWO welcometo Navymen and scientists RiverPatrol Boat School dieselengines power thepumps. atthe Ross Islandbase, 830 miles Navymen who receiveassign- The first PBR arrived at the Coro- from the South Pole. In the past, the merits tothe Navy’s newwater-jet nadoNaval Amphibious Base last onlysource of freshwater was riverpatrol boats can expect to January, and training began immedi- melted snow. melted _. mend Some time in San Francisco. A ately. Because of crowded conditions Thenew plant canproduce 14,- -r- 000 gallons -of freshwater daily- more than enough to meet McMur- do’s needs. The wateris stored in a55,000-gallon tank in a heated building,from where it can be gravity-fed to the camp through insulated,heated pipes. McMurdo’s nuclearpower plant has already served Deep Freeze per- sonnelvery well. Duringits two years of operationit has provided electricalpower for the 250 Navy- men and scientists who winter over and the approximately 1250 summer support personnel. During this period, the plant pro- ducedabout 16 million kilowatt hours of electricity.Diesel-powered turbineswould have required about1,300,000 gallons of fuelto equalsuch an output. In contrast, thefuel coreused by the nuclear powerplant in atwo-year period weighsonly 1000 pounds. A reliablesource of electric power also lendsasafety feature NEWCHIEFS OR OLD?-Three chiefboutswain’s mates show how tothe camp.. Electricheaters are mines were laid in “old Navy.” Homer Roofe, Herman Carter and Edward saferthan oil or coalstoves in the Sipes, all of Mine Squadron 11, dressed in uniforms of 1880 vintage to windyAntarctic, ‘where buildings celebrate their advancements to CPO on 16 April. frequentlycontain much wood and

JUNE 1966 33 so popularwith the native and touristpopulation, however, that it was repeatedduring subsequent years,becoming larger and more spectacular with each appearance. This year’s paradeconsisted of about 25 floats with marching units fromall the major Rivieracities. Everyone enjoyed himself and Sixth Fleet sailors who attended the cele- bration were no exception.

New Construction Two more nuclear powered Fleet ballistic missile submarines have recently joined the Fleet, and two surface ships have been launched. The Polaris submarines uss George Bancroft (SSBN 643) and James K. PoZk (SSBN 645) were commission- edat Groton,Conn., bringing the 3N THE MOVE-Trainees learn to move thousands of pounds with precision. total FBM subs in commission to 35. The twosubmarines, likeall Navy Forklift School FBMs, will be manned by two com- pletecrews, the blue and the gold. Some Navymen are being taught Depth perception, field of vision Both submarinescan fire the A3 low to use a fork all over again. and reaction tests start the first full Poluris missile. They will takethis new knowl- day of training.Safety instruction :dge withthem to Vietnam, but and movies on the techniques of George Bancroft was launched 20 the forks they use are machines to operating the forklift are given be- Mar 1965. She is named for a former move cargo,not food. forefamiliarization with the ma- Secretary of the Navy (1845-46) The forkliftdriver trainees are chine is undertaken. who was responsiblefor theestab- being instructed in small classes at The second andthird daysare lishment of the Naval Academy. the NavalSupply Center, San spentpracticing with theequip- Named for the 11th president of Diego. Thethree-day school was ment.When the students become the UnitedStates, the stibmarine set up to train operators for speed well acquaintedwith the forklift, James K. Polk was launched 22 May and efficiency. The result will be a they are placed on anobstacle 1965. reduction in loss of time while mov- course and timed.Points are de- The amphibioustransport dock ing supplies onthe docks andin ductedwhen a student misses a Juneau (LPD 10) was launchedat warehouses in Vietnam. problem on thecourse, and if too Seattle, Wash. Named for the capital The school has been in operation many points are lost it’s back to the of Alaska, the ship is 570 feet long for 22years, instructing 20 Navy- trainingcourse. and displaces16,900 tons fully men a month. However, the Navy loaded. now needsto train over twice as -Bob Janes, J02, USN Her keel was laid on 23 Jan 1965, many sailors as before. PhotosbyCharlesL.Wright,PHl,USN and she is scheduled for commissioning in March1967. WATCH THIS ONE-Operator practices withforklift as instructor gives Also launched was the guided mis- pointers. Rt: Final exam is a timed run with the fork on an obstacle course. sileescort ship Richard L. Page (DEG 5). The ship is 414 feet long, weighs 3524 tons, and has a 44-foot beam. She is designed for ASW operations. In addition to her convention- algunnery system, she will carry Tartar surface-to-air missiles, Asroc rockets, and torpedoes. She will also beequipped with the Dash drone helicopter. Richard L. Pagecame to promi- nence in the Civil War through his servicein theConfederate States Navy and Army. As a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, Page gallantlydefended Fort Morgan, Ala., until he was forced to surrender by a land-seaattack by Admiral Farragut and General Granger. 35 JUNE 1966 TODAY’S NAVY Ney Award Finalists Earlylast month the Ney committee members met in Washington, D. C., to choose the nine finalists for the fiscal year 1966 food servicecom- petition. During the last few months Field Food Service Team officers have beenmaking evaluations of the40 messes which had beennominated bytheir respective type commanders and districtcommandants. Thereare three categories: large messes afloat (serving more than 300 men) ; small messes afloat (serving less than300); and shore messes. OUT OF DOCK, work continues pier-side. Below: Ship’s screws are repaired. Some type commanders control ships and stations, or ships in both afloat Coral Sea Overhaul categories.These select one unit in eachcategory. A warship such as uss Coral Sea prove conditions in the crew’s liv- After the nine finalists (threein (CVA 43), conductingcombat ing spaces. eachcategory) were selected, the operations,must bekept in top During herrecently completed Ney committee conducted on-site in- operatingcondition so shecan deployment to the South China Sea, spections. In late June or early July carryout her mission. Periodic a 331-day stretchwhich included the winners will be announced. overhaul is a time when wires are 160 days on the line under combat The following messes were nomi- repaired or replaced,engines are operations, Coral Sea and her em- nated by the type commanders and overhauled, weak welds and dam- barked Carrier Air Wing 15 earned districtcommandants: agedrudders are repaired, the the Navy Unit Commendation and ASHORE screwsare balanced andrepaired, the AdmiralFlatley Memorial NAS Quonset Point,R. I. (Cornone) the hull is repaintedand a thou- Award for aviation safety. NS Brooklyn, N. Y. (ComThree) sand small cogs in a hundred large Many of thecrew worked over NAF Johnrville, Pa. (ComFour) and small machines are replaced or 18 hours a day as they chalked up Cargo HandlingBottalion. Cheatham Annex. repaired. 10,000combat sorties, more than NSC, Williamsburg, Va. (ComFive) On deck at suchtime,a the 160 major strikes,delivered over NS Mayport, Fla. (Cornsix) sounds of combatoperations, 6000 tons of ordnance against mili- NAS Corpus Christi, Texas (ComEight) familiar to the crew only weeks be- tary targets in North Vietnam and NTC Great Laker, 111. (ComNine) Viet Cong forces in South Vietnam, NavalRadio Station, FortAllen, Puerto Rico fore, are replaced by the distinctive (ComTen) sounds of a shipyard. and carriedout 149 underway re- NAS Miramar, Calif. (ComEleven) Coral Sea’s current routine over- plenishmentsduring the deploy- NAS Lemoore, Colif. (ComTwelve) haulatthe SanFrancisco Bay mentwhich saw the ship steam NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. (ComThirteen) Naval Shipyard consists of testing, morethan 105,000 nautical miles. Naval Security Group Activity, Galeta Island. repairing and replacing over 2000 When the overhaul is completed, C. Z. (ComFifteen) electric motors, 150 miles of piping, virtually tens of thousands of small NS Midway Island (ComFourteen) threeand one-half miles of fire and large parts will have been in- NS Kodiak (ComSeventsen) hose, almost 3000miles of insulated spected and repaired or replaced as Naval Weapons Laboratory, Dahlgren, Va. needed.Then Coral Sea willbe (Washington Naval District) copper conductors and almost 3000 NS Argentia (ComNavAirLant) miles of welded bead. Many of the readyto take a carrier air wing NS Guam (ComNavMarianas) 2450 compartments and spaces are aboard for final testing and training Naval Communications Station,Philippines beingrepainted, and about 300 maneuvers in preparationfor an- (ComNavPhil) tons of air conditioningare being otherdeployment tothe South Naval Security Group, Kami Seya,Japan added to cool the electronics equip- ChinaSea andduty wtihthe (ComNavJapan) ment more efficiently and toim- Seventh Fleet. Naval Support Pctivity, Naples, Italy (CinCNavEur) AFLOAT (large) Wright (CC 2) (ComCruDeslant) Independence (CVA62) (ComNavAirLant) Amphion (AR 13) (ConSerLant) Guam (LPH 9) (ComPhibLant) Howard W. Gilmore (AS 16) (ComSubLant) Gridley (DLG 21) (ComCruDesPac) Oriskany (CVA 34) (ComNavAirPac) Klondike (AR 22) (ComServPac) Iwolima (LPH 2) (ComPhibPac) Proteus (AS 19) (ComSubPac) AFLOAT (small) Semmes (DDG 18) (ComCruDesLant) Georgetown (AGTR 2) (ComServLant) Hermitage (LSD 34) (ComPhibLant)

36 ALL HANDS Aggressive (MSO 422) (CoMinlanl) Pickerel (SS 524) (ComSubPac) Hardhead (SS 365) (ComSubLant) McMorris (DE 1036) (ComCruDerPac) Ponchotoulo (A0 148) (ComServPac) Skagit (AKA 105) (ComPhibPac) Force (MSO 485) (CoMinPac) Last year’s Ney Awardwinners were uss Oriskany (CVA 34), uss Skagit (AKA 105)and NTC Great Lakes. First runners up were uss

L. Gridley (DLG21), uss Cochrune (DDG21) and NAS Miramar. In third place were uss Mountrail ( APA 213), uss Krishn a (ARL38) and 1 NavalConstructionthe Battalion center at Davisville, R. I.

Navyman‘s SnugHarbor ON DECK-USS Frontier crew stand on deck as ship enters Long Beach. There’s a navalactivity in Phila- I delphia where a sailor’s life is sports, toils and dangers, and where lar furniture provided. Lounge areas pleasant and easy. There are nomess they will animate each other by re- are available in each residence wing. cookingduties, andthe food is counting the pleasureswhich they There are no mess cooking details served by waitresses. Every man has enjoyed, the perils whichthey es- for beneficiaries. Waitresses serve all a private room. Near each room is a capedand the battleswhich they three of the day’s meals, which are lounge for television and reading. fought.” preparedto standard Navy menus. Ifyou’re aboutto call Seavey/ Since Biddle Hall was constructed The meals, as well as laundry serv- Shorvey, don’t bother. This particu- the homehas grown considerably. ices,haircuts, rooms andthree lar duty is reserved for only the most Otherbuildings have been added, movies a week are free. senior Navymen-age-wise. Infact, among them Laning Hall which was Parties and danceshighlight the this particular piece of real estate is built to alleviate crowded conditions sparetime recreation program. the Naval Home, reserved for aged in 1876. In 1884 quarters were built A man may be assigned duties at or disabled Navymen, Coast Guards- for the Home’s governor,executive the Home if he is physicallyquali- men and Marines who need such a officer and medical officers. fied.These duties might include a haven. The Home has served the Navy in telephone watch, a turn at guarding It allbegan back in 1826,when many ways. Justafter its construc- the gate, office work, oreven some the Navy’s Surgeon purchased a 20- tion in 1827, it housed the first Mid- cleaning. All these jobs pay extra acre plot of land in whatis now mid- shipman’s School; it hasfunctioned money entirely separate from any re- town Philadelphia. The $17,000 was as a naval hospital, a veteran’s hospi- ,tired or veteran’s check he might re- paid out of a fund, started in 1796, tal and, during World War 11, as a ceive. which collected 20 cents from each rehabilitationcenter. All money eitherearned or re- man in theservice. Today it is presided over by Ad- ceived by the beneficiary is retained A more appropriate location would miralJames L. Holloway,Jr., USN byhim, and he is free of financial have been difficult to find. The site (Ret.), whose longcareer ranged obligation to the Home. There is, of had beenBritish Headquarters for from destroyerto battleship duty, course,plenty of libertytovisit Lord Howe in 1777, and as the story and whose shoreassignments have Philadelphia andthe surrounding goes, hisofficers fought for the pri- included those of Superintendent of area.Leaves are granted for up to vilege of beingquartered there. the NavalAcademy and Chief of oneyear for those desiring a long A Philadelphia architect was com- NavalPersonnel. His official title is vacation. missioned to construct what isnow Governor, U. S. Naval Home. A navaldispensary is maintained known as BiddleHall, named in To be accepted at the Home ap- inBiddle Hall with a complement honor of the Home’s first governor, plicants must be mentally sound with of a full-timeNavy medical officer, CommodoreJames Biddle. A dif- no medical history of psychosis, psy- eighthospital corpsmen andthree ferent commodore,William Bain- choneurosis or alchoholism. Further, civilian attendants. A hospital corps- bridge, was present when the corner- theymust be unableto hold a job manstands an on-board watch 24 stone was laid in 1827. outside the Home and be in need of hours a day in the home’s infirmary. CommodoreBainbridge made a assistance,either physical or fin- If a man becomes seriouslyill, he speech during the ceremony in which ancial.Preference is given tothose may be transferredto the Philadel- hereferred to the home as a com- whoare most deserving.Examples phiaNaval Hospital, only minutes fortableharbor fortheveteran of thiscategory are retired Navy- away. Navyman,where, “ . . . hemay men,disabled veterans, andthe If you know of someone who you safely moor and ride out the ebb of homeless. think might qualify for this type of life,free from cares and stormsby Forthose whoare accepted, life duty, you might suggest that hewrite whichhe has previously been sur- (as we said before) is pretty plush. to:Governor, U. S. NavalHome, rounded. He will here cheerfully and Each man enjoys a private room 24th and Grays Ferry Ave., Phila- proudly live with his own messmates, whichhe may furnish to his own delphia,Pa. 19146. withthe companions of hisformer taste if he disapproves of the regu- -E. R. Harrison, JOC

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Briefnews items about other branches of the armed services.

THE ARMY’SNEW lightobservation helicopter, the OH-6A, did itself proud in flights conducted under the supervision of theNational Aeronautic Association (NAA). It has, in fact,claimed 12 newspeed records and three each for distance, climbing and sustained altitude. The records-all unofficial-were established in three different helicopter classes at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Inthe medium-weighthelicopter class, arecord of 172.410 miles perhour over a three-kilometercourse was set. This exceeded any helicopter speed record ever submittedto the Federal Aeronautique Internationale except for the largest helicopters. The recognizedmedium-weight helicopter record is 123.45 miles perhour. In some cases, theOH-6A doubled the existing records. TheOH-6A set records in threehelicopter classes (lightweight,medium-weight and all-helicopters) and, out of the 10 possible records in the-all-helicopter class, the OH-6A claimed three. One Russian and two French world marks were exceeded by the OH-6A. Two of the records claimed in the all-helicopter class BIG PICK-UP-Air Force helicopter is loaded with troops werethe longestclosed-circuit flight ever made by a and jeep for transportationto a Vietnam combat zone. helicopterand the fastest speed a helicopter has ever flown over a distance of 2000 kilometers. miles per hour over a 15-kilometer course compared to In distance closed-circuit flight, the OH-6A was flown the existing record of 123.58 miles per hour. 1739.836 miles non-stopto break the existing record A speed of 161.208 miles per hour over a 100-kilo- of 1615.742 miles. A speed over a 2000-kilometer closed meter course was also clocked, exceeding a previously course averaged 151.523 miles per hour exceeding the claimed 121.70 miles per hour. official record of 133.984 miles per hour. The first OH-6Ahelicopters for operational use are Inthe all-helicopter class, theOH-6A sustained an scheduled to be delivered to the Army this year. They altitude of 26,448 feet. There were no previous records. aredesigned to carry out visual observation,target It also flew over a 500-kilometercourse at 155.205 acquisition, reconnaissance, command control and other miles per hour, exceeding the medium-weight helicop- combat operations. ter class record of 105,91 held by a Soviet KA-15. All the records claimed for the OH-6A have been sub- In the light helicopter class, the OH-6A flew 171.85 mittedfor approval asofficial worldrecords to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris without COMBAT CONTROLTEAM of three Air Force men marked whose recognition, performance is considered unofficial. dropzone for VietnamAirborne Division paratroopers. ***

THEFOURTH OF A NEW CLASS of Coast Guard rescue cutters, the 210-foot USCGC Confidence (WPC619), has been commissioned at Baltimore, Md. The 930-ton Reliance class cutter will bebased at Kodiak, Alaska, where she will be used in law enforce- ment work in addition to her search and rescue duties. She is equipped with a flight deck which can accom- modate the Coast Guard’s new “flying boat” rescue helicopter, and carries one 3-inch/50 caliber machine gun forward. Capable of asustained speed of 18 knots, shecan tow ships up to 10,000 tons. ***

NEW ARMY RECEPTION and trainingcenters will be opened in July at Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fort Bragg, N. C.; and Fort Campbell, Ky. Each of these new centers is designed to accept about 1000 new recruits each week and support an average basic combat training load of about 10,000 men. Army plansinclude a total of 15 trainingcenters. Othersare located atFort Dix, N. J.; Fort Leonard

40 ALL HANDS Wood, Mo.; Fort box, Ky.; FortOrd, Calif.;Fort Jackson, S. C.; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Polk, La.; Fort Benning, Ga.; Fort Gordon, Ga.; Fort Sill, Okla.; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and the WAC Training Center at Fort McClellan, Ala. An estimated4500 military and civilianpersonnel will be required to operate each of the new centers. ***

A TIRE THAT IS MEANT TO GO FLAT is being designed by the Air Force. It will be an expandable sidewall fold- ing tire which will deflate after the aircraft has taken off and inflate before landing. The purpose of the new design is to make landings easierfor large aircraft in rough fields by increasing contact between the tire and the ground. To do this, tire pressures would be controlled so less ON DUTY-Coast Guard cutter Point White patrols Soirap pressure would be used in the tires as the aircraft uses its fuel and becomes lighter. River south of Saigon, on lookout for unfriendly iunks. The new design also has advantages when a tire has been damaged. Whilelanding, the tire could bekept unfinished landing strips by substituting the new larger partially inflated by the inflation system carried in the tires and wheels. Rotating seals would be used on or in plane. the axle of eachwheel to assure thatthe tire would Even if the tire were totally deflated, it would fold deflate rapidly after takeoff and before the wheels are inward on itself during a landing, thus giving the air- retracted. craft a solid tire surface and helping to prevent damage The pressurecontrol system for the tireswould be to the wheel and the possiblecollapse of the landing carried on the aircraft and wouldhave a pressurein- gear. dicating device, a regulator for inflating and deflating With the self-deflating tire, operational cargo aircraft the tires, and a pressure level selection device for dif- which now require heavy-duty runways could land on ferenttire pressures. A sequence switch would keep the landing gear from retracting with the tires still in- COOL JOB-Coast Guard Icebreaker Northwind occupied flated. 163 stations in Northern international waters while ocean- Air pressure for inflating the expandable tire would ographers gathered more than 2000 samples for survey. be taken directly from engine bleed air with a pressure boost device. Air wouldbe accumulated and stored during flight. ***

AN ALL-WEATHER LANDING SYSTEM which will enable huge fanjet cargo-troop carriers to land safely even in bad weather has been developed by the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Agency. It will be installed on all C-141 Starliftem. Worldwideoperation of the C-141,particularly in underdeveloped or combatareas, requires thatit be ableto make instrument approaches where there are few ground-landing aids. Thenew system willenable a pilotto land safely withone-quarter mile visibility and a 100-footceiling -considerably less than FAA regulations now require. The all-weatherlanding system, while similar to thosenow being used in commercial aircraft, is more complex because it is morenearly self-sufficient. Its basicfunction is toprogram the aircraft’s flight path, speed, angle of approach and attitude at various points in the approach and touchdown path. The system will generate and provide the necessary information for landing either to the pilot or the autopirot. The landing system will be in C-141s which are due for delivery to the Air Force in late 1966. Planes previously deliveredto the MilitaryAirlift Command (MAC) will be equipped with the system on a schedule to bedetermined by the Air Force. Theentire program will take from two to three years.

JUNE 1966 41

vance to E-5 and above. If he were ona cruise that wasscheduled to last 11 months, he could,according THE WORD tothe BuPers Manual, extend his enlistment to get him to the end of Frank, AuthenticCareer Information the cruise, but no longer. This situa- Special Interest-Straight fromHeadquarters tion, of course, lefthim one month Of short of therequired year of obligated service heneeded to be ad- INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION the BuPers Manual. Briefly, they vanced. ENDED-The four-month involuntary provide that: The BuPersManual will soon be extension of enlistment for Navy en- The date of separation must be amendedto permit Navymen who listed personnel is being phased out. withinthree months of the normal requiretheadditional obligated Enlistmentswhich expire after 31 expiration of the individual’s active service of less thanone year to ex- Aug 1966 are not subject to a period obligated service. NOTE: At present, tend. Those who have an established of involuntaryextension. Those ex- the EAOS includes any period of in- tour date, however, still must obtain piring on 31 August and before are voluntary extension, based on the approval from the Chief of Naval subjectto a reduced extension,ex- aboveschedule. Personnelin order not to disrupt cept that anyone who began serving The Navymanmust be willing Seavey/ Shorvey. a four-month extension before 1 and able to pay his college entrance Here’s howactive duty enlisted March will complete it. fees. mencan agree to extend for less In addition, the policy of releasing He musthave statementa thanone year asoutlined by the prospectivestudents upto 90 days which shows hehas been accepted change in the BuPers Manual: earlyhas been reinstituted. for enrollment as a full-time student Theymust meetthe reenlist- Theseseparate actions were an- workingtoward a baccalaureate or ment qualificationsgiven in article nouncedto the Navy inNavOps higherdegree. Thestatement must C-1403 of the BuPers Manual. Eight and Nine. also showthe convening date of Theymust agree to extend in The phase-out scheduleof involun- classes as well as the registration increments of oneor more months tary extensions providesfor those dates. The school which the student but not more than 11 months. with a normal EAOS which falls be- wishes to attend must also be listed Thetotal of all extensions of tween l March and 30 April to serve inthe Educational Directory of the a single enlistment must not exceed anadditional three months; with Department of Health,Education anaggregate of four years. EAOS between 1 May and 30 June and Welfare. They may extend for less than to serve two additional months; and The applicant’s performance of a yearonly onceduring a single between 1 July and 1 August,one duty must be sufficiently goodto enlistment unless othersuch exten- month. After 31 August,in accord- meritconsideration of his earlyre- sions areneeded by personnel on ance with Alnav 45-65, there will be lease and his loss without a replace- sea dutyto completeacruise or no further involuntary extensions. mentmust not adversely affect his deployment,or to obtainenough The aboveschedule also applies commands operationalreadiness. obligated service for advancement topersonnel whoare authorized to The prospectivestudent’s com- to E-5 or above. transfer to theFleet Reserveon a manding officer must assure that he If a man has to execute a second date after 28 Feb 1966. Officers are is satisfied the applicant is acting in extensionfor other reasons for less not affected by the change. good faith and not merely trying to than one year, he should forward his The earlyout for college applies avoid service. requestto the Chief of Naval Per- to RegularNavymen wishing to sonnel for consideration. enter school for‘the fall term.The EXTENSIONS-As everyE-4 They must have more than six conditionsfor early release are still knows, he musthave one year of monthsremaining on theirpresent enlistment (or enlistment as extend-

TAKE A NUMBER FROM ONE TO TEN, and remember to pass ALL HANDS Magazine on to the next man on the list.

44 ALL HANDS ed) unless, whileon sea dutythey malreenlistment bonus for naval Thisshould bedone on a State- need to extend to complete a cruise personnel. ment of Facts, Form Reg. 256 which or deployment or toobtain enough AlNav 14 announced the above you shouldbe able to obtain from obligated service for advancement to ComptrollerGeneral ruling. any field office of the California De- E-5 or above. partment of Motor Vehicles. The * Those on shoreduty will not CALIFO’RNIA IN LIEU TAX-A form mustbe signed either by you bepermitted to execute short ex- recent decision of the United States or your wife. tensionsafter their shore tour com- SupremeCourt may mean money If there is any question as to your pletion date hasbeen established in your pocket if you served in Cali- entitlement to reimbursement of tax unless they have specific permission forniaduring 1964, 1965 or 1966. paid in a previous year or to an ex- from the Chief of Naval Personnel. The decision may even affect you if emptionfor thecurrent year, you The prospectivechange to the you are stationed there in the future shouldconsult your legal assistance BuPers Manual was announcedin and own a car. officer. BuPers Notice 1133 of 11 Mar 1966. The U. S. SupremeCourt held If the in lieu tax was paid in The Manual itself will bechanged, that California may notimpose its 1964, 1965 and/or 1966, use an Ap- forrecord purposes, on 30 June. licensefee of twoper cent of the plication for Refund, form Reg. 399 market value on a nonresident serv- and make it outin triplicate. You VRB WITH BROKENSERVICE-A iceman’s car.Such fee, thecourt shouldbe able to obtain this form recentruling by the Comptroller decided, violates the protection ex- from theDepartment of Motor General clarifies the rules for award- tendedto you underthe Soldiers’ Vehicles’ field offices or directly from ing a variable reenlistment bonus to and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act. thedepartment headquarters at servicemembers with broken serv- . This license fee(frequently call- P. 0. Box 1319,Sacramento, Calif., ice. ed the “in lieu” tax) usually runs be- 95806. This decision appliesspecifically to tween 10and 100 dollarsper year. The decision of theSupreme cases involvingbroken service in Tofacilitate refund of thismoney Courtdoes not prevent California any branch of the uniformed services, to servicemen, the State of California from collecting the basic registration or morethan one term of active has established procedures for those fee of ninedollars (10 dollarsfor service in a Reservecomponent. It seeking reimbursement of past pay- stationwagons) currently imposed provides that memberswith more ments and providedprocedures for by the state. Additional information than oneterm of service in any those who are newly registering their may be available from your LAO. branch,prior to their first reenlist- cars in California. Here is how it ment, can be paid the variable reen- works: DEPENDENTS GOING OVER- listment bonus if they are otherwise Ifyou arestationed in California SEAS-If you are considering sending eligible. but are a permanent resident of an- your dependentsoverseas at your Three examples are cited: other state, you may register your car own expense, check with the Bureau An individualenlists in the in Californiayet avoid paying the of NavalPersonnel. In some in- Regular Navy in 1956 for four years in lieu tax by submitting a statement stancesdependents overseas, unac- and is releasedto inactive duty in to accompanyyour registration ap- companied by their serviceman spon- 1960.Two years later he reenlists plication. sor,are notentitled to commissary in the Regular Navy. He is not eli- You muststate that you are a privileges. gible, nor doeshe collect the first Navyman on active dutyand give CurrentStatus of ForcesAgree- reenlistment bonus at that time. He your serialnumber, plus the state, ments with France, for instance, pro- subsequentlyreenlists in the Regu- city or town (with street number, if hibit the use of commissary and ex- lar Navy after 1 Jan 1966, maintain- any) in which you claim residence. changefacilities by U. S. military ing continuous active duty from his dependents who arenot accompan- second hitch. If he isin a VRB eli- CharleyWise, HMCS, USN ied by their sponsor. gible rating he collects. The situation usually arises when A Naval Reservist servescon- a Navyman serving an accompanied tinuously or intermittently on active tour outside of Conus receives orders duty from 1958to 1966.After 1 to a restricted area, such as Vietnam, Jan1966 he enlists in theRegular where his dependents can’t accom- Navy. His continuous or broken pany him. In such instances his de- USNR service does not bar payment pendentsmay betransferred at of the VRB if he is otherwise eligible. government expense to another over- A memberhas broken service seas area of their choice. This should similar tothe first example,except present no problem since, in this in- that he previously served in another stance, thedependents will be in- of the uniformed services. He is also formed of any such Status of Forces eligiblefor the VRB. Agreements when makingtravel The Comptroller General also held arrangements. thatthe $2000normal bonus limit This would not be the case, how- specified inthe NavyComptroller’s ever, if you weresending your de- Manual applies to calculation of the pendentsoverseas, unaccompanied, VRB. Thisruling limits the maxi- at your own expense. You would then mum VRB to $8000 under any con- have to requestthe information ditions and results in a $10,000 “look atit this way . . . Lincolnstarted eitherfrom BuPers or fromyour maximum combined VRB and nor- out splitting rails.“ local transportation office.

JUNE 1966 45 THE WORD (cont.) MORE, EARLIER AIDVANCE- E-5-Advancementto E-5 was the RegularNavy for a period MENTS - If you were advanced in effective 16 April for allratings which,when combined with your rate as a result of the February previouslyslated for May, June, previousactive service, totals at exam, you probably had to make a July, or August.Effective date for least 69 months. (Reservists enlisting small stores run sooner than you ex- the BM, EM, CS, and BT ratings in the Regular Navy may be eligible pected. was moved up to16 Aprilregard- provided they meet first reenlistment As a result of a DOD decision less of .the increment in which they bonusrequirements). authorizingadditional Navy petty werepreviously scheduled. The re- You must be at least E-3 and officers (see AlNav 19), approxi- mainder will advance on 16 July. your rating must be designated as a mately 90 per cent of those making E-4-All ratings in the May and VRB eligible rating (the current list rate were authorized to be advanced Juneincrements were advanced on is given below). on16 April,rather than in six 16 April. Thoseslated to advance 0 If you wereseparated from monthlyincrements, as planned. afterJune were also moved upto active duty, you must reenlist wifh- Getting a breaktoo, were 1565 16 April, if they were in the follow- in three months of the date you were new E-6’s who had been listed in the ingratings: BM, HM, YN, MM, released from active duty. Exam Center’s original advancement GMG. The rest will be rated on 16 You musthave completed at letter as PNA-passed but not ad- July least 21 months of continuous active vanced. The Center’s revised list 0 Strikers-Designations areef- service. authorizedthem to addanother fective in July as scheduled. 0 And you must be qualified and chevron on 16 April. serving in therating onwhich the Also authorized was a time in VRB RATINGS-A new list of rat- bonus is based. (Depending upon ratewaiver for those personnel ad- ings for which variable reenlistment the needs of the service, exceptions vanced in April who didnot meet bouuses will be paidhas been is- may be made by the Secretary of the the minimum requirement until May. sued.The listbecame effective im- Navy concerning Navymen qualified Here’s a detailedbreakdown: mediately upon publication but there but not serving in the eligible skill). 0 E-7-The effective date for ad- hasbeen no basicchange in the Fordetails see AlNav 21. vancement to E-7 was moved up to nature of the bonus itself or in Now here are the ratingseligible 16 April for personnel in the May eligibility requirements. and their VRB multiple: andJune increments,regardless of As most Navymen know, the VRB Sonar Technician (ST) 4 rating. Those due to put on the hat is basically an additional bonus paid AviationFire Control Technicion (AQ) 4 ElectronicsTechnician (ET) 4 afterJune were also given a 16 to personnel in ratings which have a Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare April effectivedate, provided they critical shortage of career personnel. Technician (AX) 4 were in the followingratings: BM, Qualified Navymen entitled to a first Photographic Intelligenceman (PT) 4 BU, CE, CM,CS, EO, EN,ET, reenlistment bonus can collect from CommunicationsTechnician (CT) 4 RM, SF, SK, EM,QM, UT, DC. two to five timesthe amount they Quartermaster (QM) 3 Others will be advanced on 16 July. would normally receive for reenlist- Radioman (RM) 3 Radarman (RD) 3 0 E-6-All advancementswere ment in thesecritical ratings. effective 16 April. Added to the list Tobe eligible for the variable Machinist’sMate (MM) 3 of new E-6’s were:300 HMs; 200 reenlistmentbonus, you mustmeet Engineman (EN) 3 Fire Control Technician (FT) 3 YNs; 200 MMs; 150 BTs; 150 CSS; all these requirements: Aviation ElectronicsTechnician (AT) 3 101 SFs; 90 GMGs; 80 SKs; 50 0 You must be eligible to reenlist Data SystemsTechnician (DS) 3 PNs;50 RMs; 50 SDS; 30ICs; 24 and be eligible for your first reenlist- Electrician’sMate (EM) 3 DTs; 20 ADJs; 20 AM%; 20 SMS; ment bonus. Interior Communications Electrician (IC) 3 20 TDs; 10 DKs. 0 You must reenlist or extend in Boilerman (BT) 3 MachineAccountant (MA) 3 Signalman (SM) 2 Gunner’sMate Guns (GMG) 2 Procedure for Computing Sea Duty Commencement Date Gunner’sMate Technician (GMT) 2 Because of the manpower needs reported for their sea duty assign- Damage Controlman (DC) 2 of units in Vietnam and those oper- ment. Machinery Repairman (MR) 2 Torpedoman’sMate (TM) 2 ating in waters contiguous to Viet- Navymenwho served less Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) 2 nam it was foundnecessary to than 18 months of shore duty will Missile Technician (MT) 2 short-tour (order seato early) receive “adjusted sea duty com- Aviation Electrician (AE) 2 manyNavymen who wereserving mencementdates upon a request Shipfitter (SF) 2 a tour of shore duty earned through from their command to BuPers. Opticalman (OM) 2 Seaveyprocedures. In order that A constructivesea duty com- Builder(BU) 2 these men will notbe penalized mencement date will be established Engineering Aid (EA) 2 with respect to later eligibility for byBuPers by adding the months Equipment Operator (EO) 2 Steelworker (SW) 2 shoreduty, the followingproce- servedashore to the originalsea construction Electrician (CM) 2 dureshave been established for dutycommencement dateunder Utilitiesman (UT) 2 computingsea duty commence- which the individual had been Construction Mechanic (CM) 2 ment dates: previouslyordered to shore duty. Hospital Corpsman (HM) Operating Room 0 Navymen who served 18 or If you areserving in non-toured Technician (NEC 8483) 2 moremonths ashore will becon- duty, your requestshould not be Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM) 1 sideredto havehad a fullshore submitteduntil you have served Patternmaker (PM) 1 tour. Their sea duty commencement 12 months on board your present Aerographer’s Mate (AG) 1 1 date will be the date they actually duty station. Storekeeper (SK) Commissaryman (CS) 1

46 ALL HANDS Basic Award ScalesEstablished for Beneficial Suggestions t has always paid to use your brains and abovenormal job expectancy Fifteendollars is theminimum I in the Navy and, as of 27April, tothe extent thata cash award is amountawarded. it pays off with an added dividend justified. Cashawards based on intangible in extra hard cash. After theaward eligibilityhas benefits will be determined in terms This is inthe form of monetary been established, the amount of the of the extent of application of the awardsNavyto personnel for award will bedetermined. The ac- contribution, its significance and the “BennySuggs,” moreformally tual amount will be based, employ- importance of theprogram. known as beneficial suggestions, for ingthe award scaleslisted below, The cash award forsafety sug- money-savingideas, inventions or upon the estimatedbenefits to be gestions will range from $15to scientific achievements.Under cer- derived from his contribution dur- $300, basedupon an evaluation taincircumstances awards up to ing the first year of use. guidecontained in SecNavInst $25,000 may be granted. Although the program became ef- 1650.24. Withthe issuance of SecNavIn- fective with the promulgation of the Inventionswhich are of valueto struction1650.24 on 27 April,. the SecNav instruction on 27 Apr 1966, the governmentqualify for incen- Chief of NavalOperations, Com- authority is effective for recognition tive award consideration. Individuals mandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of suggestions,inventions, or scien- whosedisclosures areprocessed of Naval Material, Commander Mili- tific achievements by militaryper- through the incentive awards system tary Sea Transportation Service and sonneladopted or approved on or will be eligible for an initial award the chiefs of bureaus and offices after22 Sep1965. ob $50 uponnotification by the havebeen delegated authority to Detailedinstructions concerning patentattorney that apatent ap- pay cash awards to military person- policy and guidance of the Navy’s plication will be filed on the dis- nelon a basis comparableto that expanded IncentiveAwards Pro- closure, and an additional award of appliedto civilian employees. This gram will beissued in the near $100 whena patent covering the future. means that,under current regula- inventiondisclosure is issued. tions,awards upto $1500 may be Whereit is considered thatthe made by theseauthorities. This Computing Awards invention is of substantialvalue to authority may be redelegated. The amount of a cash award to be thegovernment, further considera- granted is determined by applying tion will be given to determining a In addition,commanding officers the award scales listed below to the suitableaward. of ships, stations and Marine Corps financial and intangiblebenefits All cash award payments are sub- activities are authorized to pay cash estimated to resultduring the first ject to the withholding provisions of awardsto military personnel up to fullyear the contribution is inuse. the Federal income tax law. $300 for a single contribution. The policies standardsand Award Scale for TangibleBenefits governingcash awards to military personnel will be the same as those Savings Amount of Award for civilian personnel except that the (Labor and Material) military will not be eligible for cashto $50 $300 $15 awardsfor sustained superior per- $301 to $10.000$15 for the first $300 in benefitsand$5 for each additional formance of assigned duties. Awards $100 or fraction thereof. programadministration will be $10.001 to $20,000 $500 for the first $10,000 in benefits and$5 for each similar for military and civilian per- additional$200 or fractionthereof. sonnel. $20,000 to $1 00,000 $750 for the first $20,000 in benefits and $5 for each additional $1000 or fraction thereof. Eligibilityrequirements ,for mili- $100.001 or more $1150 for the first $100.000 in benefitsand $5 for each tarypersonnel will be basically the additional $5000 or fraction thereof. same as those for civilian employees. Here’s the rule, as laid down by the SecNav directive: Award Scale for Intangible Awards A member of the ArmedForces who, by his suggestion, invention or Degree of scientific achievement,contributes Benefp Extent of Application to efficiency, economy, or other im- LimitedExtended Local Broad General provement of operations or programs relating to the Armed Forces is eli- Slight $15-25 $ 15-50 $ 25-75 $ 50-100 $ 75-125 gible to receivea cash award, pro- Moderate 150-40020-1100-300 00 50-200 20-150 High 50-150200-500150-400 100-300 50-200 vided that hiscontribution is con- Exceptional 400-700200-450 100-300 100-200 750-u~ sideredby his superiorsto be over

JUNE 1966 47 For a BetterNavy: Here's the Record for the Past 3 Years RNTNAVY developments in the more than two years' service, of- again approved an increase in basic personnel field illustratethat, ficers received from $60to $110 pay. Signed by the President on 12 over thepast severalyears, Navy moreeach month, enlisted $5 to Aug 1964, it becameeffective the lifehas been constantly improving. $120. first of the following month. The in- In fact the Navyman, commissioned In addition to basic pay increases, crease in basic pay averaged 2.3 or enlisted,has been the recipient the new legislation provided a num- per cent. of a sizable number of actions which ber of meaningful-andprofitable- Raise of 1965 - The thirdraise haveenhanced his career. pay sidelights (see ALL HANDS, camelast year. A comparison be- Of course,there's always room November 1963, page 47). They in- tweenthe 1965 pay scales and the forimprovement-but let's takea cluded: payscales in effect in1962 is en- look through the pages of ALL HANDS Hostile Fire Pay-A new form of lightening:Monthly pay fora PO3 over the last few years. The listis specialpay for men subjectto withover two years of servicehas impressive. hostile fire on cold war battle fronts. beenraised from $150 in 1962 to Enlisted men and officers who quali- $204.90;for a first class with over Pay and Allowances fied beganreceiving an additional four years from $225to' $295.80; One of the mostimportant-and $55monthly. for a lieutenant over four years from most obvious-forms of compensation Family Separation Allowance-A $415 to $565.20;for a commander is the greenery atthe end of the new allowance of $30monthly (or over 10 from $560 to $706.20. pay line.Since 1962-the starting anadditional quarters allowance in point in this report-there have been some cases) was authorized for men Other actions by Congress during periodicincreases in militarybasic separated from their dependents for 1965 also helpedimprove thepay pay, as outlined below. 30 or more consecutivedays be- picture: This- is ademonstration of the cause of shipboard or overseas duty. Flight Deck Hazardous Duty Pay continuing efforts bythe Navy, the Physicians' and Dentists'Pay-A -Aviation personnel who qualified Department of Defense and Con- form of careerincentive money, beganreceiving Flight Deck Haz- gress, on behalf of the service forces, awdded tomedical anddental of- ardous Duty Pay (see ALL HANDS, to raisemilitary pay to meet the ficers onactive duty, was increased November1965, page48) to the needs of theindividual serviceman. by $50 and $100 monthly for those tune of $55per month for enlisted A handy point of departure for a withover six years and over 10 men and $110 for officers. discussion of recentpay legislation years of service, respectively. Beneficial Suggestion Awards- is late 1962, with the raise in BAQ 0 Hazardous Duty Pay-Navymen Public Law 89-198, also passed dur- (effective 1 Jan1963). Before the who performtwo types of hazard- ing 1965, authorized payments up to BAQ raiseenlisted Navymen with- ous duty,under certain circum- $ZS,OOO forNavymen who offered outdependents receiveda BAQof stances, were authorized two hazard- money-saving beneficial suggestions, $51.30; with one dependent $77.10; ous duty or incentivepayments in- inventions or scientific achievements andwith two' dependents$96.90. stead of one. whichare adopted or which merit When the raise in BAQ became ef- Retirement-The pay bill author- recognition (see ALL HANDS,De- fective on New Year's Day1963, ized an increase of five per cent for cember 1965, page 51). BAQ for third class petty officers allthose retired between 31 May Insurance-Public Law 89-214 (with more than four year's service) 1958and April 1963.Retired pay authorized$10,000 government life and above was computed by rate for those retired on other dates was insurance. Since 29 Sep 1965, Navy- andthe existence,not the number, also adjusted by several methods. med who' so desire have received the of dependents.A second class PO, Raise of 1964 - In 1964 Congress insurance at a cost of two dollars a withoutdependents, for whom month(see ALL HANDS,November government quarters were not avail- Charley Wise, HMCS, USN 1965, page 46). able, received $70.2Ui with depend- Variable Reenlistment Bonus- ents,$105. A master chief petty Thisbonus (part of the1965 Pay officer, withdependents, received Act) gives qualified menin critical $120. BAQ for officers was raised ratings as much as$10,000 (in- about$20 to $30per month de- cludingtheir normal reenlistment pending on grade.This bill also bonus) for a six-year obligation (see allowed most petty officers (E-4 ALL HANDS, March 1966, page 42). with over four years and higher) to More this year-Already in1966 receive their BAQ with their month- there has been a very important im- lypay, vice allotment. provement: Raise of 1963 - The increase in New GI Law-When it becomes BAQ was the first of aseries of effective this month, the GI Bill will legislative actions resulting in better provideservicemen with financial compensationfor Navymen. Before assistance in education. Ex-service- the year was outthe Uniformed men, in addition, will receive home- ServicesPay Act of 1963had be- loan guarantees and government job come law,increasing basic payfor "You're right, we'll have to change the preference. (See the April issue, p. almosteveryone. Of Navymenwith coffee grounds this week." 50.)

48 ALLHANDS Distribution oftenarrange an exchange through Morale The Navy’s distributionsystem, the no-cost transfer desk. Many other recent improvements particularlySeavey/Shorvey, has Super Chiefs-E-8s and E-9s were in Navy life were calculated strictly undergone a number of important removed from theSeavey/Shorvey to improvemorale. These are the and beneficialchanges in the last system and are now detailed as a actionswhich simplified Navy life, few years. The Navy has been rec- specialgroup by BuPers. ” accented personnel responsibility, or ognizedas a leader in use of elec- Conditional Reenlistments-Another helped to make the Navy family tronic data processing equipment for good Seavey/Shorvey deal is the as- more secure. distribution of personnel. signmentoption for Navymen who Such improvements in the morale Rating Control-Basically, improve- reenlist for the first time. ALL HANDS, picturerange from administrative mentto Seavey/Shorvey has taken March 1965, page 44, tells all about and policy decisions(such as the twotacks: more detailed billet de- the subject of assignmentoptions. abolition of libertycards for petty scriptions(billet analysis) and more officers) to Congressional proof that detailed skill description ( NECs) . Advancements and promotions the Navy takescare of its own The combination is most striking in Duringthe past ‘few years the (such as the tax break and free post- the Rating Control System (see ALL advancement situation has improved agefor US. servicemenin Viet- HANDS,July 1965, page 46). At considerably.In August 1964, for nam). A fewexamples are: present the Rating Control System is instance, the first bi-annual CPO Travel by Reservation-A system used only for a few critical ratings, test was given, and today Navymen forreservations for overseas travel butthe system hasworked out so seekingadvancement to CPO no (see ALL HANDS,April 1964, page well the SecNav Task Force recom- longer must wait a year between ex- 50). Previously,Navymen going mended itseventual expansion to aminations. overseas wererequired to report to includeall rates and ratings (see Increment Advancements-One year a receiving station near an MSTS or ALL HANDS,May 1966, pages 38 to earlier in 1963 the Navy had begun MAC facility, put theirnames on 53). advancements by increment (ALL a list andthen awaittransportation NECs-Hand in hand with the in- HANDS,June 1963, page 58). The for an indetelminate (and sometimes creased use of ratingcontrol is the new system enabledthe Navy to seemingly interminab1e)period.Un- increasedemphasis on Naval En- advance more men and remain near der the new system reserv at’ions are listed Classifications (see ALL theupper ceilingfor petty officers given the man and his family before HANDS,December 1964, page 47). (for more word,see ALL HANDS, they leave the old duty station. NECs give thedetailer more infor- May 1965,page 52). No-riskTransfers-A 1964change mation about the Navyman, allowing Commissioningand Promotion- to JointTravel Regulations allowed him tomake a better-informed de- Commissioning opportunities for en- Navymen in receipt of ordersto cision and to match men with jobs. listed men havealso improved. In send their dependents ahead to their Tri-annual Seavey-Another recent accordancewith the recommenda- new duty stationwithout risking innovation-madepossible by com- tion of the Settle Board (see ALL financial loss if theirorders were puters-is three times a year Seavey HANDS,April 1964, page 30) the laterchanged (ALL HANDS,July (see ALL HANDS,January 1965, warrantprogram was brought back 1964,page 53). page 51). The tri-annual system to life andthe concept of advance- Barracks Standards - Minimum makes for less timebetween entry ment from enlistedto warrant to standardsfor barracks were raised on seavey and receipt of orders, commissioned officer was accepted. by OpNavInst 11012.2 (ALL HANDS, thusallowing for betterplanning, For officers, spotpromotions were October1965, page 15). both on thepart of theNavyman authorized in 1965(ALL HANDS, Education-New educational pro- and the Navy. June1965, page 42). grams within the Navy have appear- Sea, Shore and Neutral Time-A ed,an example of which is Polaris major changeto the Seavey/Shor- University (see ALL HANDS,Septem- vey system has gone into effect (see ber 1965, page 44). ALL HANDS,January 1966, page Scrap-A concerted effort to reduce 48).The revision providedfor re- red tapeand paperworkbegan in designation of billets, andthe addi- 1964 (see ALL HANDS,September tion of “neutral time” as distinguish- 1964,page 32). As one of many ed from arduous sea duty.The re- successfulpaper deletions, BuPers designation of billets, as well as a droppedthe ,Acting CPO designa- decision countto some overseas tion ’(see October 1965, page 45). shoretours as shoreduty, made And the progress, obviously, is distribution more equitable, particu- continuing. larly in the “seagoing” ratings. Lastmonth (inthe May issue) Swaps-In 1965 a “swap desk” was ALL HANDSpublished a comprehen- established in theSeavey/Shorvey sive roundup of therecommenda- section of the Bureau of Naval Per- tions by the SecNavTask Force sonnel (see ALL HANDS,July 1965, whichhave been approved. Future page 44). Navymen who wish to ex- issues will keep you up to date on change duty and don’t mind paying ”He wants tenpounds of relativebearing what is being done on behalf of the the transportation costs involved can grease for the gunnery department.” Navyman and his family.

JUNE 1966 49 - TU€ BUll€TfN 804100 I You‘reHeaded forRotation If You Meet These Seavey Regs I EA DUTY commencement dates for schools, commissaries) are not avail- another rating, and who hold a con- s Seavey B-66 have beenset, and able. version NEC (XX99) will be con- those eligible will soon beginre- Navymen who do not wish pre- sidered as serving in therating, to ceiving orders. ferred overseas shore duty must in- whichthey are convertingfor pur- This is the first segmentto be dicate so in block 11 of the rotation poses of determining eligibility for affected by the recent changes to :he data card. Normally, such men will orders under Seavey. Seavey system (see ALL HANDS, not be assigned overseas; however, As in past Seaveys, if your con- January1966). Effective with this after every effort has been made to tinuous tour of sea duty commenced Seavey, all preferred overseas billets assign them to CONUS, they may re- in or before the month and year in certainareas (publishedin the ceive a 14-month sea extension when specified for your rate and rating on January issue) will be filled by Navy- sufficient CONUS billets are not the accompanying list, and if you men eligible for shore duty orders. available. satisfy two otherrequirements, you Navymen, particularlythose inthe Because of recent significant in- are eligible for shore duty. To satisfy “sea duty” ratings, may find their creases in requirements for Navy- theother tworequirements you overseas tours in preferredareas to men in the construction ratings, they must: be longer than normal shore tours in have been temporarily excluded from the normal sea/shore rotation plan. Be in an “on board for duty” continentalUnited States for their status at your present command. ratings. OpNav and BuPers are currently ex- amining the effects of these new re- Have an active duty obligation Seavey-eligible Navymen, of quirements on the Group VI11 rota- extendingtoSeptember 1968 or course, will not be assigned to over- tion schedule, but at present all such later. seas activities where dependents are transfers arebeing handled on an Your personnelman can help you not authorized or where adequate individual basis by BuPers. with further questionsconcerning family facilities (swh as housing, Navymen who are converting to your particular case.

BMC SEP61 GMM2 JAN 60 ET1 APR 63 PNC OCT64 LIC AUG62 EM3 FEB 63 BMl FEB59 GMM3 JUN 60 ETN2 APR 63 PNl OCT64 111 JAN 62 EMFN FEB63 BM2 JAN59 GMMSN JUN 60 ETN3 DEC 63 PN2 OCT 64 112 OCT 63 BM3 JAN 61 ETNSN DEC 63 PN3 OCT64 113 OCT 64 ICC APR 61 BMSN JAN 61 GMTC FEB 64 ETR2 APR 63 PNSN OCT64 ILlSN OCT 64 IC1 MAR 60 GMT 1 FEB 64 ETR3 DEC 63 IC2 APR 60 QMC AUG61 GMT2 FEB 64 ETRSN DEC 63 5KC JAN 62 IDMC OCT 64 IC3 OCT62 QM1 JAN 60 GMT3 SEP64 SK1 JAN62 IDM1 OCT 64 ICFN NOV 62 QM2 JAN 61 GMTSN SEP64 DSC OCT 64 5K2 JAN 62 I)M2 OCT 64 QM3 JUN 62 DSl OCT64 SK3 AUG 64 I)M3 OCT 64 5FC OCT 59 QMSN JUN 62 GMGC OCT61 DS2 OCT 64 SKSN AUG 64 I)MSN OCT64 SF1 APR 58 GMGl JAN59 DS3 OCT 64 SFM2 DE^ 59 SMC FEB62 GMG2 DEC 58 DSSN OCT 64 D KC JAN63 1MMC DEC 59 SFM3 FEB 62 SM1 JUL 58 GMG3 DEC 59 DKl MAY 62 1UMl SEP 58 SFMFN FEB 62 SM2 JUN 58 GMGSN DEC 55 IMC OCT 61 DK2 JAN 6LI MM2 APR 59 SM3 APR 58 IMI JAN 6: DK3 OCT 6;I MM3 DEC 61 SFP2 MAY 59 SMSN APR 58 FTC APR 6: IM2 MAY 61 DKSN OCT 64 I MMFN DEC 61 SFP3 JUL61 FTC 1 JAN 6: IM3 JUL 61 SFPFN JUL 61 FTC2 JAN 6; IMSN JUL 61 RDC NOV61 .csc AUG 61L ENC SEP 60 FTC3 DEC 6( DCC DEC 61 RDl APR 60 cs1 FEB 611 ! EN1 JAN59 FTCSN DEC JAN 6: EN2 JAN59 DCl JAN 60 RD2 DEC 60 6C OMC cs2 MAY 63 I FTMl JUN 61 DC2 MAR 61 RD3 JAN63 OM1 JAN 61 cs3 JUN 64 I EN3 JAN 63 FTM? DEC 61 OM2 JAN 61 ENFN JAN63 DC3 JUN 63 RDSN MN 63 CSSN JUN 64 I FTM3 DEC 61 OM3 JAN 6: DCFN JUN 63 FTMSN DEC 61 OMSN JAN 65 MRC APR 62 5TC JAN 62 SHC OCT 64 MRl MAR 60 PMC JUN 61 ST1 JAN 62 SH 1 JAN 60I NEC 1143 JAN 64 RMC MAR 65 MR2 OCT 61 PMl NOV 60 ST02 MAR 62 SH2 NOV 58 NEC 1144 JAN 64 RMl JUN 61 MR3 JUL 62 PM2 DEC 60 STG3 MAR62 SH3 NOV 58 RM2 OCT 63 MRFN JUL62 PM3 NOV 60 STGSN MAR62 SHSN NOV 58 MTC JUN 6L RM3 DEC 63 PMFN NOV 60 STS2 MAR62 MTl SEP 6d RMSN DEC 63 IBTC AUG59 STS3 MAR 62 MT2 DEC 6: JOC OCT 64 I311 APR 58 MLC JUL 61 STSSN MAR62 MT3 APR 6: YNC OCT 64 JO1 OCT 64 I312 NOV 58 MLl SEP 60 MTSN JUL 64 YNl OCT 64 102 OCT 64 I313 NOV 60 ML2 MAR 58 TMC NOV ~61 YN2 OCT 64 503 OCT 64 I3TFN NOV 60 ML3 MAR 61 TMl JUL61 MNC OCT 64 Y N3 OCT 64 JOSN OCT 64 MLFN MAR61 TM2 JAN61 MNl OCT 64 YNSN OCT 64 IBRC MAY 59 TM3 JUN 63 MN2 OCT 64 PCC JUL 62 IBR1 APR 59 ADRC OCT 64 TMSN JUN 63 MN3 OCT 64 CYN3 JUL 64 PC1 FEB 63 ADRl OCT 64 MNSN OCT 64 CYNSN JUL 64 PC2 JUL 63 IEMC JAN61 ADR2 OCT 64 GMMC OCT 61 PC3 OCT 64 IEM1 SEP59 ADR3 OCT 64 GMMl JUN61 ETC AUG 63 PNC OCT 64 PCSN OCT 64 IEM2 DEC 60 ADRAN OCT 64

50 ALL HANDS ADJC OCT64 AOC NOV 63 ABFC JUN 63 AMs3 OCT 64 AKC OCT 64 PT3 OCT 64 ADJl OCT 64 A01 JUL 63 ABFl MAY 63 AMSAN OCT 64 AKl OCT 64 PTAN OCT 64 AD12 OCT 64 A02 JAN64 ABF2 DEC 62 AK2 OCT 64 ADJ3 OCT 64 A03 OCT 64 ABF3 JAN64 AK3 OCT 64 AMHC FEB 63 HMC FEB 64 ADJAN OCT 64 AOAN OCT 64 ABFAN JAN 64 AKAN OCT64 AMHl JUL 64 HMl FEB 64 AMH2 OCT 64 FEB 64 ABHC OCT 63 AZC ATC OCT 64 AQC OCT 64 AMH3 OCT 64 FEB 64 ABHl NOV 63 AZ1 AT1 OCT 64 AQl OCT 64 AMHAN OCT 64 FEB 64 ABH2 SEP63 AZ2 ATR2 OCT 64 AQB2 OCT64 ABH3 OCT64 A23 OCT 64 ATR3 OCT 64 AQB3 OCT 64 NOV 63 ABHAN OCT64 AMEC OCT64 AZAN OCT64 DTC ATRAN OCT 64 AQBAN OCT64 AMEl OCT 64 I DT1 NOV 63 ATN2 OCT 64 AQF2 OCT 64 DT2 FEB64 AEC JAN 64 AME2 OCT 64 PHC OCT 64 ATN3 OCT 64 AQF3 OCT64 DT3 FEB 64 AEl 64 OCT AME3 OCT 64 PHI OCT 64 ATNAN OCT 64 AQFAN OCT 64 DN FEB 64 AE2 OCT 64 AMEAN OCT 64 PH2 OCT64 AE3 64 OCT PH3 OCT 64 AXC DEC 63 ABEC JUN 63 AEAN OCTSEP 64 PRC 64 PHAN OCT64 SDC SEP63 AX1 JUN63 ABEl MAR62 PRl 64 JUL SD1 FEB 62 AX2 SEP 63 ABE2 OCT 62 AMSC OCT 64 PR2 64 OCT PTC JUL 64SD2 NOV 61 AX3 AUG 63 ABE3 MAR 63 AMSl OCT 64 PR3 OCT 64 PTl JUL 64 SD3 JUN 59 AXAN AUG 63 ABEAN MAR63 AMs2 64 OCT PRAN OCT 64 PT2 OCT 64 TN JUL 62 1 ~ Here Are Latest Changes in owned conveyance for a member of quirenzent as acondition precedent a unit which has been officially alert- to transportationdesignatedtoa Joint Travel Regulations ed for movementto a restricted place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Severalchanges have been made permanentduty station outside the or a U. S. territory orpossession. to the JointTravel Regulations. UnitedStates on the same basis as Published in change 158, theybe- when theactual permanent change Candidates for NENEP came .effective l Mar 1966. of station orders are received. Paragraph M 2025-3-Pre- Paragraph M 9007-Provides Program Are Selected scribes increasein value of meal that amember who relocates his Selection of 25 successful candi- tickets used in commercial aircraft, household incident to an alert notice dates for the Navy Enlisted Nursing railroad dining cars, or dining room is notentitled to dislocationallow- Education Program (NENEP) has on ship. ance until permanent change of sta- been made from among the applica- Paragraph M 4159-3; M 7002- tion is completed. tions solicited last year. Competition lb; M 7003-3c-Provides forland for entry into the program was stiff; mileage reimbursement for authoriz- More rules, categorized as change therefore,many who rated high ed travel of members and/orde- 159, became effective on 1 April. A marksin personal, professional and pendents via privatelyowned con- brief of the revisions is as follows: military qualifications had to be veyance between places thein Paragraph M 4256-7-Pre- passed over. United States and places in Central scribes that the local commander as The first selection of seven America including thePanama Ca- well as thetheater commander is second class and 18 third class hospi- nal Zone. responsible for the submission of re- talcorpsmen maynot be the final Paragraph M 4265-4-Pro- quests for changes inoverseas lo- selection for the NENEP. Both men vides entitlementto mileage allow- cality per diem rate to the Per Diem, and women. are eligible. Eachpro- anceincident to separation involv- Traveland Transportation Allow- visionalselectee must yetpass the ing places in the United States and anceCommittee whenever it is entrance examination for a course of Central America including the Pana- evident that locality living expenses instruction in basic professional nurs- ma Canal Zone. are out of line with the present per ingat a university selectedby the Paragraph M 4256-4-Pro- diem rate. Chief of NavalPersonnel. Each vides that when neither government Paragraph M 4301-313 (l), selectee will apply for admission to nor commercialquarters are avail- item 5-Provides entitlement to Cost- the chosenuniversity by personal able at temporary duty station,re- of-living allowance for anunac- letter. quiringmember tosecure either companiedmember or membera Anysuccessful candidateswho government or commericalquarters withoutdependents when the com- subsequentlywithdraw from the at a nearby place, the per diem rate manding officer furnishesstate-a NENEP because they have not main- for the nearby place applies. mentthat utilization of available tained satisfactory performance, or Paragraph M 4331-3a; M government mess is impractical. because theirconduct is such that 4303-2c-Extends termination of sta- Paragraph M 4301-3b (2)- they can 110 longer be favorably re- tion allowance on departure of de- Defines “memberswithout depend- commended, or because they volun- pendents to a period not later than ents”, as it is used in the paragraph, tarily desire to withdraw, should do 60 days after effective date of orders. to mean a member who has no de- so by writing to the Chief of Naval Paragraph M 7108; M 8307; pendents, as distinguishedfrom a Personnel (PersB-623) via their M 10020; M 11008-Prescribesen- member whose dependentsare not commanding officer. titlement to transportationfor de- residingwith him overseas. The names of the successful candi- pendents,household goods, trailer Paragraph M 7101,item 5- datesare listed in BuPersNotice allowance and shipment of privately Removes thehome of record re- 1120 of 16 Mar 1966.

JUNE 1966 51 - - TU€ 8Ull€TlN 804190 Assignment Program Under Way for Master and Senior CPOs

NEW DETAILING proceduresare in 0 Preferred Sea duty (PRE- ratingsneed not submit the 4053, effect for master and senior chief SEADU) -Duty performed in ships, but will continueto submit Data petty officers. Men inthe Navy’s units and staffs which do not deploy Cards(NavPers 753 or 2926)to two seniorenlisted pay gradesare for extendedperiods and eitherre- Commanding Officer, . EPDOCONUS, withdrawn from the Seavey/Shorvey main in the homeport assigned Bainbridge, Md., in compliance with rotationsystem, and will thusbe or operate locally for short periods. BuPersInst. 1306.14 series. detailed by procedures similar to PRESEADU is normallytoured for 0 CS/SH/SK: Personnel in these those used for officer assignment. 24months and will be‘credited as ratingsholding NECS of 2813 or While outlining the new detailing neitherSEADU nor SHORDU in 3111 (commissary store or Navy Ex- procedures,BuPers simultaneously computation of eligibilityfor rota- changemanager) will submit a announced rotation tour lengths for tion. duplicateNavPers 4053 to Com- E-9s in each rating. Those on shoreduty at the time manding Officer, Navy Ships Store Authorized E-WE-9 billetshave thisprocedure went intoeffect (19 Office, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Attn: IR-5). beenestablished, as required, Jan1966) will normallycomplete 0 NavalSecurity Group: Person- throughout the naval establishment. theirtour as assigned,providing nel of the CT rating and other rat- Except in unusualcircumstances, theyhave completed one-half or ings presently serving with the naval master chief petty officers will here- more of it. If theyhave completed security group need not submit the after be assigned only to authorized less than one-half of theirpresent NavPers 4053, but will continue to E-9 billets. Senior chief petty officers shoretour, the tourlength will be submit NavPers 729 and, when ap- will normally be assignedonly to established according to the new ro- propriate, NavPers 730 incompliance authorized E-8 billets, although they tation tour length table. This may or with BuPers Inst. 1070.2 series. may fill an E-9 billet when an E-9 is may notresult in achange in tour 0 AC/AG: Personnelinthese not available for assignment. length,depending on eachindivid- ratingsneed not submit the 4053, Each E-WE-9 will be ordered by ual’s situation. but will continue to submit the Data name to a specific billetwithin the Thoseserving in overseasbillets, Cards(NavPers 205 for AC and authorizedallowance of the receiv- or on instructor or recruitingduty, NavPers 1306/2 forAG) in com- ingcommand. Tour lengths will will completethe tour as originally pliance with the TransMan. normally be as listed in the accom- prescribed. To reduce local clerical workload, panying table. Individual desires for certain duty, preference cards need not be type- Three types of dutyare listed: or duty in acertain locale, will be written.Legible handwritten or sea duty; shore duty; and preferred recorded onthe Duty History and printed submissions are sufficient. A sea duty.Rotation assignments will Preference Card(NavPers 4053). revisedcard should be submitted be based upon pastduty assignments, All personnelnow serving in pay whenever a change in personal data individual desires, and needs of the gradesE-WE-9 should submit this or duty preference occurs. service. Rotation upon completion of card if they have not already done a shore duty assignment will nor- so. Except for men in the ratings If apreference card is notsub- mally be to sea duty. listedbelow, thecard shouldbe mitted, assignment can be made only The definitions of the three types submittedto BuPers (Pers B2121). on a needs-of-the-service basis. of duty are: The exceptions to this are: Annual promotions to E-8 and E-9 Sea duty (SEADU)-Duty per- 0 HM/DT: Personnel in these will almost invariably result in local formed in ships or unitswhich ratings will submit the NavPers 4053 excesses in allowances, and BuPers spendconsiderable periods at sea to BuMed (Code3411 for HM; recognizes this fact. To alleviate the away from their home portduring Code 6133 for DT). situation, newly appointed E-8s and local operations and which,when 0 MA/TD: Personnelinthese E-9s who are not in appropriate bil- deployed overseas, operateat sea lets will normally be reassignedto extensively. Duty performed in commandshaving anauthorized certain foreign countries and Alaska, allowance within six months after ap- towhich movement of dependents pointment.Whenever possible, re- is restricted or whereliving con- assignment will be made within the ditionsare not adequate, will also samegeographical area or to ships count assea duty. with the same home port, in wder to 0 Shore duty (SH0RDU)-Duty avoid excess travel costs and undue performed in CONUS;duty per- personal inconvenience. formed in shore-basedactivities in Tour completiondates establish- theHawaiian area and in shore- ed by the Bureau of Naval Personnel basedactivities in certainforeign forall E-8s and E-9sare tentative. countries where adequate family ac- BuPers considers them a tool of dis- commodations are available and the tribution and uses them as a planning prescribed Department of Defense aid only. Sometimes urgent require- accompaniedtours are 36to 48 ments will require reassignment prior months in recognition of the desira- to completion of the prescribed tour; bility of this duty. ”He said he found it in the Crow’s nest, sir.” likewise, requirements may make it

52 ALL HANDS necessary to extend personnel in bil- able in the case of certain compress- lets,beyond the prescribedtour ed ratings. length, when reliefs are not immedi- Also, master and senior chief petty ately available. officers who are hospitalized will nor- Preferred sea duty tourlengths mally be returned to their previous will normally be for 24 months. duty stations. Again, in certain cases it may be BuPersNotice 1306, dated 19 necessary for such a tour to be ex- Jan1966, is theauthority. tended beyond a normal period, but in such cases it is necessary for the A Busy Day for Weeks commandto request the extension The variablereenlistment bonus from BuPers, submittinga justifi- paid off withjackpota for four cation for the longerPRESEADU techniciansaboard USS john W. tour. Weeks (DD 701). The fourmen When sea duty tour lengths are in reenlisted for a total of 24 years and excess of 36 months, individuals may collected a total of $22,400 between request a split tour in two sea units I I them. within the same fleet. Favorable con- ”Pilotto crew! What was thatexplosion I It was, in fact,a rather busy 24 sideration will bedependent upon iurt heard?” hours for Weeks. On the sameday Fleet/forcerequirements and travel the fourtechnicians reenlisted, two costs involved. training of longduration, such as other men wereadvanced in rate Two other notes: BuPers considers Class B school, will not normally be andthree received good conduct that E-8s and E-9shave attained a approved.This does not preclude medals. level in their respective ratings where individualcommands ordering E-8/ (Incidentally,reenlistments are they generally do not require further E-9s within their command to short by no means unusual on board formal technical school training avail- periods of training to meetspecific Weeks. Duringthe current fiscal able in thelower pay grades. Ac- billetrequirements utilizing local year, the reenlistment rate aboard cordingly, requests for formal school funds. This may be particularly desir- the DD was a healthy 63 per cent.)

Shore Sea Shore Sea Shore Sea Roting Months Months Rating Months Months Rating Months Months ABCM 24 24 DMCS 48 24 MUCM 24 24 ABCS 24 30 DSCM 48 24 MUCS 24 24 ACCM 42 24 DSCS 48 24 OMCS 24 24 PCCM 48 14 ACCS 42 24 DTCM 48 14 PCCS 48 24 ADCS 36 24 DTCS 48 36 PHCM 24 24 AECS 36 24 EACS 24 36 PHCS 24 24 AFCM 24 24 EMCM 24 48 PlCM 24 24 AGCM 30 30 EMCS 24 40 PNCM 48 24 AGCS 30 30 ENCM 24 48 PNCS 48 24 AMCS 36 24 ENCS 14 48 PRCS 36 24 AOCM 24 24 EOCS 24 30 PTCM 24 48 AOCS 24 24 EOCM 24 24 PTCS 48 24 AQ ,S 36 24 ETCM 36 42 QMCM 24 36 ATCS 36 24 ETCS 36 42 QMCS 14 42 AVCM 48 24 FTCM 36 42 RDCM 24 30 AXCS 36 24 FTCS 24 48 RDCS 24 48 AZCS 36 24 GMCM 24 48 RMCM 24 36 BMCM 24 24 GMCS 24 48 RMCS 24 42 BMCS 36 36 GMTCM 48 24 SDCM 24 48 BRCM 24 24 GMTCS 48 14 SDCS 48 24 BRCS 14 24 HMCM 48 36 SHCS 30 24 BTCS 24 48 HMCS 48 36 SKCM 30 24 BUCS 24 36 ICCS 24 42 SKCS 30 24 CECS 24 30 IMCS 24 24 SPCM 24 48 CMCS 24 30 JOCM 48 24 STCM 30 30 CSCM 24 24 JOCS 48 14 STCS 24 40 cscs 24 48 LlCM 48 24 swcs 24 36 CTCM 24 48 LlCS 48 14 TDCM 40 30 CTCS 24 48 MACM 48 30 TDCS 48 30 CUCM 24 36 MACS 48 30 TMCM 48 24 DCCM 24 36 MLCM 24 24 TMCS 24 24 DCCS 24 48 MLCS 24 14 UTCM 24 30 DKCM 48 24 MMCS 24 48 UTCS 24 30 DKCS 36 24 MRCM 24 24 YNCM 48 24 DMCM 48 24 MRCS 24 14 YNCS 48 14

53 - - TU€ 8UllETlN 80rllpD A Tasteof Newport: The Navy Family Goesfor This buty

Thefollowing report is a round- THE NAVAL BASE at Newport R. I., cludes the NavalUnderwater upon living conditions at a naval was established in 1946 to “main- Weapons Systems Engineering Cen- complex in continental United States. tain and operate medium base facil- ter. Although ALL HANDShas published ities,” some of whichdate back to On the west side of Narragansett a series of articleson living cmdi- the early days of the U. S. Navy. Its Bay arelocated the Naval Air Sta- tions at ocerseas bases, and will con- primary mission is to provide logistic tion,Quonset Point and the CB tinue to do so, inquiries from person- andother support to the units of Center, Davisville. nelashore and afloat indicatethat the Fleet and other associated naval they are just as muchinterested in activities. It consists of 15 com- Housing what to expect when they are order- ponentcommands over which the Due to the fact that Newport is a ed to duty at a naval station in the Commander of the NavalBase has resortarea, housing is atraditional UnitedStates. control.For a full history of New- problem.Waiting lists for Navy portsee the boxon thesepages This living conditions report is on housingare long and move slowly. and the special report in ALL HANDS, theNewport naval complex. The Off-base housing isexpensive and Navy has beenactive in theNew- July1964 (page 54). often inadequate. Temporary accom- port area sincethe Revolutionary The component commands located modation is expensive. Thepublic War, and in past decades thousands on the east side of Narragansett Bay Works Department is workingto of Navymen and their families hav’e include: Naval Finance Office; Naval alleviatethese problems, andhas called Newport home. CommunicationStation; Naval De- gradually improved the situation. But gaussingStation; Fleet Training at present, it is wise to secure hous- Othernaval commands in the ingbefore moving your dependents UnitedStates (and overseas) are Center;Naval Hospital; Marine Barracks; Naval Officer Candidate into the area. invited to forward reports on living Manyship-based Navymen have conditionsin their area andinfor- School; Public Works Center; Naval solved the housing problem by locat- mation of interestto ALL HANDS Schools Command;Naval Justice ing in the Providence suburbs, about readers. Material may be forwarded School; Naval Station;Naval Sup- one hour’s distance by bus. Many car to Editor, 1809A, Arlex, Wash., D.C., ply Depotand the NavalUnder- pools are also in thesesuburban 20370. waterOrdnance Station, which in- areas. The NavalHousing Officeis just units;398 are available for enlisted iog room combination,kitchen and inside Gate 1. It maintains local personnel. bath. listings, waiting lists for Navy hous- Of theenlisted units, 238 are Apartments are unfurnished except ing and compiles housing information located at Melville, about five miles for a stove and refrigerator and are for all personnel in the area. from the main base;160 are ad- available to officers and enlisted per- Anchorage-The Anchorage (married jacent tothe main base. The units sonnel. Rentalcharges are$66 a enlistedtwo- and four-bedroom consist of living room-dining room month for a two-bedroom apartment; quarters) is located in Middletown. combination, all electric kitchen with $86amonth for athree-bedroom The two-bedroomquarters consist rangeand refrigerator-freezer fur- apartment. Heat and utilities are not of either first or second floor apart- nished, and one and one-half baths, included. A month-to-monthlease ments having two bedrooms, a comthree bedrooms upstairs, a car port, is required by the management. binationliving-dining room, kitchen and plenty of storage space. Pets are Naval Gardens-These are two- and andbath. Families with four or allowed. four-bedroom married enlisted quar- fewerchildren arepermitted, but Application forms are available ters also located in Middletown. The mayrequest larger quarters after atthe staff legal office at Cruiser- two-bedroomunits consist of first one year's occupancy if anincrease DestroyerForce Headquarters, Pier andsecond floor apartmentswith in dependents justifies assignment to Two.Out-of-area applicants should living-dininga room combination, larger quarters. addresstheir applications to COM- kitchen and bath. The four-bedroomunits aredu- CRUDESLANT Housing Officer. There The four-bedroomunits are duplex, two-story units with a combina- is normally a long waiting list. plex, two-story, with a 'pornbination tion living-dining room, kitchen and All Newport Navy housing is pub- living-dining room,kitchena and two full baths. licquarters and requiresfull BAQ two full baths. Capehart-Capehart housing is for allowance. Tonomy Hill-This is acity housing marriedFleet officers, and married CommodorePerry Village-Thisis an project inNewport. Apartments are Fleet or shore-based enlisted person- FHA-owned development in Middle- availableto Fleet and shore-based nel in paygrades E-4 with more town consisting of first-floor two- and enlisted personnel. Rent is $60a than four years' service through E-9, three-bedroomunits. The buildings month for a one-bedroom apartment; eligible for assignmentin Capehart are duplex type and inaddition to $65 for a two-bedroom; $70 for three publicquarters. Officers occupy 82 the bedrooms consist of a living-din- bedrooms; $75 for fourbedrooms; and $80 for a five-bedroom apart- and theirdependents. The bus ser- ond floor for patrons' children. Three ment.Rent includes allutilities. vice extends from Melville to Coast- adults keep an eye on them. Apartmentsare unfurnished except ers Harbor Island andthe Naval Navy Exehange-The main Navy Ex- for a stove and refrigerator. Pets are Hospital and runs every 40 minutes change retail store is at Coddington not allowed. To apply, contact New- from 0600 to 2400, seven days a Cove.It alsooffers check-cashing portHousing Authority, 1 Park week.Detailed bus schgdules are service (personal checks up to $50). Holm, Newport. posted on bulletin boards throughput Checkcashing service is available Married Ofticers Quarters-MOQs on the base. on payday in variousretail stores base are limited in number and have Commercialbuses offer transpor- for U. S. Treasury checks paidto either been designated by billets or tation into downtoy Newport. They militarypersonnel. Authorized mer- the responsibility is delegated to the also provide direct service to Provi- chandisenot regularly carried may commanding officer of thebase for dence, Boston and Fall River. Trains be ordered. assignment. Married officers attached runto New York and Boston from Navy Exchangemobile canteens to naval base components on the east Providence. An airlineprovides serveall boat landings and piers, side of Narragansett Bay (other than eight-passengerair taxi service be- and populated areas on request. the NavalHospital, which has its tween Newport and Providence with Other Navy Exchangefacilities own quarters) are eligible to occupy specialmilitary rates, orcharipr includelaundry, dry cleaning and naval station quarters. Fleet person- serviceformilitary personnel at pressing,barber shops, tailor shops, nel are not eligible. special rates anywhere in the coun- cobbler shops and service stations. Requestsare kept on file until a try. Medical and Dental-The dispensary vacancy exists, at which time assign- Joint Airlines Military Ticket Oftice-ThiS is located at Coddington Point. Daily ment is made by the commanding office offers airlinereservations and sick call is held for service personnel. officer. ticketing services to military person- Emergencies are seen at any time. Branton Village-Thisis located at nel and their dependents on the east Thedental department also is Fort Adams in Newport, and consists side of Narragansett Bay. Other locatedat Coddington Point. Daily of two-bedroom, first-floor apart- JAMTO services includerental car sick call is held for service personnel ments with living-dining room, kitch- reservations at variousdestinations, only. All routinetreatment is per- en,bath and garage. They can be tours in thecontinental U. S. and formedby appointment after an had either furnished or unfurnished overseas, bus transportation informa- examinationhas been completed. (with range and refrigerator). Fleet tionto theairport in Providence, Emergenciesare seen at anytime. and shore-based officers areeligible and arrival anddeparture times of Dentaltreatment for dependents is to apply but only those units not re- airlines in U. S. and overseas cities. not authorized. The officer staff and quired by Naval War College officers Commissary-The commissary store students of theNaval War College are available for assignment between is locatedjust inside Gate 4, Cod- receive dental treatment at the Naval 1 September and 1 May. No assign- dingtonPoint. It is closed on Mon- Hospitaldental service. ments to other than War College per- days.Government checks will be The NavalHospital, located ad- sonnel will be made between 1 May cashed to the extent that funds are jacent to the Coasters Harbor Island and 1 Septembereach year. available.Personal checks may be section, is a regional hospital provid- cashed for the amount of your pur- inggeneral clinical and hospitaliza- Facilities chase or for cashup to $50. tion service to all military personnel Auto Stickers and Passes-You can A nursery is operated on the sec- in the Narragansett Bay area,in- obtain a visitor's pass,good for 24 cludingunits of the AtlanticFleet. hours from ,the sentry upon presenta- Charley Wise,HMCS, USN It also offers in- and outpatient care tion of an ID cardand driver's forretired personnel anddepend- license andstate inspectionsticker. ents. Toobtain a permanenttag, it is Nurseries-The Anchorage Day Care necessary to make application to the Center cares for children from 0730 pass office at Gate 1. to1730 Mondays through Fridays. Regulations require a minimum of Children'sages range from three $5000 property daqage and $10,000 monthsto six years.Hourly rates publicliability insurance to be carare: onechild, $.30; two children, riedbefore stickers will be issued. $.45;three or more children, $.55. You musthave a validsafety in- Hourlyrates are $.lo less forchil- spection sticker, driver's license, reg- dren of E-4s and below. istration and insurancepapers Specialrate for working mothers available,plus ID card,when you is $2.00 forone child and $50 for apply for a sticker. each additional child per day. Meals Violation of station and local areincluded in theseprices. For traffic laws canresult in suspension children of E-4s and below, a special of basedriving privileges. rate for working mothers is $2.00 a Transportation-Shuttle busservice day for one or twochildren. For provides transportation for personnel three or morechildren therate is attached to ships and shore activities $2.50 perday. A registration fee on the eastside of the Bay. There "And after sweepdawn you can empty the of $.SO twice yearly is required. is nocharge for military personnel butt kits and polish all the bright work." The Naval Station Nursery School

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is opento enlisted orofficers’ chil-enlisted andFleet personnel, ages and elementary education, off-duty dren from agesthree to five years.three to fiveyears. Hours are from educationprograms, tuition aid, vot- Sessions runfrom 0900 to 12000900 to 1200Monday through ingand savings bondsmay be Mondaythrough Friday during the Friday during the school year.obtained atI&E. Counseling, guid- school year. M,onthly ratesfor offi- Religious Services-All Protestant, anceand applications for the various cers’ children are:one child,$15.00; Catholic and Jewishdivine services educationalprograms are also avail- twochildren, $25.00. Monthly ratesare listed each week in the Naval able.USAFI courses areordered and forenlisted men’s children are:one Stationnewspaper, the Naualog. USAFI tests on the high school and child,$10.00; two children,$15.00. Worship schedules are also availablecollege level areadministered. A The Naval HospitalNursery is atthe Chaplain’s Office, The Navalcomplete library of Navy training availableto mothers while visiting Stationchapel is locatedin Building manuals, for all ratesand all pay theoutpatient clinic, or the sick 27,Coasters Harbor Island. The grades, as well as USAFI books,may wards.This nursery is, also used for Chapelby the Seais locltedat the be checked out. Information con- preschoolchildren during divine Naval Hospital. The OCS chapel is cerning the various programs that services. in thelead OCS area. to appointment to commissioned TheFort Adams Nurseryschool Information and Education dffice-Com- status is available,I&E is thetest- is conductedfor children of officer, plete information concerningbasic ing agency for all competitive ex-

Navy, Narragansett and Newpert Are Old Friends From its infancy during the Rev- College and the Navy’s first recruit thousands of recruits being trained olutionary War to its present state training station. at Newport; Coddington Cove be- of sophistication, the U. S. Navy With the advent of steam-power- cameasupply station; new fuel has been a part of the Narragansett ed ships, the Navy was required to facilities wereconstructed at Mel- Bay scene. As the first commander establish coaling stations for units ville along with a PT boat training in chief of the Continental Navy, of theFleet. Justbefore the turn center and a net depot. A Harbor EsekHopkins (who was anative of thecentury, one of the largest Defenseunit and communications Rhode Islander) used the Bay be- coaling stations in the country was stationwere built on Jamestown tween combats; in later years after established at Melville, at which Island. In 1942, the Advanced Base the Revolution was over, U. S. men- many early battleships and cruisers Depotat Davisville, predecessor of-war were common sights in the coaled ship. to thepresent Construction Bat- upper and lower Bay. By 1913, the Navy had acquired talion Center, was established. Duringthe Civil War, to avoid Government Landing in downtown After the war, many of the tem- captureby the Confederates, the Newportand had constructed the poraryunits were deactivated. In government transferred the faculty navalhospital on the mainland of 1946, the entire naval complex in andstudent body of the Naval AquidneckIsland. During World the Bay area was consolidated un- Academy fromAnnapolis to New- WarI, as thousands of recruits der a single military command, the port,where it operated for fout came to Newport, the Navy ac- U. S. Naval Base. years. quired Coddington Point to accom- In1952, the Training Station In1869, the Secretary of the modate the overflow from the train- was shutdown as aresult of the Navy authorized the establishment ing station on Coasters Harbor Is- transfer of recruit training to Bain- of an experimental torpedo station land. bridge.However, theFleet Train- at GoatIsland. The station was In1940, ,the base developed ing Center and NavalSchools Com- thenresponsible fordeveloping rapidly.Coddington Point was mand, which had been established torpedoes andconducting experi- reactivated to housethe many several years earlier at Newport, mental work onother forms of continuedtoprovide specialized naval ordnance. It reached its peak trainingto Fleet personnel, and in World War TI, when more than the Officer Candidate School, 13,000 persons were employed and which opened in 1951, became the whenit manufactured more than Navy’s primarysource for junior 80 per cent of the torpedoes used Naval Reserve officers. duringthe war. At that time, the Recently, modernization of facil- station was the largestsingle in- ities hasbeen one of the major dustry to operate in the state. projects atNarragansett Bay. In Until the last two decades of the the past few years, several perman- 19th century, a sailor learned most ent barracks and BOQs have been of his tfade on the job. However, built to replace WW 11-type struc- in the 1880s a newconcept of tures; huge warehouses and transit shore-based training for officers and shedshave been opened atthe menwas developed. As aresult, NavalSupply Depot; and Public Coasters Harbor Island became the Works facilities havebeen con- home of the famousNaval War solidated.

JUNE 1966 57 aminations,including service-wide and cutting, radio repairs, and pho- Toprotect the integrity of these and proficiency exams. tographicequipment. exams, and thus their value for ac- Library-The librarycontains ap- The hobby shop garage also is lo- creditation,commanding officers proximately23,000 volumes includ- cated at CoddingtonPoint. It is have been directed to examine their ingreference and academic books, equipped to make general repairs on testingprocedures to ensure meti- currentbestsellers, biographies and privatelyowned automobiles. culouscompliance with established naval professional publications. New Fishing Privileges-Sachuestis open practices. books are continuously added to the 24 hours a day all year for fishing. Particularattention should *be collection. The privilege is shared by military givento the following instructions Newspapers and magazinesare personnel and civilians. All military found in BuPers Notice 1560 of 30 also available,as are phonograph personnel may use their ID cards for Mar 1966: recordsfor every listening taste. admittance to the reservation. Civil- Checkthoroughly all testma- Records and record-playingequip- ianpersonnel and militarydepend- terialsupon their arrival (including ment,including headphones, are ents must obtain a fishing permit. a page check) before signing and re- available for use in the library. Rec- turning the Document Receipt Card. ords may also be checkedout for 0 Keep tests in prescribed secure home use. On Sundays, a record con- Exams file at all times whenthey are not cert is held. TEST CONTROLS-USAFI tests actually in use. Recreotion Center - The Recreation are of twoprincipal types-those Maintainprescribed check-out, Center also servesas the Enlisted that measure knowledge of a specific check-in sheets. Club. Included in the Center's facili- subject and those that measure Ensure careful supervision ties are a TV lounge, a bowling alley generaleducational development. throughoutadministration of tests. witheight automatic lanes, a Navy Successfulcompletion of the first Requireidentification of all Exchangecafeteria, table shuffle- type is regarded by the services as personnelbeing tested before they board, and areading room. There are equivalent to satisfactory completion areadmitted to testing spaces. 20 pool tables andtable tennis of the correspondingcourse ata 0 Check(including page check) equipment in the pool room topside. civilianinstitution. all tests turned in on completion. Tennis courts-Cocsidered bymany The other type of USAFI test in- 4 Returncompleted tests and players to have the best clay courts cludes the General Educational De- answersheets to USAFI within the in the Navy, Newport plays host to velopment (GED) test and the Col- allotted time limit (30 days for shore the annual All-Navy tennis classic. legeComprehensive Tests-General activities, 60 days for ships.) All tenniscourts are located on Examinations (CCT-GE) . 0 Never transfer tests to another Coasters Harbor Island. Thereare Successful completion of the GED activity. If the candidate is no longer four clay courts just inside Gate One; testbattery is the Service-accepted on boardreturn test materials to five hardsurface courts near Gym equivalent of high school gradua- USAFI. 109, and two clay courts in the BOQ tion, while passing the CCT-GE cor- area. Tennis rackets may be checked responds to one full year of college Family Protectian Plan TO out. credit, Many educational institutions Give Tax Break to Navyman Sailing-A fleet of 30 craft, from S award the same amount of credit for boatsto Lightnings and Mercuries, these tests as do the Services. Navymenwho elect the Retired are available for check out. A nomi- Serviceman's Family Protection Plan will now be taxed on the same basis nal fee is charged for sailing permits. 11 Paul 6. Kincade, USN Wednesdayafternoons have been as federal employees covered under setaside for intramural races. The the Civil Service Retirement System. sailing season extends from 15 May Formerly,Internal Revenue Ser- to 15 September (weather permit- vice rulings required that a partici- ting). Individuals checking out boats pant in the RSFPP be taxed on the must have a Class A, B or C sailing full amount of his retired pay rather permit. thanon the reduced amount he You may check out skiffs for row- actuallyreceives. In addition, the ing and fishing in theprotected value of the survivor's annuity was waters of the baywithout special included in his gross estate and sub- qualifications,except certifying that ject to estate taxes. you areable to swim 50 yards in PublicLaw 89-365, which was smoothwater. Also availablefor signedon 8 March,provides that: issue aresmall outboard motors. 0 Only the amount of the reduced They must be usedonly with retired pay be taxed; NavalStation skiffs and may be The survivor. be taxed only on c&cked outduring regularsailing the payments actually received from periods at a nominal charge. the annuity; Hobby Shop-The hobby shop is lo- 0 The survivor's annuitybe ex- catedat CoddingtonPoint. Equip- cluded from the gross estate of the deceased for estate tax purposes; ment includes woodworking machin- "D'yo think I ruined the soup, Harry . . . ery, hand tools, sheetmetal brake, I put in two pinches of garlic solt instead and electricwelding, acetylene welding of one!" The amounts of thereduction

58 ALL HANDS inretirement pay taxed before 1 Drama;Hildegarde Neff, George phunt: Melodrama;Sean Flynn, Jan 1966 be offset against the other- Gotz. Marie Versini. wise taxableretirement pay in the The Golden Goddess of Rio Beni: Where the Spies Are (C) (WS) : future. Adventure Drama; Pierre Brice, Fil- Melodrama;Prancoise Dorleac, Inaddition, amounts of upto lian Hills. David Niven. $5000 receivedfrom anannuity The War Lord (C)(WS ) : The Slender Thread: Drama; after 31 Dec 1965 may be excluded Melodrama;Charlton Heston, Rich- Sidney Poitier, Anne Rancroft. from gross incomeby a survivor of ard Boone. The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the amember who was retired for dis- Greedin the Sun (WS): Melo- Whole Wide World (WS! : Comedy ability and whodied before reach- drama;Jean Paul Belmondo, Lino Karel Stepanek, Tom Adams. ing normal retirement age. Ventura. FrankensteinMeets theSpace The Retired Setviceman’s Family Agent 8 R: Comedy; DirkBo- Monster:Melodrama; David Ker- ProtectionPlan was described in garde, SylvaKoscina. man,James Karen. theJanuary 1965 issue of ALL The Fast Lady: Comedy;James HANDS; additional informationis Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips. Navyman Wins Scholarship contained in BuPers Instruction Dr. Goldfootand the Bikini Ma- The benefits of Navy schooling are 1750.1D. chine (C) (WS) : Comedy; Vincent usuallyspoken of as intangibles, Price,Frankie Avalon. suchas better advancement oppor- List of New Motion Pictures Madame X: Drama; Lana Turner, tunity, or increased proficiency in Available to Ships and JohnForsythe. your job. But sometimesyou can OverseasBases EarthTheDies Screaming: measure it in dollars. The list of recentlyreleased 16- Melodrama;Willard Parker, Vir- ElectronicsTechnician (N) Sec- mm features movies available from ginia Field. ond Class Daniel L. Capphad no the NavyMotion Picture Serviceis The Spy Who Came in From the experience in electronics beforehe publishedhere for the convenience Cold: Drama;Richard Burton, joined the Navy, buthe recently of ships and overseas bases. Claire Bloom. received a $250 achievement Movies in color are designated by APatch of Blue (WS): Drama; scholarshipfrom anindustrial con- (C)and those in wide-screenpro- Sidney Poitier, ElizabethHartman. cern in Monterey, Calif., to continue cesses by (WS). Finger on the Trigger (C) (WS) : his studies at college. IncidentatPhantom Hill (C) Western; Rory Calhoun,James An evening student in electronics, (WS) : Action Drama; Dan Duryea, Philbrook. Petty Officer Capp gives a lot of Tom Simcox. Planet of theVampires (C): credit to the Navy’s 38-week Laurel CL Hardy’s Laughing 20’s: Melodrama; Barry Sullivan, Norma electronics course, which he says Compilation. Bengell. laid thegroundwork for his college Secret of theSphinx: Adventure Kid Rodelo: Western; Don Mur- studies, and, of course,helped him Drama; Tony Russell, Maria Perschy. ray, JanetLeigh. in his ratingadvancement. The Little Nuns: Comedy Drama; Currentlystationed atthe Naval Harper (C)(WS): Melodrama; Postgraduate School, he works in Catherine Spaak, Amedeo Nazzari. PaulNewman, Lauren Bacall. Sandokanthe Great (C)(WS) : the electronics laboratorywhere he The RareBreed (C)(WS) : Melodrama;Steve Reeves, Genevi- calibrates and repairselectronic Drama;James Stewart, Maureen testingequipment used theby eve Grad. O’Hara. 24 Hours to Kill (C) (WS) : Ad- school’s students. ventureDrama; MickeyRooney, Have 1 the Right to Kill: Suspense Drama; Alain Delon,Lee Massari. MichaelMedwin. BloodUnderway TheTemple of theWhite Ele- FatherCame Too (C): Comedy The firstknown replenishment of Drama;James Robertson Justice, blood whileunderway at sea is Leslie Phillips. credited to uss Oklahonza City (CLG Murder by Two: Suspense Drama; 5), addinga new facet to the ver- Me1 Ferrer,Danielle Darrieux. satility of theSeventh Fleet. ApacheUprising (C)(WS): Ac- Whilesteaming off the coast of tion Drama; Rory Calhoun,Cor- Vietnam nearthe hospital ship uss inneCalvet. Repose (AH16), OklahomaCity’s The Monkey’s Uncle (C): Comedy; helo delivered whole blood for surgi- Tommy Kirk, AnnetteFunicello. cal patientsthen on theoperating Redline 7000 (C): Melodrama; table. James Caan, Laura Devon. The incidentoccurred shortly The InvisibleDr. Mabuse: Mystery after the crew of the Seventh Fleet Drama;Lex Barker, Karen Dor. flagship donated 63 pints of blood TheGreat Race (C)(WS) : for another blood bank. Responding Comedy; Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis. to Repose’s appeal, 300 other crew- Sands of the Kalahari (C) (WS) : men were ready, to contribute their Drama;Stuart Whitman, Stanley share too, but all except 28 men Baker. withrare blood typeswere turned Mark of the Tortoise: Suspense “Do you have a clearance to land?” down for lack of time.

59 Scholarship Grant May Mean postgraduatestudy must at least of tuition; books, fees; an itemiza- Chance for Full-TimeStudy havejunior undergraduate standing tion of any other directly related ex- at a degree-granting college or uni- penses; living expenses provided by Navymen on Active Duty By versity. theaward; and a transcript of Navymen may now accept schol- Enlisted men applying for scholar- arships (including grants and fellow- grades or an evaluation of progress. ships must be able to complete their ships)and stillremain in anactive After completing work aon studiesfor a baccalaureatebefore duty statusfor as long as the degree,students must submit a they are 27 years old. transcript to the Chief of Naval Per- scholarship is offered. The scholar- Whenapplications are forwarded sonnelnoting thatthe degree was shipmust be offered for scientific, by the applicant’scommand to the literary or educational purposes and awarded. Chief of NavalPersonnel, selection all student expenses must be covered Navymen who studyunder this will bemade usingthe following scholarshipplan must agree not to by scholarship benefits, factors:The needs of the service; resign duringthe period of the Although Navymen whoaccept the donor’s eligibility; the student’s scholarshipsunder thisprogram scholarship and toserve at least scholastic and professional qualifica- three times theperiod covered by must be full-time students, teaching, tions;recommendation of theen- their studies. research and similar activities which dorsing command; field of study and Midshipmen may be accepted for may berequired under the terms financialconsiderations. studyunder the scholarship proof thescholarship may bedone by All applicants will beinformed gram only afterthey are commis- the student provided such activity is of the action taken on their request. sioned andordered toactive duty also required of other students who Navymenwho are authorized to with full pay and allowances. are working toward the same degree. acceptscholarships will be ordered Completedetails concerning the To be acceptable,scholarships to report to the nearest naval activity scholarshipprogram may befound must be offered by tax exempt cor- for dutyunder instruction atthe in SecNav Inst. 1500.4B. porations, foundations, funds or edu- .college or university for thetenure cationalinstitutions organized and of the scholarship. Navy, Coast Guard operatedprimarily for scientific, Students who are offered a re- To the Rescue literary or educationalpurposes or newal of theirscholarship for an from similar foreigncorporations The Navy and Coast Guard join- additional period of time will be re- ed hands to rescue 27 Greek seamen whichwould qualify as tax exempt quiredto forward a copy of the were they not foreign. from a sinkingfreighter about 600 letteroffering the renewalto the miles northwest of MidwayIsland. Scholarships may also ac-be Chief of Naval Personnel with a re- Whilerescue helicopters hovered ceptedfrom other organizations quest for authorization to accept an overhead and surfacerescue craft operatedprimarily for scientific, extension of tenure as a scholarship remained close by,a message went literary or educationalpurposes student. out from Commander, Hawaiian Sea providedthey are approved by the At the end of each academic term, Frontier in Hawaii ordering the Mili- Assistant Secretary of Defense for students in the programmust sub- tary Sea Transport Ship, Gen- Manpower. mitan accountability statement to USNS eral Nelson Walker (AP 125) to the Chief of NavalPersonnel con- M. Business groups operating for prof- change course and render assistance. taining the followinginformation: it, foreign governments and political Coast Guard helicopters had drop- Benefits received from the scholar- organizationsdo not qualify as eli- ped life rafts to the imperiled crew shipin cash or inkind; actual cost gible donors. members aboard the freighter during Any NavalAcademy or U.S. RobertLopez, USN the night. The raftswere used to NROTCmidshipman or any U.S. transfer the crew to Walker. The Navyman on activeduty who wins crew was thentaken to San Fran- a scholarship for which he has been cisco. authorizedto compete may be The crew of Gainsville Victory, a sponsored bythe Navy. Permission freighterwhich also answered the tocompete for a scholarshipmust distress call, also had causeto be be obtained from the Chief of thankfulfor the Navy’s presence. NavalPersonnel. If the purpose of Two seamen who had been badly in- the scholarship is torecognize out- juredby an explosion weretreated standingperformance, the com- by a Navy doctor and evacuated by petition requirement does not apply. air to Hawaii. The education or trainingto be receivedunder the scholarship or Correspondence Courses the researchto be performedmust revisedTwocorrespondence enable the recipient to satisfy a re- courses have been issued for the use quirement of the armed forces, con- of enlisted personnel. They are: tributetoward the recipient’s re- Basic MilitaryRequirements cognizedpotential for a career or (NavPers91202-1B) ; supersedes contributeto a project of valueto NavPers 91202-1A. the UnitedStates. CommunicationTechnician 0, Toaccept a scholarshipunder ”What do you mean, flight quarters has 3rd and 2nd Clpss, (NavPers 91547- Navy sponsorship,applicants for been canceled?” A) ; supersedes MavPers 91547.

60 ALLHANDS DIRECTIVES IN BRIEF restricted line or staff corps, and for No. 1418 (25 April)-Announced Thislisting is intended to serveon!y for appointment to warrant officer, W-1. the schedule for Navy-wide ad- general information and as an index of cur- No. 1306 (25 April) -Established vancement examinations for enlisted rentAlnavs as wellas current BuPers Instruc- proceduresregarding the reassign- personnel in August (Series 41) and tions and BuPers Notices that apply to most ment of navalpersonnel who have described changes to the procedures ships and stations. Many instructions and beentwice wounded in Vietnam contained in BuPers Inst 1430.7D notices are not of general interest andhence orexamining thisadjacent period.waters. for will not be carried thisin section.Since BuPers Noticesare arranged according to theirgroup numberand have no consecutive number within the group, their date of issue is included also for identification purposes. Alnavs ONR Will Be a Young Twenty No. 16-Directedphaseda reduction of involuntary extensions of The Office of Naval Research will be 20 pioneeredthe use of balloons to explore the enlistments as imposed by Alnav 45- years old onthe firstof August and it has upperatmosphere and to obtain primary cosmic 65. much to show for itsefforts. ray data. Improved materials andnew manu- No. 17-Announced approvalby The Office of Naval Research was actually facturing techniquesdeveloped inONR pro- the Secretary of the Navy of the re- founded through a merger of several scien- grams nowpermit plastic bolloans to soar tifically oriented offices. They were brought to- above 120,000 feet to snatch information anthe port of a selection board that rec- gether under one jurisdiction through the efforts radiation belts discoveredby Dr. James Van ommended promotion of USMC of several scientifically trained naval officers Allenwho was, himself, an ONR contractor personnelto the grade of second bentupon continuing the Navy's scientific for many years. lieutenant(temporary). growthafter theend ofWorld War II. The Office of Naval Research also inaugurated No. 18-Advised of advance Duringits lifetime, ONR hos pioneeredthe balloon astronomy. Telescopescarried high changes theto Judge Adoocatc concept of contractresearch which set nodead- abovethe earth's turbulent atmospherehave GeneralManual, JAG Inst5800.7 lines butwas renewedupon the basis of takenthe sharpest photographs of the sun and Navy Regulations regarding progress shown. everobtained aswell as information on Mars, authorityto convene special courts- Although this method of contracting was Venusand the cool red giantstors. martial. considered revolutionaryat thetime, itwas TheNavy's traditional interest in astronomy adopted by other governmentagencies whose olso led ONR to the realizationthat the United No.19-Announced theaccelera- lifebloodwas scientificresearch. States should develop a strong radio astronomy tion of advancementresulting from Over the years, ONR's programs havepro- program. Four major radio telescopes have been theFebruary examinations forad- duced new knowledge which has profoundly in- built ond operated ot universities withONR vancement in rating. fluencedscience. One field which felt ONR'a support. These,too, have led to numerousdis- No.20-Directed that issue and early impact was nuclearphysics. This early coveriesconcerning our own universe ondpin- use of certaindrugs besuspended. ONR program enabledthe United States to pointed the location of radio sourcea in galaxies No.21-Announced a revision of moveaheod in nuclear physics beforethe es- hundreds of light-years awoy. the list of ratingseligible for the tablishment of theAtomic Energy Commission. The Office of Naval Research has also con- variablereenlistment bonus. ONR's steady support of baaic research in ductedbroad research programs benefiting aolid state physicsand quantum electronics Navymen whowork under stress in unusual Instructions has had theeffect of ushering in theelectronics environments. Its biologic01research has in- No.1130.41-Establishes provi- age. As a result ofthis research,many elec- cludedthe development of new ontibiotics and sions whereby Naval Reservists and troniccomponents and devices forstoring, re- techniques for long-term preservation of whole inductees may enlist in the Regular coordingand diaplaying information havebs- bloodond tissues by freezingas well as new Navy or continue on active duty as come progressively smaller, less demanding of surgical procedures. Naval Reservists. power, more reliable and faster in their The experiments conducted under ONR spon- Notices responae. sorship with animals, particularly thepor- No. 1021 (11 April)-Announced Since 1947, as another example, ONRhas poise,have opened newvistas ashas its a change to the requirements for bag pioneer workin deepsubmergence systems inspections. using thebathyscaph Trieste which it purchased and brought tothis country in 1958. No. 1520 (11 April)-Described During thesummer of 1964, ONR initiated the scope of the Navy postgraduate andconducted Sealob I and followed itin educational program planned for the 1965 with Sealab II which cleorly proved that academic year 1967-68. mancould live ond workat depthsup to 205 No. 4632 ( 14 April)-Informed feet for long periods of time. naval personnel of recent legislation The Office of Navol Research was the first concerning thepurchase of tax- federalagency to estoblish close working re. exemptairline tickets while in a lotions with bosicresearch investigators onthe leavestatus between the US. and university campus. In the future, it expects to an overseas area. continue supporting univerriry research, yet remain flexible enough toplon andconduct, on No. 1430 ( 15 April) -Announced itsown initiative, reseorchand engineering the names of additionalpersonnel experiments to meetchanging naval require- who have been selected for advancements.Such blending of civilian scientific talent ment to seniorchief petty officer. with thetechnological needs of the Navy can No. 1120 ( 16 Apri1)"Announced beexpected tobring forth a radically new the selection of personnel for train- Navyduring ONR's next 20 years. ingleading to appointment in the grade of ensign,USN, in theun-

JUNE 1966 61 - - THE 8UllETIN 80ARV Rules on Automatic Advancement for 'A' Schd Graduates

HE PRACTICE of automatically ad- of MA in-service training at NAV- vancingeligible graduates of n COSSACT,PAMILANT and PAMIPAC is Class A schools topay grade E-4 consideredequivalent to graduation after graduation has provided an in- from MA Class A school. centive to Navjimen to extend their Class A Class A service, thereby providing the Navy School Percentile School Percentile withneeded high quality, school 50 EOaA€ 75 trained personnel. AC' 75 ET 50 AG 75 FT 50 Recently therehave been some 50 AQ OM changesin the rulesgoverning the 75 AT 50 MA". 75 automaticadvancement procedures AX 50 MM 75 BT as well as additions to the list of 75 MT 75 BU* schoolsoffering automaticadvance- 50 PT 50 CE* ment. 50 RD 50 "How's the anchor watch?" CM* 50 A student mustobligate himself 75 (A) 75CT (A) RM to a minimum ofsix years of active ST 50 duty service in the Navy at least two CT (I), (MI, (Q) example of the obligation agreement (R), (T) 50 sw* 50 years of which must be served after necessary forautomatic advance- 75 CYN* TD 75 his graduation fromClass A School. ment.Navymen qualifying for DSTM 50 75 Studentswho are advanced must automaticadvancement under pre- EA* 50 UT" 50 also be eligible to participate in the vious editions of BuPers Inst 1430.14 EMYN* 75 75 Navyadvancement examinations as series may still beadvanced when EN* 75 Polaris* 50 outlinedinBuPers Inst P1430.7 qualified. Theappropriate instruc- series andbe advanced within one tion of this series should be cited Do-It-Yourself Shoppers year of theirgraduation fromClass as authority. Storekeepers in Submarine Squad- A School. Here is a list of Class A schools ron 10 are now using an accounting Studentsmust still meet a mini- whose graduates may be eligible for system which simplifies the purchase mum graderequirement upon automatic advancement to pay grade of small items such as screwdrivers, graduation from Class A School too. E4 provided they fall within the drill bits and typewriter ribbons. The The graduate's final grademust be current percentile listed opposite the new system, which is gaining in at least as high as thegrade re- school. The percentiles are computed popularitythroughout theFleet, is presenting the percentilecomputed quarterly. based onmoney. on the basic of U.S. Navy students Schools whichare marked with Basically, it works like this:In- attending the school during the pre- one asterisk (*) are recent additions stead of looking upthe requisition vious quarter. to the list. Two asterisks ( ** ) numberand filling out forms in Onechange concerns Class A signifies that satisfactory completion triplicate for eachitem, the Navy- schools which offer instruction in man merelyasks his storekeeper to more than one phase-basic and ad- make up a requisition-one requisi- vanced-and whichrequire a six- I GitmoHitsOne Billion I tion-for the total price of his shop- year obligation before a student can Navymen at Guantanamo Bay be- ping list. The Navyman then goes be assigned to the course's advanced gan drinking their own brand of dis- over toTenMart on thetender uss phases. tilledwater nearly two years ago. Fdton (AS 11). Only students who are eligible for Since that time theGuantanamo TenMart is a Navy-typesuper- theadvanced phase are now eli- DesalinizationPlant has been pro- market. The submariner picks up a gible for automaticadvancement. ducingfresh water for the isolated shoppingbasket and selects the Another proviso in thenew eli- base at the rate of over two million items he needs from the self-service gibility rules provides a breakfor gallons per day. shelves. thestudent who is selectedfor the In a ceremony recently, Rear Ad- When he'sfinished shopping, the advancedphase of studyyet lacks miralJohn D. Bulkeley, the Guan- Navyman moves to check-outa the necessary percentilerating for tanamoNaval Base Commander, counter, where the value of his pur- advancementupon completion of twisted a valvewhich filled a chases is totaled andthe money the basic phase of his training. souvenirjug with the one billionth spent is registered on the requisi- Suchstudents will be givenan gallon of freshwater produced by tion. Tothe tune of tinklingcash opportunity to qualify for automatic the plant. registers, the submariner leaves Ten- advancement if theircumulative Self-sufficiency for the Base with Mart, gives the requisitionback to Class A Schoolgrade average is at regard to water became necessary in the storekeeper and goes backto least as high as the percentile grade February1964, when the Cuban work. establishedfor the basicphase of Governmentstopped the flowof For every 15 requisitionssub- the course, provided, of course, the water from the YaterasRiver water mittedbefore TenMart's opening, studentsare qualifiedin allother plantwhich hadsupplied Guan- only one is filled out now. The sav- respects. tanamo Naval Base for over 25 years. ings in time, money and nerve end- BuPers Inst1430.14B gives an (See ALL HANDS,May 1964, p. 10.) ings are considerable.

62 ALL HANDS War . GamesAgency, Organization of city of DongHoi, North Vietnam, in theJoint Chiefs of Staff,from 4 Mar the face of heavy and accurate antiair- 1963 to 10 Feb 1966, for his contribu- craft fire which ultimately cost him his tions to the sojution of problems affect- life.His airmanship, courage and de- ing national security. votion to duty were in keeping with the highesttraditions of the U. S. Naval "For extraordinaryheroism . . ." Service.

* DICKSON,EDWARD A., Lieutenant, * LAHAYEJAMES D., Commander, USN, USNR, posthumously,for service as a posthumously,pilotas of an F8D jet attack pilotwith Attack Squadron Crmsader aircraft on 8 May 1965, while 155 aboard uss CoralSea (CVA 43), serving .as commandingofficer of during a retaliatoryair strike against uss "For heroismor extraordinary achievement Fighter Squadron 111, aboard Mid- the Dong Hoi Army Barracks and stag- way ( CVA 41), duringoperations in aerial flight . ." ingarea in NorthVietnam, on 7 Feb . against enemy aggressor forces in Viet- 1965.When struck by intense enemy * GRAY, HAROLD E.,JR., Lieutenant nam.Leading a flight of eight aircraft antiaircraft fire on the low-level run-in Commander,USN, posthumously, while on an antiaircraftsuppression mission to the target area, his plane burst into servingwith Attack Squadron 25, em- against an enemy airfield, CDR LaHaye, flames. LT Dicksonstayed with the barked in uss Midway ( CVA 41 ). Dur- in the face of heavy, hostile antiaircraft aircraft until he had released his, bombs ing a convoy strike on the night of 21 fire, initiated the strike for Attack Car- on the target. Followinghis attack, he May1965, LCDR Gray led successive rier Air Wing Two and struck his target headed toward the sea, where he ejected attacks against the target in the face of withdevastating effect. When his air- from the plane. By hisinspiring and heavy and accurateenemy automatic craftsustained severe damage from courageous devotion to duty, LT Dick- weaponsfire, resulting innear total antiaircraft fire, he piloted the stricken sonupheld the finesttraditions of the destruction of 50-trucka convoy in jetthrough intense opposition away U. S. NavalService. NorthVietnam. from enemy territory to the open sea. " - :: , -" -. I " .-" _. - " " " - " Gold Star inlieu of Second Award * SHEA, JAMES P., Lieutenant (jg), USNR, posthumously, as pilot of an air- craftin Attack Squadron 215, oper- GRAY,HAROLD E.,JR., Lieutenant * atingfrom uss Hancock (CVA 19) on Commander, USN posthumously,as a pilot in Attack Squadron 25, embarked 20 Apr1965. Sighting a convoy of enemytrucks during a nightroad re- "For exceptionallymeritorious conduct in in uss Midway (CVA 41 ), during oper- theperformance ofoutstanding service to ationsagainst enemy aggressor forces connaissance mission in North Vietnam, thegovernment of theUnited States . . ." inNorth Vietnam on 7 Aug 1965. LTJG Shea carried out a rocket attack * BRESS,HENRY, Captain, USN, from in the face of intenseground fire and LCDRGray participated in successive succeeded in destroying several vehicles. June 1964 to November 1965 as prime attacks on a military installation in the moverwithin the Office of the Chief However,his aircraftdid not recover of Naval Operations in connection with fromone of the dives and exploded Fleet Research Investigation FR-69, for when it hit the ground. hiswork in completing a weapons test ahead of schedule,thus insuring im- Navy CO Honored proved future missilesystems for the by Vietnamese Fleet. The commanding officer of the Navy's HeadquartersSupport * LATTU, ONNIE PETER, Rear Admiral, Activity, Saigon, was recently SC,USN, as Director of the Office of awardedthe Vietnamese Medal "For heroic conduct notinvolving actual Oil and Gas,Department of the In- of Honor,First Class, for his conflict with an enemy . . ." terior,from 7 Jul 1964to30 Nov efforts and accomplishments in 1965for his work in directing the in- * MARIAN,FRANKLIN, Gunner's Mate the capitalcity area of Saigon, 3rd Class, USN, while serving on board tensive effort which brought the newly South Vietnam, during two years authorizedEmergency Petroleum and uss Shangri-La (CVA 38) on the GasAdministration to a highdegree in this assignment. afternoon of 3 Sep 1965. Upon observ- of readiness for mobilizing the nation's Captain Archie C. Kuntze, usx, ing that acivilian shipyard employee petroleumresources in the event of a received themedal from Major had collapsed from lack of oxygen in a national emergency. General Le Nguyen Khang, Com- voidon the shipand was apparently mandingGeneral of the Capital unconscious, Marian descended into the oxygen-deficientvoid and brought the * STOCKDALE,JAMES B., Commander, Military Region and Military Governor of Saigon. victim upthe ladderto the entrance, USN, for outstanding leadership, profes- where others pulled him to safety. Upon sional competence and enthusiastic de- CAPT Kuntze's assignment in- reaching the top of the ladder, Marian votion to the fulfillment of hisrespon- volved manyfacets of military- wasovercome andfell unconscious to sibilities, thus reflecting great credit on civilian community relations. thedeck of the void. He wassubse- himself and the Navy. TheCombat The citation covered the period quentlyrescued by another shipmate. Distinguishing Device is authorized. since June 1964 whenCAPT Throughhis prompt and courageous Kuntze assumed command of the actionsin the face of greatpersonal * VANARSDALL, CLYDE, J., JR., Rear support activity. risk, Marian undoubtedly saved the life Admiral, USN, as Chief of the Joint of the civilian employee,

JUNE 1966 63 The United States Navy Guardian of our Country TheUnited Stotes Novy is responsible for maintaining control of thesea and is a readyforce on watch at homeand overseas,copoble of strong action to preserve thf peoce or of instant offensive action to wln In wor. Itis uponthe mointenonce of this control officer says it is a true story and he is n0t.a tugboat sailor. thatour country‘s gloriousfuture depends. The United States Navy exists to make it so. The tale begins with Fleet tug number 92laboring off the coast We Serve with Honor of Southern California, towing the hulk of an ancient destroyer. Traditionvolor and victory ore the Navy‘s heritage ‘from the post. To these ma be This early example had long since seen its best days, and the addeddedication, discipline and vigiLnce os the watchwords of thepresent and fu- hulk was to serve as a target for bombing runs during the First ture. At home or on distant stations, we Fleet exercise Gray Ghost. serve with pride, confident in therespect of our country, our shipmates,and ourfomi- Number 92, like all good Fleet tugs, followed her orders to the lies. Our responsibilities sober us; our ad- versities strengthen US. letter. The destroyer hulk (“The Enemy” in Gray Ghost termi- Service to God ond Country isour special nology) was taken to a predetermined location and cast loose to privilege. We serve with honor. The Future of the Navy awaitthe arrival of the naval air arm.Faithfully, Number 92 TheNovy willolwoys employnew weap- stuck by her charge, but not too close. ons, newtechniques and greater powerto protectand defend the United States onthe The aircraft checked in on schedule and spent a good many sea, under the sea, and in the air. Now and in the future, control of the seo minutespounding away at The Enemy, scoringseveral very gives the UnitedStotes her greatest odvon- tage for themointenonce of peoce and for good bomb hits. But thisdestroyer showed the stuff it was victory inwar. Mobility,sur rise, dispersal made of. Near dusk the aircraft went home, leaving the destroyer ond offensive power are the eeynates of the new Navy. The roots of the Novylie in o badly damaged but still stubbornly afloat. strong belief in the future, in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflectionon It was the surface Navy’s turn. Two destroyers and a cruiser our heritoge from the post. Never have ouropportunities and our re- closed with thetarget, bringing their heavy batteries to bear. sponsibilities been greater. Tugboat number 92 stood back a respectful distance. But justice does exist, and92 was toget a piece of the action. The heavy gunners held theirfire and the tugwas allowed All HANDS The Bureau of Naval Per- sonnelCareer Publication, to makea “diversionary attack on TheEnemy.” Number 92 solicits interesting storymoteriol and photographs fromindividuals shi s, stotions, squad- threw absolutely everything she had into the attack,firing several rons ond other sources: Alp material received times with her three-incher. is carefully considered for publication. Here ore o few suggestions for preporing The “Enemy” sank immediately, leaving the big-time gunners and submitting material: with cold barrels and no legal target. There’s o good story in everyjob that‘s be- “Sorry aboutthat,” was the wordto thebig boysfrom the i?g performed, whether it‘s on a nuclear car- rler, o tugboat, in the submarine service orin Fleet Commander. We’i-e not absolutely sure of his sincerity. theSeobees. The man on the scene is best qualified totell what‘s going on inhis outfit. *** Stories about routine day-to-day iobs ore prot- ablymost interesting to the rest of theFleet. If you were a crewmember of uss Holland (AS 32) you would Thisis the only way everyone con get o look now be inreceipt of the fine, new cruisebook which depicts at all the different ports of the Novy. her first year of existence as a sub tender. Articles about new types of unclassified equipment,research projects, all types ofNovy as- Sparklingcaptions andplenty of excellent photos show the signments and duties, academic and historical subjects,personnel on libertyor during leisure men of Holland at work-many of which ALL HANDSwould have hours, and humorous and interesting feature been only too happy to publish if given the opportunity. (We’d subjects are oll of interest. Photogrophs are very importont, and should still like them-eight by ten glossies, one copyonly, of photos accompany the articles if possible. However, a that do justice to the ship and crew.) good story should never be held bock for lock of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers clear, well- Incidentally, other ships preparing cruise books are encouraged identified, 8-by-10 glossy prints, but is not restricted to use of this type. All persons in the to forwarda representative selection of theirbetter photos to photographs should be dressed smartly and ALL HANDS. correctlywhen in uniform, andbe identified by full nameond rote or rankwhen possible. Lo- cationand general descriptive informotion and *** thenome of the photogropher should olsa be The idea isn’t new, of course, but members of the crew of uss given. Photogrophers should strive for originol- ity, andtoke action pictures rother than group Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) aren’t the ones to bickerover shots. details. ALL HANDS does not usepoems (except New Year‘s day logs), songs, stories onchange of CaptainG. F. Colleran is convinced thatthe “goodguys”- cammond, or editorial type articles. The writer’s nomeand rote or rank should be includedan those who do their job well, stay out of trouble, and pay their on orticle. Material timed for o certaindate or debts-should receive a touch of recognition. event must be received before the first dayof the month precedingthe month of intended In this instance, recognition takes the form of aspecial 48- publication. I hour liberty in the middle of the week. Address moteriol toEditor, ALL HANDS, 1809 Arlington Annex, Novy Deportment, Washing- ‘ The program is scheduledto continue throughout Bon Homme ton, D.C. 20370. ‘ Richard’s current upkeep period at Long Beach.

0 AT RIGHT: ON THE MOVE-Navy Swift boatschurn up thewater inthe Gulf of Thailandwhile patrolling coastal area of Vietnam toprevent Viet Cang intil- tration andsmuggling of armsand supplies.

64 ALL HANDS I Eyes In All Directions