The Bureau of Naval Personnel Career Publication

**Ail HANDS* THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION

J A N U A R Y 1968 Nav-Pers-0 1968 JANUARY NUMBER 612

VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN TheChief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRALBERNARD M. STREAN, USN TheDeputy Chief of NavalPersonnel CAPTAIN JAMES G. ANDREWS, USN AssistantChief for Morale Services

TABLE OF CONTENTS Features Home From the Sea-A Big Welcome ...... 2 Tomea Cougar,and Join the Jet Set ...... 6 Meetthe FourHundred-They Keep Those Jets Flying ...... 8 Floating Lab: USS Mizar ...... 10 GallupHas Jet-Up-and-Go Too ...... 11 The Champs: They Made It With Es ...... 12 Want Good Food? The Neys Have It ...... 14 JunkPatrol ...... 17 JunglePatrol ...... 18 AnInterview WithMCPON: Master ChiefBlack ...... 20 A Report on Judo: Black BeltNavy ...... 22 TheHabitability Team ...... 35 CenterspreadFeature YourIdeas Are Worth Money! ...... 30 Introducing ... Ben Suggs ...... 32 Departments Lettersto the Editor ...... 26 Today’s Navy ...... 36 NavyNew Year’s Log ...... 54 BulletinBoard HousingAssignment Procedures Spelled Out in CNO Directive ...... 44 CrowHunters Have Good Chance of BaggingLimit ...... 47 cumstances warrant sending direct to sub- RatingControl Desk Ready to HelpYou ...... 49 activities the Bureaushould be informed. SeaDuty Cutoff Datesfor Seavey Segment A-68 ...... 50 Distributionto Marine Corpspersonnel SpecialReport is effected by theCommandant US. Ma- rine Corps.Requests fromMarine Activi- ForNavy Juniors: Scholarship Opportunities ...... 58 tiesshould be addressed to the Com- TaffrailTalk ...... 64 mandant. PERSONALCOPIES: This magazine is for sale by Superintendent John A. Oudine, Editor of Documents, US. GovernmentPrinting Oftice, Washington,D.C. 20402. The rate AssociateEditors forALL HANDS is 25 centsper copy; subscription price $2.50 a year,domestic G. Vern Blasdell, News (includingFPO and APO address far Don Addor, layout & Art overseas mail); $3.50 foreign. Remittances should bemade to the Superintendent of AnnHanabury, Research Documents. Subscriptions are accepted for Gerald Wolff, Reserve one, twoor threeyears.

0 FRONT COVER: MANNING THE RAIL--Crewmembersof heavycruiser USS NewportNews (CA 148) standformation during International Naval Review held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Onboard were 155 midshipmenparticipating in their at-sea trainingprogram.

0 AT LEFT: SWING SHIFT-Doubleboatswain’s chair highlines Under Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Bairdand ADM John J. Hyland, Commander inChief Pacific Fleet, from USS Haleakaka(AE 24) to USS Kawishiwi (A0 146) duringvisit to ships on station in the Tonkin Gulf.-Photo by R. C. Moen, PHC, USN.

0 CREDIT: All photographspublished in ALL HANDS Magazineare officialDepartment of Defensephotos unless otherwise designated. were a river hydro-survey with mem- Oak Hill‘s most unusualcargo. She bers of Underwater Demolition Team transportedthe junk to Kaohsiung, 11, and a joint U. S.-Philippine train- Taiwan,where the local fishermen’s ing exercise. association presented the ship with a Weiss also became a mother ship banner and bouquet of flowers. for Swift boats and Coast Guard cut- Oak Hill was also called upon to ters.She provided hot meals, sup- salvage a Swift boat, PCF 97, after plies, and repair parts to the coastal other attempts had failed. The craft surveillance craft. hadbeen sunk by hostile fire 150 The attack transport uss Mont- miles southwest of Saigon.Within rose (APA 212), also backin her eighthours of herarrival on the San Diego home port after a seven- scene, Oak Hill had the patrol craft monthtour. aboardand on its way toa repair Overseas assignments forMontrose facility. included a five-week period as sup- The San Diego-based tank land- portship for river craftoperations ingship uss KemperCounty (LST near Vung Tau, Vietnam. 854), after seven and one-half She also took part in an amphibi- months with the Seventh Fleet. ous landing exercise with the Korean KemperCounty’s dutiesin the Navy and Marines. Shelater oper- combatarea included shuttling mu- ated near the Demilitarized Zone be- nitions between Da Nangand Chu tween North and South Vietnam. Lai,and acting as mother ship for e uss Seminole (AKA 104), after craft of River Flotilla One, a mobile seven months away from San Diego, river force. herhome port. Seminole carried uss Snohomish County (LST cargoto Vung Tau,and Da Nang, 1126), at San Diego after an eight- Vietnam, then joined Montrose in month deployment. the amphibious trainingexercise with Duringher WestPac tour, she the Korean Navy. transported vehicles, ammunition, Seminole took part in four combat general cargo and combat troops to operationsnear the Demilitarized various trouble spots along Vietnam’s Zone: Beau Charger, Bear Bite, Bear rivers. Claw, and Beacon Guide. Snohomish County, accompanied uss Oak Hill (LSD 7), after by uss Caroline County (LST 525), steaming more than 35,000 miles in pioneeredU. S. ship navigation of herseven-month deployment inthe the shallow Cua Viet River, near the FarEast. A 6O-ton NationalistChi- Demilitarized Zone. nese fishingjunk, stranded in Subic Cargo was previously transported Bay after being damaged at sea, was by small utility landing craft limited

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thonsands of gallons of fresh water, with the Sixth Fleet,logging more Newportafter a seven-month, In one six-week periodin the than 40,000 miles and visiting ports 30,000-milecruise as part of the SouthChina Sea, Sacramento pro- in Spain,Italy, Sicily, Malta,Crete, NATO exercise MatchmakerThree. videdover 200 separateunderway France and Majorca. The manyports visited included replenishments. Two Newport-based destroyers, Hamilton,Bermuda; Lisbon, Por- The internalcombustion repair uss Fiske (DD 842), and Dyess tugal; Hamburg, Germany;Rotter-

ship uss Tutuila (ARG 4)~ after (DDR 880), after four months’ Mid- dam, Netherlands; and Montreal and seven months off the coast of dle East duty. Quebec, Canada. Vietnam. Duringtheir deployment,both While on the Matchmaker cruise, Duringher tom, Tutuila was as- ships aided vessels in distress. Dyess Zellars welcomed 75,000 visitors in signed to Commander Naval Forces, helped the sloop Atlantis afterthat the 12 nations visited. Vietnam, supporting Operation Mar- vessel and a merchant ship collided, USS Essex (CVS 9), back from ket Time and Came Warden forces, damaging the boat’s rigging beyond a four-monthdeployment to North- Tutuila’s responsibility was repair repair. Dyess towed the sloop to the ern Europeand the Mediterranean. andupkeep of destroyers,radar Creek island of Rhodes. The 26,000-mile cruisecarried the picketships, Coast Guard cutters, Fiske went to the aid of two ships QuonsetPoint-based carrier into Swift boats, tank landing ships, and within a period of fourdays. First ports in Norway,Holland, West river patrol boats. was the Panamanian cargo ship Pearl Germany,England, Italy, andthe of Victoria, which was in danger of islands of Malta and Sicily. Ships returning from Atlantic and breaking up in heavyseas. Fiske’s Duringthe cruise, Navy Unit Mediterraneandeployments in- motorwhaleboat was dispatchedto Band 146, embarked in Essex, enter- cluded : help the merchant ship’s crew of 39 tained approximately 320,000 people Four ships of Escort Squadron abandon ship. Whenthe seas sub- in thevarious countries visited. On Eight and one from Escort Squadron sided next morning, the crew elected a two-daytour of SouthHolland, 10, uss Rrumhy (DE 1044), Hartley to return to their ship to save herand 200,000 heardthe band in a series (DE 1029), Lester (DE 1022), her cargo. of jazz concerts and special appear- Willis (DE 39.5), and Courtney (DE Fourdays later, Fiske aided the ances. 1021), back in Newport, R. I., after crew of aSaudi Arabian ship. The The band’s largest single audience three months’ deployment. tanker D’Karum was aground on the came in Hamburg, when a crowd of Covering nearly 26,000 miles, the island of Dahret Abid, about 20 miles 32,000 gathered in the town park for squadronvisited ports in Norway, off the old porttown of Saukin, a jazz concert. Denmark, Sweden,Finland, Scot- Sudan. The crew had left the ship One of the highlights of the cruise, land, England, West Germany, Hol- and were on the island withont food accordingto a newsrelease, came land, Spain, Italy, and the islands of and water. when Essex steamed into the waters Malta and Sicily. A crew was dispatched in a motor of the ArcticOcean, andher crew Theguided missile cruiser uss whaleboatto learn the needs and was officially admittedinto the Galveston (CLG 3), afterseven condition of the men on the island, “Royal Order of the Blue Nose.” months in the Mediterranean. A afterwhich supplies were taken The ship was conducting operations Pacific Fleet ship homeported in San ashore. with NATO forces at the time. Diego, Galveston did temporary duty uss Zellars (DD 777), back in -Jim Teague, 101, USN

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Before thestudent pilot leaves this advanced training, he will have logged 140 hours of flying timein the Cougar. Before beginningthese scheduledtraining flights, called syllabus flights, he will undergo four weeks of groundtraining which coversa variety of subjectswhich will further his knowledge and prepare him for his job in the fleet. Here’s a list of the subjects he will coverduring these four weeks: aerodynamics;aviation safety; aero- medicine;carrier air traffic control; code and blinker; engineering of the Cougar; flight rules and regulations; instrumentnavigation; leadership; meteorology; NATOPS; operational navigation; radar fundamentals; and weapons and warfare orientation. Thefuture pilot will thenspend severalperiods in a mockup of the Cougar and will receiveseveral flight procedure briefings. These Join the J briefings andthe periods inthe flightprocedure andinstrument trainerare scheduled to correlate with his varioussyllabus flights as thestudent progressesthrough the various flight stages. Duringthis period he will famil- iarize himself with the aircraft, learn the basic instruments and instrument navigationprinciples. He will receive his standard instrument rating AFTER THE FLIGHT-Following an exercise, students meet withinstructors aftercompleting the latter stage of for debriefingsession. This completes anotherstep toward their wings. training. The student is then ready for advanced education which will further prepare him for his job in the fleet. He will study formation flying, night familiarization,operational navigation, solo instrument navigation, air- to-groundweapons, air-to-air weap- onry, tactics and carrier qualification. Each of the flightsduring this trainingrequires one and a half hours of briefingand one-half hour of debriefing. After completing this training, the student is eligible for his wings. He hasbecome a naval aviator, and is prepared for assignment to any type of jet aircraft squadron in the Navy. The new pilot will then report to acarrier replacement air wingfor training in the specificaircraft to which he is assigned. It has taken many hours of study

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HE ROARING noise of a Phantom %allup and her sister ship, uss Ashe- jet aircraftengine can beheard vilk (PG 84), areboth in Vietnam across the waters of the South China assigned to Operation Market Time. Sea. Every man aboard has a working There’s a forward jolt and a blast knowledge of all the diverse skills of wind-members of the crew bend needed to run the jet gunboat so forwardwiththeir feet firmly that each is able to replace any other planted to keep their balance. crewmembershould the needarise. You’d expect this kind of situation Gallup is capable of highspeed, on the flightdeck of an aircraft but she isalso poweredby twin carrier, but this is not a CVA.It’s dieselsproviding 1750 horsepower the Navy’s newesthigh-speed gun- for normal cruising at 17 to 18 knots. boat, uss Gallup (PC85), which has The gunboat is armed with a rapid- justshifted from herconventional fire, 3-inchgun, a 40-mm cannon twindiesel engines to the 13,500- and .50-caliber machine guns. horsepower jet engine.This engine Sheoperates eight days on sta- can propel the gunboat from 0 to 40 tion, then spends two days in port. knots in less than 60 seconds. “We have the facilities andcan Gallup operateswith Operation carry the provisions tostay on sta- Market Time patrols along the coast tion much longer,”said Lieutenant of South Vietnam. Commander William T. Spane,Jr., The turbojet engine enables her to USN, commanding officer of PG 85. close quickly on a sampan or junk Gallup is the second naval vessel that might betrying toinfiltrate tobear the name in honor of the enemy men or supplies. New Mexico city. The first was PF The 28 officers and enlisted men 47,one of a series of small patrol aboard Gallup arespecially trained ships built during World War 11. tooperate this new jet job. Only -Story and Photos by four of these 164-foot gunboats exist. R. C. Veeder, PHC, USN ning ships’ bridges. Ships and men wear it with pride. Below is a listing of 1967 “E” award winners received at this time. The sharp ships listed were judged to be the best in their class, as determined by their respective type commanders. The winners include:

Amphibious Force, Atlantic Service Force, Pacific Mountrail(APA 213) Pyro (AE 24) Rockbridge (APA 228) Sacramento (AOE1) Shadwell (LSD 15) Pollux(AKS 4) Guam (LPH9) Cacapon (A0 52) Plymouth Rock (LSD29) Harsayompo (A0 145) Yoncey (AKA 93) Tillomook (ATA 192) Dodge County (LST 722) Tutuila (ARG4) LCU1625 Joson (AR 8) Current (ARS 22) Mine Force, Atlantic Mataco (ATF 86) Hummingbird (MSC 192) Arikoro(ATF 98) Vigor (MSO 473) Serrono (AGS24) Fearless (MSO 442) Sagacity (MSO 469) Amphibious Force, Pacific Notable (MSO 460) Worhburn(AKA 108) Nahant (AN 83) TACRON11 Page County (LST 1076) MSTS, Atlantic Litchfield County (IS1 901) USNS Victoria(I-AK 281) ”Smort St Francis River (LSMR 525) Ship” Mine Force, Pacific Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Vireo (MSC 205) Pacific Loyolty (MSO 457) Canberro (CAG 2) Leoder (MSO 490) Frontier(AD 25) MSL 24 Shields(DD 596) MS8 53

USS Sampson (DDG 10)

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there will helittle or noleftovers. (Thrift and waste are important factors in Ney judging.) Other ships and stations with food good enoughto earn their nomina- tions for 1967 Ney awards were: AmphibiousForce, Pacific-ogden (LPD 5), Tulare (AKA 112) Naval Air Force, Pacific-coral Sea (CVA 43) Submarine Force, Pacific-Proteus (AS 19), U.S. Grant(SSBN 631) ServiceForce, Pacific-Klondike (AR 22), Bellatrix (AF 62) MineForce, Pacific - Gallant (MSO 489) AmphibiousForce, Atlantic - Rockbridge(APA 228) ON THE LINE-Gilmore’s and Denebola’s serving lines were winners. Below: Naval Air Force, Atlantic-Sara- toga (CVA 60) Command ship USS Wright (CC 2) was runner-up in the class for large ships. SubmarineForce, Atlantic-Bar- racuda (SST 3) ServiceForce, Atlantic-Cadmus (AR 14) Mine Force,Atlantic - Ozark (MCS 2), Pandemus (ARL 18) Cruiser-DestroyerForce, Atlantic “Edward McDonnelZ (DE 1043) Eastern Sea Frontier-Obserua- tionIsland (EAG 154) First Naval District-Construction Battalion Center Davisville, R. I. Third Naval District-Naval Sta- fion Brooklyn, N. Y. FourthNaval District-Inactive ShipMaint. Facility Philadelphia, Pa. Fifth Naval District-Fleet Anti- Air Warfare Trng. Center Dam Neck, Va. Sixth NavalDistrict - NAAS Whiting Field, Fla. NinthNaval District - Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Ill. Tenth Naval District-Naval Sta- tion Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico EleventhNaval District-NAS Miramar, Calif. ROOM AT THE TOP-USS Davidson (DE 1045) and USS Topeka(CLG 8) ThirteenthNaval District-Naval Supply Depot Seattle, Wash. finished among thenine finalists along with Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan. FourteenthNaval District-NAS Barber’s Point,Hawaii. FifteenthNaval District-Naval Station Rodman, Canal Zone SeventeenthNaval District-Na- val Station Adak, Alaska NavalDistrict Washington-Na- valWeapons Laboratory Dahlgren, V3. NavalForces Marianas - NAS Agana, Guam NavalForces Europe-Naval Se- curityGroup Activity Edzell, Scot- land Naval Air Force, Atlantic-Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland

16 ALL HANDS LTJG Jimmy F. Jensen, USN, and iunk CO watch from bow. Junkmen stand ready as civilian craft is checked out.

AN ORIENTAL junk with high prow, sions to assist the villagersin the red bow and painted eyes to see area and at the base with everyday in the night is something most U. S. problems. Navymenhave never dreamed of Ridingthe junks onpatrol is a sailing. major part of the job for the four But in Vietnamthere are those Americans. The normal patrol is 24 who do. hours and the junks usually work in TheseAmericans are advisors to teams. The patrolsare similar to the Vietnamese Navy’s Coastal those of OperationMarket Time Groups called Junk Forces, conductedby U. S. Navy units. Four suchmen are advisor Lieu- However, the junks sometimes patrol tenant Joseph M. Lang and his three closer to shore in their effort to stop assistants: Lieutenant (jg) Jimmy F. enemy infiltration. Jensen, the group’s XO; Bodtswain’s On patrols the junk advisors take MateSecond Class Lawrence P. up chopsticksat meal time and eat Malone,seamanship advisor; and with their Vietnamese crewmembersl Engineman Second Class Stephen D. The meal is usually fish and rice. Honeyman, engineering advisor. “Sometimes we addeana of They are the Co Van My (Ameri: boned chicken or turkey to the pot can advisors) to Vietnamese Coastal toperk upthe diet,” said LTJG Group 26 basedat Binh Ba Island. Jensen. Binh Bais locatednear Cam Ranh Long,hot patrols, dangerous am- Bay 160 miles northeast of Saigon. bush missions andthe uncountable Operationally, the U. S. Navymen problems of liaison are the lot of the accompany and advise the Viet- junk advisors. namesenormalon junk patrol, But some evenings they can hang ashore on ambushpatrol, as liaison up their camouflage fatiguehats, to U. S. units while engaged in large break out a cold drink, relax a little scale operations, on civic action mis- and maybe even think about home. s. D. Honeyman, EM2, and 1. P. Maldie(rt.) Navyadvisor LTJG J. F. Jenren treats cut eat with Vietnameseguests. during inspection. Shellfrom WW II is examined by 11 GeorgeCreighton, USN, Below: EOD mensurface following underwater training.

A NEW Hawaiian Command is in the touchy business of identifying and disarming explosives which may range from crude Viet Cong mines to modern nuclear weapons. The ExDlosive Ordnance Disposal Group Pacific (EODGRUkAC), commissioned a< the Naval Ammuni- tion Depot, Oahu, consolidates many of the previously separate functions of Pacific EOD units. EODGRUPAC now provides training, administration and logisticsupport for 54 EOD teamsdeployed in Vietnam,on board ship, andat militaryinstallations throughout the Pacific. Training at EODGRUPAC is an extension of school- ing the explosives technicians receive at the parent EOD School at Indian Head, Md. In Hawaii, however, training is oriented toward missions likely to be encountered in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Included in the Hawaii training are underwater techniques in mine disposal (in both clear and dark water conditions), as well as familiarization with various types of U. S. and foreignordnance peculiar to the Pacific area. EOD personnel bound for Vietnam receive a special course in a small, but typical, Viet Cong “village,” complete with dummy mines, booby traps and mosquitoes. Most of the instructors are veterans of Vietnam service, and are expert in handling and disarming explosives Booby-trappedvillage helps train EOD men.Below: R. B. Pierce commonly found in Southeast Asia. rigs Chinese mortar os minefor training session. EOD students get theword onnew MK-VI breathinggear. Instructorlocates dummy booby-trap insideVC hut. PATROL The Pacific EOD men perform a variety of potentially explosive jobs on board ship, on land and deep in the water. Many havedistinguished themselves in recenq actions. , Commander Charles K. Naylor, EODGRUPAC’s corn; manding officer, for example, received the Navy Com- mendation Medal after he directed the underwater explosive operationsneeded to refloat the destroyer uss Frank Knox (DDR 742),which went aground at Pratas Reef in the South China Sea in July 1965. Safecrackingtouch is used to remove fuse.Below: Trainees learn to recognize and avoid Viet Cong style “bear trap.” Another EOD man who gained public recognition for his work is Chief EnginemanJohn J. Lyons, who, according to his citation, “risked his life to help a doctor remove a live 60-mm mortar shellembedded in thebody of a Vietnamese soldier.” The EOD workers, all volunteers, represent a cross- section of variousratings. They mustundergo stiff physical and mental examinations before acceptance at the nine-month basic course at Indian Head, where they learn the art of rendering a piece of ordnance safe-the technician’s way of saying he has disarmed it. At Indian Head, in Hawaii, and on the job, EOD personnel are constantly reminded that working with live ordnance involves littleor no marginfor error. EOD jobs eithersucceed or fail.Thanks to advanced EOD training techniques, such as those employed by EOD- GRUPAC, success is virtually assured, but doesn’t come easily. -Toby Marquez, JOC, USN.

Donald Coles, Ell, checks out hand-held sonar unit. AN INt'ERVIEW wm MC N JANUARY 1967, MasterChief MCPON perhapsadds a little pres- Correspondence. Most ofit in- I Gunner's MateDelbert D. Black tigeto the billet, but the job itself volvesindividual interests or prob- was selectedto fill newa billet hasn'tchanged. My functionas en- lems. A man may writeto explain known as Senior Enlisted Advisor to listedadvisor to theChief ofNaval that some programor policy has the Chief of NavalPersonnel. The Personnel (Vice Admiral B. J. Semmes, created a problem for him. We make job's title has since been changed to Jr.) is the same now as it was before. every effort to help, but at the same Master Chief Petty Officerof the time we avoidbypassing any chain Navy, butthe dutiesinvolved re- Howoften do you meet with of command. If we're asked for main the same. VADMl Semmes? something that should be handled at Whatarethe duties of the Once a week. If 1 want to see him the command level, we send it back. MCPON? at any other time to discuss a matter Generally speaking,though, there's It'sclear the Navy's senioren- I think he shouldknow about, I call verylittle correspondencemy office listed man has had, for the most part, his aide for an appointment. has not been able to dosomething a free hand at writing his own job with. description. Chief Black sees the Topics of discussion? MCPONbillet as adirect line of Varied. We talkabout matters of Some examples? communicationbetween Navy en- interest to enlistedpersonnel in gen- I think it's particularlynoteworthy listed men and women and the Chief eral, or individualproblems. Rights that so manysenior petty officers of NavalPersonnel. He described and benefits, uniforms, advancement, have taken the time to prepare ques- himself as a working chief who is in housing andother subjectsreceive tionnairesasking their men for com- aposition to advise cognizant offi- plenty of discussion. 1 maybe asked ments and suggestions.These are cials of individual,area and Navy- for my opinion of specific programs forwardedto my officeand arm me wide personnel problems. He said he in effect or proposed. I try to express withFleet thinking when I'm asked works under the Chief of Naval Per- what I feelis right, and always try for opinions or advice. I wishmore sonnel, but emphasized thathe to put my finger on the consensus of commands woulddo this. Also, I works forevery enlisted manand thinking in the Fleet. frequentlyhear from leadership and woman in the Navy. career counseling schools and teams. In the following, the first of peri- How doyou determine what Fleet Theirreports help us determine odicreports dealing with MCPON thinking is? further what the men in the Fleet are activities, Chief Black responds to a I travel a lot and talk with as many interestedin. number of questionsabout his job Navy peopleas I can. 1 ask them andwhat he's accomplishedduring for opinions.Correspondence from Does your knowledge of what the his first year in office. the Fleet runs quite high. We receive Fleet is thinking haveany influence some 20 to 30 letters a day;more withBuPers boards dealing with en- What prompted the change in title after 1 make a trip. I might add that listed matters? fromSenior Enlisted Advisor to so far no one has told me what I can It may. I've spentconsiderable MasterChief Petty Oficer of the or can't say. I thinka freehand for time sitting in on boards as a member Navy? the MCPON addsauthority to the or advisor.Here again, if asked for It was felt MCPON would be more office. advice or opinions, I say what I think, inline with the element of authority based on my own 27 years' experi- indicatedby titlesthe other services What occupies most of your time ence, what I'm toldin correspond- have fortheir seniorenlisted men. in the office? ence or hear duringtravels, and

TRAVELING MAN-First year forMaster Chief Petty Officer of theNavy r added upto a lot of traveling. Here,Master Chief Black talkswith Oklahoma recruiting unitand members Navyof Wives Club.

20 what I think the consensus of opinion accordance withthe BuPers Manual, or desire in the Fleet is. then be transferredto a receiving station for final separation. Certainly What are some specific matters of anyone who has served the Navy for general interest? 20 years or more deserves some form We had alarge number of tele- of special thanks. phone callsand letters last summer One of many suggestions my office askingfor guidance onCPO initi- has received wasthe one calling for ations. Navywide formation of a Gold Hash- Thesewere the result of apolicy mark Club. I checked withvarious directiveon the subject ofinitiations sections in BuPers,and concluded and ceremonies (SecNavInst. 5060.- that such a club would be more 20). The instruction seemed clear to effective and would have more me; it saidin effect that CPOiniti- prestige if handledat the command ationsand ceremonies associated level. with special events such ascrossing the equator arepermissible as long DO youmaintain contact with as theyare not hazardous or detri- Navy-interest organizations? mental, and do not involve unbecom- A number of veterans and service- ing conduct. mefi familyorganizations affiliated A lotof chiefsgot the ideathat with or interested in the Navy have this meant the traditional,highly in- asked me to speak beforetheir formalCPO initiation should be dis- groupsor attend meetings. 1 wish I continued and replaced witha had more time for this. Unfortunately, strictly formal ceremony. I have toturn a lot of them down. Not so. There is no objection to I am particularlyanxious to support CPOinitiations conducted in a the NavyRelief Society, the Fleet humorous vein, but at the same time, ReserveAssociation and the Navy theyshould not be hazardous. Wives Clubs.These are among the Propersupervision and planning can organizationsthat do a great deal insure that the honorand pride that to get things done for Navy people. go withmaking chief are not over- shadowed by funand games. We What are your plans for 7968? should not force the initiatesto eat Generallyspeaking, I hope to ordrink against their wishes, nor spend moretime in myofice going should we do anythingthat could overletters from the Fleet. I have a lead to bodily injury. trip to Vietnam lined up for January, By tradition,fledgling chiefs are but 1 don't intendto travel 100,OOO not in aparticularly dignified cate- miles as I did during 1967. I thought goryduring their initiation. HOW- it important to travel as much as pos- ever, those conducting the ceremony sibleduring the early stages of the shouldinsure an appropriate atmos- MCPON appointment to meet as phere of dignity to avoid any humil- many enlisted men and women as iationto the initiate. possible, and to let them know where In addition,the initiation should they can reach me. I think now, end witha formal ceremony during however, I canbe of greatest service which the new chief is reminded of by staying close to home base to act his responsibilitiesand is officially as a monitor for correspondence and welcomed into the CPO category. advisor to BuPers. I hope soon to be Another matter of generalinterest ableto pass the word on a number was first broughttomy attention ofpersonnel suggestions from the during one of my trips. 1 observed Fleet, witha status report on action that some commands are in the prac- taken. tice of givinga special pat on the back to men who retire or transfer to One final question on the subject the Fleet Reserve. of leadership.Have petty officers in Manyare presented withplaques general found less emphasis on mili- orflag kits, and some commands tary authority and leadership respon- holda family dinner. In some way, sibilityduring recent years? We're the retiree is singledout for special thinking of modern technology and honors. increasingemphasis specialtyon I think this is appropriate,and skills. since I heard about it I have encour- Manypetty officers have told me aged all commands to adopt such a theyare not being used asleqders practice. Very often a man willre- to the extentthey were just a few ceive apre-separation ceremony in years ago.

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samuraito student. Their fighting methods encompassed the use of the sword, knife, spear,bow and bare hands.Kumiuchi, barehanded fighting, was a forerunner of ju-jitsu. Along with kumiuchi, the samurai learned fencing, calligraphy, archery, painting,poetry, drama and litera- ElT VY ture. This refinement was a development during the 12th century when Station and Lawrence E. Fryar, CS1, of ju-jitsu. the samurai adoptedthe system of stationed at Yokosuka.Both men Being interestedin combat tech- Zen. It combined the professional representedthe Navy duringthe niques, the Navymen enjoyed watch- skill of the samurai with the moral, interservicejudo competition this ingthe sumowrestlers perform. artistic and physical training of Zen. year.Fryar was runner-up in his Navymen who saw this highly tech- The first recordedaccount of an weight class at the interservice meet. nical and effective hand-to-hand organizedfighting system in Japan He won his weight division in 1966, combat brought much of it back to concerned one practiced in the 13th and also was the 1966 grand cham- the United States with them, in story centurycalled yawara. It is also of pion. form at least.Other Navymen fol- the ju-jitsu lineage. Earlier accounts Jones won his interservice weight lowed that first visit, andthey too trace the beginnings to a fight to the class in 1966,and was the Navy becameinterested in ju-jitsu and deathbetween two mythical demi- West Coast champion this year. He wrestling. gods during the eighth century, but also placed third in the Pan Ameri- this contest is claimed as the begin- can trials held this year. Both Fryar THE MODERN SPORT of judode- ning of both ju-jitsu and sumo and Jones are training at present in scended most directlvfrom the wrestling. hopes of makingthe- United States samuraimethod of fiihting.The Ju-jitsi emerged as such in the teamwhich will participatein the mannerin which the samuraiwar- 16th century, growing from the sim- world championships next year. riors of Japanprotected their lords plerkumiuchi. Many “schools” of Inaddition to local meets, Navy-was heldsecret and passed from ju-jitsu wereformed, and instructors hada tremendous jealousy of each other.Each school specializedin specific methods of combat. During the 50 years following the visit of Commodore Perry to Tokyo, theJapanese industrial revolution took place.This brought about the abolishment of the samurai warrior, and with him the ancientform of combat which he practiced, ju-jitsu. This passing of the samurai brought aboutthe formation of thesport, judo.

MODERN DAY JUDO development is attributed to a Japanese noble- man,Doctor Jigoro Kano, who formed a “school” in 1882. He initiated the school to prevent a complete loss of ju-jitsu techniques which had their roots deep in Japan’s history. Kodokan judonot only adopted many of thecombatant aspects of ju-jitsu, but also the moral and physi- calaspects of Zen. Thiscan be de- tected in therequirements for advancement in the judo rank structure. One of thesequalifications is good moral character. Although Kano used ju-jitsu as a basis for the new sport, ju-jitsu and judo are totally different in purpose and practice. Judo is a highly refined and technical sport which offers maximum benefit of physical and moral trainingwith the minimum risk of injury to participants. Because of the nature of the sport, however, bruises are frequent and a bandage is a mark of distinction. Jigoro Kano’s school was in existence for 14 years before the Go Kyo no Waza(five stages of technique) wereestablished. These five stages are integrated into the judo rank requirements and are still used today. The Go Kyo is a systematic guide for teaching judo. It consists of a series of 40 throws, which progress in com- plexity as to the degree of difficulty and dynamics they represent. To be- comeproficient in anyone of the throws takes a great deal of practice and training. Judokastrive toimprove their ability andtechnique constantly. With proper technique, a contestant can overcome an opponent’s superior height, weight or strength advantage.

UDO IS COMPOSED of hundreds of basic throws or movements which are classified underleg throws, hip throws, hand throws, back and side throws,counter techniques, chokes, arm bars, mat holds and several other

24 duringabout; acontestant must havethe knowledge and skill re- Judo Belts and Their Meaning quiredbefqre beginning. Theout- - come of the match is kept as a rec- The following list is the advancement path of judoka studying Kodokan ord, and this is also a factor in ad- judo. There are many variatiops of this list offering a rainbow of colored vancing in grade. belts for various degrees, but this is the listing set forth by the Kodokan Institute of Judoand accepted by theUnited StatesJudo Federation. Many times during a judo match The color of belt is based on the Japanese system. the opponents seem to be stalemated, BEGINNERS(KYU) but each is, :n fact, testing the other's Rokkyu kyu 6th white belt weaknesses.They seek outslight Gokyu 5thkyu white belt Yonkyu 4th kyu white belt flaws in balance or abilitywhile at Sankyu 3rd kyu brown belt the sametime protecting their own Nikyu 2nd kyu brownbelt lkkyu 1st kyu brown belt position. When they do try a certain a technique for a point,it is done It is not necessary that a student advance from brown belt to one of quickly so they may regain a defen- the dan grades. An outstanding beginner may go from one of the white sive position. belts to the first dan black belt classifica t' ion. ADVANCEDSTUDENTS (DAN) Judo is fast becaming an important Shodan 1st dan black belt sport in the Navy, and it is a good Nidan 2nd den black belt Sandan 3rd dan black belt one because of its excellent physical Yondan 4th don black belt Godan 5th don black belt training.Many Navymen are now Rokudon 6th dan red-ond-white belt trying this new rating. If you would Shichidan 7th dan red-and-white belt Hachidan 8th dan red-ond-white belt like to become a striker, check with Kyudan 9th dan red belt your special services officer. Judan 10th dan red belt There are two more dan ranks, but they have never been attained. -Larry R. Henry, J02, USN

JANUARY 1968 25 Travel Claim inglights are shown. As you know, SIR: I havereceived transfer orders, This section is open tounofficial com- however,during the course of mine- munications fromwithin the naval service sweeping operations, there are many and wish to have my dependents travel on matters of general interest.However, to mynew dutystation ahead ofme. itis not intended to conflict in any way other tasks that the minesweeper is en- with Navy Regulationsregarding the for- gaged in that fall underthe “task Aftertheir travel has been completed, warding of officialmail through channels, but before I am detached from my old noristoit substitute for thepolicy of lights” category. Therefore,many Ofi- command,shouldn’t I be able to draw pbtaininginformation from local commands cers in Tactical Command (OTC) have In a11 possible instonces. Do not send their travel allowances and the disloca- postage orreturn envelopes. Sign full name required that both sets of lights be dis- tionallowance? My disbursing office and address.Address letterto Editor, ALL played. HANDS, Pers G15, Bureau of Naval Per- of says I must wait until my date of trans- sonnel, Navy Dept., Washington, D.C. 20370. The Rules the Road do not require fer before I can receive these payments. both sets, however. TheCommander IfI’m entitledto dependents’ travel Mine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, issued anddislocation allowances, seemsit MinesweepingLights aninstruction to clarify therules on onlyfair that I receive the moneyas SIR: I have a couple of questions re- thispoint for AtlanticFleet mine- soon as their travel and move are com- garding the Rules of the Road in re- sweepers (CoMinLantlnst 3434.14). pleted-J. L. J., ICC, USN. lationminesweepingto operations. In essence, it states thatthe OTC You make pointa that Navy First, the Rulesvery clearly state that of anyminesweeping operation,at his Travel Instructions goes along with-to when minesweeping, a vessel must dis- discretion,directs whatever measures some extent. You are entitled to receive play (a) running lights, and (b ) three are to be employed commensurate with payment for yourdependents’ travel greenminesweeping lights at yardarms the mission, tactical situation, and local whentheir travelis completed.How- and masthead. Fine, that’s crystal clear. sea trafic conditions. ever, you must wait for the dislocation However, ifwe read further down To answer your second question, yes, allowance. the Rules of the Road, we find one that theminesweeper has the right of way TravelInstructions drawsvery defi- callsfor three “tasklights” displayed when displaying task lights. First of all, nite lines when discussing money.In vertically (red, white, red) if a vessel when and if a vessel displays task lights the case of yourdislocation allowance, isengaged inunderwater operations (red, white, red), she has proclaimed to what seems fair to you would be a de- and maneuveringwith difficulty. Now, all within a radius of at least two miles parture from paragraph 9051-7,which whena minesweeper is minesweeping, that, because of her work, she is unable states thatpayment may not be made sheisengaged inunderwater oper- to getout of theway of approaching before the efective date of your orders ations,and also doesnot have full vessels. (the date you are transferred). maneuverability.Should she, therefore, Therefore, other vessels that are free The guideline for payment of your display (c) the three task lights? to maneuver must keep out of her way. dependents’travel claim is paragraph Secondly,assuming we must display Thisincludes, incidentally, fishingoes- 7101-6 of TravelInstructions. Reim- the tasklights, do they automatically sels engaged in fishing. bursementmay be made after comple- give us the right ofway?-C. A. S., One further point regardingright of tion of the actualtravel of thede- SMC, USN. way.There are degrees of non- pendents, not to exceedtravel author- Strictly speaking,the ship’s task maneuverability. For example, if a oes- ized, providedtravel commenced after lights(red, white, red} should not be sel isengaged in liftingand repairing !IOU received your orders.”ED. displayed whenthe green minesweep- a large, heavysubmarine cable, she would have the right of way over a vessel engaged in launching or recovery of aircraft-even though both may be displaying task lights.-ED. ArmyParachute Insignia SIR: During my three years of service in the U. S. Army (Airborne), I earned my senior parachutist’s wings. I left the Army, however, and joined the U. S. Navy where I volunteered for submarine duty and earned dolphins, I would like to know if I am entitled to wear both my Army parachutist and myNavy submarine insignia on my Navyuniform. If I am, I wouldalso like to knowhow theyshould be displayed.-D. D. L.,STS2(SS), USN. While you are inthe Navy, the Army parachuteinsignia willhave to remain in your seabag. The reason: U. S. NavyUniform Regulations pro- hibits wearing qualification insignia of other services or nations on the uniform. Had you earned the Navy para- REPAIRING OFF VIETNAM-USS Tutuila (ARG 4) is the primary support ship chutist insignia in addition to your submarine dolphins,you could wear both forMarket Time patrol craft off South Vietnam.-Photo by PH2 T. Lang. at the same time.-ED.

26 ALL HANDS Last DD Lost in WW I/ rated (USO), and othercivilian en- SIR: ALL HANDShas printed the his- tertainmentagencies in procuring live tory of manyNavy vessels but I con- entertainment. (See BuPersInst tinue to watch in vain for the story of 1700.11 for additional information. ) my old ship, uss Callaghan (DD 792). The scheduling is broken down into Iserved in her during World War 11 eightareas or circuits with one com- and was aboard when she was sunk off mandin the areadesignated as area 0kinawa.-E. T., SDC, USN. coordinator.Annually, earlyin fall, Wait nolonger. We appreciate AFPEOrequests that areacoordina- your takingthe trouble to bring the torssurvey commands in their area of career of Callaghan to our attention. responsibilityas to type and amount Callaghan waslaunched at Sun of entertainmentdesired for the next Pedro,Calif., and put in commission calendaryear. The area coordinators on27 Nov 1943”aboutone and one- forwardthis information to AFPEO, half years afterthe tide of the Pacific whichendeavors, within budgetary war began turning in our favor at Mid- limitations and with the cooperation of way. US0 (which is the prime source of pro- The place of her launchingand the curement), toprovide the entertain- date of hercommissioning destined mentrequested. Callaghan forarduous duty inthe As the Navyrepresentative in the Pacific war and the destroyer’s itinerary office, I knowcomments from Navy andactivities includedmany of the personnelon the programwould be placesand battleswhich are now his- appreciated.They may be forwarded tory.She earned eightbattle stars. DECORATED FOR RESCUE-Luther to: LieutenantL. A. Derrough, USN, In October1944, for example, Cal- N. Rooks, BM1, is presented Bronze Officeof The AdjutantGeneral, Attn: laghan accompanied Lexington (CVS Star by RADM C. Karaberis. Rooks AGME, Department of the Amy, 16), Essex (CVS 9) and Princeton (LPH Washington,D. C. 20315.L.A.D., LT, wasskipper of aminesweeper boat 5) (thenan aircraft carrier) forstrikes USN. onOkinawa andFormosa. The task which rescued Navymen under force,however, came under heavy We wonderedwhere these fine enemy fire.-Photo by D. Reed, showscame from. Now, thanks to enemy air attack duringwhich one PH2. Japaneseplane was downedonly 200 LieutenantDerrough, we know.-ED. yards off Callaghan’s starboard beam. inthose days and many vessels were During theattack, three other enemy victims of crashing planes. We must, A Ship, Yes; Commissioned, No planesset a crash course towardthe therefore, look elsewhere for the SIR: I’m aformer Navyman and I destroyer but missed theirtarget, clincher in &e Callaghan story. recall that, back during World War 11, althoughone succeeded in crashing It lies in a bit of irony which has the LCT (landing craft, tank)was the into a cruiser. much in commonwith Remarque’s Navy’ssmallest commissioned ship. A Callaghan had similar narrow escapes novelabout the World War 1 soldier formerchief I’ve talked with recently betweenthen and 29 Jul1945 when whowas killed in the last minutes of disagrees. He maintains that LCTs general quarters rang throughoutthe World War I. werenot commissioned ships. ship shortly after midnight. Callaghan’s Likethe soldier onthe Western Iserved in the LCT357 inSaipan. gunners fixed an antiquated biplane in Front, Callaghan mether end just 49 She had been stationed in the Aleutians, their sightsand drove it off with anti- minutes before her scheduled return to but moved to Saipanunder her own aircraft fire. theUnited States. Heroficial ship’s power.Wouldn’t this make LCT 357 Ironically, however,the same plane historystates that she was the last de- a shipin her own right?-W.G. M., returned, skimming over the water un- stroyer to be sunk duringWorld War Denver,Colo. observed until just before it crashed ll.-E~. Aship, maybe,but nota com- into the ship’s starboard side. missioned ship.Ourwell-thumbed The plane exploded immediately and Where the Stars Come From Webster’s defines ship as “any vessel of its burning gasoline sent 150-foota SIR: Manythanks for the finefour- considerablesize navigating deepwa- sheet of flame from the after section of ter and not propelled by oars, paddles, the ship. pagespread on “Fleet Greets Stars at Sea”in the Augustissue. As aresult or the like.” In this sense, LCT 357 Four minutes later, a bomb that had qualified as a ship. penetrated to the after engine room ex- ofyour article, I’m suremany men ploded,blowing holes theinhull will say, “How can we get one of these However, she wasnot a commis- through which seawater poured. shows?’ To helpanswer the question, sionedship. LCT 357 was placed “In Meanwhile, fire onthe deck ignited I’dlike to givea further rundownon Service’’, which means she was part of antiaircraft ammunition, sending ex- the program. a base rather than a separate command. ploding shells in all directions. The programis administered by the We canfind no documented history Tenminutes later, Callaghan’s cap ArmedForces Professional Entertain- of LCT 357. Records do show that her tain ordered the ship abandoned except mentOffice ( AFPEO ), a jointoffice last known base was Saipan, andthat forsalvagea detail. An LCScame under The AdjutantGeneral, Depart- she was stricken from the Navy list in alongside tohelp fight the fire but ment of the Army, for the Department December 1947.”3~. bursting ammunition forced her to with- of Defense. The office is staffed by one drawwith Callaghan’s wounded and representativeeach from Army, Navy, Travel Route to New Duty the salvage detail. and Air Force. SIR: If aman receives a set ofPCS The Japanese attack continued for The mission of the office is to pro- orderswith delay in reporting author- two morehours but thebattle had videhigh quality live professional or izedfrom one overseas assignment to ended for Callaghan. She sank stern comparableentertainment to armed another overseas assignment, may he be first at 0235. forces overseas. In performing the mis- authorized to travelon leave to the Japanesekamikaze attacks against sion, the office maintainsliaison with UnitedStates at the expenseof the ships off Okinazua werecommonplace UnitedService Organizations, Incorpa- government, or must he pay hisown

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NAUTICAL RACE-Eager cindermen awaitthe start of thenautical mile race held at 11th NavalDistrict Reserve headquarters. Rt: JayRomais, QM3, crosses finishline in 4:49 towin, settingthe existing andonly record. way from his former duty station to the race, let alone a milerace, I foundit incommand of anyduly constituted States and then to his new duty station? necessary to commence intensive train- naval activity.-C. F. I., LT( SC),USN. -K. D. G., YN2, USN. ingone month prior to the eventjust There are a number of criteria, Whilean individualmay be en- before winter set in. so we’re told by the policy people. titled to travel allowances, either six Allpersonnel were given the same First,designation of CO and OIC is cents a mile or government furnished time to prepare for the race, and there primarilybased onan activity’s mis- transportation betweenthe two duty were no handicaps or quarter given to sion; secondly, it.s geographical location locations, hemay not receivea free anyone.Most of the entrieswere of with respect to othernaval activities. travel ticket to and from Stateside. The highschool or collegeage. Alsotaken into consideration are its onlyexception tothis rule wouldbe The winner,Quartermaster Third physicalsize and thenumber of mili- whenthe man’s route from his former ClassJay M. Romais, USNR, is a miler taryand civilian personnel it has as- overseas assignment to his new overseas on the San Fernando Valley State Col- signed or employed.The extent to assignment takes him “directly” through lege track team, and it is his record of which the oficerin command or in the United States. This is in accordance fourminutes and 49 secondsfor the charge must administer discipline under with paragraphs M 4156 and M 4159 nautical mile that we claim as a world- the UCMJ (which is outlined in detail of the Joint Travel Regulations-ED. wide track record. under SecNav lnst 5450.4B) is another I came in 11th with a time of seven factor weighedbefore a COIOIC Navy’sFastest Nautical Mile minutes andone second, which I designationdecision is made.-ED. SIR: I recently had the idea of hav- hereby claim is a world record for the Who Was CaptainSee? ing a nauticalmile track competition nautical mile for commanders over 40. amongNaval Reserve personnel. The Allin all, the race was a great suc- SIR: I understand that Captain purposewas to callattention to the cess, and except for some sore muscles, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See was said necessity of physical fitness, and to in- noserious aftereffects were noticed. to be one of the world’s great creasemorale and esprit de corps. I The firstfour winners were awarded astronomersand geometers. I know he announced that I wouldalso partici- ribbons and engraved medals, and each retiredin 1930, and littleelse, yet I pate in the race and issued a challenge participant who completed the race was wouldguess he was a veryinteresting to otherunits as well as allReserve given a specialcertificate indicating man. What canyou tell me about Training Center personnel. outstandingphysical fitness in qualify- him?-P. D. F., YN2, USN. ing for the nautical mile run. In addi- Since I hadnever previously run a “Interesting” is a mild term. From tion, everyone had a great deal of fun, what we can gather by reading between especiallythose able to beat“the old the lines of various articles about him, GOOD food makes good morale. man”! -E. F. Rippee, CDR, USNR. “provocative” might morebe apt. Commander, looks as though Under these circumstances, we will try you’ve started something.”ED. to confineourselves to aplain statement of verifiable facts. He’s Still the Boss Who’sWho for1944-45 devoted SIR: What criteriaare used to de- nearly eightinches of space to his ac- termine if a command billetwarrants tivities, listed numerousscientific pa- the title of “CommandingOfficer” or pershe wrote, and described many of “Officerin Charge?” his scientific investigations. Furthermore,why have two sepa- He was born near Montgomery City, rate titles at all? As it is, under UCMJ Mo., on 19 Feb 1866. He attended the ruling, a lieutenantcommander, or his University of Missouri from 1884-1889, senior,would have reduced authority andlater studiedat the University of under the title ofOfficer in Charge. Berlin, Germany,where he received I recommend one title for all officers his Master’s and Doctor’s degrees.

ALL HANDS During Professor See’s early scbn- theory of relativity. Einstein later came tific investigations, he specialized to Ship Reunions outwith his Unified Wave Theory, someextent in the study of double which was more in accord with CAPT (binary) stars. While studyingat Ber- News of reunions of ships and organiza. See’s findings. lin,he determined the orbits of 40 ions will be carried inthis column fron It remains, of course, forthe @en- binary stars, and later, as an instructor ime to time. In planning a reunion, bes’ tificcommunity judgeto Professor ,esults will be obtainedby notifying thc See’s contributions theto borld‘s at the University of Chicago, wrote an iditor, ALLHANDS Magazine, Pers 615 extensive paper on their origin, with knowledge of astronomy. We can only lureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Depart. pass along whatinformation we have the aid of his students. nent, Woshington, D. C. 20370, four months He was commissioned in the Navy n advance. beenable to dig out of old magazine as professor of mathematics on 10 Feb articles. 1899. He joined the staff of the U. S. uss Density (AM 218)”The As are manymen of genius, CAPT Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C., secondreunion of everyonewho See was said to be egotistical,and he where he worked for three years meas- servedon board will be scheduled certainly wascolorful. He was a well uringthe diameters of various planets to beheld at ClearLakes resort, known “character” at Mare Island. and satellites. nearMason City, Iowa, 16 to 18 During the years of the Construction After a semester as an instructor at July.Foradditional information, Corps of the Navy, many of the Corps the S. NavalAcademy, he was write to LaVerne Bailey, 1513 Brad- oficerswere chosen from among the U. ford Drive, Irving, Texas 75060. ordered tothe Naval Observatoy at top graduates of the NavalAcademy, Mare Island,Calif., in 1903, where he and were regarded asthe brains of was to remain for 27 years. theNavy. One construetor,stationed erroneousdoctrines heretofore current, at Mare Island in the late OS, ran into Duringhis long tenure at Mare as one would the accumulated dust and Island, Professor Seestudied the laws CAPT See in the Administration Build- of cosmic evolution, and published a cobwebsof ages, we shall never be ingone day and asked him to solvea able to cut loose fromantiquated tra- great number of papers on scientific particularly hafling mathematical prob- ditionsand make lasting progress in subjects. He expounded his theories on lemthat had madethe rounds of the the cause of earthquakes,the size of reducingCosmogony to scientifica Corpswithout asolution. the Milky Way, theinternal structure of basis. . . . The necessity for getting rid CAPTSee was silent forabout a ofthis dull treadmill of stationary thesun, and the origin of the solar minute.The constructor chuckled,and eflort hasappeared tojustify astand system. observed that he was stuck. notone whit lessresolute thanthat “Oh no, son,” he said, ‘Tve already In 1910, he published Researches on whichwas taken by Copernicus when done it threeways, and I’m trying to the Evolutionof the StellarSystems, he laid thefoundations of thetrue think of onethat you would under- Vpl. 11, The CaptureTheory ofCos- system of the world.” stand.” mica1Evolution. Contained in this Althoughhis contemporary astrono- FromNavy records, wedo krww 750-page book wereunorthodox ideas mers received this workcoolly, Profes- that ProfessorSee waspromoted to on many aspects of astronomy. sorSee’s speculations onthe origin of commander in 1906, and to captain in Describing what he hoped to accom- stars, theformation of comets,and 1913. plishwith this work, Professor See howthe moon’s surfacefeatures were CAPT See wastransferred to the made no apology for his provocative formed, are thought even today to have retired list on19 Feb 1930, having theories: somemerit. reached the compulsory retirement age “For after longand carefulmedita- In 1922he published his “Electro- of 64. He continuedhis studies into tion I have concluded that unless some dynamicWave-Theory of Physical the basic laws of natureuntil he died one has the courage to brush aside the Forces,” whichquestioned Einstein’s on 4 Jul 1962.”3~.

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Whatdo youknow about the his convoys would be traveling these Navy’s Beneficial Suggestion Pro- hazardousroutes dayafter day gram? This is a “widefringe” benefit throughout the deployment. which pays of in two directions: to LT Partlow is the officer in charge the Navy and to the individual with of allautomotive and construction the bright ideathat saves money, equipment usedby MCB Fourin time or manpower, or all three. Vietnam. To provideincreased pro- Thereis one catch-you have to tectionfor convoy vehicles, LT followthrough on your beneficial Partlowdevised an armorplating suggestion. Onthe followingpages whichcould be installed in almost is a pictorialais centerspread which any vehicle. charts the routeyou should take in Formerlythese vehicles were submittingabeneficial suggestion. sandbagged on the floor of the cabs Belowyou will find reportsfrom andin other vulnerablelocations. throughout the Fleet which point up Thissandbagging afforded some afew of thetypical examples of protectionagainst mines; however, beneficial suggestions. lives werestill in danger and injuries werestill being sustained INCE THE u. s. NAVY initiated the even with this sandbag protection. Beneficial SuggestionProgram, The new method proposed and designed by LT Partlow and now in many new and easier ways of doing IDEA MAN-ADJ GeorgeShields thingshave been devised. In Viet- use byMCB Four consists of in- receives awardfor timesaving namsome of thesesuggestions are stalling %-inch steel plate under the instrumental in savingthe lives of tool he designed whilerepairing fenders and beneath the cab of the servicemen. A recentsuggestion aircraft engines at NAS Atsugi. vehicles. Layers of sandbagsare submitted by a Seabee of U. S. Naval then placed between the plates and Mobile ConstructionBattalion Four these convoys travel are swept daily the truckmembers. This combina- ondeployment to DaNang in the for mines, but on occasion the enemy tion of metalplating and sandbags Republic of Vietnam is a good ex- replants mines in the route of an createsa more effective barrier to ample of such a suggestion. unsuspecting convoy. protect the driver and passengers One of the major tasks of MCB Early in MCBFour’s deployment from blast effects andshrapnel re- Fourwhile on deploymentin Viet- a convoy vehiclestruck a mine sulting from an exploding mine. nam is the convoying of men, mate- which killed all occupants. All were The newplating system received rials andequipment to construction Seabeesattached to MCB Four. its first test shortly after installation. sites such as the huge Liberty Bridge LieutenantGeorge W. Partlow, Duringa convoy to one ofMCB across theThu Bon River, and An CEC, USN, noted the value of a pro- Four’s constructionsites, a recently Hoa,south of Da Nang. The roads tective shield on these vehicles, since platedvehicle hit a mine. There- sultant blast completely wrecked the A BETTER WAY-Chief AviationOrdnanceman Bennie A. Juelwith missile frontend of the vehicle;however, therewere no injuries to personnel loader he invented.It permits fast, safe, accurate loadingwith less men. in the cab. Of course, actual incidents are not the ideal way to test an idea, but it was provedhighly effective. LT Partlow’s ideahas been referred to othercommands in order that they might also adopt this added protection for their personnel. For his suggestion LT Partlow received a cash award of $250. ”D. Johnson, JO1, USN

HIEF AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN Ben- nie A. Juel has received an $800 cash incentive award for an invention thathas alreadysaved the Navy approximately $30,000 in its first year of operation. CaptainDexter C. Rumsey, 11, Commander Fleet Air Norfolk, presented the check to Chief Juel.

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Chief Juel, now assistantto the Weapons Officer onthe staff of COMFAIRNORFOLK, designed and built his inventionwhile serving with FighterSquadron Thirty - Three aboardthe carrier uss AMERICA. Hisinvention, officially dubbed the“Juel Loader,” is amechanical- hydraulic device, built from parts of variousobsolete equipment which had been doomed to the scrap heap. It permitsfast, safe andaccurate loading of missiles underall conditions, and reduces, from five to three, thenumber of men requiredto do thejob. The Juel Loader is used primarily toload the Sparrow III missile aboard F-4B aircraft. However. tests c Suggester Pick a subject. Collect the facts. Analyze by questions. Develop the suggestion. Write it down. Use Form NAVEXOS 1245018. Turn it in to supervisor or Incentive Awards Office.

~ '\d Forwardssuggestion to Evaluator I Navy Incentive Awards Board Reviews and acts upon suggestions andaward recommendations in- volvingawards in amounts ex- ceeding authoritydelegated to bureaus, offices, and systemcom- mands. Refers suggestions for adoption to other armed services or federal agencies.

Type Commander Approvesof Force adoptionor L nonadoption of the suggestion. Forwardsthe suggestion to the cognizanttechnical bureau or systems command, as appropriate.

Commanding Officer Acts on recommendations ofthe Committee or other properau- thority as to local adoption or nanadoption of the suggestion. Ap- proves awardsfor adopted suggestions, as appropriate. Approves, as appropriate,referral of the suggestion tothe Type commander or cognizanttechnical bureau orsystems command for furtherevaluation and/or consideration for adoption.

ALL HANDS Magazine YOUR IDEAS AREWORTH MONEY (cont.)

(contintred from page 31) activities in Puerto Rico, and among nance department, received the $26 the first in the entire Department of award check from Captain A. M. R. Reeves, Radioman first class, Defenseactivities in Puerto Rico to Porter, USN, cmnmanding officer of USN,received a check for their henefit from a directive of the Secre- NAS Atsugi. beneficial suggestion that is expected tary of the Navyauthorizing cash Petty Officer Shields, who was as- to save the U. S. Naval Communica- awards to militarypersonnel for signed to the J-79 Complete Kepair tion Stationseveral h~mdreddollars money-saving suggestions. Program for thestation, designed a annually in the operation of its com- tool which saves about six man-hours municationcenter. Their suggestion VIATION MACHINIST’S MATE First per engine. His invention enables an modified theprinting hammer on A Class George A. Shields, USN, aircraftengine to be tested for oil various Model 28 automatictypers, was the first member of thearmed leaks at midpoint in the assemblage. therebyeliminating excessive wear forces at NavalAir Station Atsugi, Previously the test was possible only of printing hammer and type pallets. Japan, to receive :L cash award for aftercomplete assemblage. McKinney and Reeves were the first anadopted suggestion.Shields, as- “The tool can be used by all com- military personnel assigned to naval signed to the base’s aircraft mainte- pleteengine repair activities,” according to the station’s aircraft maintenance officer. Shieldsreceived an initial check of $26, but this amount is expectedto be increased if the new idea is widely adopted.

AMONG THE FIRST Navymen to re- ceivecash awards for money- savingsuggestions were a group at the Naval AuxiliaryAir Station Meridian, Miss. Cashawards were presented to Robert G. Merriman, Aviation Elec- tronics Technician third class; James D. Shea, Aviation ElectronicsTech- nician third class; Charles W. Foster, Aviation Electronics Technician second class, andD. L. Curtis, Chief Electronics Technician. Shea’s design of a“GTC-85 Re- moteStart Cable Tester” totest StPaul‘s Batteries Rebarreled remote start cableused in conjunc- The guns of the cruiser uss Saint was evidentthat it wouldn’ttake tion with the T-2A Buckeye brought Paul (CA 73) werefatigued. In muchmore for thegun barrels to him $70. It was estimated that this fact, theywere worn out, and they peel back like bananas. testerwould save the Navy $1320 had righta tobe. Since the heavyConsequently, the “Fighting the first year. xuiser wascommissioned in 1945, Saint”received orders to head for Fosterdesigned “armaturean :ens of thousands of 220-poundSubic Ray tohave her mainbat- rack” that wouldprovide easy stor- ?rojectiles hadbeen shot out of teriesrebarreled. After three weeks age for two different size armatures. 1er 8-inchers. handsin the of theRepair Ship The rackis designed to eliminate After a recentthree-day battle Facility at Subic, Saint Paul was excess damagetheto armatures pith Viet Cong shorebatteries, it againready to trade booms. while out of generators and inverters. Chief Curtis, along with a civilian employee, was awarded $130 for a joint suggestion to improve the testing of a transmitter. The minor modification allows the technician to test the transmitter on voice without jury rigging a mike inside the equipment.It was estimatedthat this suggestionwould save the Navy $1530 the first year. Althoughthis program authorizes payments up to $25,000, most will bemuch smaller. Suggestions don’t have to be of such magnitude as to eliminate the national debt. Any idea,design or programwhich will save the government money will be considered. Awards are proportioned according to the savings.

34 7 All HANDS Carriermon looks forgift in new walk-instore The I e YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Set upa pro- overhead has a suspended acoustical the crew’s lounge had formerly been. gramto make your ship a more ceiling. A stereo record player, radio, Serving as a supplement to the main congenial place to live. andtape recorderhave been built ship’s store, it features cameras, tape It’s a job anycrew would tackle into the bookshelves, and several recorders and household appliances, with enthusiasm. Here’s how men of hundred new books havebrought as well as articles for everyday use. uss Wasp (CVS 18) wentabout it. Wasp’s library up to the equalof any The old stretched-canvastype The newlycreated Habitability in the Navy. bunks are being replaced with pull- Division was formed because of the Waspmen are now proud to enter- man bunks. Seven hundred are being manyoverlapping requirements for taintheir guests in theirlibrary installedon a trial basis, but it is such a project. The Division is made lounge. anticipatedthat eventuallyall the up of electricians,shipfitters, pipe- Before the library renovation was old-typebunks will bereplaced. fitters, machinist’s mates,store- completed, HB Division started on Fluorescentlights are replacing the keepers,seamen, and airmenfrom the mess decks. Half were closed incandescenttypes in many of the everydepartment. Because of the while fire retardingpaneling and a berthingareas, and oscillating fans wide range of talents in the HB Di- suspended acoustical ceiling were in- arebeing installed in all theberth- vision, relatively little assistance has stalled. Air-conditioning and a stereo ing compartments. been needed fromother divisions, system wereinstalled; new tables The largestproject to beunder- tender or the shipyard. and chairs bought. taken by the Habitability Division is The first area that the HB Division The ship’s barber shop was next. theconstruction of combinationa tackled was the crew’s library and All the old equipment was surveyed, ship’s theater, TV studio and training lounge.“Temporary” bulkheads, and new barber chairs and cabinets office. Built in a sloping void, it will bookshelves and floor tilingwere installed. Again, fire retarding panel- contain facilities to broadcastmovies, takenout. The library was stripped ing, suspended acoustical ceiling and specialprograms and training lec- and rebuilt from the bare metal. air-conditioningwere included. tures throughout the ship via closed- Now, the bulkheadsare paneled Next was a walk-in ship’s store. It circuit TV. with fire-retarding paneling, and the was squeezedinto the space where ”s. J. Craychee, J03, USNR Ship‘s store offers choice of records Wasp’s newbarber shopha5class More shoppingin new ship’s store DE Named for Shields A destroyerescort hasbeen named in honor of Marvin Shields, machinegun emplacement which with patrolling the inland waterways Navy Medal of Honorrecipient was endangering the lives of all per- of the Rung Sat. killed in action in Vietnam. The keel sonnel in the compound, Petty Offi- After the briefing session, the men of the new ship, Marvin Shields (DE cer Shields volunteered for the mis- setabout getting supplies loaded lose), is scheduled to belaid in sion. He was mortally wounded. aboard PBRs 48 and 42. Soon they early 1968. DE 1066 was authorizedunder wereunderway andheaded down ConstructionMechanic Third the Fiscal Year 1965Shipbuilding theLong Tau River bound for the Class Marvin G. Shields,who was and Conversion program. Her arma- isolatedvillage of TamThon Hiep killed 10 Jun 1965, was awarded the ment will consist of one5-inch/ on the Dong Tran River. nation’s highest award posthumously 54-calibergun, Amoc, and antisub- To getfrom one river to the by PresidentJohnson. Petty Officer marinetorpedoes. Shields will be other,the boats hadto navigatea Shields’ wifeaccepted the award 415feet long with a beam of 44 narrowcanal near where another duringWhitea House ceremony. feet and a full-load displacement of PBR earlier had been hit by enemy For a detailed story of his heroism, 3400 tons. recoilless riflefire. Therefore, the see the February 1967 issue of ALL crews manned their guns alertly as HANDS,page 2. Medcap Mission the boatsplied theDong Tran on Petty Officer Shields was serving Ten men clad in greencombat the approach to Tam Thon Hiep. withSeabee Team 1104 at Dong fatiguesgather around a huge wall There was very little activity along Xoai, SouthVietnam, when a Viet map in the River Patrol Boat head- theriver banks adjacent to the vil- Congregiment launched full-scale quartersbuilding at Nha Be, South lage. A fewmen were working on attackon a U. S. Army Special Vietnam. theirsampans, but most of the Forcescamp in thearea. Although A Navy psychological officer womenand children stayed inside wounded, Petty Officer Shields con- briefs them on the mission they are their thatched-roof huts. tinued to resupply his fellow Ameri- aboutto undertake. It won’t bea As the two PBRs edged up to the canswith ammunition while at the shooting mission, notintentionally, sampanvillagersfew pier,a same time returning the enemy fire. anyway.These men arevolunteers emerged,primarily out of curiosity, Wounded a secondtime during participating in Medicala Civic butthey were cautious. After the the attack,Petty Officer Shields Action Program,called MEDCAP, boatswere docked, a Vietnamese neverthelessassisted in carryinga and their target for today is a village interpreter, accompanying the Navy- morecritically woundedman to located 20 miles southeast of Saigon, men,went ashore to talk with the safety, Hethen resumed firing at deep in the Viet Cong-influenced village chief. the enemy. territory of the RungSat special Since this was the first MEDCAP Whenthe commander of the zone. ever madeto the village,everyone Special Forces detachment asked for Each of the volunteers,including was on guard. No one knew exactly

USS CAMDEN(AOE 2) fits snuglyin 1 the 1 10-foot-wideMiraflores Locks dulring a transit of thePanama Canal.

36 ALL HANDS whatto expect.Neither the villagers nor the Navymen. However,upon learning thepur- pose of the PBRs’ visit, the chief quickly had the word spread that all ill villagers were to be examined at the pier.There, two hospitalmen, both of whom areattached to the Nha Be dispensary, offloaded the medica1 supplies and set up a temporary clinic inside abuilding on the pier. Soon, villagers beganswarming aroundthe building to see the HEAVY MILESTONE-USS Virgo (AE 30) replenishes USS St Paul off Vietnam. “docs,” who, in the course of the The load of powder and shells markedthe 10,000th tonsupplied by Virgo. next two hours, treated more than 75 patients. Some had onlyminor ail- nator.Needless to say, thestudents valuable asset intheir daily contact ments such as skin rashes and infec- appreciatethe extra effort it takes with the river folk. tions, but others were more seriously theship to set aside time, a place, Calls for ambulance service are ill. and an instructor. received in avariety of ways,over While the docs treatedthe sick, Wright’s commanding officer, theboat radio,a river taxi horn the psychologicalofficer, together Captain F. M.Romanick, actively blaring an emergency, orsimply by with others of ‘the crew, distributed pursues the goal of a well-educated a peasantfamily waving urgently packets of supplies. Included in the man for a modern Navy. The group from their sampan nearby. packets were bars of soap, pamphlets studyprogram is just one of many While on a medevac mission, onbetter agricultural methods and ways in which Wright supports edu- PBRs frequentlyface heavy enemy literature describing the Vietnamese cation and training. resistance. government’sgoodwill programs. Forinstance, Chief PettyOfficer Twentyblankets were presented to Water Ambulances inVietnam Van C. Nicholson drew heavy fire the village chief for use in caring for whenhe beached his boatand led the sick, as well as containers of River patrol boats (PBRs) in Viet- his crew ashore to evacuate wounded foodstuffs for the needy. nam havetaken on an added job, friendly forces. As thecasualties This MEDCAP mission was a that of ambulance service. werebrought aboard, he, another total success as told bythe Navy- Because of the vast, nerve-like Navyman and a villagechief men.They found the citizens of waterway system throughoutmuch showered the VC with rifle fire. Tam Thon Hiep very receptive and of the war-torncountry, the swift, Othermedevac operations have appreciative of the services per- and highlymaneuverable PBRis been easier, like that of PO1 James formed and the aid received. well suitedfor getting into tight L. Anderson. After he delivered a spots toevacuate wounded military Vietnamese civilian to an outpost for ”Torn Tornpkins, JO1, USN. forces and speed them up- or down- questioning because of suspicious ID river to field medical units. papers,the PBR skipper wasasked School Bells Ring at Sea When calledupon to do so, the to takea seriously ill Vietnamese The fall of the year meansone boatcrews provide medical assist- girl to a medical facility downriver. thingstudentsto everywhere-a anceto the civilian Vietnamese as Thistransfer went like clockwork, returnthetoacademic routine. well. Eachcrewman hasbeen but there are those which really test School bells havebeen ringing all trained in first aid and most know a the crewmen’s ability.Recently, a over the land-and at sea,too. For smattering of Vietnamese which is a PER on a medevar mission was rush- example, 44 sailors of uss Wright (CC 2) signed up for algebraand English coursesoffered bythe UnitedStates Armed Forces Insti- tute. What they expected to do was burnthe midnight oil duringthose long nights at sea. The ship’s Educational Services office hadanother idea. Knowing that the best way to induce schoolroom performance is toprovide a schoolroom atmosphere, Wright established a series of groupstudy sessions in the ship’s training room to assist the seabornescholars with the perplexities of their studies. One of the ship’sofficers with knowledge or experience in the sub- UP TO DATE-Oiler USS Pawcafuck (A0 108) operates with Service Squadron ject acts as instructor and coordi- Four replenishing Atlantic Fleet ships. Jurnboization was completed last March.

JANUARY 1968 37 FLAG DAY-USS Springfield (CLG 7), flagship of VADM Charles K. Duncan, Commander Second Fleet and NATO's StrikingFleet Atlantic, and USS MeRock (CLG 4), flagshipof VADM William A. Martin, commander SixthFleet andNATO's Striking Force South,are refueled in the Mediterranean by Fleet oiler USS Chikaskia (A0 54). ingan expectant mother and mid- ons, is the mission of Naval Support today it looks as though it might be- wife to hospital.a But the stork ActivitySaigon Detachmentat Nha come amajor outpost. River patrol overtook thespeeding water am- Be. boats andboat engines of nearly bulance and the PBR had to double Located roughly halfway between every description can be repaired or as a delivery room. It was a boy. Saigon andthe South China Sea at overhauledin the detachment's Almost daily such stories are being the junction of theLong Tau and shops. There are also facilities large toldalong theDelta and Rung Sat Soi Rap Rivers, Nha Be harbors the enough for drydockingmine- regions. Theyare becoming nearly river patrolboats, minesweeping sweepers. as well known as those accounts that boats,armored landing craft and Already, six 200-manbarracks describe the impressive combatrec- helicopter gunships used to suppress havebeen erected with four more ord of the Navy's river patrol boats. Viet Cong efforts todisrupt the underconstruction. This is inaddi- merchantship traffic plying the tion tothe basewarehouse facil- New NAS at Albany channel. ities, administration-communications Although still inadevelopment The VC realize the tacticalim- building,dispensary, helopads, status, a newnaval air stationhas portance of Nha Be andhave chapel and theater, and a 1000-man been commissioned at Albany, Ga. attackedit with recoilless rifle and mess hallwhich is open 24 hours Previously an Air Force Base, the rocket fire on a number of occasions daily because of round-the-clock boat station is being modified tosupport since the facilities were first manned and helo operations against the Viet the RAdC Vigilante aircraft. It will in November 1965. Cong. "William Kobler, SN, USN. remainin its presentdevelopmental Since then construction at Nha Be statusuntil necessarymodifications hasprogressed rapidly towhere NUC for Repose are completed, probably next spring. The hospital ship uss Repose (AH Whenthe Albanybase is ready, 16) hasbeen awardedthe Navy the Vigilante squadronspresently UnitCommendation for her service flyingfrom NAS Sanford, Fla., will to wounded servicemen off the coast shifttheir home base toAlbany. of South Vietnam. The squadrons will have more build- The commendation, from the ing andhangar spaceavailable to Secretary of the Navy, cited Repose's themthan at NAS Sanford.Their role inseveral Marine Corps oper- newhome willalso providemore ationsnear the Demilitarized Zone. family housing than is presently Inaddition to militarypersonnel, available. Repose also treats many Vietnamese civilians with serious injuries or dis- Keeping the ChannelOpen eases. Inthis age of computers,atomic Commissioned 26 May 1945, power andpush-button warfare, Repose spentmuch time inthe Navymen still find themselves faced Pacific serving as basehospital at with a small boat war on the water- Tsingtao,after a similarjob at ways of South Vietnam. Shanghai. One major waterway is the Viet TIME OUT from combat patrolfor She wasdecommissioned in Tan- Cong-harassedmain shipping chan- ElmerAllen, BM1, ashe' ships for UarY 1950,then brought out of nel to Saigon. Keeping that channel six aboard uss Asheville (PG 84) reserve on 28Oct 1950 to serve in open,in spite of enemy mines and Korea. Shewas again decommis- directopposition fromVC recoilless in Vietnam. Oath administered by sioned, but was recommissioned for rifles, rockets andautomatic weap-

38 ALL HANDS Jennings County Logs 1000 With a whirr, a varoom and a putt, putt, putt, a helicopter landed on thedeck of Jennings County (LST 846) while she was on station in the Mekong Delta’s Co Chien River. It wasn’t that suchlandings aboard the LST were unusual. This one,however, happened tobe the one-thousandthaccident-free landing to be logged by Jennings County since she arrived in Vietnam in No- vember 1966. The crew is justifiably proud of its record. The landing was made while LST 846 was supporting Operation Game Wardenand serving as a base for the patrol boats of River Section 533. Jennings County is also home for the UH-1B armed whirlybirds of Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, Detachment Five, which, incidentally,has been responsible for PROUD BLUEJACKET-Buford A. Forman, PR1, withwife Jo after presenta- more than half of the landingson tion naming him China Lake Naval Weapon Station’s Bluejacket of the Year. Jennings County since the squadron was embarked on 19 June. ber of barrels now in storagein addi- sound, when given in a specially The Jennings Countycrew expected tionto those on board thethree constructed box. to chalk upanother 1000 landings battleships still in mothballs. LTJG Gamrath‘s lecture was before the end of the year to prove New Jersey, now in theyards at given entirely in Russian, and again the ship’s motto “We can han- Philadelphia, is expectedto beready graphs and slidessupplemented his dle it.” for shakedowntrials by next June. speech. Her nine16-inch/50-caliber guns LTJG Gamrath began his 47-week Jersey’s Guns Freshened Up will give greaterdestructive power Russian courseat the DLIWC in The reactivation of the battleship and extendedrange to the U. S. October1966. His wife is a recent New Jersey (BB 16) forservice off SeventhgraduateFleet. DLIWCItalianof a course. Vietnam (ALLHANDS, October It hasbeen estimated that80 per Shereceived the Italian Culture 1967) involves preparations that cent of the Vietnamtargets now Council Faculty Book Award for have reached as far as Hawaii. under fire by U. S. aircraft will be academicexcellence in language Sixteen-inchgun barrels, in stor- withinreach of New Jersey’s bigstudy. age at Pearl Harbor since 1947, have guns. The BB will beable to hurl beenscraped clean of preservative 1900-poundprojectiles an effective GuadalupeProbes Problem and will bekept on hand for pos- range of some 20 miles. Whenthe Fleetoiler uss Guad- sible use as New Jersey gun replace- He Speaks DLIWC dupe (A0 32) refuelsacustomer ments. The Defense LanguageInstitute, ship nowadays7 she does so with Moving theold but unused gun West CoastBranch (DLIWC), has speed and relative ease. This can be barrels from the west bank of Pearl trainedthousands of military ]in- directlyattributed to anew hose Harbor’s Middle Lock tothe Naval guists, but seldomgets into the sYstem“called the Probe- Shipyard, a distance of more than animal-trainingact. one of its which should increase the efficiency four miles, was noeasy task. Each languagestudents, however, has of &-sea refueling operations. barrel measures 66 feet, eight inches combinedpractical research with Basically, the quicktransfer is and weighs 121 tons. academics, and useda “live” dem- achieved through the use of a bullet- The transferoperation took the onstration to supplement his lecture. shapedconnection attached to the better part of a week. First, a barge Lieutenant (jg) James c. Gam- oiler’s fuel hoses anda receiveron was reinforced to make sure it would rath, USN, recentlygave a lecture customerthe ship. The Probe supportthe weight. Next, Pearl in Russian on the scientistpavlov. simplyaligns with the receiver and Harbor’s hefty, 125-ton floating crane This washis areabackground lec- the flow of NSFO,JP-5 01 avgas was moved into position, and groan- ture, which all students are required commences. The system also fea- ing under the strain of 360tons of togive. Whatmade his lectureout tures a quickbreakaway in the steel,eased the barrelsonto the of the ordinary,however, was his interest of safety. barge for the ride to the shipyard. demonstration of a hamsterwhich Guadalupe firstused theprobe Thegun barrels at Pearl Harbor hehad trainedfollowing Pavlov’s lastJune during an underway re- go into“reservea fleet” of 16- methods, refined by modern-day plenishment of the antisubmarine inchers left over from World War I1 psychologists. The hamster had been aircraftcarrier uss Hornet (CVS and availablefor use aboard New trained by LTJGGamrath to elicit 12), thenoperating in the Western Jersey if needed. There are a num- appropriateresponses to light and Pacific.

JANUARY 1968 -39 40 ALL HANDS During Bear Chain, Ogden not only did these two jobs-and did them well-butalso operated as a fueling base for the gunfire support helicopters. “The LPD is a tremendous ship,” according to Captain Robert L. Dise, CO of Ogden. “It, or a similar type ship, will bethe key to future amphibious operations.” -Neils J. Davis, J03, USN

Unitas Vlll Ships and aircraft of the U. S. AtlanticFleet recently joined navy and air forceunits from several South American countries for a four- month series of combinednaval exercises in the waters around South President Johnson brought a America. “tributefrom our grateful people” Thiswas the eighth consecutive to the men of uss Enterprise (CVAN year the American armed forces have 65) and theUnited States Navy joined withSouth American armed when he visited the 90,000-ton car- forcesfor thetraining exercises rier while she was underway with known as UNITAS. ships of the First Fleet of the Cali- UNITASVIII, coordinated by fornia coast. During his visit, the Commander of the U. S. South Commander in Chief watched flight Atlantic Force, with headquarters in operations and held informal chats San Juan, Puerto Rico, began on 18 with manycrewmembers. President August. Johnson prefaced his closing address The destroyerleader uss Norfolk to the crcw by saying it was “good (DL 1) served as flagship. Other to be hack in the Navy,”his old U. S. Navy participants included the service branch. destroyers uss Gyatt (DD 712), re- placedby Mullinix (DD 944) and and rolled into the sea. Fortunately, Aithough the new submarine com- Glennon (DD 840) ; thesubmarine Borie was on hand to cope with just mand will maintain its headquarters Scnnet (SS 408); twomaritime such a situation. in Naples, it will bedirectly sub- patrol aircraft from Patrol Squadron The destroyer’s crew had no dik- ordinateto Allied NavalForces 18; one transport aircraft from Fleet cultyin locating thedowned pilot. Southern Europe ( NAVSOUTH), com- Tactical Support Squadron One; and His flashing strobelight clearly manded by Admiral Lucian0 Sotgiu, onedrone detachment from Fleet marked his position in the water and ITN, who is based in Malta. Composite Squadron Six. lights from the ship also illuminated NAVSOUTH~itself was commis- The exercise washeld both in the area. sioned onlylast June as aNATO Atlantic and Pacific waters with the Rorir maneuverednear the pilot southern forces streamliningmeas- U. S. forces circumnavigatingSouth who wasbrought aboard after the ure. NAVSOUTH’Sforces havethe Americancounterclockwise a in destroyer’s damagecontrol assistant, mission of defendingthe NATO direction,transiting thePanama EnsignRobert Hendricks, dove to southern flank‘s sea lines of com- Canal and the Strait of Magellan. the rescue. munications,conducting naval and Those units that took part in the The downed pilot was able to re- maritime air operations and support- joint maneuverswere from the turn quickly to duty aboard his caring adjacent commands. navies and airforces of Argentina, rier buthe soon returnedto Borie SUBMED, set up primarilyas a Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Ecuador, bearing the cake which he presented, focal point for alliance,underseas Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. with thanks, to the crew. force planning in the Mediterranean, To reciprocate, the destroyer’s will be staffed by naval officers and Borie Gets a Cake commanding officer presented a enlistedmen from Greece,Italy, Theroutine of Mediterranean commemorative plaqueto the lieu- Turkey, theUnited Kingdom and operationsaboard uss Borie (DD tenantand made him anhonorary the United States. 704) slowedone daywhen a Navy member of the ship’s company. Activation of SUBMEDwill serve pilot cameaboard bearing a large to prevent interference in submarine operations, improve coordination and ship-shaped cake. New NATO Command The nauticalpastry was atoken strengthen- training and - joint plan- of appreciation from Lieutenant A newNATO command desig- ning for alliance submarine forces. (jg) DavidJohnson of uss Shangri nated as SubmarinesMediterranean The first commander of thenew La (CVA 38) whose Crusader jet (SUBMED)has been activated in SUBMED will beCaptain Oliver had crashed during a night recovery Naples. Hazard Perry, Jr., USN.

JANUARY 1968 41 visit interesting, andagreed they ANJULQ-6Series (Technical graduates of ETR or ETN Ship- gained a greaterunderstanding of maintenance and repair of AN/ boardIndoctrination Class “C” how throttlemen fit into their ship’s ULQ-6, 6A and 6B countermeasures course. All studentsmust have a operations. They said they now have sets and associated antennas). Confidential security clearance. The SLQ-12course lasts five an even better understanding of why 0 AN/WLR-l Series(Technical they must react with top speed and maintenance and repair of WLR-1 weeks andthe ULQ-6 andWRL-1 efficiency when the bridge signals all series, AN,/SLR-12 and AN/WLR-1 courses require six weeks to com- ahead full, or all stop. and 3 countermeasures receiving sets plete. Graduates of all three courses and auxiliary equipment/unitsand incur a 16-month service obligation. New School in Newport associated antennas). The classes foreach course are smallwitb four students being A Class “C” school offering three The knowledge and skills ac- allotted tothe SLQ-12course and courses in electroniccountermeas- quired by graduates of theAN/ ninestudents each assigned to the ures equipment maintenance and WLR-1 series course can readily be WLR-1and ULQ-6 classes. The repairhas been established as a transferredto cover the repair and Chief of NavalPersonnel (Pers- separateentity at the U. S. Naval maintenance of ANJSLR2 and AN/ B2163) controls quotas for the three Base, Newport, R. I. The school was BLR/1 countermeasuresreceiving courses. formerlyoperated as a component sets. Present plans call for an expansion of the NavalCommunications All three courses require students of the ElectronicsTechnician Class School. tobe graduates of ET(radar or “C” School to include six additional The courses now being offered communications)Class “A” school courses by theend of 1969. The cover : or ETR/ETN3 and above. school also operates a testequip- AN/SLQ-12(Electronic Coun- SET (SelectiveElectronics Train- ment qualificationfacility for the termeasures). ing) Programpersonnel must be U. S. Naval Schools Command.

One Sailor,Nine Awards Downat 90 ChurchSt., Man- Physically forcing the jammed hattan, SeamanRubin Binder, and warped hatch open,Binder and USNR, onceagain stepped forward his boat captain swam through the to receive an award for his service hatch, located the man, and pulled in Vietnam. This time, it was Rear him back through the hatch to the AdmiralFrancis C. Foley,USN, surface. commandant of theThird Naval Earlier, he had faced heavy en- District,who made the presenta- emy fire toearn the Bronze Star tion of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. His PBR had runinto a Medal. battalion of uniformed Viet Cong Suchceremonies are becoming in astaging area preparing for a familiar to the 21-year-old Vietnam major troop movement. veteran.Since joining the Naval He volunteered to accompany a Reserve in 1963,he hasreceived Vietnamese sailor tobring back nineawards. In additionto the some of the enemy dead for intelli- NMC,hehasreceived (count gencepurposes. Climbing into a them): 1.) the Bronze Star Medal; capturedenemy sampan, Binder 2.) gold star in lieu of a second provided fire cover while his com- Bronze Star Medal; 3.) Navy Com- radepaddled. The sampanwas mendationMedal; Purple frequentlyhit and the trip was 4.) NINTH AWARD-BMSN Rubin G. Heart; 5.) Vietnam Service Medal; ultimatelyabandoned, but Binder 6.) NationalDefense Medal; 7.) Binder received his ninth award for learned what he wanted toknow. Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; and VietnamService, Navyand Marine Back atthe PBR,Binder went 8.) Vietnam Campaign Ribbon. Corps Medal, from RADM F. D. Foley. back to his 50-caliber machine guns SeamanBinder received the for the rest of the engagement. NMCfor: heroism on 9 Jan1967 Incompany with his boatcap- In all,during his tour of duty while serving with River Patrol Sec- tain,Seaman Binder plunged into Binder made161 combatpatrols, tion 531 and friendly foreign forces thedark, debris-clogged river and 59 of which came under enemy fire. on the Mekong River. helpedguide the man to ahatch During these engagements, 28 Viet Seaman Binder was the forward 60 feet away and fourfeet under Cong were killed, one woundedand 50-caliber machine gunner on PBR water. It took repeateddives by eightenemy documents captured. 105 on combat patrol near My Tho Binder to learn that the hatch was At one time, Binder was wounded when the dredge Jamaica Bay was blockedtwobyfirmly-wedged in theleft arm, but continuedto mined. PBR 105 closed the rapidly pipes. By thistime, little air re- man his machine guns. sinkingbarge andpulled five sur- mainedin the heavilylisting As of themoment, his NMC is vivors from the water. In doing so, dredge. his lastaward. He has been re- crewmembers heard a metallic tap- Downonce again hewent, to leasedto inactive duty after com- ping from insidethe hull of the bend a linearound the pipes so pletion of his obligatedactive barge. that a tug could pull them free. service.

JANUARY 7968 43 Housing Assignment Procedures Spelled Out in CNO Directive

UTURE ASSIGNMENT to family hous- Control of housing assignments 0 Whenthe family size is nota Fing may be a smoother procedure will be centralized wherever possible. factor, better quality housing should for you and yourdependents as a 0 Housingassignment practices be assigned to the more senior indi- result of newinstructions from the must be consistent Navy-wide. viduals.This applies to allgrades, Chief of Naval Operations. All Navymen, whether assigned particularly chief petty officer. A revisedhousing assignment afloat or ashore, regardless of activity policydirective - OpNavInst. towhich assigned, will be given ORDINARILY, all government owned 11101.13D-has been prescribed by equal opportunity to obtain housing. or controlledfamily housing is CNO to help ease some of the inevit- Thosewaiting for housing assignedto those in pay grades for ableproblems that accompany the should know exactlywhere they whomthe housingwas programed, necessarily flexible housingassign- stand.Updated waiting lists should built or acquired.However, when ment procedures. be published at least once a month. local conditions dictate, quarters may The directive provides a standard Every effort mustbe made to be assigned to a family whose spon- policy forhousing officials atthe insure that a man can assess his pros- sor is not more than one grade senior local level. In effect, it requests dis- pects for assignment to quarters be- or junior to the designated category trictcommandants and areacom- fore he reaches his new ship or duty of quarters. mandersto standardize the Navy’s station, or as soon as he gets there. The amount you payfor your housing assignment practices, to make There will be no discrimination quarters depends on the classification sure all assignments are based, within because of race, color, creed or na- of the housing itself. If you occupy the general policy fremework, on a tional origin. Public Quarters administered by the fair, consistent basis. No more than 25 per cent of the FamilyHousing Management Ac- The revised instruction points out publicquarters at any installation count, you do not receive Basic Al- thatthe influence of housingon a may be designated for officers with- lowancefor Quarters. If you reside family man’s morale is considerable, outthe specific approval of CNO. in Inadequate PublicQuarters It notes that the housing assignment (Units originallyconstructed or ac- (Navy-owned or-controlled sub- practices in any area may rank high quired specifically for officers are standard housing), you pay a portion inthe Navyman’s evaluation of his excepted.) of your BAQ, the exactmonthly rights and benefits-and the merits The operationalstress and re- amount based on the location of the of the Navy as a career. sponsibilities borne by captains and housing, family size, your pay grade The directive makes a number of commandersshould be recognized. and other factors. points with which few Navy family Such factors should be weighed indi- General programing categoriesare: mencan disagree. Essentially, CNO viduallywhen it is decidedwhich ( 1) flag quarters and command quar- recognizesthere is a basichousing captains and commandersare as- ters; (2) captain quarters; (3) senior problem.Simply stated, there just signedquarters, and in the quality officer (CDRand LCDR) quarters; isn’t enough Navy housingto go of the quarters assigned. (4) junior officer quarters;and (5) around. enlistedquarters. But, says CNO, learn to live with As spelled out in the new housing P. McVay, LTJG, USNR the situation by making every effort directive,eligibility for quarters is to put limited housing assets to the extended only to petty officers in pay best possible use. Don’t hurt a man’s gradeE-4 (more than four years’ morale by letting him feel, rightly or service)and above.Quarters may wrongly, that he has not been treated be assigned to family men in grade fairly in theopportunity to obtain E-4(less than four years’ service) quarters.Establish uniform criteria and below only if the housingre- fordetermining housing eligibility. quirement of all those senior in the Follow uniform assignment priorities. area, and of families of eligible per- District commandants and certain sonnel on unaccompanied tours else- area,force and basecommanders where,have been satisfied. Excep- havebeen designated as areacoor- tions may be authorized when severe dinatorstoinsure thatthe new hardship is involved, or when it is OpNav Instruction is carried out. Im- otherwise considered in the best in- plementinginstructions were sched- terest of the government. uledto be issued 5 Dec 1967. The In thisregard, unusual personal instructionwas effective upon re- “Thouhast the wrong stock number,and problems may take precedence over ceipt. mustresubmit. It’s IH-XLVIII-CCLXVXVI; allother considerations in the pri- Point by point, directive specifies: not IH-XVLIII-CCLXVXVI.“ ority of assignmentto quarters. In

44 ALL HANDS otherwords, area coordinators may stationstation,to depending on Prospective tenants should be able approveassignment of family quar- housing needs and assets. to estimate their chances for housing ters without regard to rank or grade In cases where assignment to hous- before reporting to a new home port underextreme humanitarian con- ing means making a choice between or duty station, and should be aware siderations. two or more families eligible on an of the possibility of involuntary as- As a rule, however, once you reach equal basis, thedetermining factor signment toquarters (see box on the top 10 percent on thewaiting will bethe serviceman’s burden of page 46). list, your priority for housing will not responsibility and seniority. The waiting period for housing be- change. New arrivals will notbe general,In however, quarters ginson thedate you aredetached placed in the top 10 per cent regard- should be assignedto various cate- from your previous duty station, pro- less of rank or duty assignment. gories of eligiblepersonnel in ac- vided you hadapplied within five Housing assignment authorities may cordance with family size. days of detachmentdate and your disregard the stabilized 10 Der cent

top of the list. Ships of the Desert Had Rough Sailing In addition, onceyou reach a point on the waitinglist where your assign- Manyactive duty and former Navymenhave mules and made trouble for the drivers. ment to housing would occur within beenassigned roleswhich were not directly Difficulties were alsa encountered when men 60 days, the housing authority may associated withtheir nautical profession. One not accustomed to loading camelstook an in- extend the stabilizedportion of the of the more unusual iobs,however, fellto a ordinate amount of time attheir work and formerNavy lieutenant, Edward F. Beale, who, loadedthe animals so heavily theycould hardly list to include you, as well as the top in the middle of the 19th century, was made walk. 10 per cent. commander of the United States’ first and only Once thecaravan was underway,however, Theauthority to designate and camel corps. matters improvedand the camels showed re- assign flag and command quarters is The camelshad been purchased in the Levant markable endurance over a routewhich was heldby CNO.(As specified in the by one of Beale‘s kinsmen,Lieutenant (later frequently strewnwith fine,flinty gravel. newhousing directive, the present Admiral) D. D. Porter and brought to Indianola, Camels also were content to eatanything- designations of flag and command Tex., in the Navyship Supply. LT Porter had even dry greasewood bushesand prickly pears. quartersremain in effect.However, been in charge of thecamels’ procurement and Theirability to go withoutwater for long no other quarters will be designated their shipment to the States (during a par- periodsfrequently keptthem in good condition ticularlyrough seavoyage). Here theNavy’s while themules were in danger of perishing for use by specific billets. Anyex- actual involvement in the proiectended, but in thedesert heat. ception to this must be approved by the asdgnmentto headthe camel corps went Beale and his camels eventually arrived in CNO.) to Beale, who had justleft the Navyafter Lor Angeles. Within a year, he hadconducted Lesser categories of quarters may serving as a lieutenant. a partyfrom the Gulfof Mexico to thePacific bedesignated by area coordinators, Jefferson Davis ordered theimportation of throughunknown country inhabitedprincipally whoin turn may redelegate their thecornels after he became Secretary ofWar by hostileIndians. Hehad tested thevalue of authorityto a flag officer assigned in 1853. When Supply landed at Indianola, thecamels and marked a new road to the subareacoordination. LT Porter andthe Novy relinquished responsi- Pacific withoutlosing a man. Localassignment policies, within bility for thecamels which were taken to Camp When Bealereported the results ofhis re- Verde, lex., nearSan Antonio. It wasto this search to the War Department, theSecretary the framework of OpNavInst. camp that Beale went underorders totest the recommended that Congresspurchase 1000 11101.13D, may bedrawn up by camels‘ capabilities and, ot the same time, ta camels for use in the Southwest. basecommanders and activity COS survey a wagonroute west. if they have been delegated the au- Theexpedition westdid not havean auspi- Congress, however,had other things on its thority to do so by the area coordi- cious beginning. Although thecamels were mind.The clouds of civil war weregathering nator.However, theauthority to their usual docileselves, they frightened the on the horizon and the storm soon broke. follow through with local assignment Ownership of the camelsseesawed between policies should be retained at a level Union andConfederate forces, neither of which which insures consistency in a com- tookadvantage of thebeasts’ remarkable en- mon geographic area. durance. Wheneverpossible, mule drivers and Indians, Day-to-day administration of hous- bothavowed enemies of the camel,took their ing assignment policies may be dele- toll. Some of the animals were sold to do work gated by the area coordinator to an which usually proved fatal;still otherswere officer responsible for on-the-spot leftto wander in thedesert. administration andoperation of a The camelswhich wereleft totheir own Navy housing project, an officer with the specific duties of housing assignment officer, oran area assignment committee. No detailed guidelines have been issuedwith regardto assignment CamelCorps. miorities that may be set on the basis of rank when othkr factors are equal. The situation here mayvary from

JANUARY 1968 45 sent from your activity for more than 20 weeks. Housing Authorities Seek Full Use of Quarters Whenwarranted by the con- Although not likely, it's possible to enable them to give their land- duct of you or your dependents. you could be involuntarily assigned lords, in turn, whatever legal notice In any event, you must be given to public quarters. With housing at may be required. at least 30 days' notice to vacate a premium, the Navy does not want Involuntary assignments will not quarters. Your housing office must its units to sit vacant. Where (and be made if the housing authority notify you, in writing, of the date and if) necessary to maintain maximum foresees a family hardship. In this conditions under which your assign- occupancy, housing authorities may sense, hardship might mean finan- ment to quarters is ended. make involuntaryassignments of cial loss, lack of advance informa- After termination,routine com- eligible families 'to public quarters. tion, or personal inconvenience mand proceduresmust insure that This may be done when the family owingto family size. However, in payment of your quarters allowance assigned is reporting to a command order to avoid hardship cases, hous- is commenced on a timely basis. on permanentchange of station ingauthorities have been told to With regard to quarters allowance, orders, and before the family has advise each newly assigned family it is noted that social visits by mili- made commitments for another whether government quartersare tarypersonnel, their dependents, or dwelling. available.Such notice must be civilians as your guests in your quar- Also, if necessary, those who oc- made in writing, preferably before ters do not changethe entitlement cupyprivate housing may be re- the family arrives at its new com- status of you or the visitor. However, quired to move into public quarters, mand. Your advance contactsmay if your house guest is a serviceman but must be given sufficient notice help assure you a smooth move. who resides with you on a permanent basis, he must report the fact to his disbursing officer for rulinga on quarters allowance or otherentitle- application is confirmed within 10 vacatetheir specifically designated ments. days of arrival at your newduty quarters upon detachment. The Chief of Naval Operations station. At the discretion of the housing will follow the results of thenew If you donot apply in advance, authority, andin consideration of housing assignmentdirective. The your position on the waiting list is such factors as waiting lists and hard- Inspector General will report periodi- determined by thedate you apply ships, occupancy may also beter- cally on the effectiveness of the new after arriving at your new duty sta- minated: policy guide, and may look into spe- tion. When you request assignment cific complaints as part of his related You should apply by letterand topublic quartersthat have been inspections. Thearea coordinators, enclose a copy of your orders. The vacated or otherwise made available all of flag rank, are makingevery waiting list is compiled by grade or after assignment of your present effort tohave Navy housing used rank, date of detachment from last quarters. efficiently, and will emphasize fair command (ordate of application When you depart your perma- and consistent assignment policies. after arrival at new command), and nent station for an expected absence Detailed listings of categories of bedroom requirement. of 60 days or more. (You must, how- personnel anddependents eligible When you are assigned to quar- ever, consent to the termination of for housing, and corresponding tables ters, you are permitted to remain in your quarters.) of regulationswhich govern assign- them until you are detached for other When you and your dependents ments, are contained in OpNav Inst. duty, retire, or until your occupancy are expectedto be temporarily ab- 11101.13D. is terminated for reasons listed below. (However, extension may be granted for emergency reasons. ) Generally, your housing assignment is termi- Here Are Standards on Number of Bedrooms nated: When the activity ceases to be Here's a look atthe minimum unit. The minimum standard is as your permanent duty station. number of bedrooms your Navy follows: housing should have, based on the When your dependents no size of your family. Dependents Numberof of longer reside with you on a permanent basis. (Exceptions may be made Note that you may apply ona (Notincluding wife)Bedrooms on a case-by-case basis when you are waiting list for a unit larger than None 1 ordered to a mandatory unaccom- the minimum However,prescribed. One 2 panied tour.) those who meet the minimum re- Two, same sex,neither over quirements for thequarters 2will 12 years At your request if you wish to take precedence. Two,sex opposite 3 Inwe from inadequate public quar- Two, samesex, one over You may not be given additional 12 vaan 3 ters, if yon are occupying them vol- " I- -- untarily. priority for assignment to quarters Three 3 simply because you have more de- Four, noneyears over12 3 It is noted that officers who occupy pendents than the minimum neces- Four, oneyears 12over 4 command quarters,and receive or- sary to qualify for any size housing Five 01 more 4 ders to duty in the same area, must

46 ALLHAND CrowHunters Have Good IVotice 1418 of 1 Nov 1967:E-4 Dates for Super Chief Exams Chance of BaggingLimit examinations will be given on Tues- Thedate for E-8and E-9 ex- day, 6 February;E-5 on Thursday, DuringFebruary Exams aminationshas also beenset. 8 February; E-6 on Tuesday, 13 Feb- Advancement officials have once Testsfor advancement to both ruary;and E-7 on Thursday, 15 againcalled open season on crows, super pay grades will be given on February. and those who study for the Febru- 27 Feb 1968.To be eligible, an The minimum service require- ary exams can be reasonably sure of aspiring chief musthave there- ments,except as amendedby the bagging the limit. quired time in pay grade and total Notice (and outlinedabove), are Theadvancement planners say service by 16 Nov 1968. Re- listed in paragraph302.10 of the theopportunities are “outstanding” quiredcorrespondence courses Manr~alof Advancement in Rate or largely due to an increased demand may be submitted up to test time. Rating ( NavPers 15989). Men com- for petty officers in almost every rate In thepast, selection boards peting for CPO, of course, must have and rating. havenoted that in many cases a total of eight years’ service. Time Advancement opportunities to pay certificates of correspondence served in the Inactive Naval Reserve grades E-6 and E-7 are no less great course completion have not been whilea member of adrilling unit thanusual, butneither do they filed Bureau-heldin duplicate may becounted in the eightyears promise to increase to the same ex- service records.This situation but not for final multiple credit. tent as those of the lower pay grades. generates excessive correspond- At the time an individual has been Advancementto third and second ence by the board to verify a can- notified of his selection for advance- class PO should be as sure as passing didate’s eligibility. The result can ment,he musthave sufficient obli- the exam. be nonconsideration by the board gated service ahead of him before he To insure maximum participation, if completioncannot be verified canget out theneedle and thread. service in pay grade waivers similar in sufficient time.Therefore, it Pay grades E-Ei and E-6 must remain tothose allowedpreviously will be would behoove all star-seekers to on active duty at least one year from in effect for theFebruary 1968 ad- makesure the completion certifi- the date on which they are advanced. vancement examinations. catesreach the Chief of Naval Senior, master or chief petty officers Well qualified E-3 and E-4 Navy- Personnel(Pers-B223) before 15 mustagree to two years’ obligated men of all skills who earn their com- May 1968. service. manding officer’s recommendation The selection board is sched- The only obligated service waiver maytake advantage of the special uled to convene at the Bureau in authorized for advancement is for provisions. Third class petty officers early June1968. Successful can- those persons not eligible to reenlist may go up forsecond class six didates will be advanced in incre- orsign anextension, generally be- monthsearly, andnonrated Navy- mentscommencing 16 August. cause of hospitalization.Paragraph men may take the E-4 test if they are Advancementsmust beaccepted 808.2 of the Manual for Advance- serving in pay grade E-3 on 6 Feb- by 15 October. ment in Rating (NavPers15989) is ruary. theauthority. Navymenwho take the examination underthe provisions of the wouldbe recommended for sucl How to Take Care of acceleratedadvancement. waivermust meet all therequire- Your Navy Uniform ments for advancementexcept the Dates for theFebruary examina- normal service in paygrade. Coire- tions wereannounced by BuPers Ever wonder why you sometimes spondencecourses, practical factors findyourself witha dress jumper and performance and military leader- Billups E. lodge, CDR, USN that’s one shade of Navy blue and a shiptests must becompleted, but pair of trousers that’s another? they are not due until the day before If so, you’re not alone. the exam.(Normally, such pre- A number of commands have ex- requisites are due one month before pressed concern about this problem, the examination date.) and investigationshave been made While the waiver is in effect, it is into specifications, qualitycontrol possible for aNavyman to take the and manufacturing processes to find E-5 examination while serving in pay out if suchmismatches can be gradeE-3. This would occur if the remedied. man wereauthorized advancement Ineach of theseareas, however, to third class as a result of the August the investigationsindicate thatthe exam, with advancement effective 15 closest possible shade tolerances are February or later.Since service in being maintained. pay grade for advancement purposes ” Since1960 the government has is computed from 16 Nov 1967, such beenbuying blue woolen (melton) an individual (if he received his com- material under rigid specifications manding officer’s recommendation) that call for a chrome dye which vir- could takethe second class exam tuallyeliminates the wide shade before becoming rated. Of course, tolerance that existed in the past. only especially wellqualified men “Bridge-Fog lookout! Tincan deadahead!” Before being accepted by the gov-

JANUARY 7968 47 J. H. Paoli, IC1, USN jumper were made from material at Billups E. lodge, CDR, USN one extreme of the range, and a pair of trousers were made from material at the other, the differencemay be noticeablewhen they are worn together. Toavoid this situation and other problems which may arise in caring foryour dress blues, here are some hints which you may find helpful: If possible,when you buy a replacement,compare itwith the jumper or trousers you will want to match.And, if possible,make the comparison undernatural daylight, "Hottestyeoman in theNavy." since the light indoors may be mis- Therefore, it is recommended that "So youwant to see theworld?" leading. Although "tailor-mades" are au- thky be worn primarily with the un- thorized by Uniform Regulations, dress blue jumper and not as part of ernment, each roll of cloth is shade- their purchase is not encouraged, as an inspection or libertyuniform, if inspected to make sure it falls within they usually cost more and the mate- possible. theestablished range. This range is rial does not necessarily meet govern- Heat, friction, pressure and soap based on the highest possible stand- mentrequirements. Thestandard cause shrinkage and felting in wool ardswhich the textileindustry can 16-ouncemelton cloth used by the fabric, so it is best to have your serv- reasonably be expected to attain, tak- Navy was selected as the most dur- icedress blues dry-cleaned-not inginto account the many uncon- able, comfortable and practical. It is laundered. trollable variables that arise in dyeing your best guarantee of quality. When drycleaning facilities are and finishing material. Zippertrousers are still being notavailable, your bluescan be The Navy's criteriaare such that issued atrecruit trainingcenters. washed by hand in lukewarm water. theaverage person would probably Because they were manufactured in If the water is hard (which is indi- be unable to notice a variation from the early 1950s, their color may fall cated by a white film forming on the thestandard shade. However, if a outsidethe current tolerance range. material), it can be softened by add- ing a little borax. A thick suds should be used. 0 Avoid mechanicalabrasion or rubbing while laundering, since this LSTs-They Go Placesand Do Things cancause shrinkage. Never use bleach, as chlorine will yellow and "The success of the entire operation seemed 1000 tonsof cargo. In Vietnam, it often tohinge uponsome damned thing called an works 'roundthe clock to loadsupplies and weakenthe wool fibers. Rinse thor- LST." takethem where they'reneeded. oughly to remove all traces of soap. These wordsof Sir Winston Churchill during Landing Ship Squadron Nine, permanently Gentlysqueeze out (do not wring) WorldWar II might apply today on the rivers attached to theSeventh Fleet since 1960, has surplus water and hang inside out to andbeaches of SouthVietnam. been providing eight LSTs for instant-pierserv- dry in the open air. Twenty-nine LSTs operating as a Seventh ice sincethe start of theVietnam buildup. Of 0 The white piping on the jumper Fleettask group are in theunseamanlike busi- post-World War II design,the ships measure maybe cleaned (without washing ness of intentionalgrounding, traditionally 384 feet (over-all),have speeds of 14 knots, theentire jumper) byscrubbing shunned by marinersbut nevertheless vital in and a complement of 116 officersand enlisted the support of U. 5. military operations in men. lightly with an old toothbrush or nail Southeast Asia. LSTs whichhave supplemented LSS Nine in brush, using a neutral soap sparingly Theintentional grounding involves cargo. recent years includePhibPac's LSS One,hame- with warm water. TheLST-expert in being able to go where ported in SanDiego, and LSS Three from Guam. To look your best when wearing other types of ships cannot-has proved valu- Occasionally,the >LSTs ioinin themore dress blues at an inspection, in cere- ablein moving supplies ashore. clclssic "hit thebeach" amphibiousoperations monies or on liberty,set one per- At the outset of the U. 5. militarybuildup for which they were designed. LST sailors alko fectly matched uniform aside for use in SouthVietnam, only the ports of Saigon consider their participation in Market Time on such occasions. and DaNang haddocking facilities, andthese operationg as a respite fromwhat theycall the Since each drycleaning or launder- were woefully inadequate. Work is underway cargo milk run. (In Market lime, the LSTr to closethe port gap, butuntil new onesare support Navy andCoast Guard patrol boats ing can cause an almost impercepti- developed,the multipurpose LSTwith a built- whichguard against Viet Cong infiltration by ble change in color, it is best to have in pier capabilityhelps to keepcargo moving sea.) both parts of the uniform cleaned or to supply areasashore. The commander of the Seventh Fleet's LST laundered at the same time to keep The LST hasbeen saidto resemble an over- force,Commander A. C. Lassiter, Jr., rays his themthe same shade. sizedbathtub. It needs only a relatively rock- ships "go placesand do thingswe didn't These hints may be found in En- free beach orriver bank toland upwards of dream possible a few years ago." closure One of NavalSupply Sys- tems Command Notice 10120, dated 1 Sep 1967.

48 ALL HANDS Take Down This Address, It Belongs to Your Ratings NumberPers RoomNumber NumberPhone Rating Control Desk Submarine, NuclearPen-B2131 Power, 0830 41228 Polaris* SEVERAL YEARS ago,the Bureau Group Vlll (CB) ratings Pers-82132 6830 42622 of NavalPersonnel inaugurated CT and Security Group 43131Pers-82133 3730 a manpowermanagement system MU Pers-B2134 CtSqW** 41139 which, at that time, assigned the re- AX, AT, AQ,AE, TD, AV Pers-B2141 44785 GB12 sponsibility for enlisted personnel in AD, AM, PR, AZ. AE Pers-B2142 GB10 43072 the surface missile systems and sonar AB, AO, AS, PT, PH Perr-B2143 GB10 43072 ratingsto specific desks withinthe AC, AG, AW Pstr-B2144 6808 43674 Bureau.This management system YN,PN, 11, PC, JO Pars-82151 G842 48270 was called rating control. DK,SK, AK, CS, SD, SH Pers-B2152 G838 43811 Inasmuchas each rating control SM. QM,BM, HM. DT Perr-82153 G842 48469 MM, EN, BT, BR, MR, SP 42346Pers-B2154 G836 desk was particularly knowledgeable EM,IM, OM, IC, PI 42407Pers-B2155 G836 concerningratings’its programs, SF, DC, PM, ML, DM 42782Pers-B2156 GB36 equipment and billets, the new man- FT, GM 42891Pers-B2161 GB35 agementconcept worked well ST,TM, MN Pers-B2162 6835 48325 enoughto warrant its extension to ET,DS 48506Pers-B2163 GB39 other ratings. RD,DP Pers-B2164 0837 48294 The expansion of theconcept in- RM.CYN Pers-B2lbS 6837 4q400 cluded several additional ratings that Navymen with nuclear power or Polarissupport NECr ond those designated SS. SU, SG or wereconsidered critical-primarily SP are handled by this desk, regardless of rating. inthe electronics field. Assignments ** Court Square WestBuilding, 1400 North Uhle St., Arlington, Va., Room 603. for Navymen in pay grades E-8 and E-9 as well as quota control for associated Class “B” and “C” schools were brought under rating control. shouldbe addressed to the Chief of F~~H~~~ L~~~ Assistance In February 1966, the Secretary of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, the Navy’s Task Force on Personnel Washington, D. C.20370 and in- Many Navymen and veteransare Retention,after examining the con- cludethe Pers number of the desk still writing to the Federal National ceptas it applied to these ratings, handlingthe rating. It should also Mortgage Association (FNMA) in recommended that rating control be be noted that DP and TD ratingcon- Washington,D.C., for information expanded to encompassall ratings trol and detailing are now being done and assistance in obtainingloans and rates. by the.Bureau of NavalPersonnel under the VoluntaryHome Mort- Thishas been done so that each and allinformation and inquiries gage Credit Program. of the ratings shown below has now concerningthese ratings should be FNMAcannot help them, how- been assigned to a rating group desk sentto the Bureauinstead of CO, ever, as the programexpired way headed by a rating controlofficer and EPDOCONUS. back on 1 October1965, and was manned by senior enlisted men rep- Correspondenceconcerning TN, not renewed.Under this program, resenting at leastone of the asso- CN, HN and DN personnel will be servicemen and veteransunable to ciated ratings. handledby the appropriate rating gethome loans insured or guaran- The rating controlofficer also oper- control officer.All SN, FN and AN teed by the Veterans Administration ates as an advisor to the Bureau con- personnel will behandled by Pers- or theFederal Housing Administra- cerningrequests receivesit from B211. tionwere able to apply to FNMA individuals or commands. for assistance in finding lenders who The followinglist shows the Melville C. Murray, LT, SC, USNR would make them home loans. Bureau desks whichcontrol each Today’s servicemenwith two or Navy rating together with the room more years of active duty or veterans number in the Navy’s Arlington An- with 181 days or more of active nex (or elsewhere) in which the desk duty, any part of which was served is located. The telephonenumbers after 31 Jan1955, are eligible for listedbelow are for use in dialing home loans guaranteed by the VA or withinthe Department of Defense. fordirect VA loansfor homes or Callsplaced from other exchanges farms in areas where private financ- shouldinclude theOxford prefix. ing is not available. The areacode for commercial long This is one the benefitsprovided distance calls is 202. by the Veterans’ Readjustment Eachrating control desk canbe Benefits Act of 1966(Public Law contactedeither by individuals or 89-358). More informationabout commands by telephone,personal thesehome loan programs can be letter or visit. OFFICIALRE- ”That’s right . . . with cream andfour obtained from militaryPersonal QUESTSMUST BE SENT spoonfulsof sugar and no wise remarks Affairs Officers or from any Veterans THROUGHCHANNELS. fromany of you, see!” Administration office.

JANUARY I968 49 - THE BUlllFTIN 804rPO Sea Duty Cutoff Dates Announced for Seavey Segment A-68

THE OVER-ALL PICTURE of Seavey you do not wish to be assigned over- you shouldinsure that yourduty Segment A-68 differs verylittle seas. You could hold up your orders preferences are exactly what you from the B-67 listing that appeared under present Seavey procedures be- want(check with your personnel- in last June’s issue; sea tours in many cause the placementpeople would man). ratingscontinue to be lengthened thenhave only theCONUS shore 0 If you havebeen reduced in because of the build-up in Southeast duty dart board at which to throw. rate to a pay grade that is ineligible Asia, butstill there have been no Keep in mind that once the dart has forSeavey, you will be considered corresponding increases in shore bil- beenthrown and you havebeen ineligible from the date of reduction, lets. issued orders to its mark, chances of regardless of the rate you previously There are, however, several over- havingthose orders canceled are held. An advancement in rateafter seasshore billets which are con- next to impossible unless there exists sea duty commencement cutoff dates sidered shore duty for rotation pur- some exceptional circumstance. havebeen established within the poses.These preferred overseas ac- Here,then, are the eligibility re- Seavey system does not change your tivities,listed in Chapter I11of the quirementsSeaveyfor Segment eligibility. You will,however, be Enlisted Transfer Manual ( NavPers A-68: considered for rotationunder the 15909B),are wellsuited for the You must bein anon-board- ratingand rate which you held at familyman since three-year tours for-dutystatus. the timethe Seavey segment was with the wife and children are nor- 0 You musthave commenced a established. mallygranted, and the areas have continuoustour of sea duty on or As mentioned in pastSeavey re- adequate accommodationssuch as before the month and year specified ports, jf you donot meet all the schools, commissaries and medical in the current listing below adjacent above requirements, don’t bother to facilities, in addition to housing. to your rate and rating. returnyour Rotation Data Card to Thereare otheroverseas assign- 0 You musthave an activeduty PAMI or BuPers. It will justbe a mentssuch as seaduty for rotation obligation to May 1970 or later. waste of your time and that of the whichSeavey-eligibles may request If you are serving on overseas Seavey people. whicharelisted in BuPersInst shoreduty or toured sea duty, you Twolast considerations: If you 1306.26D. must have a Tour Completion Date hold a conversion PNEC(XX99), These areas lack sufficient or ade- that falls within the transfer months you will be considered as serving in quate familyaccommodations. Fur- of this Seavey Segment (that is, June the rating to which you are convert- thermore, accompanying tours, when 1968 to October 1968, inclusive). If ing for the purpose of determining authorized in these areas, are shorter, your TCD is after September 1968, Seaveyeligibility. Also, effective and in most cases the time a family you will not be given sea extensions with this segment, separate sea duty is allowedto stay is limited. It is upon reaching your TCD. You will, commencement cutoff dates will no suggested that you proceedwith however,be considered for rotation longerbe established for FT indi- caution in selecting these areas, bein subsequent Seaveys providing viduals with NECs 1143 (Talos Mis- cause you may end up with a tour your TCD fallswithin thetransfer sile and Missile TestEquipment) without your dependents. months of the Seavey in effect at the and1144 (Tnrtar/Terrier Missile If you donot desire a preferred time. and Missile Test Equipment). If overseas shore duty assignment, then If you reportedto a preferred you areaffected, then your Seavey you must indicate this in Block 11 of overseasshore activity before 1 Jul eligibility will be determined by the yourRotation DataCard: “Donot 1966, and you meetthe sea duty rateand sea dutycommencement desireoverseas assignment.” By do- commencement cutoff dates of Sea- cutoff date as listed below. For more ing so, you can be assured no over- vey Segment A-66, then you will details,see BuPers Notice 1306 of seas tour unless, of course, an urgent have a rotation datacard prepared 16 Nov 1967. requirement exists that cannotbe and forwarded by the PAMI if you Now, here’s the list of rates and filled by any other person. are not currently recorded in Seavey. sea duty commencement cutoff dates There is a dangerin indicating If you are now recorded in Seavey, for Seavey Segment A-68:

RATE DATE RATE SM2 JUN 60 STS2 SEP 64 GMTC JUN 66 FTGl NOV 63JAN FTBSN 62 SM3 JUN 60 STS3 DEC 64 GMTl JUN 66 FTG2 OCT 63 BMC OCT 64JUN SMSN 60 STSSN DEC 64 GMT2 JUN 66 FTG3 OCT63 MTC JUN 65 BM1 JAN 62 JAN BM1 JUNGMT3 66 FTGSN OCTJUN 63 MTl 65 BM2 JAN BM2 61 RDC FEB 64 TMC OCT 64 JONGMTSN 66 JUN MT2 65 BM3 MAR 63 MAR BM3 RDl SEP 61 SEP RDl TMI OCT 64 FTMC NOVSEP 64 MT3 63 BMSN MARBMSN 63 RD2 AUG 61 AUG RD2 63 JAN TM2 GMGC 63 NOV FTMl NOV 63SEP MTSN 64 RD3 NOV RD3 MARGMGl 65 NOV TM3 61 FTM2 OCT63 QMC SEP 62 64 RDSN NOVRDSN 64 NOVTMSN 65 GMG2 NOV 60 FTM3 OCT 63 MNC JUN 66 QMl AUG61 GMG3 NOV 60 FTMSN OCT 63 MNl JUN 66 QM2 DEC 63 STC DEC63 GMMC JAN 64 60GMGSNNOV MN2 JUN 66 QM3 DEC 64 ST1 DEC63 JANGMMl 63 NOVFTBC 64 MN3 JUN 66 QMSN DEC 64 ST02 SEP 64 GMM2 NEC5332 62 SEP 64DEC NOV 62 FTBl MNSN JUN 66 SMC DEC 63 ST03 DEC 64 GMM3 SEP 62 JUL FTB2 64 SM1 APR SM1 60 STGSN DEC 64 GMMSNSEP 62 NOVFTGC 62 JAN64 FTB3 JUN ETC 66

50 ALLHANDS RATE DATE JIOC JUN 66 IDCl SEP 62 IIEONCN FEB 65 14DRC DEC 65 4MHC DEC 65 J 01 JON 66 IDC2 OCT 63 14DR1 DEC 65 4MH1 OCT 65 ET1 JUN 66 J 02 JUN 66 IDC3 APR 64 ZMC DEC 64 14DR2 JUN 65 4MH2 FEB65 ETN2 SEP 65 J 03 JUN 66 IDCFN APR 64 EM1 DEC 64 14DR3 DEC 65 4MH3 DEC65 ETN3 JUN 66 J OSN JUN 66 4DRAN DEC 65 iMHAN DEC 65 ETNSN JUN 66 CMA2 DEC 64 IPMC APR 62 %A3 ETR2 SEP 65 DEC 64 P'CC NOV65 IPM 1 AUG61 CMACN 14DJC MAR 65 4MEC DEC65 ETR3 OCT 65 DEC 64 P'C 1 JUL 64 IPM2 AUG61 14DJ1 DEC 64 4ME1 DEC 65 ETRSN OCT 65 CMH2 DEC 64 P'c2 SEP63 IPM3 AUG61 CMH3 DEC 64 14DJ2 DEC 64 4ME2 NOV 65 F'C3 OCT 64 IPMFN AUG61 CMHCN 14DJ3 DEC65 4ME3 DEC65 DSC JUN 66 DEC 64 P'CSN OCT 64 I 4DJAN DEC 65 4MEAN DEC 65 DS1 JUN 66 1MLC NOV 61 DS2 APR 66 BUC JAN 65 1.IC DEC 64 1MLl NOV 61 14TC DEC 65 'RC DEC 65 DS3 FEB 65 5U1 JAN65 1.I1 AUG 64 1ML2 NOV61 I 471 DEC 65 'R1 JUN65 DSSN FEB 65 BUL2 JAN 65 I,I2 14TR2 DEC 65 AUG 64 IML3 NOV 61 IBUL3 JAN 65 MAY 65 'R2 1.I3 JUN 66 1MLFN NOV61 14TR3 MAY65 'R3 JUN 65 IMC MAR 65 ISULCN JAN65 IISN JUN 66 14TRAN MAY65 'RAN JUN 65 IM1 MAR 64 IBUH2 JAN65 IEAC DEC 65 14TN2 MAY 65 IM2 MAR 64 IBUH3 JAN65 c)MC JUN 66 IEA1 DEC65 14TN3 MAY 65 iKC JAN 66 IM3 OCT 61 IBUHCN JAN65 t)M1 JUN 66 IEAD2 DEC 65 14TNAN MAY 65 4K1 JAN 66 IMSN OCT 61 IBUR2 JAN 65 I:)M2 EAD3 4K2 JAN 66 JUN 66 I DEC 65 IBUR3 JAN 65 f)M3 JUN 66 IEADCN DEC 65 14xc APR 65 4K3 JUN 66 OMC NOV63 IPURCN JAN65 c)MSN JUN 66 IEA52 DEC 65 14x1 MAR 65 4KAN JUN 66 OM1 NOV 63 IEAS3 DEC 65 I 4x2 JUL 64 OM2 NOV 63 !5wc APR 64 AAMC DEC 61 IEASCN DEC65 14x3 OCT 64 4zc DEC 65 OM3 NOV 63 !5W1 APR 64 nAM1 SEP 60 14XAN OCT 64 421 DEC65 OMSN NOV 63 !5WE2 APR 64 nAM2 JUL 62 1CEC APR 65 422 DEC 65 !5WE3 APR 64 AAM3 DEC61 ICEl APR 65 14oc DEC65 1z3 DEC 65 RMC JUN 64 iWECN APR 64 AhMFN DEC61 ICEP2 APR 65 A011 MAY 65 AZAN DEC 65 RMl JUN 64I SWF2 APR 6LI CEP3 APR 6! A02 APR 65 RM2 JUN 64 SWF3 APR 61I IENC DEC62 CEPCN APR 6! A03 JUN 65 ASC DEC65 RM3 AUG 64 SWFCN APR 6LI IEN1 JAN61 CESS APR 6! AOAN JUN 65 a51 DEC 65 RMSN AUG 64 IEN2 SEP 63 CES3 APR 6! a5e2 DEC 65 UTC APR 6LI IEN3 JUL 65 CESCN APR 6! AQC DEC 66 1 a5e3 DEC65 YNC JUN 66 UT1 APR 64 I IIENFN JUL 65 CET2 APR 6! AQl JUN 65 1 ASEAN DEC 65 YNl JUN 66 UTA2 APR 64 I CET3 APR 6! AQB2 APR 65 1 a5h2 DEC 65 YN2 JUN 66 UTA3 APR 64 'IMRC DEC63 CETCN APR 65 I AQB3 APR 65 1 a5h3 DEC65 YN3 JUN 66 UTACN APR 64 I 'IMRl SEP63 CEW2 APR 6! i AQBAN APR 65 1 ASHAN DEC 65 YNSN JUN 66 UT02 APR 64 I I1MR2 NOV 63 CEW3 APR 6! i AQF2 DEC 65 1 A5M2 DEC 65 UT03 APR 1MR3 NOV 63 CEWCN APR 6! 61I AQF3 DEC 65 1 a5m3 DEC65 CYN3 AUG 65 il UTBCN APR 64 I 1MRFN NOV 63 AQFAN DEC 65,I ASMAN DEC 65 CYNSN AUG 65 EOC FEB 6! UTP2 APR 64 I UTP3 APR 64 IBTC APR 62 E01 FEB 6! I ABEC DEC 65 PHC DEC,65 PNC JUN 66 UTPCN APR 64 I 'IBTl FEB 61 EOH2 FEB 6! ABEl MAY 65 PHI JUN 65 PNl JUN 66 IBT2 FEB61 EOH3 FEB 6! ABE2 JUN 64 1 PH2 JUN 65 PN2 JUN66 'IBT3 JAN61 EOHCN FEB 6: uTw2 APR 64 I ABE3 DEC 65 PH3 DEC65 PN3 JUN 66 'IBTFN JAN61 EON2 FEB 6! UTW3 APR 64 I ABEAN DEC 65 PHAN DEC 65 PNSN JUN 66 EON3 FEB 6! UTWCN APR 64 I IBRC SEP 63 ABFC JUN 65 PTC FEB 66 SKC JUL 64 IBR1 JUL61 ABFl FEB 65 PTl FEB 66 SK1 NOV 63 Charley Wise, HMCS, IIISN ABF2 FEB 65 PT2 DEC65 SK2 OCT 63 IEMC JAN 62 ABF3 FEB 65 PT3 DEC65 SK3 SEP 65 IEM1 DEC 60 ABFAN FEB 65 PTAN DEC 65 SKSN SEP 65 IEM2 NOV 62 IEM3 JAN 64 ABHC HMC DKC JUN 66,I EMFN JAN 64 DEC 65 OCT 65 ABHl HMl DKl DEC 63 OCT 65 OCT 65 ICCI JUL 64 ABH2 JAN 65 HM2 DK2 OCT 64 OCT65 IIC1 AUG61 ABH3 DK3 JUN 66 JAN 65 HM3 OCT 65 IIC2 OCT 63 ABHAN DKSN JUN 66 JAN 65 HN OCT 65 IIC3 JUL 64 IICFN JUL 64 csc JUL 63 AEC DEC 65 DTC JUN 66 AEl DEC 65 DTl JUN 66 cs1 JUL 63 SFC MAR61 AE2 APR 65 d12 JUN 66 cs2 JUL 63 !SF1 MAR 61 AE3 DEC 65 DT3 JUN 66 cs3 FEB 66'! SFM2 APR 62 AEAN DEC 6: DN JUN 66 CSSN FEB 6f SFM3 OCT 63 SFMFN OCT 63 AMSC AUG 6! SDC OCT 65 SHC JAN 6!5 SFP2 FEB 62 AMSl AUG 6! 5d1 JUL 63 SH1 FEB 6'I SFP3 OCT63 AMs2 FEB 6! 5d2 FEB 63 SH2 APR 6lD SFPFN OCT63 SH3 JAN 64 3 AMs3 DEC 6! 5d3 JAN 64 SHSN JAN 6lD DCC DEC65 "Been with the SEALS long,Chief?" AMSAN DEC 6! TN JAN 64

JANUARY 1968 51 - - THE 8UllETJN 8OARV List of NewMotion Pictures The Jokers (C): Comedy; Mi- Western; Roy Orbison, Sammy Jackson. Available to Ships and chael Crawford, Oliver Reed. The Beckett Affair (C) : Melo- The Devil‘s Own (C): Mystery Overseas Bases drama; Lang Jeffries, Krista Nell. Drama; Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh. The list of recentlyreleased Adios Gringo (C): Action Drama; Red Dragon (WS) (C) : Adven- 16-mm feature movies available from Montgomery Wood, Evelyn Stewart. Drama;ture StewartGranger, the Navy Motion PictureService is The Happening (C) : Comedy Rosanna Schiaffino. publishedhere for ships and over- Drama; AnthonyQuinn, George Cyborg 2087 (C): Mystery seas bases. Maharis. Drama; Michael Rennie,Wendell Movies in color are designated by Those Fantastic Flying Fools Corey. (C) and thosein wide-screen proc- (WS)(C) : ComedyAdventure; Fort Utah (WS)(C) : Western; esses by (WS). Burl Ives, Troy Donahue. John Ireland, Virginia Mayo. The Hired Killer (WS)(C) : Lightning Bolt (WS)(C) : Ad- El Dorado (C): Western;John Melodrama; Robert Webber, Franco ventureDrama; Anthony Eisley, Wayne, Robert Mitchum. Nero. Wandisa Leigh. Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die The Perils of Pauline (C): Com- CorrespondenceCourses (C): Melodrama; Michael Connors, edy; Pat Boone, Terry Thomas. Twelveenlisted correspondence Dorothy Provine. Prehistoric Women (WS)(C) : courses and three officer courses have Sullivan’s Empire (C): Melo- Melodrama; Martine Beswick, Edina been revised and are available to the drama;Martin Milner, Linden Ronay. Fleet.In addition,one new course, The Treasure of Silver Lake (WS) Chiles. Principles of Navy Diving (NavPers Island of Terror (C): Drama; (C) : Western; Lex Barker,Karen 10429), is now available to officers. Peter Cushing, Edward Judd. Dor. Revised courses are listedbelow. The Way West (WS)(C) : Smoky (C): Western;Fess Note thatthree of the courses are Drama; Kirk Douglas,Robert Parker, Diana Hyland. classified. Mitchum. Gunn (C): Melodrama;Craig EnlistedCourses Africa-Texas Style (C) : Drama; Stevens, Laura Devon. Torpedoman’s Mate 3 G 2 Hugh O’Brian, John Mills. The Naked Runner (WS)(C) : ( NavPers 91297-D) ; Confidential, A CountessA From Hong Kong Mystery Drama;Frank Sinatra, supersedes NavPers 91297-C. (C): Comedy; Marlon Brando, Peter Vaughan. Radarman 3 G 2, (NavPers Sophia Loren. Don’t Make Waves (WS)(C) : 91269-1A) ; Confidential Modified Hail! Mafia: Drama; Henry Silva, Comedy;TonyCurtis, Claudia Handling,supersedes NavPers Jack Klugman. Cardinale. 91269-1. The Honey Pot (C) : Comedy; The Spirit is Willing (C): Mystery Sonar Technician “S” 3 G 2 Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward. Drama; Sid Caesar, Vera Miles. ( NavPers91259-4) ; Confidential Divorce American Style (C): Eye of the Devil: Mystery Drama; Modified Handling, supersedes Nav- Comedy; Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Deborah Kerr, David Niven. Pers 91259-3A. Reynolds. The Million Eyes of Sumuru (WS) Aviation Ordnanceman 3 G 2 The Deadly Affair (C) : Drama; (C): Mystery Drama;Frankie ( NavPers 91665-2); supersedes Nav- James Mason, SinloneSignoret. Avalon, George Nader. Pers 91665-1A. Chuka (C): Melodrama; Rod Baraka X77 (WS) (C) : Mystery Yeoman 3 G 2 (NavPers Taylor,Ernest Borgnine. Drama;Gerard Barray, Sylvia Kos- 91414-3E) ; supersedesNavPers Barefoot in the Park (C): Comedy; cina. 91414-3D. Robert Redford, Jane Fonda. The Fastest Guitar Alive (C): Illustrator Draftsman 3 cb- 2

PASS IT ON-Don‘t leave your shipmates out in thecold. Remember ALL HANDS is intended for 10 readers.

52 ALL HANDS ( NavPers 91488-1); supersedes Nav- P. McVay, LTJG, USNR trals and facilities,where officer Pers 91488-D. shortages now exist. Engineering Aid 3 G 2 (Nav- The first class of approximately 12 Pers91564-3) ; supersedesNavPers officers was scheduled to begin this 91564-2A. month, with additional classes of 10 Construction Electrician 3 G 2 to 15 students to commence twice a ( NavPers 91569-2C) ; supersedes year (Januaryand July) as long as NavPers 91569-2B. there’s a shortage of meteorologists. Ship’s Serviceman 1 G C (Nav- Plans for a second-year curriculum Pers 91450-D) ; supersedes NabPers are now understudy. If approved, 91450-C. thesupplemental second-year mete- Aviation Machinist’s Mate R 1 orology curriculumwould, like the 6 C (NavPers 91608-2) ; supersedes school’s existingtwo-year course, NavPers 91608-1. leadto a master’s degreefor those Ship’s Serviceman Tailor (Nav- officers who subsequentlyreturned Pers 91463-13) ; supersedes NavPers to Monterey to undertake the second 91463-1D. year. Gunner’s Mate G 1 6 C (Nav- Officers who completethe one- Pers 91357-1A) ; supersedes NavPers year curriculum would be eligible for 91357-1. a second year of education after serv- “Incidentally,be sure you have it in low OfficerCourses ing two years in an operational mete- pressureair-not high pressure-before you Financial Management inthe beginpainting.“ orology assignment. Navy (NavPers10732-A (Int.) ) ; supersedesNavPers 10732-2. FOREIGN CAR SAFETY -The General Oceanography (Nav- Applicationsshould be received “bargain” car you buy overseas and Pers10417-2) ; supersedesNavPers by the Chief of NavalPersonnel shipto the UnitedStates may cost 10417-1. (Pers-B2163) Navy Department, you more than you had planned if Public Works Department Washington, D. C. 20370,not later it doesn’t meet new safety standards. (NavPers 10741-Al ) ; supersedes thanthree weeks before the class Effective 1 Jan 1968, some pro- NavPers10741-A. convening date desired. visions of theNational Traffic and The school also expectsto estab- Motor Vehicle Safety Act apply to all lish two additional courses in March New ET Courses new cars sold or driven in the United 1968. The subjectmatter covered States,including imported cars. As Four newcourses have been by one of the courses is classified. a result, no cars manufactured on or establishedat the ElectronicsTech- Theother course will coverMulti- after 1 January may be driven in the nician School atthe U. S. Naval Address Processing System ANJFGC UnitedStates if theydo not meet TrainingCenter, Great Lakes, Ill. 73A. Qualifications for these courses the standards issued by the National The subjects covered are: will besubstantially the same as Traffic Safety Agency on 31 Jan SingleSideband Transmitter. those listed above. 1967. Wideband SynchronizedSingle The new law establishes standards Sideband Receiver. Special Meteorology Course in design and construction of auto e Multi-Channel/Voice Frequency To Supplement PG Studies brake systems, windshield wipersand Telegraph Terminal Equipment. defrosters, steering controlsand other MicrowaveMulti-Channel Link A shortage of officers in the components essential to safety. Addi- Equipment. Weather Servicehas resulted in a tional standards are being developed Tobe eligible for thesecourses, specialcourse of study in meteor- and will be made effective at a later applicants must be graduates of ET ology atthe NavalPostgraduate date. (Communications) Class “A” School School, Monterey,Calif. The new Any new car you buy overseas and or an ETN3 or above. program supplements the Postgradu- ship to the U. S. will be inspected by Navymen who are in theSET ate School‘s two-yearmeteorology the Department of Transportation. If (Selected Electronics Training) Pro- curriculum, and at present calls for it doesn’t meet current safety stand- gram are also eligible but they must oneyear of studyat the graduate ards,the law may insist that you be graduates of the ETN Shipboard level. make necessary modifications before Indoctrination Class “C” Course. The curriculum is designedfor you drive it. Although the qualifications require qualifiedline ensigns upon gradua- It’s possible you could be required no securityclearance, students will tion from Officer Candidate School, to post a bond to make sure you have find itadvisable to be cleared for Newport, R. I. Eligibilityrequire- any needed work accomplished. Confidential because classes are held ments include substantial undergrad- Word on the Importation of Motor in a restricted area. uatetraining inmathematics and Vehicles into the United States was Each course lasts four weeks and physics, as well asdesire for duty issued in the form of BuPers Notice classes beginduring the first week with the Weather Service. 11240, 1 Nov 1967.Additional de- of each month. Those who enter the Completion of the one-year course tails,when available, will be incor- courses mustbe obligated for 14 will qualify students for certain duty porated into the Naval Supply Sys- months of service. assignments at Fleetweather cen- tems Command Manual.

JANUARY 1968 53 ABOUT MIDNIGHT on any December 31st, lots of things The unhappy Navyman isfollowing the quaint cus- HA happenthat rarelyoccur any other time of year. tom that Navy deck logs written during the 1 January Innumerableparties are in fullswing. Recently re- midwatch are written in rhyming verse. leased balloons are gently floating deckward.Paper Some are verse thanothers. As ourpencil-chewing hats are askew and paper horns are in full cry. Toasts friend has discovered, it isn't easy. As if he didn't know, and friendly embraces are everywhere. Many join hands the man he relieved has pointed out to him that, verse in large circles to sing an old traditional song of which or not, Article 1037 of Nazjy Regs requires that all the few know the words and hardlyanyone knows the information customarily required must be included. meaning. The particulars of the important details such as moor- No real reason for any of this. It's traditional. ing lines, ships present, senior officer present, sources of ,A\$ Severalthousand milesfrom thesehappily singing electricpower, steam andwater must beincluded in groupsanother tradition is takingplace. It's a Navy the log, whether ornot it is in verse.

~ tradition, perhaps somewhat less mirthful. He must also include the character of duty in which i A Navymanstands bent over a well-wornbook, chew- the ship is engaged; the state of the sea and weather, ing on a pencil, deep in thought. Finally, he slams down courses and speed of the ship; bearings and distance of his pencil in exasperation and bellows at his companion: objects sighted; position of theship; draft and sound- "What can possibly rhyme with SOPA?" ings; zone description; particulars of anchoring; disposi-

US§ Boston (CAt; 1) Who long for the city whose proud name We're not out to break records, just get the we beor, jobdone, Thestors are bright and silent and high; Whose winters are fierce, but whose So theearth maybe peaceful ondchildren They season themoonlight in Anchoroge "Y" welcomes arefoir. hove fun, At Guantanomo Boy, in a warm, gentle clime, Holidoys, homes, andthe hearts we hold Andall con hove restwhen the peace has And a yeor is to them but o twinkling in time. dear been won Arevifol reminders-our mission is clear. And mencon be friends, ond fighting is done. Aroundand obout ore fhe ripplesof blue Thot mirror the night and portition the two: Boston's bright too-ond silentand high, Tonight we aresteaming on 345 True; Theair, with its promising, man-breathing Withturrets and missiles that challenge the Thoughfour engineswe have, we need only breeze, sky, two. And homelessly perilous,pitiless seas Servingfiffy bright stors under Gods Whileour tireless workers make theothers That pass as they please o'er the mud of blazingsun; likenew, thebay. May they shine through the New Year for At speed 70-point-five we plowthrough the Fortyfathoms of chain,forty-eight feet awoy CAG I! blue. Fromthe storboord side anchor ofBoston D. G. McDougall, LTJG, USNR tonight, Numbertwo boiler is making brown smoke Beoringzero-four-two toword fhe Hospital USS Terrell County (LST 1157) And our security patrolmaintains o good Light; Yoke. All byourselves inthe South China Sea, Standingthis midwatch is sure/yno joke; Rearof Hicacal Rangezero-two-one point We're steaming tonight,independently. It is cold,and it's wef-with no frolicsome eight, Our Icaptain's in charge-he's OTC- folk. And to Fiisherman's Point zero-six-one. Of latewe brave mOnSOOnS and a roll;ng Onlynot oreshows tranquilityhere, At one-twenty-nine, we changed speed to five 1 For the ishnd Of Cuba is barren of cheer. Our shipisquite sturdy, our crew isthe And we've let our crew knowthat we're

e- .L- -L:-,- :- ---ditionreadinessFive, of best- alive,reolly A a0 rrre ,,,, p' l,, C",, ,edified when we arrive In theoutgoing yeor, we passed many o test, For we're turnedto due west OS for comfort And Yokegoes unm And we've earneda place apartfrom the we strive, From o doywith thc3 traininggroup rest Put the Put rest sea on our quorterwill ship so the p,ur,,r,r,y WU,, Inthis war in the East supplied by theWest. not jive. For SOPA, ComNovBase,has said from oshore For thatis our job-logistics, supply- At ten aftertwo we startboiler one Thatships of the Fleet ot Guantonamo Bay And we've carried it all from Da Nang to So theboiler gang too can joinin the fun, Must takethese precautions when not ChuLo;. Andwork on the other 'til the next morning underway.Without a missing sun; eye,beat oran batting Seven-five-seven, aNorfolk DD, We've steamed Christmasand New Year's There's no frolic here,there's workto be Putnom's here obo. os lanelv ns we andFourth of luly. done. tion of the engineering plant and changes thereto; tests county (LSI' 1157) written by Lieutenant (jg) J. R. and inspections; changes in the status of ship's person- Smith and Lieutenant Commander H. W. Kinsley, Jr.; nel; and matters specified by competent authority. and Falgout (DER 324), writtenby Lieutenant (jg) All this can be put in verse, as you will see below. William B. Norgan,both while steaming in the South Occasionally it can even be made to rhyme, an ele- ChinaSea. Terrell County was bucking a monsoon ment which has been firmly established by many varie- during a logistic run at the time; Falgout was on Market ties of Navymen. Time patrol when 1 Jan 1967 made its appearance. As in the past, the five top logs have been selected In fourth place is a somewhat unusual log written by by an informal panel of ALL HANDSjudges, but in this PersonnelmanSecond Class E. J. Pennick,Jr., USN, contest any ship in the Fleet can form its own opinion. who was standingbarracks watch at NAS Patuxent The top entry is by Lieutenant (jg) D. G. McDougall River, Md. of uss Boston (CAG l), which was moored at Gitmo at A slightlysardonic poet (to use the term most the time. However, a number of ships have shown that loosely) is Lieutenant (jg) R. A. Gutierrezaboard uss a good rhymester can do his work even while steaming Shangri-La (CVA 38). at sea. Has your ship mailed your New Year's log yet? Don't In second and third place are the logs of uss Terrell forget to send it in for our next contest.

Andthat is the story of a very fine crew USS Falgout (DER 324) Again maneuvering to intercept Who workany time that there's workto do. Another possible foe, our trusty midwatchwe have several true On Underway on NewYear's day, We steervarious courses atvarious speeds, blue Aflare for celebration, Thoughnot for him to know. Who workedall daylong putting much Not shot by us, but PCF, cargo through. Its aim: illumination. Two-four-five base course, this watch is done, Ten knots it is base speed; A small crew we have, but they never give up As CTU one-one-five-four-one, The conflict,however, thoughstill not won, And sometimes don't breakfast or luncheon Our vigilanceunending; Freedom armed, we will succeed. or sup, No junknor merchant,nay anyone, William 8. Norgan,LTJG, USNR And they don't getthe medals, they don't Succeeds in us evoding. win a cup, NAS Patuxent River But there'snot one inthe bunch a figer Courseoh-six-five, 10 knotsthe speed, could "whup." Conditionof readiness Three; Assumed theduties Materialcondition Yoke is set, On this New Year's Eve. They've been tothe north, south, easf and Patrollingthe South China Sea. 'Twos a goodpersonnelman the west, l came to relieve. To lnchon and Naha and Saigon-thebest- ComSeventhFlt called this DER And Oui Nhon, Cam Rahn,Vung Tau and To guard 'gainsf infiltration The sections are mustered, therest, Originatingfrom near or far, The decks areswept, Iwakuni, Tacloban andHong Kong-no jest. To helppreserve a nation. Thetrash cans are emptied- Thebarracks well kept.

But morethan that, they've seen plentyof CTF one-one-five-Saigon- Throughoutthis longday, sea AsMarket Time control, Not a thing was amiss; From the stumping decks of this LST. Finds this SOPA and OTC For I have the duty- They've seen typhoonsand monsoons and, Always on thego. occasionally, And my heart's filledwith bliss. That enjoyable calm that'sfound in a lee. With darkened ship, yet eyes alert, l musteredthe sections Silently searching thezone, Atappropriate times So TerrellCounty now bidsyou good night It may appear,though such is not, And checked the passageways- And.wishes you well as we drop out of sight. Thatthe units are alone. Without any rhymes. We hope the new year will be really all right Andthat next year's at-sea rhyme isnot our Our cause is just; our goals are set; At sixteen-four-five sad plight. The enemy beware. The sun wasset; J. R. Smutka, LTJG, USN SouthVietnam, he'll soon findout, Atall ships and stations H. W. Kinsley, Jr.,LCDR, USN Is not for him to share. Our colorswere met. I Theoldyear was happy, He's ashorewith the captain, where I should We commenced blowingtubes Qf , The old year was glee; was year old The zero-one-thirty be too. Let'shope thatthe new oneInstead enjoyingof a wee cup 0' grog, Is better far we. dirty.Igrumbling lag.herestand writing this and Four minutps afterthe hour of two, At twenty-two-thirty It,s late and dead on my feet, snipesThe called wereUPtheysaid and Dormlights were turned out,kying rhxpe to the namestheFleet. in through. An d the end drewnearendthe And So hey diddlediddle,Shang'sthe Withoutmiddle, even a pout. Now it readszero-fw Columbusand Strong (not tomention And, because ofthe haze, not mucn can De The barracksare The emptiedKaskaskia) on my starboardhand; seen. ' . . , ._ Save for a Whilefew. LawrencetheirBelknap and at anchors To help Solve PI No w , out with the old year, stand. year, old the with out Now, done w! Post the low visibility low the HerePost comes the new! crew. Enoughfor theseships, 6, C, and D dorms- I have No. 2 boiler on I They check out all fromright,Scuttlebut it has t AndThat eachexit fire 2 and 1 generatot u p tight. gripes. tight.Is closed up We'velost the load a f The securitywatch AndNew Year's Eve wi Informs CMAA- ". ". ." Thebarracks secure Theold vear. leavina. looks a sight. We once set Yoke some whileago, And all squared away. And if it's still set I'm wrr I don'i For time has a way wit1 In thelounge everything Andthe fittings were cl Is neat and trim. last year. The TV's still on And the lights are dim. ' .' . , , . , ,, Whileout on Pier TI Althoughtime has pass . At double-oh-thirty Theroving patrols have I turned into my pad, Likewise may each year To enjoythe peaceanc For the death of an old year Is often quite sad. R. A. tiurlerrer, LIJCI, U>NK Adido he cuts as he The DPPO is about, Ahnvl Tn YOU. New ' 'Tis oh-five-four-five;

It's a new dawn, Finl.4 mnm hdlc Ann nnt nirreinnthe niaht And good to be alive. In theTonkin Gulf we' On Yankee Station with Relievedof duty The Senior Officer Presc Without much fanfare, Is ComCarDiv 9 in the a,",; I entered the time" If you don't follow SnDA +ha rlrvil'r tn nov. This quiet New Year. While we'rehere inthe South China Sea ComASWForLanf,s hi we're under the Yankee Team SOP. His watch marks ice Well 'bye for now The OTC is ComASWGru One, handsomely. From this sober sentry; Embarkedin none other than our

I was proud to have made Benqjngton. , 1 IL- His orders are .. The first New Year's entry.

E. J. Pennick, Jr., PN2,USN Although we're UP in We h&e no fear, and we'resailing alone. NavSta USS Shangri-la (CVA 38) Butweif meet upwith a graupof V. C., We'veset a modified condition Three. Atlantic Fleet units need give you no ration- It's New Year's Eve and la-di-da For you're alwaysshipshape and Bristol I'm stuck aboard the Shangri-la. Theword was passed, so it's a safebet fashion. Nowsitting at anchor.is not much strain That our DCA has yake You've had every awardthat PhibLant can

With one-oh-five fathomstothe porf hook Flight ops are run by fPnn;nn+nnt. tnwar muster; chain; While, below,four bo;, And Taranto, Italy, is a goodtown, power. Though I'd choose other places to hang around. .. J. USNRM.LTJG, Cusick, Shangri-la's anchored inYankee Nine, Whenthe year was twenfy-five mi Swpgingat the hookaver ooze and slime. ihefollowing aircraft returned to the fold: uss b,,u,I=a I. "UII.3 \"-. -, Thb muddybottom broughtour chain to a ThreeSH-3As and five S2Es stop And stop one Elb please).(or a you Fudd, if ' Only seventeen fathoms'neath the water's Recalling themighty and thunc" 04those to the sea who've aon top. At twelve-Wenty-seven I

I've turned on all lightslike a good OOD To the And the friendshiplights are blinking at me. Time zero-one-twenty did finally ar -7 -7 SOPAis CTG sixty-point-two; so again we came to course three-five-five. And one's writingpoetry on New Year's Eve. Y

Here'sposition, ofa tale of hour timeearly weather, This and a brand-newyear We'retied secure beside thepier. Thebrow's to port; we restin peace, ' " . The formal name-Pi -

The 0. S. NavalAmphibious Base At Little Creek and-just in case But if the boatthey manage to pass, You do not know our home of Iat- Nine deck sentriesstand ready with rifle Virginia is the nameof the state* A seven-inch nylonline is used and glass. To keep thestern to the pier well fused. Thelines we have aretwo-by-h-9: Up forward a springlay rig is bent Making runs intoTien Sha is LCM, Two, They hold us fast,prated the crl So from her bed she can't be rent. Shuffling cargo handlers,the job of her crew. For safety'ssake, thespringlay's .* ' Both fore and aft, fc Units of PacFleet are anchoredhere Waist breastand stern breast resist the +;de, And yard craft are also berthed So causingriver theno harm doesAlong glide. black nerves,pulses there a stream near. I The night is quiet and the moon is bright; Of electric power, w( Noills will seek her on thischilled night. Requirements of condition Four are met And belowthe main deck Yokehas been set. Charleston,SouthCarolina's her home, I I .I. . * . ,. She came leaving But now she lies

We'd like to extend I Thereare services fromthepiertheship USS Northampton (CC 1) To SOPA,who stand take ; ComPhibLant must take; is his official name; Sheloathes them, the sea she'd like to rake,Anchored in mod off WindmillPoint share The Fleet, 'round the world, ap, Independentof andford Once In accordanceOrder Opwith Thirteen-six-fame. Leviathan's sister, directed by men. tour. It'srainy and cold herein Chesapeake Bay; I. .I ...... The fist of steel he can plant is gigantic. Day. Yard and district craft are moored all around YVenfPfivefathoms of sturdy sfeel I The grace and beauty of this, our greyhound. cnar" nave a grana New Tear's my." Our- _. _.starboard anchortakes medium strain. On buoyswhich guide ships past I Soon she'll leave thistransient home, D. J.Egglestan, Jr., LTJG, USNR Go back to sea \vhere she can roam,Rappahanack Shoal To carry her flag and our nation'sway Bearings were shot; we came straight to our U. S.Navy Astronautics Group, 1 , , .I . _. Ana snow rnar mere can bepeace some day. goal. Mugu Point h\\\\V / I Two-nine-four,two-hundred, two-one-nine So on thisday, as herewe lie, YeardegreesNew the As true comesone old in, the and "2. t I r r I -. ..~~ . . I. We pray to God above us on highBear buoys rorry-SIX, rorry-row,rony-two. Thatnaught but good fortune odd to her In a libyrinfhianjungle of Steel, Pipesand

~ ...... - - - Fields of force beingcut, electrons in flight. Underthe northeast monsoon skies, From deep inthe ship our snipesbrings US The mighty "Ok" at anchor lies. .- yy... -.., Nocturnalcreatures on watch thisfirst hour. known as Doppler' I Seventy-fivefathoms of chain at the hawse,Cond;t;on yoke,s set; our sh;p,s watert;ght, , .,.,nts our drift and stops the yaws. The volume offixes produced isquite While our surface search radaris probing I mass;ve; the. nrgnr. ... L. The harbor Of Nang is underneath; SOPA'sCaptain Farrell, CO of our vessel; TI.- I.;lL;.L. "" ,....:-. -:.,:-- L-:-I -Ll?-r ..I, .Illl.,."S> "1s qurs,, y""'y "riel re,,=,. .I * s. .. He all rnrougntne ..nrgnt with. .. our problems anotheradv dothwrestle. I A stranaer tn Do Nan$,the "Ok" is not, together: Our rhyme now end* though the Year Our birds canbe used in all kinds IY..U,I a,,,,, duties seem to be ourweather. lot. ofjust begins; H,,'\$$ In the oldNavy way, this year we've rungin. An accurate fix on a squared-awoy cnarr The skies are cloudy with on-and-off rain. To ourNorthampton shipmates on this day Is simplyNAG'S way of doing its part. SOPA is aboard, ourCaptain ownPayne. of cheer So to all of oureveryone fromusers here: We heartilywish a HappyNew Year! Have a safevoyage and a HappyNew Year. A roundof bearings just takentonight Shows one-zero-three tobredkwater the light. B. A. Gordon,LTJG, USN E. E. Gehrder, LT, USN COLLEGE AHEAD?-As a member of the Navy there are schelarships available to help sendson or daughterto college.

How ARE YOU going to finance your children’s higher liveusually is the bestsource of information on this education? You want to give them the best avail- subject. You may be surprised to learn how many edu- able, but skyrocketing costs make the problem appear cationloans are availableto students in yourcom- almostinsurmountable. It’s atough situation to face. munity. Other sources available to naval personnel are Nevertheless, a solution is possible. listed later in this article. Sending one’s youngsters off to college requires hard work and cooperation on the part of the entire family, ANOTHER SOURCE of financial help for your children’s but it can be achieved. In addition, your position as a college education is a grant-in-aid, or a scholarship. member of thearmed services will frequentlybe to Frequentlythese two terms are included under the your advantage. term“scholarship,” butthere is adifference between Part-timework by the collegestudent and summer these two types of aid. employment offer apartial solution. Scholarships will Technically, a grant-in-aid is a stipend paid for the help carry the balance of the load. possession of a special talent in the fields of music, art Almost all colleges and universities, especially those or athletics, for example. inlarge urban areas,have provisions for after-hours A scholarship, on the other hand, is a grant of money student employment. Before your son or daughter en- or tuition to a student who is expected to maintain a rolls, they can probably line up a guaranteed job for as specified grade average, although frequently other con- many hours as they can manage. The pay isn’t great, ditions are also attached. but it helps. There are a number of scholarships available locally Freshmen are usually cautioned against overloading and offered at the college your child chooses to attend. themselveswith part-time employment. Many find If your son or daughter is still in high school, the school there is a considerable difference between the academic guidance counselor probably will have a list of scholar- demands of highschool and college, and sometimes shipsavailable to local students and those offered by overestimatetheir capacity for off-duty employment. the school of his choice. Frequently information of this Most,however, can manage a few hours of income- nature is also available in the school catalog. producing work each week. The termsunder which scholarships are awarded Your young college student can also finance part of often specify need as one of the conditions. This is a his educationby putting off untiltomorrow whathe misleading term implying that the student must be a can’t dotoday. In other words, he can apply for an charity case before he is eligible. educationloan. Such loans are payable after gradua- Parents are considered to be responsible for educat- tion and interest, if any, is not charged until the educa- ing their children but they are not expected to do so at tion is completed andthe student presumablybegins the expense of incurring large debts. toearn his own living. The boardswhich award scholarshipsconsider the The Office of Educationin the state in which you student’s personal income, if any, then add the income

58 ALL HANDS he has from part-time employment and the amount his parentscan provide for his education. If the total reached in this calculation does not equal the amount required to send him to college, then he is in need of assistance.This can happen eventhough theannual income of the student’s parents might reach well into the five-figure bracket.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS of scholarships available to the generalpublic and evenlisting all those available only to children of military families is out of the question.Here, however, is apartial list of scholarships offered to children of active duty, retired and deceased military personnel. ClauseyMedal of Honor Scholarship Foundation- Makes an outright grant of not more than $500 to the child of a Navyman or Marine who was killed in action or died as the result of combat injuries during World War I1 or the Korean conflict. It is also awarded to the children of Navymen and GOOD NEWS-Withcost of educationgoing up Marines who died in service or of a disability incurred or aggravated during World War I1 or the Korean con- it is smart to know whatassistance is available. flict but not officially recognized as such. The applicant must need financial assistance and be who are preparing for entrance to the Naval Academy by attending a Naval Academy Prep School. Applicationforms may be obtainedfrom the Chief of Naval Personnel(Pers-G221) , Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 20370, and must be returned before 15 April. TheFleetReserve Association Scholarships - The Schuyler S. Pyle Scholarship is awarded annually a graduate of an accredited high school or its equiva- in the amount of $500 to the child of a Fleet Reserve lent or one who will qualify for graduation before the Association member in good standing.The member beginning of the next academic year. may be active,receiving retainer pay, retired or de- High school scholasticrecord must be reasonably ceased. sound and the applicant must be physically capable of The award is made on the basis of need, scholastic undertaking the academic work required of him and be standing,character and leadership. The money must of good moral character. Applicationforms may beobtained from the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers-G221) and must be returned Educational FundsAvailable to the Bureau by 1 April of the year entering school. From NavyRelief Society Dolphin Scholarship Foundation-Established for the sons anddaughters of members and formermembers Interest-free loans to student dependents of mem- of the silent service. bers of the naval service, who hope to attend college Parent must have been qualified in submarines and or otherinstitutions of learningare available from have served in the sub force for at least five years after the Navy Relief Society. The size of the loan will qualification. He may also have servedin submarine depend uponneed, and will varywith family cir- supportactivities for at least six years.These qualifi- cumstances, its size, assets and income. cations do not apply insofar as time is concerned to the Deadline for application is 15 Marcheach year. children of submariners who died on active duty, Types of schools tobe attended include accredited Awards are made on scholastic proficiency, character, colleges,vocational .schools or prep schools for allaround ability and financial need. Applicants must service academies. be graduates of an accredited high school and intend Those eligible are dependents, under 23 years of to work toward a BS or BA degree. age, of Regular Navy and Marine Corpspersonnel, Applicationforms may beobtained from the Chief activeduty or retired. Also eligibleare dependents of Naval Personnel (Pers-G221) and must be returned of Reserve personnel on continuous active duty, re- not later than 15 March. tired for physical disability, or retired with 20 years of active duty. BenjaminFranklin Hutchison Fund-Derived froma Loans are made directly to the dependents, with recent bequest to the Navy Relief Society, this scholar- the stipulation that repayment begin six months .after ship will not be available until the fall of 1968. Income graduation. from the fund will produce about $550 per annum and For complete information, write to the Navy Re- will be used to support a Naval Academy Prep School lief Society,1030 Munitions Building, Washington, student (or students). D. C. 20360.Remember the deadline-15 March Applicantsmust be the sons of Navy orMarine is not far away. Corps officers (active or retired with pay or deceased)

JANUARY 1968 59 ber of the Coast Guard. The parent may be on active duty, retired with pay or deceased while on active duty or followingretirement. Dependents of discharged personnel are not eligible for consideration. The applicant must be a graduate of an accredited high school or itsequivalent or onewho will qualify forgraduation before the next academic year begins. Students already in college may also apply. Applicants musthave reasonably sound scholastic standings, be physicallycapable of completingtheir studies and be of good moral character. The Foundation makes an outright grant of at least $400 during the freshman year and the grant may be renewed for subsequent years if the student’s work is satisfactory. Applicationsmay be obtained from the Chief of Naval Personnel (Pers-G221) or from the Secretary of any Navy WivesClub. The completedapplications must be returned to BuPers by 15 April. Navy Doctors’Wives Club Nurses Educational Scholarship-Each year a $200 scholarship is awarded to a dependent of a Navy medical, dental or medical servicecorps officer whoresides in the Washington, D. C., area. The officer may be on active duty, retired or deceased. Applicantsmust have had nurses’ aidtraining and havebeen accepted in an accreditedfour-year school of nursing,although three-year courses will be considered. Girls already in training will be considered. NAVY YOUNGSTERS have a chancequalifyto Applicationsmay beobtained from Mrs. Lloyd B. it is neededcollege.for Shone, 2025 HuidekoperPlace, NW, Washington, financialfor aid if D. C. 20007 and must be returned before 1 May. Levin M. Powell Scholarships-Awardedannually to and daughters of submariners who were lost in a U. S. outstanding members of graduating classes of secondary submarineduring World War I1 and also tothose of schools and to incoming freshmen who wish to prepare paid-upmembers of U. S. SubmarineVeterans of for entrance into the U. S. Naval Academy. World War 11. Applicantsmust have been accepted for enrollment Applicants must be seniors in a secondary school or atthe GeorgeWashington University, Washington, have graduated not more than a year before they apply. D. C. 20006. Enrollment applications may be obtained They cannot be married or ever have been married. from the Office of Student Financial Aid. Theaward will be made on thebasis of need and The Powell scholarships are awarded in equal parts scholasticstanding in high school and renewal of the for eachsemester andthe recipient must carry a full scholarship will depend uponthe student’s progress schedule of academic work whilehe is receiving the and conduct. grant. Application forms may be obtained from Submarine Scholarshipapplication should be made in writing Veterans Chapter Presidents, State Commanders or from before 15 February for the following academic year to the Chief of NavalPersonnel (Pers-G221), Navy De- the Office of Student Financial Aid, The George Wash- partment,Washington, D. C. 20370.They must be ingtonUniversity, Washington, D. C. 20006. returned to BuPers no later than 15 April. Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy- Stanford F. Zimet Memorial Scholarship-Awarded Offers scholarshipsto Navy career-motivatedstudents annually to the son or daughter of a Navy Supply Corps enteringpreparatory schools toprepare them for en- officer, supply clerk or enlisted man whose path of ad- trance to the U. s. NavalAcademy. Thereare three vancement leads to supply clerk. categories of eligibles and choices are made in descend- The scholarship in the amount of $500 is awarded ingorder: Category I includes the sons of deceased, forthe freshman year only on thebasis of character, retired and active Navymen and Marines. Category I1 need and leadershipqualities as well asscholastic includes the sons of personnel of other military services ability. and Category I11 takes in the sons of civilians. Application blanks may be obtained from the Chief Award will be made on the basis of character, apti- of Naval Personnel (Pers-G221) and must be returned tude for the naval service, scholastic standing, physical by 15 April of each year. fitness, and financial need. Daughters of the Cincinnati-Offer scholarships only Applicationblanks may beobtained from Mrs. for the daughters of Regular Navy, Army, Air Force or Edward Cochrane,Jr., 7703 Viceroy,Springfield, Va. MarineCorps officers. Of the 15 scholarshipsoffered, 22151. 10 are elective. In other words, the student may choose SubmarineVeterans of World War II Scholarship- hercollege. Threeare at the College of William and An annual scholarship award of $350 is made to sons Mary,Williamsburg, Va., and twoare postgraduate

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theSupreme Secretary of the Knights of Columbus, recordfor the yearpreceding his or herapplication Drawer 1670, New Haven, Conn. 06507. mustbe furnished. AmericanLegion Scholarships-The NationalHigh Also required is a statementthat the candidate is School Oratorical Contest provides an opportunity for without adequate means to engage in higher education, the four finalists to receivescholarships to attend any supported by a separate statement from the parent or college or university in the United States. The amount guardian that the latter is unable, without hardship, to awarded to the winner is $4000, the runner-up receives provide the necessary expenses. $2500,third-place winner receives $1000 and the Characterreferences from at least tworeputable fourth-place winner receives $500. persons are desired andan assurance thatthe candi- There are an estimated several hundred scholarships date will sign a statementpromising to repay in full, for oratorical contest participants awarded at post, dis- withoutinterest, any loan as soon as possibleafter trict and state levels. Rules can be obtained from prin- graduation. cipals in those schools which participate in the contest Specific quebtions will beanswered bythe Secre- or from the local Legion post or from the state depart- tary of the ScholarshipCommittee, 1616 EyeStreet, ment headquarters of the American Legion. NW., Washington, D. C. 20006. The NationalPresident’s Scholarship awards $600 TheNavy Relief SocietyCollege Loan Program- each year to two in each of five divisions. Candidates Alsooffers interest-freeloans for higher education at must be daughters of deceased veterans who served in colleges, vocational schools andprep schools for the World War I, World War I1 or the Korean conflict; are serviceacademies. in their senior year or graduates of an accredited high Loans up to $1000 a year or a total of $4000 over a school, but havenot yet attendedan institution of four-yearcourse based on need,are availableto de- higher learning. They must be in actual need of help pendents of members of the Navy and Marine Corps, tocontinue their college education. active,retired or deceased. Payment schedules after Information and applications may be secured from graduation range from $20 for a loan up to $300 with the educational and scholarshipchairman of the aux- one to 15 months to pay to $65 per month over a period iliary unit in the applicant’s own community or from the of 53 to 62 months for a loan up to $4000. department secretary. Requestsfor loans should be mailed to the Navy The Forty and Eight Nurses Training Program spon- Relief Society Headquarters, 1030 Munitions Building, sors nurses’ training through its local units. 20th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C. The Defense Supply Association (NewYork Chapter) 20360. ”Has established anannual $500college scholarship award for the children of military personnel in the New York area. Sons anddaughters of active,retired or deceased VA Raises Age Limit members (officers or enlisted) of the military establish- For Veterans‘ Sons, Daughters ment in the New York City area are eligible. The New The maximum agelimit for children of veterans York area is definedas extending into New Jersey as entitledto VA educationalfinancial assistance has far as Fort Dix and upstate New York as far as Stewart been raised from 23 to 26. Air Force Base in Newburgh. The area also includes Sons and daughters of veterans who died or were all of Long Island and Fairfield County, Conn. permanently and totally disabled as the result of a Besides scholasticstanding, other criteria will in- service-connectedinjury or illness are eligiblefor clude leadership qualities and financial need. thishelp under theWar Orphans Educational As- Applications may bemade bywriting to: Scholar- sistanceprogram. shipCommittee, Defense Supply Association, New Effective 1 October, the liberalization is provided York Chapter,261 Madison Ave., New York,N. Y. in a new law signed by the President in August. 10016. Suchchildren may receivegrants from the VA up to $130 a month for 36 months of approved, full- As mentioned before, loans are available to students time college or vocationaltraining. Lesser grants attending college. Most of these loans are available at are paid for three-quarters or half-time training. a low rate of interest which begins upon graduation and While an 18 to 26 age limit generally applies, a no amortization of the principal is expected until after person may begin school before age 18 and, in cer- graduation. tain instances, continue after age 26. Twoprograms under which loans aregranted to Marriage is not a bar to this benefit. Navy dependents are listed here: Generally,benefits under this program are for RetiredOfficers AssociationsScholarships Program students enrolling in colleges, universities and tech- “Offers an honor loan, interest-free, not to exceed $400 nical schools. Below college-levelcourses may be yearly for four years to help defray expenses in insti- taken only in schools which offer specializedtrain- tutions of higher learning. ing that will fit a student for a vocational goal. Loans will beauthorized on a basis of character, A person entitled to assistance under this program scholastic aptitude and financial need. who is handicapped by a physical or mental disability First year students must furnish a transcript of their may receive specialized training. high school records together with a statement that they Specific informationon eligibility, how to apply, areaccepted for, and qualified, to pursue college or specializedtraining, schools, educational costs and university work at the institution selected. related matters may be obtained from any VA office. Forfollowing years, a transcript of the candidate’s

JANUARY 1968 63 The United States Navy Guardian of our Country The United States Navy is responsible for maintoining control of thesea and is a readyforce on watch at home and overseas,capable of strong action to preserve thf peace or of instant offensive action to An underwatermountain has been discovered by-f all wln In war. things-an aircraft.This news comes in theform of anan- Itis uponthe maintenance ofthis control thatour country‘s gloriousfuture depends. nouncement by the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office. The dis- The United States Navy exists to make it SO. We Serve with Honor covery was made sometime ago-10 years, in fact-by an Tradition,volor and victoryare the Navy‘s instrumented airplane, and the seamount, as it is called, has had heritage from the past. To these mabe addeddedication, disciplineand vigironce its existence in the North Atlantic verified recently by a hydro- as the watchwords of the presentand future. At home or on distant stations, we graphic survey ship. serve with pride, confident in therespect of Accordingto the NavalOceanographic Office, which now our country, our shipmates,and our families.Our responsibilities sober US; our ad- sends planes around the earth every three months to gather data versities strengthen us. used in updating magnetic charts, one of its planes first located Service to Godand Country is our special privilege. We serve with honor. the seamount in 1957. The Future of the Novy This was the first seamount to be so discovered. ’Its presence The Navywill always employ new weop- ons,new techniquesand greater powerto was not confirmed until the United States’ newest survey ship, protectand defend the United States onthe seo, under thesea, and in the air. USNS Kane (T-AGS 27), took bathymetricmeasurements while Now and in the future, control of the reo on a shakedown cruise. Proponents are hoping the seamount will gives the United Statesher greatest advan- toge for themaintenance of peace and for be named Kiwi after the plane which discovered it. victory inwor. Mobility, sur rise, dispersal and offensive power ore the Eeynotes of the new Novy. Theroots of the Navylie in a * * * strongbelief in the future,in continued dedication to our tasks, and in reflectionon our heritage from the past. Speaking of oceanography . . . Did you know that there are Never hove ouropportunities and our re- springs in the ocean? They aresubmarine seawater springs, sponsibilities been greater. called “blue holes.” The Bureau of Naval Per- When a Bahama Banks underwater blue hole recently heated All HANDS sonnelCareer Publication, to the previously unheard of temperature of 84 degrees centi- solicits interestingstory moterial and photographs fromindividuals, shi I, stations, squad- grade,scientists from the NavalOceanographic Office were rons andother sources. AIP moterial received called uponto investigate. They discovered that bacteria had is carefully considered for publication.~~ ~ Hereare a few suggestions for preparing accumulated, causing action which can generate extremely high and submitting material: temperatures. On land the same process has been known to set There’s a good story in every iobthat’s being performed, whetherit‘s on a nucleorcar- fires in hay barns and haystacks. rier, atugboat, in the submarine service or in theSeabees. The man on the scene is best qualifiedto tell whot’sgoing on inhis outfit. * * * Stories aboutroutine day-to-dayjobs areprob- ably most interestingto therest of the Fleet. Thisis the onlyway everyone can get a look What with today’s enormous problems, the high price of pop- at all the different parts of the Navy. corn probably doesn’t bother too many people. But it must have Research helps make a good story better. By talking with people who ore closely related to preyed on the mind of Yeoman Second Class Robert R. Motley, thesubject material a writeris able to collect who, like the popsicle-makers, is with busy MCB 74 in Da Nang. many additionaldetails which add interest and understandingto a story. It seems Petty Officer Motley took a few kernels of corn from Articles about new types of unclassified equip- the EM club‘s popcorn machine one day, and planted them in ment,research projects, all typesof Navy OS- signmentsand duties, academic and historical the sand just outside the club. subjects, personnel on liberty or during leisure hodrs,and humorous and interesting feature subjects are all of interest. * * * Photographsare very important, and should accompanythe articles if possible.However. a good story should never be held back for lack uss Wright (CC 2) has a teacher named Charlie Wright-Guy. of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers cleor, well- Charlie is in H Division and serves a very important purpose. identified, 8-by-10 glossy prints,but is not restricted to use ofthis type. All persons in the His teaching job is to help Wright’s Medical Department in dem- photographsshould be dressed smartly and correctly when in uniform, and be identifiedby onstrating first aid procedures. full name and rate or rank whenpossible. LO- He’s also a dummy. cationand general descriptive information ond thename of the photographershould also be Under the direction of ship’s doctorLieutenant Mathis L. given.Photographers should strivefor original- ity, andtake action picturesrather thon group Becker (MC), Wright’s Medical Department recently took on shots. the task of providing day-long lectures and demonstrations for ALL HANDS does not usepoems (except New Year‘sday logs), songs, storles onchange of groups of Wright crewmen for aweek. Such subjects as con- command, or editorial type articles. The writer‘s name andrate or rank should be induded on trollingbleeding, splinting fractures, treating shock, resuscita- anarticle. Material timed for a certamdate or tion, and transporting of victims were covered thoroughly by the event must be received before the first day of the month precedingthe month of intended medical staff. publication. Address material to Editor, ALL. HANDS, Off duty, Charlie occupies a corner in H Division, all alone. Navy Department, Washington. D.C. 20370. Butsomewhere, down in all that stuffing, there’s afeeling of accomplishment. He knows he’s hebed 1200men, Wright’s entire-crew, to become emergency. 0 AT RIGHT: SIDE BY SIDE-Missile cruisers USS Chicago (CG 11) and USS OklahomaCity (CLG 5) are moored togetherat NAS North Islandas Oklahoma Citytakes over flagship duties for the First Fleet.

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