THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLI%ATION DECEMBER 1970 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 647

VICEADMIRAL D. H. GUINN, USN TheChief of Naval Personnel REARADMIRAL SHELDON H. KINNEY, USN TheDeputy Chief of Naval Personnel REARADMIRAL DAVID H. BAGLEY, USN AssistantChief for Personal Affairs CAPTAIN W. S. BUSIK,USN Dir. CareerInformation & Publications TABLE OF CONTENTS Features Help Wanted: AnOpportunity to Help Shape Tomorrow's Navy ...... 2 Kickapoo - "HeStands Here and There" ...... 8 Exploring the North (ViaSubmarine) ...... 12 An Interview With the Chief of Naval Operations 14 Odysseyof an Oiler ...... 18 To the Rescue: Roundup of Heroes and HelpingHands ...... 20 The SeabeesLive Up to Their Reputation ...... 24 NavyNews Briefs ...... 28 Communications,Guide to Jobs, High Schoolers Prefer Navy, CashAwards, Scholarships and College Loans, lnsignia 8 Awards,Swaps for Officers, Reenlistment Eligibility, Depend- entsOverseas, Extending for VRB, USNA Appointments, Leave andliberty, News for Junior Officers, Alien Registra- tion, New Wave Director Departments From the Desk of MCPON ...... 34 Lettersto the Editor ...... 62 NavyHumor ...... 63 TaffrailTalk ...... 64 BulletinBoard A More Rewarding Career for Junior Officers .... 35 ShiphandlingSweepstakes ...... 37 BelowZone Promotions ...... 37 SurfaceWarfare Officer School ...... 38 The Winner: A New MCPON Selected ...... 39 Seavey A-71: Heading for Shore Duty ...... 40 SpecialRoundup NavySports: 1970 ...... 50

JohnA. Oudine, Editor AssociateEditors JOCS DanKasperick, USN News(Acting) AnnHanabury, Research Michael Tuffli, Art 1 E. L. Fast, Layout GeraldWolff, Reserve

0 FRONT COVER-The Chief ofNaval Operations,Admiral Elmo Zumwalt,Jr., USN, is featured inthis issue in an interviewin which he discussesregulations affecting all Navymen.

0 ATLEFT: "VETERAN 66"-A pen-and-ink drawing by DMSN JosephCochran, Tacron Eleven,shows HS-4's he1;copter 66 on the deck of USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2) duringan earlier Apollo spaceship recovery.

Havea clear recordand evidence of financial thearea that hasthe best record for openrate and stability. SCORE reenlistments. (The accompanyingmap will Have no speech defect or marked foreign accent. show you wherethe recruiting districts are.) Be recommended by your commanding officer. Winnersare selected by aboard of officers con- However, before your CO recommends you, he will vened by the Director of the Navy Recruiting Service. evaluate your suitability for highly demanding, inde- The winning districts for Fiscal Year 1970 were an- endentduty. A negativeanswer to any of the fol- nounced late this summer. District Three (the South) iwing questions may disqualify youfor further con- washonored for the secondyear in a row for out- sideration. Do you measureup? Do you have: standing efficiency; District Two (the Middle Atlantic Above-averagecharacter traits, sense of humor states) made the greatest progress; and District Eight andforcefulness? (the Far West) took the Reenlistment Trophy for the The ability to present ideas to others persuasively, thirdyear insuccession. (See box for the lastfive whether through personal contact or in writing? years’ winners.) The initiative to meet the public and work inde- pendently? HAT DID IT TAKE to win these awards? The backgroundto converse intelligently about The official record showsonly the statistics: the Navy, general topics andcurrent events? number of reenlistments, percentage of quota, and so The ability to deal successfully with problems in- on. It’sin the field-atrecruiting stations largeand volving ideas and people? small all over the United States-that one can observe If you can answer “Yes” to all these questions (and the creative efforts of numerous dedicated Navymen. your CO a rees with you), then you’re the man the Among recent special projects and better ideas are: Navy is looi ing for. A group of Navy recruiters from the Los Angeles You may apply for recruit,er duty when you submit area visited NTC San Diego to see how the recruits yourSeavey rotation datacard. (Indicate “Recruiter they had signed up were doing. Duty” as your broad duty preference; if you’re sold on The five 1st class petty officers-RonMiller of the a job in Navy recruiting, you’ll increase your chances Alhambra branch office, Bob Boden of the El Monte of selection by indicating “Anywhere” under the area station, Louie Washington from Pasadena, Skip Webb preference.) of Azusa and Tyrone Carson of the La Puente office- arrived just in time for the recruits’ sports weekend. TROPHIES HAVE BEEN AWARDED annually since 1964 The San Gabriel Valley recruit company they visited by the Chief of Naval Personnel to outstanding re- was composed mainly of men the five POs were per- cruiting districts. Thethree awards are: sonally responsible for enlisting. Outstanding Efficiency Trophy. The recruiters cheered on “their” company in the Progress Trophy. tug-of-war, rope climb and track and field events. To Reenlistment Trophy. top off the day, they challenged the recruits to a game The first goes to the area which excels most in the of basketball. (The recruits trounced them 70-50.) over-all recruitment of candidates for all programs; the Then they had time to listen to problems from re- second to the region that has made the greatest im- cruits and the companycommander. provementduring the year. Thethird is awarded to When the five recruiters returned to their com- munities,they could report to the recruits’ parents the use of newspaperfeature articles, TV andradio first-hand on their sons’ progress. spotannouncements, talks with localunion officials Effective recruiting is oftena matter of making andadvertising on one of Dallas’ tallest skyscrapers, arrangements to take advantage of local opportunities. the36-story LTV Tower. At the station in Little Rock, for instance, Lieutenant Even model-building canbe used to promote Navy (jg) Jack S’ands and MMC (SS) DonaldMcClane recruiting programs.In Omaha, Neb., for instance. helped set up a Nurse Corps counseling program. EN1 John Kraft built a large model of the submarine Th,ey contacted Lieutenant CommanderLouise Gray, uss Will Rogers (SSBN 659). Navy Nurse Programs Officer for the Seventh Recruit- He used a wing tank, tin and odd scraps of plywood, ing District, and Lieutenant Jo Ann Hennessy, Navy plastic sheeting and wire. Oncehe had finishedthe Nurse Programs Officer in Houston, and invited them model, two recruiters from Nebraska City immediately to visit Arkansas during a student nurses’ convention borrowed it for a local centennialday celebration. at the state college. Theirdaughters rode the float during ‘the town’s parade. RRANGEMENTS WERE MADE for LT Hennessy to be Navymen at NRS Los Angeles constructed an even A interviewed on a noon TV program that was seen more elaborate float: a 1/16 scale model of the cruiser throughout the state. LCDRGray was afeatured uss Los Angeles. Over 5000 manhours went into the speaker at the nursing convention, speaking on battle finishedproduct, featuring main turretswhich train casualties and her experiences in the Republic of Viet- and fire blank 12-gauge shotgun shells, rotating radar, nam. BothNavy Nurses met withprospective appli- and signal and dress ship’s flags. cantsduring the convention and invited them to further informal discussions. AVYMEN WHO WORKED on themodel were Chief In FY 1969 NRS Little Rock enlisted three nurses James Berry, MM1 (SS) Paul Ogas, PR1 JohnMul- into the Navy Nurse Corps. Since then (and because lin, EN1 (SS) William Bevis, SF1 William Turner, BM1 of programs like the above) they’ve signed up seven Jim Burgess, TylerClark and DM2 Richard Poole. candidates and applications from eight more are being processed at BuPers. Parma, Ohio, celebrated “Chief PriceDay” last March, honoring an outstanding Navy recruiter for his service to the local comm,unity. Ship’s Serviceman Chief Edward P. Price is an ac- tive member of a Parma church and on the Council for local Cub ScoutPack #365. He hastaken an active part in educating Parma youth about the dangers of drug abuse, showing films and leading discussions at local high schools.

CHIEF PRICE received a Mayor’s Proclamation of his Day, a City Council Resolution commending him for community service, and the Recruiter of the Year Award for Northern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsyl- vania. The honors capped a 22-year careerof operating and managing commissary and retail stores in Morocco, Cuba and Sicily, as well as aboard several Navy ships. Public affairs is animportant part of recruiting. In Dallas, for instance, two recruiters, one experi- enced in mass communications and the other in elec- tronics, madea concerted publicity drive for Navy officer, WAVE and enlisted programs.. The results were about $13,000 worth of free tele- vision time, one taped and one live radio show, major newspapercoverage and numerousspeaking engage- ments in high schools, colleges and before professional groups. Here are the recruiting districts honored during u NDER A RECENT special program to obtain qualified construction workers for the Seabees, Chief Builder the last five years for outstandingprograms and Neal Harris was assigned to asix-month tour of re- accomplishments inNavy recruiting: cruiting duty in Dallas. He helped familiarize all re- Year OutstandingEfficiency ProgressReenlistments 1,966 8th 8th 7th 8th 8th 1,966 cruiters7th therewith the Seabee 7th program, interviewed 8th 1967 applicants8th and worked5thwith ST1 Steve 5thWilliams to 1968 launch8th a publicity campaign.7th The campaign3rd involved 1969 1970 3rd 1970 2nd 8th

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The Marine and Army recruiters looked at me and justshook theirheads. Asif to say, ‘he’s allyours, Ken.’ ” “But the guy was back home on boot 1,eave about two days ago, and he had really changed. The Army recruiter remembered the fellow, and toldhim. ‘You really look sharp.’ ”

THE NAVY UNIFORM has not been seen much in land- locked Gallupand surrounding community. But the Navy’s gregarious Kickapoois tryinghard to remedy that situation. It is mainly a waiting game though. On Wednesdays Wahpecome can be found in his second office at neighboring Window Rock,Arizona, waiting patiently for applicants. The Bureau of In- dian Affairs at Window Rock-seat of the Navajo tribal government-provides the office. On other days, the Navajo herdingsheep beside the road might notice a grey carryall truck, with a Navy Recruiting Service seal on its door, raising a cloudof dust, as Wahpecome travels th8e largest Indian reservation in the United States. It covens 25,000 square miles, and portions of three states. That same Navajo reservation, with over 125,000 residents is a glaring contrast to Wahpecome’s tribe. “The entire Kickapoo population of the United States,” said Wahpecome, “is about 2000. And,” headded, “I am one of the only two Kickapoos in the Navy.”

MANY FAMILIES livein isolated areas of Northwest New Mexico and bordering Arizona. Often the most convenient place to meet an interested party Exploring the

taken place in the ice profile by comparing data from the two voyages. “On Queenfish, we recorded oceauo- graphic data such assea and ice temperatures, loca- tion of ice formations, and soundings from the floor of the Arctic Basin,” the captain explained. “Besides gaining valuable knowledge about the Arctic Ocean, our voyage further proves the practicali- pole. Hercaptain is Commander Alfred S. McLaren, ty of submarine operations there,” CDR McLaren said, USN. “adding to our def,ense of the North American Con- Shortly after surfacing at the pole he,said, “Our ac- tinent.” curacy in finding the exact North Pole was due to our modern navigation system and a great crew.” SUMMERWEATnEn conditions produce breaks in the CDR McLaren has made two previous polar cruises ice cover, forming small lakes. These openings are and did a thesis on the Arctic for his master’s degree called polynyas. Nuclear submarines are able to travel from George Washington University. freely under thme ice for long periods. They do, how- “Oneimportant part of our voyage was to follow ever, come to the surface often in these polynyas. carefully the track made by uss Nautilus on her This is done in a controlled vertical motion, and it famous first voyage 12 yearsago,” CDR McLaren is sometimes necessary to break through the ice near said. the surface. During the weeks that Queenfish traveled Scientistswill be able to find changes which have under the ice pack, she surfaced 24 times.

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other services, where stricter standards of appearance and liberty are called for, the senior officer present may direct or grant authority to COS to deviate from the above policies. Likewise,these policiesmay be modified for Navymen in special circumstances, such as recruits, officer candidates and midshipmen.

THE CNO ALSO ANNOUNCED several new policies which liberalize the wearing of uniforms: Working uniforms, dungarees and flight suits are authorized in all naval commissaries, exchanges, snack bars, dispensaries, disbursing offices and other service facilities. No one will be denied entrance to these be- cause he isin an “improper” uniform, as long ashis clothing is clean, neatand in goodcondition. Regu- lations for dependents which are consistent with cur- rent fashions will also be adopted. The requirement for officers and enlisted men to shift into the uniform of the day for the evening meal will be discontinued, except for ceremonial and other special occasions. Whenoptional uniforms are specifiedby area commanders, the choice will be optional to the indi- vidualNavyman and not to local commands,except in special circumstances (such as inspections)where uniformity is necessary. Informal,casual clothing, such as sports shirts, will be permitted in at least one room of every naval officer, CNOand enlisted men’s club. At naval air stations, flight suits will also be allowed in at least one room of each club.

F SPECIAL INTEREST to the Fleet’s deck forces are two new policies announced by CNO: Ships will notbe hastily repainted for visitsby senior officers. Infact, CNO views the practice of hurriedlyrepainting rusted surfaces as a “reflection of poor command discretion.” Navymen engaged in work which would unduly soil or damageuniforms should not be required to wear whites or blues. This applies specifically to line- handlers, refueling parties, and topside watchstanders and boat crews in inclement weather.

THER NEW POLICIES enumerated in the latest mes- 0 sagefrom CNOare: The occasional practice of refusing to forward a requestchit from anindividual to higher authority will be discontinued. Personnel in the chain of com- mand may disapprove, but notrefuse to forward, a request. Motorcycles will bepermitted entry and access to all naval facilities, underthe same conditions as apply to automobiles.Safety regulations must be strictly enforced,but as long as headgearmeets es- tablishedsafety standards, no motorcyclist will be penalized or denied entry to a naval facility because of the color of his helmet. In announcing the new policies, Admiral Zumwalt emphasized that they reflect “a point of view and a general philosophy” which he hopes will be adopted throughoutthe Navy and which will beapplied to “a much broader spectrum of personnel policies.”

15 A prescribed-by higher-ups. He concluded, among other things, that as much as “Optional,” said CNO, “should be for the individual theVietnam situation is discussed in regard to the Navyman to define.” thinking of youngpeople, some 95per cent of the Navymen who servedthere during his tenurefound theduty meaningful andimportant, and that “the ASKED JF the Navy has a “race problem,” and if so, Navy has never had a shortage of volunteers who want whatthe Navy is doingabout it, Admiral Zum- to serve in Vietnam.” Walt was frank: Clearly, Admiral Zumwalt wants to put “challenge, “Wedo to some extent, and we’re tryingto find zest and fun” back into the Navy for the individual. out how serious it is and how best to resolve it.” “Sure, we have problems, but our problems in most A retentionboard which meets weekly discusses regardsare no worse-probably less severe-thanthe matters of racial interest and gives CNO and the Sec- same problems faced elsewhere.” retary of the Navy “cold turkey” reports-“there is no How have commanders in the field (Fleet) reacted scrubbing,” said CNO-and makes recommendations to the Z-grams and other changes? of steps that should be taken. “Perhaps 10 percent have reservations about our Problems aired so far have pointed out, for example, approach, but certainly 85 to 90 per cent are aggres- that cosmeticsmanufactured for blacksare (were) sively pursuing the goals of our retention program. I not available in the exchange. have met with as many unit commanders as possible.” “No one had ever paid attention to this,” said CNO. Hopefully,any underlying and“perhaps truly bit- ter” feelings that Negroeshave willbe broughtout 1s THE PRESENT TONE, or approach,unique? Is this by the retention board, which includes Negro officers. the first time the military has taken cognizance of “I plan to meet with black officers and their wives, the views of its young people? and black enlisted men and their wives,” the admiral Admiral Zumivalt confessed that he was not a his- said, and added: “I have a lot to learn.” torian and then corrected an inference by pointing out The admiral also pointedout that Filipinos have that steps that are being taken are in “the interest of to someextent experienced “professional discrimina- making Navylife moreattractive notonly for the

tion,” butthat this kind of disparity also is on the first-term or one-enlistmentNavyman, but for career way out. officers and petty officers as well. “Today, more than 10 per cent of the Filipinos in “I havebeen interested in humanizing the Navy the Navy are in ratings otherthan S,teward.” Every ever since I was an ensign. I think the real emphasis encouragement is given to the individual, and admin- should be on people-people across the board.” istrative action is being taken, to make service in any CNO sees plenty of room for improvement, and is given rating available to a qualified individual. taking steps quickly and positively. He believes the Navy has “fewer problems than the ONTHE SUBJECT of Vietnam, CNO told newsmen civilian community,” and “a wonderful background of that whenhe was Commander of NavalForces tradition,” which makes it all worthwhile. in Vietnam before moving to Washington in his pres- ent capacity, he made every effort to spend “part of “JOCS Dan Kasperick every day in the field with officers and petty officers.” and J02 Jim Shields, USN.

DECEMBER 1970 17 Odysseyf ot an 3 LER URING WORLD WAR 11, aFleet oiler wascommis- sionedat Baltimore, Md., and tasked with the mission of replenishing ships in theWestern Pacific. Today, 27 yearslater, she still carries out that vital mission. uss Cdiente (A0 53) operates off theVietnam coast, replenishing U. S. and allied ships with fuel and supplies. “Caliente has come a long waysince her first under- way replenishment in 1943,” stated Captain Owen H. Oberg, Commanding Officer. “With the Navy’s overhaul programs and the quali- ty of people we are provided, she has the ability to journey a long way again.” Notonly has Caliente comea long way-approxi-

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DesertAngels, Navy-style The terrain around Fallon, Nev., is mostly sanddunes and alkali flats.In the summer thetempera- ture frequently rises above 100 de- grees; along the highway it’s often 100 miles between gas stations. A flat tire or breakdown here can be dangerous. That’s why a group of Navymen stationed at NAAS Fallon decided to form a search and rescue associ- ation to aid travelerswho were stranded or lost. The Navymen call themselves theDesert Angels and they can field half adozen jeeps andpickup trucks within half an hourafter they get an emergency call. There are 15 Navymen in the association, most of them1st and2nd class petty officers. Sev- eral have had training in first aid , and survival. The naval auxiliary air station gives thema place to meet and time off from work when necessary to respond toan emer- gency. A mission begins when someone notifies the local sheriff or the OOD at NAAS Fallon of a missing person. A couple of phone calls later,club members are on their way toa rendezvous pointnear the search area. A base station is set up, team leaders take over and the Navymenspread out in a searchpattern to comb the area. They keep in touch, using the citi- zens’ band radio sets in every ve- hicle. Members (and theirwives) at the base station monitor radio calls,

Above left: Members of theNavy Desert Angels corry out o search and rescue training relay information to and from the mission, practiceplacing aninjured man in a stretcher. Above right:Simulated emergen- sheriff and the OOD, alert thebase cies keep the Desert Angels sharp. Below left: The Navymen often travel unchorted Ncvoda dispensary or local hospital if nec- roads to the site of anemugency. Below right: A simulatedmission complete, amember essary and keep relatives informed notifies base station. of the progress of the search.

20 ALL HANDS RESCUE A lonely desert, a drowning man, a child’s cry . . . Navymenwith first aid training step forward and move quickly to save lives in emergencies.

During the last year the Desert Corpsman Helps Save Baby But the next day his part in the Angels have been called out three RayGilchrest’s baby son had rescuebecame known after Mrs. times. The first time it was the beenpulled from the water. He Roperand Dave’s aunt metby sheriff who had gotten a call from hadstopped breathing. Raywas chance atchurch. theparents of two boyswho had working feverishly to save his life. According Mr.to Gilchrest, gone duckhunting at a nearby lake If hehad had time to think Chief Roper was mainly responsi- and notreturned. Club members about such things, he could hardly ble for his son’s recovery. finally foundthem about 0300, havemade a better choice of a On his part,the modest Navy- walkingalong a dirt road toward man to help thanthe Navyman manonly agreed to tell his story town.They had left their pickup who happened to be driving by - when it was pointedout that it stuck in the sand. SeniorChief HospitalCorpsman couldencourage others to get in- The next call began a two-hour Bobby Roper,who as aqualified volved as lie did. search for an elderly Falloncou- diver is especially expert in pre- Chief Roper wasn’tlooking for ple, missing overnight.They were ventingdrowning. publicity. For him, saving the life a little hungrybut otherwise un- Chief Roper was out for a drive of a boywas its own reward. harmedwhen searchers found that Saturday afternoon in Middle- themasleep in theirdisabled ve- town, R. I., with his four children. Navyrnan Saves Child’s Life hicle. Suddenly young Mike Roper cried: “I sawsparks coming from the Thethird missionwas initiated “Hey,Dad! They’re pulling a fence. Fortunately,because ofmy by the OOD, after three Navy sea- little boy out of the brook!” past training I knew immediately men were reported lost in the area. Chief Roperstopped thecar what had to be done. Most people The three had called for help from andran to the scene. didn’t know what was going on.” a railroad line box, after their car Ray Gilchrest was applying arti- SeamanApprentice Walter Riv- had bogged down in an alkali mud ficial respiration to his 17-month- ers was telling about how he saved ~ flat and they hadwandered in the old son Dave. Another of Mr. Gil- aseven-year-old girl from electro- desert formost of the day. Club chrest’s 12 children, 16-year-old cution in Corfu, Greece, this sum- members took them to the base dis- Mike, had rescued the baby from mer. pensary to be treated for sunburn swift, rain-swollen Bailey’sBrook. The girl, Julianna, had touched and blisters. Thenthey towed out When Chief Roper arrived, little acharged fence in the downtown the car and loaned the seamen Dave wasunconscious. Hehad square of the resort city, and had ~ enough gasoline tomake it backto stopped breathing and his face had fallen unconscious. Fallon. turned blue. As crowdsstood by, the U. S. When they aren’t saving travel- The corpsman took over and be- Navymanchecked her heartbeat ers or on duty,the Desert Angels gangiving the boy mouth-to- and gave artificial respiration. Af- are involved in several other proj- mouth resuscitation. He recalls that ter his actions revived her, she was ects. Forone thing, they’re train- it “seemed like forever” before nor- takento a hospital. ing in scuba diving, so they’ll be mal breathing returned. After theincident, SA Rivers ready if there’s an accident at one Soon the police and fire depart- just walkedaway. Police stopped of the nearbyrecreational lakes. mentrescue squad arrived with a him later and brought him to the They are also helping to eliminate respirator and took thebaby to a hospital, where Julianna’s mother safety hazards around several near- hospital, where he was kept for ob- praised the “courage, selflessness by abandonedmineshafts andare servation and later released. and presence of mind of this gal- holdingclean-upa campaign to In the excitement, Mr. Gilchrest lant sailor.” keep the Nevada desert unspoiled. askedChief Roper’s name, but For his heroism, Riverswas They’re makinga real contribu- later couldn’t remember it. First named “Sailor of the Month” by tion totheir community. newspaperaccounts of the Fescue his ship, theammunition ship uss ”Story by WO1 Robert D. Russell; called the Navymanan “unidenti- Butte (AE 27). Hiscaptain told Photos by PH3 Charles Hughes. fied passingmotorist.” him: “Your action personifies the

21 I DECEMBER 19’0 TO THE RESCUE (coni!’d. 1 traits the United States Navy seeks +hen one of Chief Dill’s chil- Clapp, the father of three, “but it to develop in its personnel.” drencame running to tell the was a happy day in my life when He was also honored at a recep- chiefs thata little boy had been this onedid.” tion given by the Greek navy-and, pulled from the water. naturally, was a welcome guest at Both Navymen ran to the scene. Rescue in the Pacific Julianna’s home. Three-year-old Derek Worthington U. S. NavymanGeorge E. Aus- The Navyman, who hopes to be- hadstopped breathing and had tin hasreceived a oertificate of comea doctor someday, says he turned blue. commendationfrom the police of learned first aid as astudent at Senior Chief Clappbegan IbarakiPrefecture, Japan, for sav- Julia Richman High School in New mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while ing a Japanese man from drowning York, as an ambulance assistant at Chief Dill massaged the boy’s in the Pacific Ocean. MetropolitanHospital, andin the chest. The American petty officer, sta- Navy. By the time the fire department tioned at NASAtsugi, Japan, was “I didn’t forgetwhat they had rescuesquad arrived, the chiefs camping on the beach near Tarai, taught me,” he said. hadthe child breathing and had 95 miles northeast of Tokyo, when Little Juliannacan be glad he wrapped him in a blanket. He was the incident occurred last summer. didn’t. taken to a hospital and reported in Austin noticed that a boat carry- satisfactory condition. ing three people had capsized off- Drama at Three Tables Beoch “Fate worksin strange ways,” shore. He immediatelyswam to- It began as a family outing to AXC Dill said afterward.“We al- ward the boat, passing two of the the beach. It could have ended as most didnot go to Three Tables boat’s occupants who were already a tragedy if two Navy chiefs hadn’t that day because it is so far from swimming safely to shore. been on hand. our homes.” He is assigned to Pa- He placeda life preserver QniorChief Robert N. Clapp trol Squadron 6 at NAS Barbers aroundthe third man andhelped and his neighbor, Chief Ronald J. Point. AXCS Clapp is attached to him to the beach. Dill, bothaviation ASW tech- the air station. Austinis a qualified water safe- nicians, wererelaxing with their “I never thought I would see the ty instructor and has had a part in families on Three Tables Beach in day that I would be glad to hear otherrescues in bothJapan and Hawaii, where bothare assigned. a child cry,” said SeniorChief the States.

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22 “I mustsay 1 am a little em- barrassedabout theaward,” he said. “When you’re trainedto do a job, youdon’t expectto be re- warded.”

He Heard a Cry for Help When Seaman MichaelT. Ritchie was awardedthe Navy Commen- dation Medal in September, he had the double pleasure of receiving his award from a Cub Scout whose life he had saved, and of, in effect, re- paying a favor he himself had re- ceived from a Navy rescue h’elicop- ter only a few months before. Seaman Ritchie and a couple of his off-dutyshipmates from uss Impervious (MSO 449) were sit- ting on a pier at HickamHarbor before his friendsfigured Seomon Michoel T. Ritchie received the Beach in Hawaii one afternoon last out whathad happened, ~it~hi~NOVY Commcndotion Medol Ot Ped had ~,1down to the end of the Harbor for his heroic action in the April, whenthey heard cries for rescue of CubScout Timothy McChoin. help. Timmy McChain, 8, had been pier, taken off shirt and shoes, and playing on the beach near his fam- dived in. He returned with the boy, ily when a huge wave reached him. frightenedbut unhurt. to me three months ago. I lost my Before anyonenoticed, the strong “When I heardthe boy calling surfboardand was swepta mile winds and currents had swept him for help, I knewwhat had hap- and a half out to sea; after almost out to sea. He was 250 yardsout ned. I also knew how he felt four hours out there, a Navy copter when Ritchieheard hiscries. Ecause thesame thing happened spotted me and picked me up.”

7 hercheaper to operatethan a 250- gineusing a gas generator basic- man,376-foot destroyer. ally thesame as an F-4 Phantom. As for speed,few vessels can Beacon uses thesame JP-5 jet competewith a PG. Beacon’s pow-fuel Kitty Hawk gives her planes, er plantincludes two diesels for so she can comealongside the car- cruising-but also a gas turbine en- rier for a drink any time.

23 SEABEES don’t have to go to theRepublic of VietnamChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called to find a challenging assignment. It can usually be “the largest single, constructionprogram undertaken found anywhere around the world where mobile con- in the history of the world.” struction battalions are at work. But there’s no doubt The hundreds of miles of roadway and bridges the that one of the Seabee’s biggest challenges, and great- Seabeeshave built inVietnam havekept supply est accomplishments,has been in Vietnam, where trucks rolling and farmers’ produce in village market- they’ve completed what Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, places. Seabeeshave helped the Vietnamesepeople

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Roadbuilding is neveran easy since late spring. They’rerebuild- Whileengineers were drawing task; it doesn’t make it any easier ing old French route LTL-4, once up plans, equipmentoperators if yourbulldozer hits a mine or heavily-traveleda road into the usedbulldozers to clear andgrub the monsoons wash away the road- western agriculture regions. the flat terrain along the right of bed. But Seabees have been build- The first step in rebuildingthe way: ing roads throughout the R’epublic roadway was. careful planning. Since LTL-4 passes through ter- of Vietnam, roads necessary for the Horizontal and vertical curvede- ritory occupiedby hostile forces, transportation of suppliesand the signs had to be drawnup, earth- the right of way had to be guard- movement of people. work computationsand cost esti- ed 24 hoursa day by Vietnamese A detail fromMobile Construc- matesmade, and separate phases troops and Marine advisors. tion Battalion 62 hasbeen work- of the operationscheduled to in- As the right of way was cleared, ing on a six-and-a-half-mile stretch sure maximumuse of equipment route surveyors set shoulder, slope of roadway in Quang Nam Province and manpower. andgrade stakes toshow equip-

24 ALL HANDS to help themselves, working side by side to build tions and Navy Unit Commendations for their efforts. schools, hospitals and housing for the homeless. Latest units to be singled out are MCB 62 from the Heroism and hard work are Seabee traditions: Con- Atlantic Fleet, and MCB Four from the Pacific. They struction Mechanic 3rd ClassMarvin G. Shields, won “E” Awardsas the top battalions of 1970. For awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, heads samples illustrating the first two words of their motto a long list of Seabee medal winners in Vietnam, and “We Build” see below andthe next page. The Sea- Seabee units have received Presidential Unit Cita- bees indeed live up to their reputation.

Facing page L to R: A ”TD-20”draws o sheep’s-foot roller over freshlyloid loteriie fill. (2)An EO uses o motorizedgrader to bringthe roodbed to grade. (3) Tricycle rollersare used to pack crushed base rock. Above: MCB 62 dozeroperators prepare to move.Above right:Assigned os soiltester, on EA checks thewater content of soil somplestoken from loterite fill. Right:AI EO bocks his “MRS” tractor and gridroller in cornpocting base rock. For right:An equipmentoperator steers hispneumotil tire compactor intoposition. ment operators and the fillboss lowed the fill crews and compact- diesel oil. This sealed the base and the designated shape of the future ed the laterite into the proper den- created an impermeable surface roadbed. sity for necessary bearing strength. upon which asphalt could be laid. The spongy soil of Vietnam will After the compacting crews had The last step was laying the as- not hold up under heavy vehicu- driven their 30-ton pneumatic-tire phalt in two 2” layers with a pav- lar traffic. So the Seabees used machines back and forth across the ing machine. Not long afterwards, huge earth scrapers to haul tons road surface, crushed rockwas the highway would stand up under of laterite (a red soilfrom which spread by roadgrad’ers and bonded thepounding of heavy supply bricks are made) from a nearby into the roadbed with heavy grid trucks. And the Seabees could hillside. Here another problem rollers. move on to another stretch of arose: constant rains soaked the Once the base had been firmly roadway. fill, undermining and eroding it. compacted, it was wet down and “Story and Photos by Giant “sheep’s foot” rollersfol- coated with a mixture of tar and EA2 Harry Goforth, Jr.

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competitions,beginning next year; the second gives JOs more say in the operation and choice of entertain- ment at officers’ clubs. Line officers in the grade of lieutenant commander and below will be eligible tocompete in the yearly typeand squadron shiphandling contests. Winning candidates will be rewarded with letters of commen- dation and the prerogative of choosing thkir next nor- mal assignment. Specific standards for the competition arebeing developed; look for further information in upcoming issues of ALL HANDS. The second new policy directs that young officers will be appointed “in adequate numbers” to advisory groups of officers’ open messes, and will be encour- aged to make recommendations for entertainment and other services. In order to attract these officers, selected groups of young ladies (such as college sororities) will be in- vited to act as hostesses at officers’ clubs at least once a week. Casual wear (and flight suits at naval air sta- tions) will bepermittgd in at least one room of the mess. As anadditional experiment in making off-duty facilities more attractive to JOs,five “hard rock” clubs arebeing established atnaval stations inNewport, Norfolk, San Diego, Korth Island and Pensacola. Theseclubs will havetheir own advisorygroups of young officers.

junior officers, thus allowing more time for profession- al qualification and leadershipdevelopment. Senior petty officers ar,enow beingassigned such collateral duties as lay leader, library officer, safe driving officer, benefits and insurance officer, career counselor, Proj- ect Transition officer, athletics officer and voting offi- cer. Unnecessary or redundant collateral dutieshave been eliminated. Chiefs and 1st class petty officers (as well as junior officers) are thus getting more challeng- ing jobs and the enhanced prestige that accompanies greater responsibility.

FINALLY, TWO RECENT POLICIES shouldhelp make a navalcareer m0r.e interesting and more funfor junior officers. The first sets upannual shiphandling

I 1 WHY HE DECIDED TO STAY IN LieutenantJames E. E----,a qualified diesel submarineofficer currently assigned to a submarine homeported in Charleston, S. C., has withdrawn his resignation. In a letter to headquartersat BuPers, he stated:“Since submission of my letterof resignation, the Chiefof NavalOperations has institdednumerous changes thatwill eliminatemany of theconditions that I listed asreasons for terminating my navolcareer. I believe the po- licychanges will makethe naval service amore desirable, challenging, rewarding and prestigious profession. As a result, I wish to continue my career as a United States Naval Officer.“ I I

36 ALL HANDS Shiphandling Sweepstakes

Every seagoing junior officer worth his salt wants of commendationfrom the FleetCommander in to learn to handle his ship,but the possibility of Chief and will have the prerogative of choosing damaging a pier, buoy or the ship itself has always their next duty. been an inhibiting factor. Thisprerogative extends to ship type, home Although the Navy realizes adent, scrape or. port, destroyer school, postgraduate study, area of otherminor damage will almostinevitably result, CONUS shore duty and overseas duty. The winners, it plansto exploit juniorenthusiasm by establish- of course,must be both eligible andqualified for ing a shiphandling competition to begin 1 Jan 1971 whatever duty they choose. and continue throughout the year. (See last month‘s An officermay win onlyonce while serving at ALL HANDS,p. 33.) Winners will beannounced any given duty station. thefollowing February. Line officersin thegrade of lieutenant com- mander and below may volunteer to compete un- less theyare commanding officersor lieutenant Below Zone Promolions commandersserving as executive officers. Standards relating to mission-oriented operations ERE IS SOME MORE detailed information on the sub- concerning shiphandling evolutions, OD tactics and “j ect of “Below Zone” promotion for officers as re- seamanship capabilities will be established by type ported in the October issue of ALL HANDS (page 27). commands. There will be no written examinations. The President, with the vigorous support of the Sec- Each unit commanding officer will select the best retary of the Navy, recently signed an Executive Or- candidate from his ship. During the calendar year, derwhich suspends the legal limitations on theper- when feasible, divisionor squadroncommanders centage of officersin the Navy who may be recom- will observe andevaluate his shiphandling ability mended for promotion from below the promotion zone. andevaluate his performance on sheetsprovided Before this, the number of below ‘zone selections to by the type command. thegrades of lieutenantcommander through captail1 Contestants generally will be grouped by squad- was limited to not more than 5 per cent of the num- ronfor competitivepurposes but division group- ber of selections authorized to thegrade concerned. ings will be used in type commands where squad- With the removal of the statutory limitation, the be- rons do not exist. low zone percentage limit will be established, by ad- In type commands where there are significantly ministrative action. dissimilar ships, the command may form competi- Thepercentage, however, willnot exceed 15 per tive groups as it deems appropriate. cent for anygrade, and the prerogative to select up The type commands will determine the number to this number will of course remain with the board. of winnerswho, as areward, will receivea letter This is another step forward in the Navy’s program to

DECEMBER I970 37 recognize high performance through visible accelerat- course” officer and an officer who achieves a maximum ed promotion opportunity. of early selections: Since fiscal year 1967, line selection boards consid- ering officers for selection to the grade of captain have MAXIMUM selected the maximum number authorized from below COURSEACCELERATIONDUE the promotion zone. In fiscal year 1970, all line selec- EligibleFlag 24 - 25 years 18 - 19 years Captain 20 - 21 years 14 - lS years tion boards utilized the maximum number of below Commander zone selections authorized. 14 years 10 years LCDR 8 years 6 years As a related, but independent, action taken in fiscal LT 3 years 3 years year 1970, the span of eligibility for every officer was increased insofar as possible to allow two opportunities As can readily be seen from the above table, under for early selection to the grade of lieutenant command- current promotion structure and policies, today’s lieu- er through captain. tenant may rise through the grade structure at a pace This is one result: It isnow theoretically possible virtually unfetteredby anything but hisown limita- foran officer to be accelerated six years by the time tions. He could become eligible for consideration for he is eligible for Flag selection. The following table Flag grade in his 18th year of service, at an age of compares the progress up the grade ladder of a “due about 39 or 40. A New School for Junior Officers THE SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER SCHOOL at Newport,one of the Navy’s newest training facilities, wasformally dedicated in Sep- tember by Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee. The first class of 24 officers reported two weeks later. The new schoolis designed to give newlycommissioned officers who have orders to small combat ships six weeks of training in some of the more practical day-to-day aspects of shipboard personnel management and combat readiness. Students are drawn from various navalofficer programs and attend th,eschool while en route to their first assignments at sea. The school staff is composed of six officers and nine enlisted men, all of whom have hadrecent experience at sea. Thmeofficers had qualified as officers of the deck on small combatant type ships. The impetus for the school began in 1966 when a Task Force on SecNavChafee dedicates new Navy/Marin.e Corps Personnel Retention recommended the establish- school for officers. ment of a surfacecombatant school. The aim of the program is to ease the transition of a junior officer from college campusto life aboard ship, and at the same time provide the Fleet with compet’ent, confident officers, or, as Secretary Chafeenoted duringthe dedica- tion ceremony, “immediately employable ensigns.” SecNav added: “It is hardto imagine any two professional qual- ifications more vital to the Navy of the 70s at the working, everyday, operational level thanthe ability of our young juniorofficers to be competentwatch and divisionofficers. I can think of no parallel in civilianlife tothe awesome responsibilities routinely shouldered by an ensign or a lieutenant (jg) in hismid-20s as he takes over the deck or the engineering plant of a modern warshipunderway at sea.” The SurfaceWarfare Officer School building is an older wood structure at the Newport site whichhas been completely renovated. Facilities include a classroom with 24 individual desks, a lounge which doubles as a seminar room, staff office spaces, a ship’s library and a ship simulator. Thelatter provides an environment in which the team functions of thebridge, combat information center,damage control central, main engin,eering control andafter steering can be exercised. Though the first few courses will be restricted to 24 students each, the school eventually will be able to accommodate three classes con- ducted simultan,eously. At capacity, the school could annually provide theFleet with over 500 “immediately employable” juniorofficers.

38 ALL HANDS THE WINNER IT’S NOT LIKE THE SEA DUTY he’s had in the past, but Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman John D. Whittet can expect to find his new job as the Navy’s Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) every bit as demand- ing. Chief Whittet was recently selected by a reviewing board to relieve Master Chief Gunner’s Mate Delbert D. Blackas the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON, which has become the more common MCPON John D. Whittetand hi5 wifeHelen pose for their photo- name for this office). graphduring their visit to Washington, D. C., where theyheard Chief Black, the first MCPON, has served in this ca- the news that he had been selected as Navy’s top enlisted adviser. pacity since the Navy established the office in 1967. listed ranks. MCPON is the Navy’s counterpart to the sergeant ma- joroffices of the other Armed Services organizations, HIEF WHITTETcomes to the Washington billet with and, like them, demands a highly concerned and conr- c some valuable experience to apply tohis new post. petent man. In addition to a wide range of experience acquired Chief Whittet’s appointment was decided by a se- during his 27 years of service, he has been serving as lection board which began considering a large number the Master Chief Petty Officer of Naval Station Argen- of master chiefs who were nominated by their com- tia, Newfoundland-basically the same job, but on a manding officers for the MCPON billet this year. After smaller scale. an extensive screening of their records, 10 semifinalists A reviewing officialassessed Chief Whittet’sper- (announced in ALL HANDS, October 1970) were formance in this capacity: “As MCPO of the Naval chosen, and the competition was later reduced to four Station he has been extremely conscientious, energetic (ALL HANDS,November). From these four, Chief and a tireless performer, well versed in all aspects of Whittet was selected for the job. his duties. He isan open-mindedindividual who is abreast of changes occurring in the Navy, with com- THE OFFICE OF MCPON was created by the Navy as passionfor others and ever ready to effect the best a force to deal with the enlisted retention program, condition for all concerned.” a part of the attempt to make the Navy more attrac- Since his enlistment in 1943, Chief Whittet has tive to enlisted members. spent his career in the AviationMachinist’s Mate The main job of MCPON is to serve enlisted men and rating. He rose steadily through the enlisted ranks women-he is their direct line of communication to the until he received his final advancement to MCPO three Chief of Naval Personnel. This often involves the re- years ago. view of proposed policy changes (suggested by mem- His career in naval aviation hasincluded service bers of the Fleet) and their forwarding, with his own in numerous squadrons and other aviation commands, suggestions, to the Chief of Naval Personnel. as well as tours aboard three carriers-wss Anzio (CVE On occasion, MCPON also helps to find solutions to 47,) uss Lexington (CV le), and two tours aboard individualqueries which have not been resolved uss Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31). through the normal chain of command procedures. He Chief Whittet is one of the few active Navymen has direct access to the various branches and offices whowear Combat Aircrewmanwings. His awards within the Bureau and Navy Department to help him rangefrom World War I1 through Korea andafter- answer such questions. ward. MCPON is not a decision maker. He is anadvisor- Even during his off-duty hours, Chief Whittet has the Navy’s topenlisted advisor. When he is unable an impressive record of personal service-to his fam- to answer the questions of individual Navymen, even ily, various organizations, and the community. He has with the aid of offices within the Bureau, he personally been active in churchgroups (and isnow a Sunday consults the Chief of Naval Personnel for the answer. School Superintendent), a variety of Navy-sponsored The job also includes some official travel, usually clubs, scouting activities and other community service with the Navy’s InspectorGeneral, aswell as repre- organizations. sentingthe Navy’s enlisted ranks at high-level cere- Originally from Cranston, R. I., Chief Whittet and. monies the world over. his wife, Helen, have two daughters and a son, Glenn, Butas thedirect link between the Navy Depart- who as an active Navy member, is carrying on a fam- ment and the individual sailor, MCPON’S main task in- ily tradition which his father started many years ago. volves the counseling and advising of the Navy’s en- ”J02 Jim Trezise

DECEMBER 1970 39 Seavey A-71: Heading for

THE LATEST EDITION of Seavey, Segment A-71, is cur- US tour is more than 36 months, you can normally ex- rently underway and bringing to many seagoing pect approval of extensions up to 48 months. Navymen the prospect of reassignment to shore sta- If selected for assignment to overseas shore duty tions during the summer months of 1971. (type 3), youwill not loseSEAVEY eligibility upon This installment of the sea-to-shore rotation includes completion of your overseas tour.Tours in this type two features of special importance for eligible per- of dutyare either 12/18 months “unaccompanied” sonnel: or 24 months “accompanied.” Normallyyou will not The reduction from 24 months of obligated service be assigned totype 3 activities in an area you have to14 months as an eligibility requirement has been not requested. extended to include more rates. If you areselected for overseas duty, youcan A shortage of personnel filling overseas shore bil- normally expect tobe transferred in Juneor July lets has created a need for volunteers for both pre- 1971. ferred overseas shore duty(type 6), and overseas shore duty counted as sea duty for rotational purposes 1“ GENERAL, if your present sea duty (which includes (type 3). These overseas assignments includethe all continuous sea assignments you have had) be- following advantages: gan during or before the month listed below for your If selected for overseas shore duty (type 6), you ratingand rate (as of 1 November 1970), youmay can expect 36-month tours as compared to the stand- betransferred to a shore assignment between June ard 24-month CONUS tours. If your published CON- and September 1971. In addition, you must have been

RATE SDCD RATE SDCD RATE SDCD RATE SDCD RATE ODCD RATE SDCD EM1 Apr 65 FTGl Oct 65 JO1 Jul 69 SF1 Dec 64 ADJ 1 Jan 69 AMSl Jul 69 BM2 Jan 65 FTG2 Oct 65 * J02 Jul 69 *SF2 Jul 67 *ADP2 Jul 69 ‘AM52 Jul 69 BM3/5N Jan 65 FTG3/5N Oct 65 *J03/5N Jul 69 *SFJ/FN Jul 67 *ADJ3 Jul 69 ‘AM53 Jul 69 *ADJAN Jan 69 ‘AMSAN Jon 69 QM1 Apr 64 FTMl Nov 66 PC1 Jun 68 DC 1 Jul 66 QM2 Mar 66 FTM2 Jun 66 PC2 Jun 68 DC2 Jul 67 *AT1 Jan 69 AMHl Jul 69 QM3 Mar 66 FTMI/SN May 66 PC3 5N Jun 68 * DC3 Jul 67 *ATR2 Jul 69 ‘AMHI Jul 69 QM5N 5ep 65 *DCFN Jan 67 *ATR3 Jul 69 *AMI43 Jul 69 MNl Jul 68 ‘AMHAN Jan 69 LI1 Jan 69 *ATRAN Jan 69 5M1 Jul 64 MN2 Jul 68 EA 1 Sep 68 *LIZ Jan 69 5M2 APR Apr 64 MNB/SN Jul 68 EA2 5ep 68 AMEl Jan 69 *L13/5N Jan 69 ‘ATN2 Jul 69 SM3/5N Apr 64 5ep 68 ‘AMEZ Jul 69 EAB/CN *ATNO Jul 69 ET 1 Jan 69 ‘AMEI Jul 69 Aug 64 *ATNAN Jan 69 RDl Jan 67 ETN2 5ep 68 MMl CEl Jan 68 ‘AMEAN Jan 69 MMZ 5ep 66 R D2 Jan 67 ETNB/SN Nov 67 CE2 Jan 68 AX1 Nov 68 RD3/5N Dec 65 ETR2 5ep 68 MMJ/FN Feb 64 CE3/CN Jan 68 PRl Jul 69 *AX2 Nov 68 ETRJ/SN 5ep 67 ‘PR2 Jul 69 *AX3/AN Jul 68 ST 1 Jul 66 EN 1 Jun 65 E01 May 67 * PR3 Jul 69 5TG2 Jul 66 RM 1 Jun 68 EN2 Jul 67 E02 May 67 ‘PRAN Jan 69 STGP/SN Jan 66 ‘RM2 Jun 68 *EN3/FN Jun 68 EIS/CN May 67 A01 Jan 69 AKl Jan 69 RM3/5N Jun 68 *A02 Jul 69 ‘AK2 Jul 69 ST52 Jul 66 MRI May 66 CMl May 67 *A03/AN Jul 69 ‘AKI/AN Jul 69 5T53/5N Jon 66 YNl Jun 69 *MR2 Dec 66 CM2 May 67 ‘YN2 ABEl Jul 68 Jun 69 *MR3/FN Dec 66 CMI/CN May 67 A51 Jun 69 TMl Mar 67 *ABE2 Sep 68 YN3/SN Jun 69 ‘A5E2 Jun 69 TM2 Mar 67 BUl 5ep 67 *ABE3/AN Jul 69 ET1 Feb 65 ‘ASEJ/AN Jun 69 TM3/5N Mar 67 CYN3 Jun 69 BUZ 5ep 67 BT2 Nov 65 'a5h2 Jun 69 CYNSN Jun 69 BUP/CN 5ep 67 ABFl Mar 68 GMMl Oct 67 Jan 64 ‘ASHB/AN Jun 69 BT3/FN *ABF2 Mar 68 GMMZ Oct 67 5K1 Aug 67 ‘ASMZ Jun 69 5W 1 Jan 67 *ABFB/AN Jul 68 5K2 ‘ASMJ/AN Jun 69 GMMB Nov 68 Jul 69 BR1 Dec 64 5W2 5ep 66 GMMSN Oct 67 5KJ/SN Jul 69 SWJ/CN 5ep 66 ABHl Jan 69 nM1 Oct 68 EM1 Aug 64 *ABH2 Jan 69 GMTl Apr 69 C51 Jul 67 UT1 Mar 67 HM2 Oct 68 *cs2 * EM2 Feb 67 *ABH3/AN Jul 69 GMT2 Apr 69 Apr 68 UT2 Mar 67 ‘HMO/HN Jan 69 *EM3/FN Feb 67 GMT3/5N Apr 69 *C53/SN Jul 69 UT3/CN Mar 67 *AEl Jul 69 5D1 Mar 67 GMGl Jun 65 5H1 Jan 66 IC1 May 65 ADRl Jul 69 *AE2 Jul 69 5 D2 Mar 67 GMG2 Feb 65 5H2 Jul 66 * IC2 Jun 66 *ADR2 Jul 69 *AE3 Jul 69 5D3 May 66 GMG3/5N Feb 65 5H3/5N Jul 65 *IC3/FN Jun 66 *ADRO/AN Jul 69 *AEAN Jul 68 TN Feb 68

40 ALLHANDS awards. Major commands processing award recom- mendations will be represented. SMALL CRAFT INSIGNIA Shore Duty In a relateddevelopment, special recognition for dedication, skill and professionalism has been awarded to officers and petty officers in charge of riverine and on board your present command for dutyon 1 No- coastal craft under combat conditions in the Republic vember 1970, and you must have the required amount of Vietnam. Eligible to wear the new breast inbignia of remaining obligated service. authorized by CNO (when it becomes available)are A final stipulation for those serving on toured sea commissioned or enlisted Navymen assigned in coun- duty(types 3 and 4) is that your TCD must fall try for at least six months as officers in charge, patrol withinthe months of transfer (June through Sep- officers,river section leaders, boat officers andpetty tember) to be eligible for a shore assignment. officers in charge of the following craft: If all the above qualifications are met, your per- Patrol boat river (PBR) sonnel office will supply any necessary additional in- Patrol boat fast (PCF) formation and assistyou in requesting your duty Strikeassault boats (STABS) prefefiences. You may expect your orders sometime Minesweeping craft between Februaryand May, and your actual trans- Harbor defense craft fer to shore duty between June and September. Logisticsupport craft (LCU, LCM, YFU) Below is the listing of Sea Duty Comm,,oncement River assault craft Dates (SDCDs). Most of the rates listed require obligat,ed service to at least May 1973. However, if Eligible units are River Flotilla One (River Assault your rate is marked with anasterisk ("), you n,eed Squadrons 9, 11, 13 and 15); Coastal Squadron One; only obligate to July 1972 or later. River Patrol Flotilla Five; Mine Divisions 112 and 113, NSA Da Nang and Saigon; and Inshore Under- seas Warfare Group One. The names of other eligible billets, craft or units will be provided by Commander Naval Forces Vietnam. When available, the newbreast insigniawill be NOW-Faster Processing purchased at individual expense. If command at sea insigniais also earned,it will take precedence and Of Awards & Decorations shall be worn in lieu of the small craft insignia.

EVEN IF a Navyman knows he's done a good job, he still likes to ,be told. Timely public recognition of heroic or meritorious achievement is a keystone in FRO" THE DESK OF MCPON (cont.) maintaining good morale and improving career satis- faction. To make this recognition more timely, the More recently, many policies and practices have Chief of Naval Operations has approved several rec- been given a second look resulting in a long list ommendations by a recent junior officer retention study of personnel-oriented proposals for improvement, group concerning awards procedures: dealing with everything from the wearing of ball A new Navywide standard for processing awards caps with working uniforms tosix-section duty recommendations has been established: 60 days for for ship's company. And thereare many more letter recommendations and 10 days for those trans- items for change in the air. mitted by message. When appropriate in combat areas, And atthe same time, Admiral Zumwalt has these recommendations may be transmitted electrically called for increased participation in personnel and via the Fleet commander in chief and CNO, with in- personal interests at every level of the command- termediatecommands as information addees(who commanding officer,officer and petty officeralike. would comment by message only if they did not con- This is a special challenge at a time when highly cur with the basic recommendations). responsible men are urgently being sought for re- For Navym'ennot assigned tooperating forces, sponsible positionsin all areas of our society. award recommendations should be forwarded via the administrativ,e chain of command and CNO as appro- It appears to me that the time to "stayNavy" priate. If necessary, the awarding authority will reply has never been better. I cantell you about many by message in order to meet the60-day letter deadline. career Navymen about to retire, who are wishing Awards boards will be constitutedto provide a they could stay on longer. And, I might add, I more representative crosssection of thecommand. am one of thatgroup. But there comes a time Specifically, 50 per cent of the members will be offi- when every Navyman must take his leave of active cers of the rank of lieutenant commander and below. duty. It just seems thatNOW is such a temptiug A Navywide awards conference will be convened time to linger on a bit longer. at an early date to standardize criteria for medals and

DECEMBER 1970 41 Is discharge or reenlistment legal on a Sunday or holiday? Arekindergarten classesinclud- ed in theoverseas dependents’ school program? What are considered to be “over- riding special circumstances” when consideringrequests for extension of duty tours?

HESE ARE SOME of the hundreds of questions asked eachmonth in letters and telephone calls to the Bureau of NavalPersonnel. Each query is givena prompt, personal answerby the cognizantBuPers office, and those considered of gen- eral interest arepublished inALL HANDS. Hereare the questions and an- swers for thethird in a series. For parts I and 11, see ALL HANDS, August and October 1970.

Rotation/Assignrnent Q: MySea Duty Commence- ment Dateis within the dates in- dicated inthe Seavey notice. Why am I not in Seavey? A: First, checkwith your per- sonnel office to see if your SDCD is recorded correctly in the Navy What 1s Your Question? ManpowerInformation System. If it’s not, ask that a request be sub- mitted (as outlined in article 3.21 of the TransferManual) to have the date corrected. After BuPers has authorized the correction, andyour personnel ,BUPERS office has made the corrected entry in theNMIS, you then requ,est entryinto Seaveyby speedletter to the Chief of Naval Personnel. Thisspeedletter is termeda “late LOOKS submission” and allows for your duty preferencesand any other information youwish to send to your detailer. Whenthe Bureau receives thespeedletter, you are for the put into the Vey segment and you canexpect transfer orders. The guide for preparation of latea submission is article 3.27a, Transfer A,NSWERS Manual. Q: Whatare considered to be “overriding special circumstances” when consideringrequests for ex- tension of duty tours? A: Ifyou are in “one-for-a

All HANDS one” billet and your detailer is un- dependents accompany me, how do able for reassignment by one of ableto provide a relief, your re- I protect theireligibility for trans- the Enlisted Personnel Distribution quest for extension would probably portation and also my eligibility for Offices (EPDOs), As is the case he approved.This would be the shipment or storage of household with other assignments, he will be case, for example, ifyou arethe goods? sent where he is needed most, and only hospital corpsman assigned to A: There are three major steps: chances are about 50-50 thathe the command and there is no corps- Elect an “accompaniedtour” will return to his previous Fleet. man available to replace you. for the area. Also, conditions of human-a Make sure you have sufficient Q: I am Filipinoa stewards- itarian naturewhich would nor- obligated service tocomplete the man. What are the chances of my mally warrant an assignment under prescribed accompanied tour. receiving an assignment to dutyin chapter 18 of the Transfer Manual Obtainauthorization for con- theRepublic of thePhilippines? areconsidered special circum- current travel and dependent entry A: There are more than 16,000 stanceswhich generally apply. approval from the overseasarea stewardsmen,and only 132 SD commander. billets in the Philippines. You must Q: Although I am eligible for Withregard to thelatter, you be eligible forSeavey before you Seavey, I wishto remain on sea must have the overseasarea com- are considered for one of these duty. What should I doto indicate my desires? A: You may requesta sea tour extension by indicatingthe broad duty preference code “9-9” on your rotation datacard, orby letter to BuPerssubmitted via your com- manding officer. You will receive a reply either by letter or data card.

Q: I havereceived ordersto an overseas station and have been told that if I want to take my dependents overseasat governmentexpense, I must have enough obligated service to complete atwo- or three-year ”accompanied” tour, depending on the area. Is this true? A: If you expectthe govern- ment to financeyour dependents’ travel, yes. If you do not have, and are unwilling to incur, enough obligated service to completethe accompanied tour, youwill not beentitled totransportation of yourdependents. In such case, if they go with you anyway, you cannotreceive payment of the mander’s affirmative answer before billets, and you are considered in special overseas station allowances you apply for dependents’ trans- order of preference established by and they may be denied such privi- portation and household goods ser- sea duty commencement dates. leges as commissary and exchange. vices at government expense. A second assignment to the Phil- If you elect to servethe shorter ippines notis authorized unless “all others”tour or are otherwise Q: How is a manassigned when available billets cannot be filled by deniedtransportation of yourde- he isdropped from a Navy school SDs requesting their first assign- pendents to the overseas station, because of inability or inaptitude? ment. you canbe eligible to moveyour A: A man who is dropped It is noted that assignment to dependentsand household goods from a Navy school is made avail- the Philippines is made by BuPers to a designated place in the United only. States during your unaccompanied overseas service. Q: As aSeabee, do I have a choice between a one-year in-coun- Q: When I receive ordersto trytour and a mobile construction overseas duty and wish to have my

DECEMBER 1970 43 What's Your Question ?

battalionfor my assignment to the Vietnamrequirements in thetop tion for later rolesin submarine Republic of Vietnam? pay grades. tenders,shipyards, training facili- A: To the extent possible, men Current rotation policy guaran- ties and staffs. Consequently,the coming from non-Vietnam sea duty tees aSeabee 24 months of non- number of LDO/WOs so assigned whoare eligible for Seaveyare Vietnam duty oncehe has com- hasbeen relatively small - suffi- given a sea extension and assigned pletedVietnama tour (BuPers cient onlyto meet projected re- to aone-year tour in-country, and Notice 1.306 of 24 Nov 1969 quirements. thenare assured of assignment refers). Other factors whichinfluence ashoreupon completion of the The combined result: Because so the requisements for LDO/WOs to Vietnam service. many career Seabees have already serve in submarinesinclude: Men completingtours of shore served in the Republic of Vietnam, Billet vacancies in submarines. duty are normally assigned to a it is not unlikely that you will be Specific designators of the ap- reassigned to Vietnam-relateda plicants (now limited, in general, billet since you completedyour toPolaris/Poseidon weapons/fire previous tour more than two years control, or navalnuclear propul- ago. sion plant operators). Availability of theLDO/WO Warrant Submariner for assignment.Candidates are Q: I qualifiedand served in considered for submarine assign- submarinesuntil appointed to war- ment only atthe timeof normal rantgrade. I haverepeatedly vol- rotation. unteered furtherfor submarine It is notedthat future assign- duty,but continue to receive sur- ments for LDO/WOsto diesel- face shipassignments. Why isthis electric submarines will be ex- so, when my background,experi- tremely limited. And competition ence andpersonal motivation are among applicants will be keen. At this writingthere are more than for submarine duty? A: Submarine-qualified enlist- 300 volunteers, the majority of ed men haveenjoyed an excellent whom haveexcellent records and selection ratio when competing for strong endorsements by command- limited duty and warrant appoint- ingofficers. And 95 percent of ments. As a result, the over-all these LDO/WOsare notrequired number of such officers (in some in submarines, butare very much needed in other billets where their construction battalion for aperiod designators)far exceeds require- submarine skillsmay beadvan- long enough to complete two RVN ments within the submarine force. tageously applied. deployments. Manpowerauthorizations for In the case of nuclear submarine Relativerequirements for in- submarines do notinclude billets billets, applicantsmust meet ex- country vs. battalion assignments for limited duty or warrant officers. acting criteria. Many LDOsand varywith time and with ratings; However,variablea number of warrant officers whoreceived nu- therefore, a hard-and-fast rule can- especiallyqualified LDO/WOs clear powertraining as enlisted not beapplied. Homeport prefer- havebeen assigned to submarines men andqualified in submarines encesare considered and, if pos- bothbecause of shortagea of havebeen too long disassociated sible, honored. junior llOX officers and simultane- msly to enhance the qualifications "rom nuclear billets to justify re- jf those LDO/WOs for future sub- lssignmentwithout disproportion- Q: I'm Seabeea who com- tte retraining. Aeted a Vietnam tour in 1968. I've marine tender assignments. SinceWorld War 11, thepara- But thepicture is not all dim. leard there is a possibility 1'11 return rhe records of all warrant officer o Vietnam at the end of my current mountreason for usinglimited 3utyand warrant officersin sub- ielectees are evaluated upon initial our. Is this true? Ippointment.After the first tour A: As of 1 Jan1970, only 240 marines hasbeen to expand their individual qualification in prepara- nan officer billet, the fitness re- )f 3509career Seabees (in grades Iorts are screened by aboard to 3-6 through E-9) eligible for Viet- jeterminethe most advantageous lamduty had not either com- lssignment. deted a Vietnam tour or were as- From this, an availability listis ;igned toan RVN-related billet. naintainedand as requirements rhismeans that menwho have jccur, limited dutyand warrant :ompletedprevious Vietnam tours :omprise a major source to meet

44 ALL HANDS officers areordered to submarine permitor dictate approval of re- stocks of thestandard white trou- duty. quests for humanitarian reasons. sers are used up.

pnon Sunday WhiteTrousers Precedence Q: Is discharge or reenlistment Q: Are thewhite trousers with Q: In the CPO mess recently,a legal on a Sunday or holiday? conventional pockets andzipper discussion came upover enlisted Yes, it is legal. However, A: fly, recentlyapproved for enlisted precedence. One chief saidthe whenan enlistment expires on a men ingrades E-6 andbelow, the boatswain‘s mate ratingtheis Saturday,Sunday or holiday, the same whitetrousers worn by chief seniorrating in the Navy and that Navy man or woman may be sep- pettyofficers? BMC takes precedence overother arated up to threedays early in A: No. The biggestdifference order to use normal working hours. chiefs. Most of thechiefs present is thatthe new trousers arenot disagreed,but no one could come Article 3840240.4j( l), BuPers creased fore andaft as are the Manual, refers. upwith adirective that abolished CPOuniform trousers. Andthere this precedence-by-rating. What’s are other differences. thestory? Requeststo BuPers Uniform Regulationsdescribes A: At one time, enlisted ratings Q: When a Navy man or wom- the new trousers as “. . . ,made of were designated various degrees of unsubmits a letter request to the white cotton twill with convention- precedencewith BM atthe top Bureau of Naval Personnel, and re- al side, front and back hip pockets, of the precedence list for “military ceives astrong favorable recom- side seams, zipper-fly frontand matters.”Quartermaster was num- mendationin the commanding of- conventionalNavy trouser legs ber two on the list, whichmeant ficer‘s endorsement, does the word- without cuffs.” that anyquartermaster in a given ingofthe COS recommendation CPO white trousers are described paygrade was senior for military help? as “. . . of aconventional style, matters to all oth

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takes precedence and is considered language proficiency or experience. assistance contracts. The Navy por- senior. Have not taken the initial test tion is paid directly to the school If a “tie” extends to timein within the last two years. (it cannot be paid to the individ- grade(each made grade at the Havea valid enlisted classifi- ual). Therefore, it is important that same time), the one who had the cation record in the service record. applications are submitted in suffi- longestcontinuous service in the Have a positive reason for be- cient time for the applicants to re- next lower grade takes precedence, ingretested (such as arequire- ceivea contract to present to the and so on through lower grades if ment for entranceto a school or school at time of registration. Note necessary. program to whichwaivers are not that bylaw, commissionedofficers Relatedpoints on enlisted pre- allowed;morale orreenlistment; must agree to remain onactive duty cedenceare discussed in article evidence of substantial increase in for two years following completion 2210150, BuPers Manual. knowledge or work experience; or of any course for which tuition as- improvement in language proficien- sistance was granted. Q: Why does my lineal number cy). change at timesother than due to In special cases, authority for a Q: Withregard trainingto promotion? retest may be requestedfrom the quotas, what is the reference which A: Linealnumbers mustocca- Chief of NavalPersonnel without provides data for requesting school sionally bechanged to accommo- regard to the above criteria. quotas? date officers reportingto active The newscores become official, A: TheFormal Schools Cata- duty. But although the lineal num- even if lowerthan the original log (NavPers91769 series) con- bers may change, the relative posi- scores. The retest is for the entire tains information on the offices with tions of the officers concerned are battery, not for an individual test. quota controls and prerequisites for maintained. attendingrespective courses. This Education/Training publication is revised semiannually FitnessReport File Q: Is there any program of to ensureup-to-date convening financial assistance forNavymen dates and notice of new courses. Q: How can anofficer deter- interestedeither in completing high mine if his fitness report file is cur- school requirements, or earning col- rentand continuous? Advancement A:, The fitness report form pro- lege credits toward a degree, on an Q: When isthe next exam for videsa receipt to bereturned to off-duty, part-time basis? advancements to senior and master the officer whenthe report is re- A: The Navyis interested in chiefpetty officer? ceived in BuPers. Manyofficers helping all Navy men and women A: The nextscheduled exam maintain a personal receipt file and raise their educational levels. Fi- for SCPOIMCPO, will be in Feb- periodically check it for continuity. nancialassistance is available ruary 1971.But the schedule will If a receipt is not received within through the NavyTuition Assist- be revisednext year so thatthe a reasonable time after a report is ance Program, which, pays 75 per exams are given in November. This submitted,thereporting senior cent of the tuition costs of courses meansthere will be two exams shouldbe notified so thathe can undertakenaccreditedat high (Februaryand November) during follow up with appropriate action. schools and colleges. Support is 1971, and once a year (November) limited to sevenquarter or semester thereafter. TestBattery Retesting hours in any one term. Application for tuition assistance is made via Q: May a Navyman be refest- Q: Is a man witha setretire- commanding officers to the naval ment datequalified to participate ed inthe Basic Test Battery he ini- district OF overseas area command- in an advancement exam? tially takesin recruit training? er withauthority to issue tuition A: Yes.At times, retesting is A: Amember who submits his required because a man’s addition- Fleet Reserve application after 1 al educationand experience may Jan1971, which would normally lessen the accuracy of the earlier be approved for a date subsequent test. to 1 Ju1 1971, may not be advanced Enlisted classification units may to a pay grade which would require approve retests for those who have him to remainon active duty or not previously been retested (only incuradditional obligated service one retest is permitted) provided beyond his authorizedFleet Re- they: serve date. Are high school graduatesor the equivalent. Q: Maydesignateda striker Have shown positive improve- ment in educationalbackground,

46 ALL HANDS takean advancement exam in a continuously since he originally regularpromotion list. Whena ratingother than his own in order subscribed to theoath of officeis SPOT-promoted officer is promoted to change hisrating? notrequired to take a new oath from aregular promotion list, the A: No. Identified strikers may when promoted. SPOTpromotion terminates. onlyparticipate for advancement in their designated rating. If you Q: Must I havepermanenta Q: Howtheis date ofrank wish to change your striker identi- appointmentin my presentgrade determined for restrictedline and fication, submita request to the to be eligible for selection tothe staff corps selectees? Chief of Naval Personnel. Normal- next higher grade? A: Vacancies for eachmonth ly, striker identifications are as- A: No. There is norequire- are first computed for theunre- signed only as a result of a Navy- ment that an officer’s grade be per- stricted line, anda date of rank wideexamination or Class “A” manent in order for him to be eli- assigned. All restricted line selec- school training. Therefore, if your gible for selection. tees whoprecede, and allstaff request is approved,authorization corps selectees whoimmediately will usually begranted to remove Q: How are the date of rank and follow, the last unxestricted line of- yourpresent striker identification, effective date of a SPOT promotion ficerpromoted for themonth, are which will enable you to strike for determined? assigned the same date of rankas another rating of your choice. A: Thedate of rankassigned that assigned the unrestricted line is the second day of the month in officers. Promotion which selected. Thisdistinguishes Q: If selected for promotion, SPOT promotions from normal pro- Q: Will I still be considered for must I be promotedbefore the be- motions whichhave dates of rank selection if l have failed of selection ginning of a new fiscal year? as the first day of the month. The or havea retirement or resignation A: No. Thenumber of officers effective date is thedate the ap- request pending? selected is based on an estimate of pointment is signed by the Secre- A: Yes. Each officerwho be- vacancies that will occur during a tary of the Navy. comes eligible for consid’eration for fiscal year. Promotionsthen are promotionremains eligible while effected on a monthly basisas ac- Q: When is a SPOT promotion on active duty. However, retired tualvacancies occur within each terminated? officers on active duty are ineligible grade.This procedure is followed A: Upontransfer from the bil- for promotion. until the promotion list is depleted. let for whichSPOT-promoted. It must be terminated unless the offi- Q: When must alieutenant (jg) Q: Howare date of rank and cer is beingreassigned to a billet of the Regular Navy be discharged effectivedate assigned in cases of which qualifies for a SPOT promo- due to failure of selection? promotion to limitedduty officer? tion, or unless, the officeris on a A: Except for officers of the A: The effective date is based NurseCorps, a lieutenant (jg) of on vacancies within the LDO struc- the Regular Navy is honorably dis- ture,and the date of rank is that charged on 30 June of the fiscal of the unrestricted line officer who year in whichhe fails of selection is immediatelyjunior to the LDO forthe second time. If he so re- on the promotion list. quests, he may bedischarged at any time during the fiscal year. Q: Howisthe number of of- ficersto be selected for promotion Q: As an LDO lieutenant com- determined? mander, will l still be considered for A: The Secretary of the Navy promotionto commander if I de- determinesprojected requirements cline my appointment to permanent andthen, in orderto maintain an commissioned status? approximatelyequal opportunity A: Yes. Permanent or temporary for individualyear groups, deter- status does not affect your eligibili- mines the size of the zone. A selec- ty for consideration. tion percentage is appliedto the number of officers in the promotion Q: Whatis themembership of zone;the number selected equals selection boardswhich recommend the anticipated requirements. line officers for promotion? A: The selection board member- Q: Is an officer required to take shiprequirements are established a new oath of office each time he is by law.Line selection boards are promoted to a higher grade? as follows: A: No. An officer who has served Boards torecommend captains

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for promotionto rear admiral and tle for shipment. If you are ordered A: Yes. Speech therapists are commanders for promotion to cap- to the Bahamas, your car must be employedto provide training for tain-each board not less than nine delivered to either Bayonne, N. J., such children. officers serving in grade rear ad- or Port Canaveral, Fla., depending miral or above. When a board con- on your destination in the Bahamas. Q: I have a stepchildwhom I sists of morethan nine members, However, inmost cases, shipment havenot adoptedbut for whom I only nine may act upon the case of may be made from many ports on act as guardian and am^ responsible any officer designated for engineer- the east, west orGulf coasts. Fre- for all of his support. Is he eligible ing duty, aeronauticalengineering quency of service from a particular for overseas schoolingat govern- duty, or special duty. In such cases port is largely .dependenton the mentexpense? the nine members shall be the three ultimate destination. Specific infor- A: Yes, provided he is dependent alternate members of the same des- mationshould beobtained from upon you for more than one-half of ignation as the officer underron- your local transportation officer. his support. sideration (or the lesser number of such officers), plus the number of Auto Insurance Q: I workon base and reside the most seniormembers not re- Q: Do thearmed forces offer in thelocal civilian community. M,y stricted in the performance of dutv, any sort of automobile insurance to children attend local public schools. to make a total of nine. servicemen? Does the DepartmentofDefense Boards to recommend lieutenant A: No. Thearmed services are make contributiona tothe local commanders for romotionto com- not in the insurance business. There schooldistrict for theeducation of mander-three oP ficers serving in arenumerous commercial com- my children? grade rear admiral and six officers panieswhich do provide auto in- A: No. The expenditure of DOD serving in grade captain. surance primarily for servicemen. appropriatedfunds for theeduca- Boards torecommend lieuten- tion of dependents within the conti- ants for promotionto lieutenant Dependents’ Schools nental U. S., Puerto Rico, Wake commander, and lieutenant9 ( jg ) Q: Eachofthe three military Island, Guam andthe VirginIs- for promotionto lieutenant-nine departmentsis responsible for pro- lands, is prohibited by law. If the officers serving in grade captain or vidingprimary and secondary local school district meets certain above. schooling for minor dependents of criteria, it is eligible for financial militaryand civilian personnel of assistance from the Department of Auto Shipment the Department of Defense stationed Health,Education and Welfare. Q: Arethere anyrestrictions as overseas. Howis this responsibility to which port activity I must deliver dividedamong the three military Q: I amheaded overseaswith my automobile for shipmentover- departments? achild of college age. Arethere seas,dependent uponwhether my A: Countries in Europe, Africa any provisions whereby the govern- presentduty station is on the east and Asia to 90 degrees E longitude ment will assistin thepayment of coast orthe westcoast? are the responsibility of the Army. his tuition if he enrolls in a college A: In general, if you are eligible The Atlantic area, including North, overseas? to haveto your household goods Central and South America, is the A: No.Provisions for overseas moved at government expense, and responsibility of the Navy. The Pa- dependents’schooling at govern- yournext duty station is overseas, cific area, including all countries in ment expense extend only through yourcar can beshipped as well. the Far East to 90 degrees E longi- elementarythe and secondary You mustdeliver thecar to a se- tude, Australia and New Zealand, is school levels. lected port activity for final prepa- the responsibility of the Air Force. ration, inspection and loading Q: Ireceived orders to an over- aboardship. In most cases, cars Q: I have a child of kinder- seas area where my dependents are may be delivered to port activities garten age. Is kindergarten training not permitted, so I moved my family on either coast for shipment to any offeredoverseasin dependents’ toPuerto Rico at my own expense. country where cars are permitted to schools? Are my childreneligible to attend enter,and to which youmay be A: Yes.All service-operated a service-operatedschool in Puerto ordered. For example, if your new overseasdependents’ schools offer Ricoat government expense? duty station isin Japanand you kindergarten as an integral part of A: Yes, providedyour home of are presently stationed on the east their programs. record is Puerto Rico or your wife’s coast of the U. S., you can deliver ancestral home was in Puerto Rico your car to a port on the east coast Q: My childhas a speech im- before your marriage. Also,you for shipment. But there are excep- pediment. He has been enrolledin must havebeen stationed in an tions. If you are ordered to Alaska, a special speech class herein the areawhere English was the lan- your car must be delivered to Seat- continental U. S. Would hebe able guage of instruction schoolsin to receive such trainingin an over- generally attended by the children seas dependents’ school? of military personnel.

48 ALL HANDS overseas duty for my twilight cruise? 24 months’ continuous active duty, A: No. Eligiblepersonnel who afte7 the last pay raise, in order to apply for twilightassignments have your retainer pay recomputed underchapter 19 of the Transfer ata higher rate of basepay. The Manual may request shore duty in new rate is computed by adding the anaval district of theirchoice, or number of years of service credit- sea duty on boarda ship or unit ableto you atthe time of your witha home port in a locality of transfer to the number of years of theirchoice within the United later active duty,and multiplying States. Requests for assi5nment the sum by two and one-half per- should besubmitted at least 28 cent of thebasic pay of the pay months in advance of the date you grade in which eligible at the time complete 30 years’ activeduty. In of release from activeduty. A anyevent, when you contemplate fractional year of one-half or more a request for twilight assignment, or included in the computation of arenearing retirement and expect total service is counted as a full to be reassigned under normal ro- year. tation procedures, you shouldin- formyour detailer in BuPers of NROTC your plans. Q: What wasthe first non-pro- fessionalmilitary college thein Q: How longmust aFleet Re- United States? servist recalled to active duty serve A: The American Literary, Sci- Q: If my childrenare attending inorder to have hisretainer pay entific and MilitaryAcademy, an overseas dependents’ school and recomputedat a higherrate? How founded in Vermont in 1819 by I die while on active duty, would the is the pay recomputed? CaptainAlden Partridge, a former schoolingcontinue? A: After recall toactive duty, superintendent of the United States A: Schooling would be provided you must serve, day for day, at least Military Academy. The school was for your children at government ex- renamedNorwich University in pense for theremainder of the 1834. It was thespiritual grand- school year in which enrolled at the father of all the ROTCprograms time of yourdeath. However, en- that followed. rollmentafter that schoolyear would have to be on a space-avail- Q: Which NROTC units hadthe able, tuition-paying basis. largeststudent enrollment during the 1969-70 school year? Retirement/Fleet Reserve A: Villanova University, 400; Q: If, when I takeaphysical University of North Carolina, 343; examination for transfer to the Fleet Ohio State University, 325; Uni- Reserve, I’m found unfit, what hap- versity of Virginia, 304. pens? A: If you arefound unfit for Q: Doesthe Navyplan to es- duty you’ll be referred to the near- tablish any new NROTC units? est medical facility (on an outpa- A: The Citadel, Charleston, tient basis, if possible) for evalua- S. C.,was established in Septem- tion. If it is determinedthat you ber 1970. A schoolin Florida, its have a disability, you will‘ be trans- nam’e tobe announced later, will re- ferred to the nearest naval hospital ceive a unit next year. It is planned for further evaluation and appear- to establish new units at several ancebefore a physical evaluation predominantlyNegro colleges. in board. However, if you do not want the near future. the disability system, you may waive your rights to a full and fair Q: I’ve heardthat the restric- hearing of thephysical evaluation tion againstmarriage applicable board and thenbe transferred to toNROTC Regular Midshipmen,in the FleetReserve and released to effect since 1946, has been revoked. inactive duty. If true, when, andby whom? A: True, on 22 May 1970, by Q: I’m approaching 30 yearsof the Assistant Secretary of the Navy service for retirement. May I receive (Manpowerand Reserve Affairs).

DECEMBER 1970 49 AVY MEN AND WOMEN continued to demonstrate skill, fitness and athletic achievement while vying for honors in events ranging from local flag football to big-name sports at the All-Navy, Interservice and na- tional and international levels. This year, acombination of spirited competition andenthusiastic spectators resulted in numerous sports treats for both athletes and fans.

Left: All hands turn to andraise the mainsail as Intrepid prepares far another race. Facing page: The crew aboard USS Warrington (DD 843) (background)joined withother fans to watch the race. PENTATHLON At the15th annual international military sports competition at Karlskrona, Sweden, last summer, ath- letes of seven nations gathered for the naval pentath- lon gam’es which are patterned after the Olympics but usemilitary physical training techniques. The naval pentathlon is a grueling test of man’s ability on land and in the water. Final points are the sum of scores on five individual events - obstacle race, obstacle swim, lifesaving con- test,seamanship competition and amphibious cross- country racing.

uNITED STATES NAVYMEN took first place in team competition, and the top two places in individual standings. Lieutenant (jg) Kris Kirkland of UDT 12,with 5710 points, was the top individual scorer. Seaman V. Rodney Tanaka of UDT 11 placed second with 5593 points. In team events, the American Navymen placed first with 16,765 points, followed by Norway with 12,214 points. Other competing countries were Sweden, Bra- zil, the Netherlands, Italy and West Germany. The annual international meet is sponsored by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM). For more on the Pentathlon, see page 54. AMERICA’S CUP Interest in international yacht racing reaches a peak every few years after challenges have been issued and sails are set for the America’s Cup. By way of background, in 1851,members of the New York Yacht Club built the 101-footschooner America and sailed her to England where she was vic- torious in a race around the Isle of Wight. America’s prize was a trophy called the Hundred Guinea Cup - since renamed America’s Cup and deeded to the New York Yacht Club. Over the years, this trophy has inspired the famous America’s Cup challenge races. On 21 occasions, Brit- ish, Canadian and Australian yachtsmen have unsuc- cessfully attempted to wrest the trophy from its place of honor at the NYYC.

THE MOST RECENT America’s Cup races were held off Newport, R. I., last September. Four Navym,en wereamong the 11-man crew of Zvtrepid, defending champion of America’s Cup. The Navymen were: Lieutenant (jg) Royal DuBose Joslin, uss Puget Sound (AD 38); Lieutenant (jg) Norris Strawbridge,communications officer of uss Escape (ARS 6); Seaman George Twist, Mine Flotilla Three, Long Beach; Seaman Richard N. Sayer, Officer Can- didate School, Newport. Early last spring, the four Navymen joined Zntrep- ids skipper, Bill Ficker, and the other six crewmen, to prepar’e for trial races off Newport. In July, four U. S. yachts - Intrepid,Weatherly (a contender from the

DECEMBER I970 52 ALL HANDS GOLF SKEET SHOOTING Individual honors in golf went to Lieutenant Larry At the Interservice Skeet Shooting Championshipsin McAtee. of NAS Oceana, Va., who won the All-Navy Colorado Springs last May, AOCS Allen F. Buntrock, Open championship and then went on to capture inter- attached to uss Constellation (CVA 64) provedhim- servicehonors with a lO-und,er-par, four-roundtotal self onceagain a championwith a shotgun. He was of 278over thetournament courseat Naval Station world champion with the 12-gauge in 1969. The Navy- Long Beach. man took first place in international-style shooting (the Lieutenant McAtee’s secondround score of 65 - shotgun touches the hip until the target appears) dur- a record for the course - helped him pull away from ing the interservice competition. his nearestcompetitor, Marine Robert Nieberding, Buntrock was a member of the five-man Navy team who finished in par 288. which won the Interservice Championship at Colorado The Navy swept the Interservice Open Division in Springs. teamstandings with a combined score of 1160.The Air Force placed second and the Marines third. IN OTHER COMPETITION later, E03 Carl L. Hartman of MCB-4 inOkinawa last Septemberscored 97 IN THE INTERSERVICE SeniorDivision, Navy Captain hits out of a possible 100 to place first in the Miruko Tex Ireland of SanDiego held a four-stroke lead Trap ShootingContest at the KeystoneGun Club, into the final round,but was unableto with- Futema. thecharge of Air ForceLieutenant Colonel Gordon ManchGter. Senior Division team honors like- wise wentto the Air Force;Navy, second; Marines, BOWLI’NG third.”” - -. At Long Beach earlier, LT McAtee, CAPT Ireland The1970 InterserviceBowling Championships at and Lieutenant Commander Nancy Hollenbeck were Camp Lejeune, N. C., was the setting for a roll-off in respective winners of the Open, Senior and Women’s which the Navy captured three of five events in the divisions of the All-Navy tournament. For LCDR Hol- men’s competition. Navy women did not fare as well, lenbeck, representing the Chief of Naval Air Reserve although in the Women’s Doublesa combined 2172 Training, Memphis, it was her fourth All-Navy cham- by YN2 Dorothy Morgan and YN2 Carol Gunder fell pionship and third in as many years. only 34 pins shy of the winning Air Force team’s 2206. CaptainIreland, Assistant Chief of Staff for Ad- Thesewere the Navy’s interservice bowlingrepre- ministration to the Commandant, 11th Naval District, sentatives (who earlier had survivedeliminations hadparticipated in eightprevious All-Navy tourna- which progressed from the local level to the All-Navy ments.Lieutenant McAtee is athree-time All-Navy Bowling Championships at NTC San Diego) : champion, having won the open titles in ’67 and ’69. Men - AG1 Max Burke, NAS Lemoore; PN2 F. M. Sandoval,NTC San Diego; YN2 Paul Devillier, KMCTC,Albany; ATAN DonMarsch, VT 28, NAS

DECEMBER 1970 Corpus Christi; YNSN X. F. Harder, VA 129, NAS cubic-inchinboard hydroplane racing class of the Lemoore; AN G. S. Pickens, VF 124, NAS Miramar; American Power BoatAssociation racesat Harrison LT M. I. Henry, Naval Hospital Oakland. HotSprings, B. C.In so doing,CDR Brewer set a Women - SK1 L. A. Bruce, NAS Memphis; YN1 five-mile competitionworld record for the class at J. Moynahan, NTC Great Lakes; YN2 C. K. Gunder, 83.333 mph - a full threemph bett8er than the old Naval Station Norfolk; YN2 D. A. Morgan, NTC San record. Diego; AC2 M.A. Clark, NAS Alameda; ANB. J. Commander Brewer drove the sleek hydroplane La Thomas, NAS Norfolk. Cucurucha, which by APBA rules is limited to 150- cubic-inchdisplacement. Thecraft is powered by a IN MEN’S COMPETITION, the Navy bowlers were cham- Chevy I1 four-cylinderengine modified with a fuel- pions in the team event, team all events, and dou- injected V-8 head. bles event. In the latter, the Navymen dominated as Settingspeedboat records is nota new experience AN Pickens and PK2 Sandoval teamed to place first, for the ChiefStaff Officer of ComSubRon Five, San and YNSN Harderand AG1 Burkecombined for Diego. In his first year of racing in 1966, CDR Brew- honors. Pickens also placed second in the er was national champion in the 145-class hydro with his cabover Volador - named after the submarine he thencommanded - and set aworld straightaway kilo record. HYDROPLANE RECORD For an illustration of this exciting water sport which Commander Gl’enn M. Brewer last summer won the is becomingmore popular each year among partici- 1970 WesternDivisional Championship for the 150- pants and spectators, see page 56. THE WORLD CHAMPS IN NA VAL PENTATHLON For general all-round seamanship Lieutenant ( jg) Kris Kirkland, Italy and West Germany. and good physical condition, U. S. with5710 points, was thetop in- All the members of the team were Navymen are hard to beat. In fact, dividual scorer. Seaman V. Rodney assigned to the Naval Special War- athletes ofsix othercountries last Tanaka came in second with 5593. fare Group, Pacific, as follows: summer found it impossible. The American team, made up of LTJGKirkland and EnsignPaul The Americannaval pentathlon four UDT men and oneSEAL Sgngren, UDT 12; SN Tanaka, team took first place in team com- teammember, took first in team UDT 11; Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class petition, and the top two places in competitionwith 16,765 points, Eddie J. Felton,UDT 13; and individualstandings, at the 15th followed by Norwaywith 16,214. Aviation ElectronicsTechnician annual International Military Sports Other competingcountries were 3rd Class E. R. “Woody”Shoe- competition at Karlskrona, Sweden. Sweden, Brazil, theNetherlands, maker, SEAL Team 1.

Below:Pentathlon team, from left to right:CAPT Teddy R. Fielding (Commander Naval Special Warfare Group Pacific), Rodney Tanaka,Woody Shoemaker, Kris Kirkland, Steve Sangren, Eddie Felton,Morey Kucich (alternate), Chief Don F. Rose (coach). Right: SN Rodney Tanakaparticipates in the obstacle race. Below:GM2 Eddie Felton paddles an inflat- able boat in the amphibious cross-country meet. H. Smith

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Lightweight - Rudy Serr, uss Vancouver, deci- were next to the bottom in the tournament standings: sioned Steve Patterson, Shenandoah. Air Force - 5-1 Light Welterweight - QuincyDaniels, Shenan- Army - 5-1 doah, TKO over Allen Hutchinson,NavSta Treasure Navy - 2-4 Island. Marines - 0-6 Welterweight - Greg Potter, Service Group One, Inthe playoff, Air Forcedefeated Army, three decision4 Mike Gallo, NTC Bainbridge. games to one. Light Middleweight - Cove Green, Shenandoah, decisioned Steve Ewell, VP-17. Middleweight - Jeff Lawrence, Shenandoah, de- cisionedJammie Phills, NavalShipyard Hunters ELSEWHERE IN SPORTS Point. CruDesPacOlympiad-uss Alfred A. Cunningham Light Heavyweight - Alvas Gillespie, NAS Point (DD752) producedthe brains and brawn needed Mugu, decisioned Johnny Wilson, uss Calcaterra. toacquire 126 points in thethird annual Cruiser- Heavyweight - Dwayne Bobick, Fleet Operations Destroyennen's Olympiad which attracted some 1500 CenterHawaii, decisioned John Hunter, NavComSta men from 28 ships and four staffs in the Long Beach Sugar Grove, W. Va. area. The olympiadconsisted of 25 events-some in trackand field, others in Navy-oriented skillcom- petition, and still others in such honorable pastimes as acey-duceyand cribbage. uss Collett (DD 730) and VOLLEYBALL uss Norton Sound ( AVM 1) wererunners-up. Fourteams composed of playersrepresenting the customary regions exchanged spikes for three days at Hawaii Cross-Country-Members of the Mid-Pacific NAS Alameda, andafter each team had played a Road Runners Club in Hawaii watched in admiration scheduled six games, the All-Navy Volleyball Tourna- asMike Gregorio of FleetComposite Squadron One mentstandings lookedlike this: (VC 1) at NAS BarbersPoint ran the five miles of Western Pacific - 5-1 the Diamond Head Clockwise Cross-country race in Sou,th Atlantic - 5-1 25 minutes, 12 seconds-20 secondsbetter than the Pacific Coast - 2-4 old record Gregorio himself had established last year. North Atlantic - 0-6 WestPac won the playoff, defeatingSoLant 15-7; FishingDerby-The first ansualEleventh Naval 17-15. District Fishing Derby off San Diego ended in a fish- off last Septemberbetween the weekly winners of HE INTERSERVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS also were held at the events that had begun three months before. PHC NAS Alameda, and the spectators again received a Jim Julius of the Amphibious School, Coronado, boat- bonus owing to a tie for first place after the regular ed a 12-pound ellowtail to place first in the fishoff; schedule.Unfortunately, Navy fansconsidered the he had earlier anded a 28%-pound albacore to gain bonusto be of dubiousvalue because their heroes the finals. r

Above left: USS AlfredA. Cun- ningham (DD 752) produced 126 paints to winthe CruDesPac Olympiadwhich attrocted some 1500 men.Above: TM3 Steve Burt, left, and TM3 DaveCarl- son displaythe awards they won atNorfolk in trackand field events. Far left: Seaman Alfonso Sanchezbreezed throughrecruit training's nine-hazardobstacle course at Son Diego inthe rec- ord timeof one minuteand 29 seconds. Righk CoptainCharles S. Brookas competes inthe an- nual Okinawa Oil CanDerby at Kadena Air Bare. 1 DECEMBER 1970 57 TheMen fromFulton-At the combinedAtlantic compete). During the first two weeks of September, Fleet and East Coast Track and Field Meet in Nor- CAPT Siefert, 53, won rough water meets at Ocean- folk last May, TM3 Steve Burt and TM3 Dave Carl- side and La Jolla and carried away two more trophies son of uss Fulton (AS 11 ) were standouts individually for his collection. The ComCruDesPac legal officer and as a team. In the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, was captain of hisswim team atthe University of Carlsonplaced first inthe LantFlt competition and Wisconsin, and nine-time state AAU champion.In second in the East Coast. Burt captured the LantFlt 1948, he wonAll-Navy honors in the 200-meter. high jump (6’-2”) and placed third in the East Coast portion of the same event; and was second and third, RecruH Obstacle Course-At NTC San Diego last respectively, in the discus. On impulse (he had noth- summer,then-Seaman Recruit Alfonso Sanchez of ing else to do one afternoon during the meet), Burt company 281 breezed through the training command’s decided to enter the triple jump, even though he had nine-hazardobstacle course in oneminute and29 never before competed in the event. He placed third seconds-a full eight seconds faster than the previous and fourth, LantFltand EastCoast, respectively. best time. Obstacles included a 13-tire “stamper;” 40- foot pole parallel with the ground that is run to best Six No-Hitters-Softball pitcher Clyde Arnold of uss agility and balance; four-foot tunnel of airplane tires; Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) threw six no-hitters, including eight-foot wall of telephone poles; 20-foot rope (hand two perfectgames, to lead the Kitty Hawk team in over hand); another eight-foot wall; ramp and sand- thetough Puget Sound Naval Shipyard League. In trap;swing rope and sandtrap; and solid 10-foot one of his perfect seven-inning games, Arnold struck wall. out 19 of the21 men he faced.After 70 innings pitched, Arnold had struckout 162 batters andhad Jolly Good Show(Almost)-The basketballteam of allowed only one earned run. uss Wasp (CVS 18) participated in the English Bank Festival Tournament at Plymouth, England, last Aug- Senior Olympics-Retired Chief Steward Bert Burn- ust, and in the first gamedefeated the All-Services ham of Los Angeles won the 100-meter dash for age Team of England,54-46. The Wasp Stingers next group60-64 in the first SeniorOlympics at the Los outgunned the National Champions of Liverpool, 78- Angeles Coliseum last June. The track and field meet 50, but had to settle for second place in the tourney for men 40 and over drew about 500 entrants from 25 after a showdown with the big, slick, highly organized states. Chi,ef Burnham ran against seven others in the Forrest Park Highlanders of St. Louis, Mo. The 88-39 100-meter finals, and was threeyards ahead of the thrashing atthe hands of the Highlanders was the field when he hit the tape at 14:l seconds. The re- Stingers’ first lossin 17 starts. tired (since1948) Navymankeeps in-shape at age 60 by running two miles three times each week. His ModelAirplane Championship-More than 50,000 averagetime for the distance: 17% minutes. spectators turned out at NAS Glenview, Ill., last sum- mer for the39th annual National Model Airplane Swimming-In rough watercompetition in the San Championships. An estimated1200 modelers from Diego area, Captain Jerry R. Siefert continues to dom- throughout the United States and several other coun- inate the old-timers class (no one below age 45 may tries participated in 42separate events during the

58 week-long competition. Designing, building and flying for the play. While the quarterback snapped out the model airplanes is catching on as a hobby for many signals, Icould hear the other team snickering and Navymen. AT1 Norman Johnson of uss Midway (CVA making jokes. 41), for example, designs and builds planes for com- “Suddenly, everything was in motion. The field, the petitive and sport flying, andhas provided his ship- players and the spectators became blurred. I was run- mateswith numerous demonstrations of model stunt ning forward, and I kept running until the ball slam- flying and all around air showmanship. med into my stomach and my breath rushed out in one largegasp. Cyclingto Cortu-Equippedonly with a sleeping “What happened after that is still hazy. I remember bag, twospare tires, $150and a Greek-English dic- lying on the field, Eeeling every bone inmy body to tionary, DS2John Elman of uss Albany (CG10) make sure none were broken. bicycled 500 miles from Athens to Corfu, Greece, dur- “That was the only time I was in the game; a re- ing hisship’s deployment to the Mediterranean. En- placementcame in for meand I staggered off the durancebicycle riding isElman’s free-timepastime, field.” and sine entering the Navy in 1966, he has pedaled WaveSeaman Chris Cunningham of NavalCom- from Los Angeles to Vancouver; LAX Angeles to Bos- munication Station Honolulu, caught up in the spirit ton and Norfolk to Mayport,Fla. Most recently, El- of women’s liberation, hadaccomplished what she manexplored theareas around ports Albany has wanted - integration of her commands all-male foot- visited in theMed: Valencia, Naples, Villefranche ball domain. The pert halfback added, however, that andAthens. When Albany departed Athens,John after her one play, she decided to hang ’em up. headedoverland on his cycleand met theship at Corfu. ROD & GUN CLUB Passumpsic Basketball-Twenty knots of wind across Outdoorenthusiasts on board uss Brownson (DD the backboard is one of the usual playing conditions 868) have their own rod and gun club while under- for basketballers on board uss Passumpsic (A0 107) way, The ship recently purchased trapshooting equip- in the PHIBL (POLcat Halfcourt Interdivisional Bas- ment,and for asmall charge any crewmember may ketball League). PHIBL’s 12 teams play on the helo try his skill at breaking clay pigeons thrown into the deckthree times a day-winds, seas andunreps air from the fantail. The money collected is used to permitting. The 130 players range from 6””’ and 280 restock the supply of ammunition and targets. poundsto 4’-11” and 120.Since Passumpsic’s “helo- Competition is keenand several marksmen have torium”has only two seats-for the timerand score- been discovered. During one Sunday afternoon, more keeper-theleague can always claim its gameshave than1000 rounds of ammunition w8ere fired. standing room only. And what other basketball league Fishing enthusiasts on board Brownson have caught has albatross, flying fish andporpoises as regular dolphins and other game fish. spectators?

Contession ot a Rookie-“Many thoughts, mostly of ANY BOY CAN CLUB my early life, raced through my mind as we lined up uss Iwo lima (LPH2) hasgotten involved with

Left: BM1 Carl B. Tilley breaksa board withhis foot during one of his classes on board USS Durham (LKA 114). Below: Tilley, a third degree black belt, watches two of his students spar.

DECEMBER 1970 59 assistance to SanDiego’s Any Boy Can Club, a pro- gram for inner city youths founded in 1966 by popu- RIFLE AND PISTOLCHAMP lar former light heavyweight champion Archie Moore. Whatdoes a person do with 5000 pounds of tro- Moore and a number of the boys ages 8 to 15 visit- phies? edthe ship last summerand presented boxing and If it’s ST1 Herbert B. DeLong of the destroyer ten- karate exhibitions for the crew. der uss Pvairie (AD 15), he gives them away to local The Any Boy Can Club attempts to reach as many civilian andmilitary repres,entatives whosupport boys ages 8 to 15 as possible during their important shooting competition in the San Diego area. growing years. Boys are taught to be responsible mem- DeLong has won two and one-half tons of trophies bers of the community in spite of unfortunate family in rifle and pistol competitionduring the past six circumstances or backgrounds, and the contrary pres- years, andhas now given up accepting most of the sures of inner city life. Approximately 500 boys from trophies he wins in matches. the San Diego area are on the club‘s roster. Itstarted in 1964when D’eLong entered his first Moore told the Iwo Jim crew that its assistance to competitionand won theFirst Naval District Rifle the club is an important and gratifying involvement. and Pistol Match. He sincehas collected an average CaptainLeland E. Kirkemo repliedon behalf of his of 20 medals and trophies for each match he entered. crew that lwo lima felt the AnyBoy Can Club can The 31-year-old Navyman holds records which in- help provide the nation with upstanding men and the clude1970 honors as All-Navy Pistol Champion. He Navy withoutstanding shipmates. also holds the range record and night range record at the San Diego Police range. DURHAM KARATE During the day, BM1 Carl B. Tilley is leading petty HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP officer of the forwarddeck force of uss Durham “I’ve found that military boxers seem to be in better (LKA 114). At nighthe teaches karate to 32 ship- shape than amateurs on the outside, so I have to be in mates. that muchbetter shape to win.” Tilley’s classroom is the first level of Durham’s sec- A fighter who has not had a sparring partner since ond cargo hold. He teaches Taekwondo KoreanKar- heentered the Navy two yearsago, QMSN Duane ate, one version of the art of self-defense. Bobick, 19, has kept in shape through his own rigor- “I’m trying to teach these fellows how to use their ous training program, which obviously has been suc- bodies,” said Tilley. “The hands, fist, palm,feet, el- cessful. bows, toes, knees, wrists andoccasionally thehead Bobick is the All-Navy heavyweight champion, and can be used very effectively by a karate expert.” was runner-up in the 1970 interservice boxing compe- Tilley, who is 5-6” andweighs 135 pounds,has tition. been learning and teaching karate for nine years, and In only his fourth year of amateurboxing which holds a third degree black belt. began with Golden Gloves competition in Little Falls,

60 ALL HANDS Minn., Bobick appears to be a natural. After entering Bob Witman of NRSD11-20, Long Beach, with a the Navy he boxedin boot camp at San Diego, but time of 6:19. received little opportunity for formal training after as- Inthe seniors (over-40) competition, BMC Carl signment to the communications station at Kunia, Murphy of MSD 8-97, New Orleans,ran the event Hawaii. in 7:18, tocapture first place. (Def,endingchampion Withoutbenefit of acoach orsparring partner, of theover-40 category, CDR Earl Rippee, had the Bobick trained for more than a year before he found previous year run the nautical mile in 6:19 to set the his first match.From relative obscurity, he won the seniors’ record, but was unable to compete in the Hawaiian heavyweight title. latest races because of a foot injury.) “It’s difficult to train without sparring partners be- Runners-u in the nautical mile races were: cause I can’t test newpunches,” argues thechamp, Open (un1 er 30) - ENS Jack Ziegler, NRTC 11-46, but last April hewent toSan Diegoand won two Santa Monica, 6:09; James H. Todd, uss Hooper bouts to qualify for the All-Navy tournament at Or- (DE 1026),6: 14; LT Fred Schack, NRSD 11-35(L) , lando. In the All-Navy finals, he took a split decision NorthHollywood, 6:38; Brian Ings, NRSD11-17, from SH1 John Hunter and won the championship. 6: 42. At the interservice tournament, Bobick kayoed Joe Ages 30-40 - CDR Donald Hardy, NRSD 11-4(L) , Thomas of the Armyin the second round. Pomona,6:44; Jim Thpmpson,NRSD ll-32(L), “Then I lost the hardest match of my career on a NorthHollywood, 6:48; LT DonWoods, NRSD split decision to Percy Price of the Marines.” 11-35(L) , NorthHollywood, 6:57; LCDR Jerry Bobick plans to try out for the U. S. Olympic team Glenn, NRSD 11-35(L) , North Hollywood, 8:OO. for the1972 games at Munich. Seniors (over 40) - CDRRobert Degner, NRSD 11-1, SanDiego, 7:34; PNC Jose M. Rodriguez, ‘NRSD ll-36(L), Pasadena, 8:ll; Fred Koch, NRSD 11-1, SanDiego, 8:12; CDRJohn Perrodin, Naval NAUTICAL MILE RUN Reserve Dental Co. 11-3, 8:14. nNcE AGAIN the NavalReserve Nautical Mile Run competition was held at Los Angeles Valley Col- HESE WERE thefourth annual nautical mileraces lege, andagain it was Seaman Mike Wagenbach Of sponsored by NRSD 11-35 of NorthHolly- Reserve Surface Division ( NRSD) 11-35 (L) T (L) wood. The raceS were conducted on a regulation Outdistanced the and won the track quarter-miletrack at LosAngeles Valley College for honors in the fastest time. thesecond time. (Whenthe unusualrace was orig- Inthe open competition (age 29or younger), inated in 1967, the competition was held on the cross- Wagenbachran the nautical mile in 5:04 afull 16 country type course. at Valley Plaza Park in North seconds faster thanthe record time he had established Hollywood.) during the race a year before. More than 50 runners from Fleet and Reserve units In the age 30-40 ‘lass, first Place was won FTC throughout the United States DarticiDatedin the petit&.Coaching was prodded dy LaszloTabori, formerHungarian Olympic star and the third man in history to run a conventional (statute) mile in less than four minutes. Trophieswere presented to the first five finishers in each of the three race categories by Rear Admiral Charles Paxton and actress Alida Tennant, and every- one who finished the race received a Nautical Miler certificate. Miss Tennant, who appeared in tbe motion picture The Stewardesses (and competed in ladies low hurdles and cross-country racing while attending high school in Florida), herself runs two or three miles a day be- cause,she said, “running is one of the best ways to keep your muscles in tone and to control your weight.” No argument (see cut). There have been countless otherathletic and rec- reational achievements by Navy men and women dur- ing 1970. We have probably failed to mention certain heroes, record-setters and all-around-good-sports who are deserving of recognition, but as the saying goes, wait’ll next year.

Actress Alida Tennant paces with Seaman Mike Wagenbach,winner ofthe under-30 class of NRSD ll-3S(L)’s fourthannual nautical mile run. Miss Ten- nantruns two or threemiles a day to keep in shape. I DECEMBER 1970 61 [letters I

ShipReunions News of reunions of ships and organi- 13069, for information. Pa., 29 Jul-1 Aug 1971. For informa- zotions will be corried in this column from uss Philadelphia (CL 41)-The tionwrite to the League of Naval time to time. In planning a reunion,best eighth reunion of formercrewmem- Destroyermen, Box “hl”, So. Wind- resultswill be obtained by notifyingthe sor, Conn. 06074. Editor, ALLHANDS Magazine,Pers-P31, herswill be heldin Hershey, Pa., Arlington Annex, Bureau of Naval Perron- 29-31 Ju1 1971, sponsoredby the uss Tuscaloosa (CA 37) and uss nel, NavyDepartment, Washington, D. C. USS PhiladelphiaAssociation. For Wichita (CA 45)-Former crewmem- 20370, four months in advonce. information contact Frank J. Amoro- hers will hold a second joint reunion son, 93 DunbarSt., Somerset, N. J. inTuscaloosa, Ala., 30 Jul-1 Aug 1971. Forinformation, Tuscaloosa 0 uss Harry Lee(APA 10)-A 30th 08873. men may contact Bernard J. Wolters, anniversaryreunion for crewmem- 58th Seabees-The, 25th annual 510 Elizabeth,Kansas City, Kan. herswho served during the period reunion will be held 14-18 Ju1 1971 66101. Wichita personnelshould 1940-1945 will be heldin Saugus, at Wentworthby the Sea, Ports- Mass., on 5 Dec 1970. For informa- writeJoe Glass, 111 DupreAve., mouth,N. H. WilliamH. Penney, Norfolk,Va. 23503. tioncontact Mike Kutlowski, P. 0. 15 Putnam St., Revere, Mass. 02151, Box 142, Hampton, N. H. 03842. has the details. uss Essex (CV 9)-The 1971 re- Pearl Harbor Survivors Associa- unionfor former crewmembers and tion-The 1970 conventionwill be uss James C. Owens (DD 776)- menwho served on board with air held 5-8 DecemberinNew York A reunionfor crewmembers of the groupswill beheld 5-7 Augustin City.Pearl Harbor veterans who 1950-1952 period will be held in Mt. NewYork City.Queries should be wish toattend maycontact John Pocono,Pa., 29 Jul-1 Aug 1971. addressed to uss Essex (CV 9) Inc. Hentschel, 184 LeverichSt., Hemp- Gin0Nalaschi, 95 Taroli & Main, Box 10123, Louisville, Ky. 40210. stead,N. Y. 11550, forinformation. OldForge, Pa. 18518, canprovide 115thNaval Construction Bat- uss PCE 843 - Crewmembers of information. talion-These former Seabees will re- the periodJanuary 1953 toAugust League of NavalDestroyermen uniteinKansas City, Mo., 12-15 1955 who are interested in a reunion -Earlyreservations areencouraged Aug 1971. EdwardC.Plummer, maycontact Donald Hewett, 4983 for the Fourth Grand National Con- 5023 E. NaomiSt., Indianapolis, MexicoRd., RD# 4, Fulton, N. Y. ventionto be held at Mt.Pocono, Ind. 46203, hasmore information.

All the Law Allows years of service and onactive duty of theCO; but itdoes not prevent commitment of at least six years. herfrom being ordered tocommand SIR: The Navytells me that a separation allowance is a bonus given The Department of Defense plans by the properdetailing authorities. toa married man to cover the cost to ask Congress to amend the law to Thutmay seem to be a fine disinc- tion, but it’s animportant one.-ED. of having others do incidental house- entitlethese men to a family separa- holdjobs while he ison sea duty. tionabwance.-ED. This is fine but why don’t all mar- ReenlistmentBonus riedmen receive it? Right now, only The Lady Commands SIR: Hasanyone considered in- thosein pay grades E-5 and above SIR: understand I thatCom- a creasing the basic reenlistment bonus and E-4 with over four years of ser- mander Holliday has become the first from the present $2000 ceilingto a vice are eligible. woman officer to take command of an more realistic figure? Considering the It seems to me that all married men all-maleReserve Surface Division at payraises we have received in the on sea duty should be entitled to the the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps Re- last 10 years, it wouldseem appro- familyseparation allowance without serve Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. priate to raise the bonus, too. regardto rank.-J. B. C. NavyRegulations, Article 1383, Forexample, an E-5 withover states: “Women Officers shall not suc- three years of service for pay purposes Payment of family separation al- ceedtocommand as Commanding receives $355.50 permonth as his lowance isgoverned by law and the Officersexcept at thoseactivities the base pay. If he reenlists for six years lawsays it shall be paid to those in primaryfunction of whichis the ad- at the end of his first enlistment, his pay grade E-4 having four or more ministrationof women personnel.” reenlistment bonus would total $2133 years of service and to those in higher Please explain if someone goofed or but he would only receive the bonus pay grades. if I misunderstoodNavy Regs.-CPO ceiling of $2000 and no further bonus These are the career menwho, M. G. J. for the rest of his Navy career.-R. H., whenthe law was passed, wereen- Nobody goofed. The lady in ques- CTTC. USN. titled to transportation of theirde- tion didn’tsucceed tocommand; she pendents at governmentexpense. was detailed to command. The answerto your question is Now,of course,transportation is The article of NavyRegs you cite yes. A raise in the reenlistment bonus authorized at government expense for prohibitsa womanofficer from SUC- was recommended in the First Quad- thedependents of Navymenin pay ceeding to command in suchcircum- rennial Pay Review and is now being grade E-4 havingmore than two stances as the death or incapacitation studied by DOD.-ED.

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Publication,is published monthly by the Bureauof Naval Personnel for the in- formationand interest ofthe naval ILL BoNNlNc, 21, and hiscousin TerryLaGerould, 20, have service as a whole.Issuance ofthis publication approved in accordance joined the Navy-but notto see the world. They already withDepartment ofthe Navy Publica- have. tions and Printing Reg u I o t i o n I, NAVEXOS P-35.Opinions expressedare After the twowere sworn intothe Navy’s CACHEdelayed not necessarily those ofthe Navy De- partment. Reference to regulations, active duty programearly this year, theymade a triparound ordersand directivesis for information the globe-by bicycle. only and does not by publication here- inconstitute authority for action. All Leaving in Aprilfrom their home town of Pontiac,Mich., originalmaterial maybe reprinted as desired if propercredit is given ALL Bill and Terry pedaled through England, the Middle East, Asia HANDS.Original articles and informa- (including the Republicof Vietnam), Hawaii, and San Francisco, tionof general interest may be for- wardedaddressed to theEditor, ALL then home. HANDS, Pers-P31,BuPers, Navy De- partment,Washington, DX. 20370 (see The only times they used transportation other than foot-power below). DISTRIBUTION:By Article were when they crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the 5430100,Bureau Navalof Personnel Manual,the Bureau directs that ap- English Channel-and once when they had to take a 15-minute propriotesteps be token to insure dis- tribution on thebasis of onecopy for train ride through the third highest pass in the Swiss Alps. That eoch 10officers and enlisted personnel. was after they’d tried for three hours to get through seven feet TheBureau invites requests for addi- tional copies as necessary to comply of snow, but finally had to turn back. withthe basic directives.Note (kat dis- When they recycled into Pontiac, behind them were 137 days, tributionis based on theauthorized number of members attached,rather $500, 61 flat tires, 20 new tires and 50 broken spokes. thantemporary fluctuating numbers. They had slept alongside the road, under bridges, on bridges, TheBureau should be keptinformed of changes inthe number of copies in fields and jungles-and once in an American home in Pakistan required. with seven servants waiting on them. TheBureau should also be advised. if thefull number is not received Terry and Bill remember a mud house in Turkey; cobblestone regularly. streets under their wheels in France; beggars lining the streets Normally copies forNavy activities are distributed only to thoseon the in India, They lived on bread and cheesein Europe, then changed StandardNavy Distribution List in the expectation that such activitieswill their menu to rice pudding and shishkebob in Turkey. They sur- make furtherdistribution os necessary; vived earthquakes, sandstorms and monsoons. where specialcircumstances warrant sendingdirect to sub-activitiesthe Would they make the trip again? Bill’s doubtful. Terry says: Bureaushould be informed. “Well . . , with 30 or 40 guys and $10 a day, I’d consider it.” Distributionto Marine Corps person- ne1 effectedis by the Commandant The cousins were scheduled to enter boot camp at San Diego US. Marine Corps. Requestsfrom Mo- rineActivities should be addressed to in October. theCommandant. Terry,after seeing so much illness and suffering, wants to This magazine is for sale by Superin- tendent of Documents, U. S. Government strike for hospital corpsman. Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. AndBill wantsto workin aviation, because he’s tired of PERSONALCOPIES: This magazineis for sole by Superin- bicycles. tendent of Documents, U.S. Government *** Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Therate for ALLHANDS is 40 cents RDINARILY YOU WOULDN’T THINK a P-3C Orion would make percopy; subscription price $4.50a year,domestic (includingFPO and APO a good nursery. The plane’s built for hunting submarines, address for overseas mail);$5.75 for- not carrying babies. But this was an emergency. eign. Remittancesshould bemode to theSuperintendent of Documents. Sub- LittleLainie Dominguez, born prematurely inKeflavik, Ice- scriptions areaccepted for one, two or land,needed expert care immediately. The closest placeshe three years. Interesting storymaterial and photo- could get it was Wiesbaden, Germany, and the plane available graphsfrom individuals, ships, stations, squadrons and other sources are solicited. was an Orion of Patrol Squadron 49. Allmaterial received is carefullycon- All through the night, two Navy maintenancemen worked on sidered forpublication. There’s a good story in every job that’s the aircraft’s electrical and oxygen systems, mating them to the being performedeither afloat or ashore. incubator which would carry the baby. Theman on the sceneis best qualified a to tell what’s going on in his outfit. The plane took off, with doctor and two corpsmen keeping Photographsare very important, and watch over the tiny passenger. should accompanythe articles if possible. However,agood story should never be Thenthe oxygen supplybegan to run low. held backfor lack ofphotographs. ALL Lieutenant Mike Grady,plane commander, got the crew HANDSprefers clear, well-identified, 8- by-10 glossy prints,black-and-white, and organized to use the emergency walk-around oxygen bottles to also color transparencies.All persons in the photographs should be dressed smart- supplement the waning flow of oxygen to the incubator. ly and correctly when in uniform, and be The crew’s teamwork did the job. The Orion landed in Ger- identified by full name and rate or rank when possible.The photographer’s name many with oxygen to spare; a waiting ambulance rushed Lainie should also be given. to the hospital; and at last report, she was doing fine. Address materialto Editor,ALL HANDS,Pers-P31, NavyDepartment. Washington,D. C. 20370. LOOKING UP OR DOWN?-Clean airpours into USS Permit (SSN 594) throughthis open hatchafter run- ning submerged for severol days.-Photo* by PHI D. P. McCloskey.

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