COMMANDER SERVICE FORCE, u. s. AtlanticFleet, believes the best way to learn submarine salvage is by actually salvaging a submarin,e. But there was a slight problem: Where could a submarine in need of salvage be found? Sunken subs are admittedly difficult to come by but, in 1968, ComServForLantFlt rescued tbe hull of for- mer uss Hake (AGSS 256) from thescrap pile and, thefollowing year, it was ready for Subsalvex-69. (Actuallythere were plans to mak8e the exercise a yearly event but Subsalvex-70 had to lae canceled). Hake was sunk and raised,giving the Navy sal-
Watchingasthe sub is brought to thesurface are Captain vagers the best practice of that nature since the 1939 BernardPeters, on-scene commander withwalkie-talkie; LCDR raising of uss Squalus. Here’s how it happened: Arnold F. Pyatt, Salvage Master, center;and Captain Walter D. The exercise was conducted in three phases - res- Chodwick,Commander Service Squadron Eight. cue, first lift and final lift. Its purpose was to provide practicalexperience to a cadre of men qualified in submarine salvage and more than 200 men from the Service Force participated. uss Petrel (ASR 14) was on hand for therescue phasewhile uss Preserver (ARS 8) and uss Hoist (ARS 40) were present for the salvage portion of the exercise. Men from Harbor Clearance Unit Two were aboard the Service Force diving barge (YRST 2) and Fleet Tug uss Kiowa (ATF 72) provided logistic sup- port. The exercise actually got underway when uss Hoist towed Hake toa site in theChesapeake Bay about three miles off Cape Charles. The sub‘s ballast tanks were vented and the boat sank into 100 feet of water. The nextmorning, rescue operations began. Petrel lowered a rescue chamber which would have brought Hake’s crewto the surface, had onebeen on board. After the simulated evacuation of th8e submarine, two officers entered to inspect the interior. Diversthen passed heavy wire and chainlifting slings under Hake’s bow and stern and attached four submarinesalvage pontoons (two ateach end). Whenthe pontoons were blown drywith com- pressed air, their buoyancy slowly moved Hake toward the surface. The first lift raisedthe submarine 40 feet,at whichpoint the upper or control pontoons surfaced. Hake was thentowed into relatively shallow water and grounded at a keel depth of about 60 feet. The pontoons were again flooded and moved to a position alongside the sub in preparation for the final lift. Twoand one-half weeks afterher sinking, Hake was back on the surface and under tow back to Nor- folk whereshe was toawait another rescue and sal- vage training exercise. *ONPURPOSE, FOR TRAINING “Photos by PH2 Hal Stoelzle
AUGUST I970 5 HE NAVAL DESTROYER SCHOOL at Newport has been class began last year. Future COS and XOs are briefed T trainingprospective destroyermen for almost a on current destroyer operations, equipment and capa- decade. bilities, during a course of from one to four weeks. Class number one-38 handpicked, highly motivated Prospective department heads. career officers-began in January 1962 atwhat had Officers with these orders undergo an intensive, six- beenan afloat engineering andLDO indoctrination month course in weapons, operations, engineering and school. The DestroyerSchool continued the enlisted generalline subjects. About 400 officers graduate engineering curriculum of its predecessor, but its new fromthis program every year andare assignedto mission was broader-toprovide the destroyerforce destroyers in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. Included withprofessionally qualified, experienced leadership. in the curriculum is four weeks' practicalexperience To fulfillthis goal, the school's officer curriculum aboard an Atlantic Fleet destroyer. provides training in the following areas: Prospective chief engineers. Prospectivecommanding officers and executive Future engineering officers whose ships have 1200- officers. PSI (pounds per square inch) engineeringplants re- This is the newest program at the school; the first main atthe school foran additional four weeks to
Naval Destroyer School, Newport, R. 1.
6 ALL HANDS learn the intricacies of operatingmodem steam pro- pulsionsystems. namedafter him. More than2000 destroyermen, commissioned and Backin 1960,Admiral Weakley, then Commander enlisted, use the school’s facilities every year. Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet, proposed that a school SPRING the Destroyer School moved intoa for the training of destroyer department heads be set technical training building, which provides 17 up. After the plan had been approved, it was Admiral classrooms, three automatic combustion control labor- Weakley’s DestroyerForce that supplied officers and atories and a 300-seat auditorium that becomes three men, as well asa considerable portion of theinitial lecture halls when automatic sliding walls ar,e closed. funding,to make the school areality. ’ Thenew building was dedicated“Weakley Hall” The main address at the dedication ceremony was in honor of Vice AdmiralCharles E. Weakley, USN delivered by Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Ret). (Ret), who was presentat the ceremony last June. It was during Admiral Burke’s tenure as Chief of Naval The Destroyer School was established largely through Operations thatthe idea of adestroyer school was the efforts of Admiral Weakley, who thus became one approved.He was also the guestspeaker for the of thefew livingpersons to have a Navy building school’s firstgraduating class in 1962.
1968 groundbreakingceremony, NAVDESCOL Tech- A portion of theTech. Training auditorium that can be convertedinto three nical Training Building Extension. 100-seat lecture halls.
AUGUST 1970 7
“From the first volley at one another, modern naval history must date its birth.”
MONITOR VS VIRGINIA(MERRIMACK) 9 MARCH 1862
U. S. NAVY, SERVICE DRESS, 1862-1863 Lieutenant Seaman Petty Officer
“Domn the torpedoes, full speed oheod” then we gave her to the waves.” Above: In Center USS KEARSARGE VS CSS ALABAMA 19JUNE 1864 Bald and skilled Captain Raphael Semmes inCSS Ala- BATTLE OF MOBILEBAY bama had long been sought by the UnionNavy because 5 AUGUST1864 during the course of the Civil War hehad taken same 60 Exchangingshot at pointblank range with the Confederate prizes valued at close to $6 million. Alabama reached flagship, CSS Tennessee, isAdmiral David G. Farragut, Cherbourg, France, where Semmes hoped to obtain permis- shown in the rigging ofhis flagship, USS Hartford.After sion to have her overhauled, which was sadly needed after repeated rammings and incessant pounding by Union guns, a long cruise. However, when USS Kearsarge, Captain her rudder chains and smokestack shot away, many of her John Wilson, commanding, appeared off theharbor, Sem- gunports smashed, the ship filling with water and smoke, mes coaled ship and took up the challenge. After an Admiral Buchanan wounded, Tennessee surrendered. Deny- hour of steaming in acircle while firing continually, Kear- ing the use of the port facilities of Mobile to the Confed- sarge’s heavier and moreaccurate fire, better ammunition eracy, one of the last large ports open to Confederate and conditions took theirtoll. Alabama went downby the blockade runners, was of immense value to the Union stern.(Oil by XanthusSmith, Franklin D. Roosevelt Li- forces. (Oil by William H. Overend, Wadsworth Atheneum) brarv)
AUGUST I970 13
”Logistics is as vital to military SUCC~SI “We ore reody now.” as daily bread is to doily work.” RETURN OF THE MAYFLOWER 4 MAY 1917 A FAST CONVOY, WORLD WAR I After a rough passage, the first United States destroyer di- USS Allen (DD 66) escorts USS Leviathan (SP 1326) which vision under Commander Joseph K. Taussig, reached is carryingUnited States troops to Europe through the Queenstown, Ireland, when America joined the Allies in U-boat-infested Atlantic. Convoys such as this carried close WorldWar I. When asked by British Vice Admiral,Sir to 2 million men to Europe before the Armistice of Novem- LewisBayly, how long it would be before the division ber 1918. During the course of the war, Leviathan alone would be ready to deploy on antisubmarinepatrol, Taussig transported over 98,000 troops. On the effectivenessof replied, ”We areready now.” Seen steaming in column are the convoy system, British. Captain Frothingham stated: the flagship, USS Wadsworth (DD 60), USS Porter (DD 59). “This was the naval operation which hurleda decisive USS Davis (DD 65), USS Conyngham (DD 58), USS military force againsta victorious advancing enemy.” (Oil McDougal (DD 54), and USS Wainwright(DD 62). (Oil by by Burnell Poole, The NavalHistorical Foundation) Bernard Gribble, U. 5. Naval Academy Museum)
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Above: Plone coptainrsupervise maintenance and hondling of propsand jets at Norfolk, ot CorpusChristi, and at sea oboordthe ottock sorrier USS Ranger (CVA 61).
day at CorpusChristi, between 135 and 150 flights vice when you are surrounded by whirling propellers, leave the runways. At night, the number usually dwin- rotary wings and flaming jets. dles to no morethan 45. Where safety is concerned, experienced petty offi- Threehours after takeoff, when the aviators come cers spareno efforts in teaching the newcomer his home, the plane captains must also be on hand to run job. From the moment the student plane captain hits through the post-flight procedures, parking the planes the runwaysuntil theday his trainingends, he is andtying them down. Only then, is the day’swork taught to protect himselffrom the planes. ended. Some safety training periods are more intense than Theplane captains at CorpusChristi, of course, others. There is one, for example, when the new man don’t remain there for their entire enlistment. Nor do is constantly lectured on procedures to follow in case they necessarily continue as plane captains after they of engine fires. He is told the best way to avoid whirl- leave. ingpropellers, rotary wings and flaming jets, and is Whenthey moveon tofurther training, the erst- instructed in safety procedures and given demonstra- while Naval Air Stationplane captains become elec- tions on howto use firebottles and install chocks tronics technicians,mechanics or members of any of without exposing himself unnecessarily ‘to danger. the other aviation ratings. Observation is another step taken in the safety in- Theirnew status, however, doesn’t precludetheir doctrination. The new man is given an opportunity to continuing elsewhere in their former jobs. When they observeexperienced plane captains in actionas they go to sea, they find that ,Fleet aircraft need their ten- preparethe planesfor flight and asthey putthe der loving care as much as those at the training com- planes to bed. mand. For three weeks, the neophytes learn safety by see- In anaircraft carrier, the planecaptain has only ing, hearing and doing. Nothing is left to the imagina- one bird to care for and, literally speaking, his name is tion - theyare even taught the safe thing to wear on it. The planecaptain is, bynow, a petty officer whileworking (no hats orloose clothing). having skills which are in demandaboard the air- After their safety training is completed, the students craft. are given atest consisting of about 115 questions His duties are no longer confined to checking over which theymust pass beforebecoming full-fledged just any plane, the captain now has his plane and he members of the club. is the man who is solely responsible for its mechanical The plane captain fraternity is a proud one and its well-being. members have a right to their pride for they bear a He is amember of the crewand, as such, flies largeresponsibility for naval aviation safety. when the plane flies. He alsois authorizedto wear The men who fly the planes are proud of the cap- aircrewman wings and to collect flight pay. tains, too. Together, the flyers and the plane captains .make 100,000 accident-freeflying hours not-a WHETHER A PLANE CAPTAIN is ashore or afloat, he uncommon event for a squadron celebration. must beaware of thedanger which surrounds -Story by Robert Neil him. “Look before you leap” is better than average ad- -Photos by PH3 Murry Judson, USNR.
18 ALL HANDS HE MAN WHO HAD received mouth-to-mouth resusci- tation was still unconscious. Henderson’s corpsman Henderson administered oxygen and restored his breathing. Then both the injured, strapped into stretchers, were trans- to the ferredto Constellation by helicopter. Of the 11 men aboard the helicopter, 10 had been Rescue rescued - six by Henderson, two by a helo from the carrier, and two by uss Cunninghum (DD 752). One ARKNESS WAS FALLING in the Gulf of Tonkin. remained missing. D uss Henderson (DD 785) was settlinginto CDR Mesler ordered the search continued. For five nightroutine, steaming slowly astern of uss Constel- hours,using searchlights after night fell, Henderson Zution (CVA 64), after a day of plane guard duty for crisscrossed the area. The man was finally presumed thecarrier. The seasappeared calm. lost. Flight operations were almost over for the day. On Butsome men had beensaved who might have the destroyer’s bridge, all was quiet except for a rou- died - all because of the quick response of Henderson tine conversation between an inbound helicopter from and other ships. Da Nang and Constellation’s flight control, heard over the land launch circuit. THE PILOT of the crashed helicopter, Lieutenant (jg) A lookout on Henderson’s bridge watched the heli- Byron L. Dickman, praised Henderson’s speedy ac- copter make its approach to the carrier, saw it hover tion. “As soon as we surfacedafter the crash,” he -and then saw a splash. His cry shattered the silence: said, “I noticed that the destroyer was already on the “Helo in the water!” way. The recovery was accomplished quickly and skill- Secondslater, the officer of the deck,Lieutepant fully in waters much rougher than they appeared.” (jg) Philip J. Hughes, passed the word to set the re- CDR Mesler told his crew: “It is performances like covery detail. Commander Robert A. Mesler, the cap- the oneshown today that make heroism acommon- tain,brought the destroyer into position to pick up place in the Navy. Every man performed to the best of survivors. his ability andthe ship’s quickresponse saved the lives of two seriously injured men. The entire crew has ITHIN MINUTES, Henderson wason the scene. my thanks and appreciation for anoutstanding job Her motorwhaleboat was lowered and sped under difficult circumstances.” toward the wreckage. Its crew watched a grim scene. Then the captain summed it up: The helicopter was still afloat - upside down, with “Whenthe chipsare down, sailors comethrough. ajagged hole showing wherethe tailsection had They always have and they always will.” broken off. Men were in the water around it. -Story by LTJG James C. Roberts, USNR. On top of the rapidly sinking wreck, an airman was trying to keep a seriously injured, unconscious crew- man afloatwhile the pilotgave mouth-to-mouth re- suscitation. Close by, another man clung to a floating box, un- ableto move because of back injuries. Poisonous sea snakes appeared. Henderson gunners shot two of the snakes close to the survivors. However, the rescue was made quickly. The two in- jured men and four others - all soaked with oil and water - were pulled from the sea and brought aboard the destroyer.
COPtain of us5 Henderson (DD785). left, shakes hands with pilot of helicopter. Theother three men are members of helo Crews. Left:us5 Henderson (DD785). Below: Downed helo and its crew in the water. ISHERMENEMBARKED in the submarine rescue vessel found, the scouts were hopeful that the reef might be Coucal (ASR 8) weren’t interested in such pisca- theonly infested area. torial accomplishments as catching marlin or tuna. Ac- tually,they were Navy diversout to hunt down the HE DAILY ROUTINE of the divers involved a series of reef-eating Crown of Thorns starfish. team transfers from Coucal to the sampan Oh. The The Crown of Thornsfeeds on living Cora1 and divers worked in groups of four with two teams diving leavesbehind a path of destruction on whichalgae together. soon form thereby preventing new coral growth. The Swimmingalong the sea bottom, the diverswere dead coral eventually breaks up, changing the area’s faced with the problem of how to dispose of the star- fishingpatterns and, indeed the entir,e ecology. This fish. If one is cut in half, each part regenerates itself possibility hadthe state of Hawaiiworried andthe leavingtwo where there had beenonly one before. Navy’s help was asked in eradicating the thousands oi Bringing the starfish ashore to die on the beach was starfishwhich appeared bent on usingth 20 ALL HANDS starfish,killing as many as 400 duringa 20-minute of Thornswere numerous around Panama but the dive.When they had completedtheir work, the 15 reefs which th’ey infested apparently hadn’t been ad- volunteerdivers had disposed of more than 10,000 versely affected at that time. of thecoral-eating animals, thereby removing some The prospects for Pacific coral reefs were not bright, of the dangers to Hawaii’s reefs. however, despite the best efforts of the Navy’s divers. The Navy and theCrown of Thorns made news One starfishcan lay millions of eggsa year and a elsewhere in the Pacific,too. uss Traverse County colony of starfishcan migrate nearly one-half mile a (LST 1160) carriedan expedition of scientists from week. the Smithsonian Institution to investigate corals in the Until relatively recent tim,es, the coral-eating Crown Conteras and Secas Islandgroups off southwestern of Thorns has been kept in check by its natural enemy, Panama. the Triton, whose shell is highly prized by collectors. One of the more important of the expedition’s find- The popularity of th,e Triton’s shell has left the Crown ings was the discovery of tbe Crown of Thorns star- of Thorns unchecked to consume the coral barriers of fish livingalong the shores of the islandgroups. thePacific without natural interference. -Photos by SA Peter Klonowski HE SPECIES FOUND off Panama were related to those Photo at left:Underside of a reef-eating Crown ofThorns. Top which were destroying the Australian Barrier and center:Starfish-killing opporatus. Dark rubber tube atleft is other neefs in the Central Pacific. They were the first removed to expose hypodermic needle. Bottomcenter: Divers board to be recordedaround Central America. sampan 010 afterleaving USS Coucol (ASR 8) to heod forinfested According to theexpedition’s findings, the Crown reef area. Right:Ammonium hydroxide injection kills starfish. AUGUST 1970 21 Questions Mud a change of duty request chit be forwarded to A: In general,assignments to specific home ports, BuPers? types of ships and units, or specific areas of the United What are the chances for surfacetransportation to States or overseas may be requested, and if personnel Europeunder permanent change of stationorders? requirementspermit, every effort is madeto honor Why is there such a timelag before some selection such requests. However, there are no guarantees. board results finally are announced fo the Fleet? But thereare certain reassignment benefits for men who complete Vietnam tours. These are discussed UESTIONS SUCH AS THESE areasked hundreds of in BuPersNotice 1306 (26 Jun1969) and include: Q times eachmonth in letters andtelephone calls Thirty days’ leave upon completion of tour. tothe Bureau of NavalPersonnel. Each is given a Choice of coastfor sea duty-eligiblepersonnel. prompt,personal answer bythe cognizant BuPers (However, if you request the Atlantic Fleet, you must office, and thoseconsidered of generalinterest are have 16 months of obligated service.) selectedby ALL HANDSto passon tothe Fleet. 0 Assignment to a ship or unit which is not sched- Here are some of the queries and replies processed uled for extended deployment within three months of in recentmonths. Additional questions on these and your reporting date. othersubjects, andthe answers, will be published Priorityconsideration for schools forwhich you periodically. are qualified, eligible and recommended. Priorityconsideration (after Seavey-eligibleper- Rotation sonnel)for assignment to preferred overseas shore Q: What isthe purpose of my Tour Completion duty. Date? Priorityassignment to shore duty for Seavey- A: Your TCD is theplanned point at which you eligiblepersonnel. aretentatively scheduled to rotate from a duty tour. The BuPers Notice also containsinformation on TheTCD isexpressed bymonth and year and is early separations, tour extensions and second tours in assigned when you report to a new duty station, at sea Vietnam. orashore. Specifically, a TCD: Specialreassignment procedures which applyto Indicates the approximate date of your next.trans- hospitalcorpsmen arecontained in BuPers Notice fer. Signals the distributor when you are due for ro- tation. Helps to stabilize your command by providing a specific period during which you will be on board, Permits planned, equitable rotation of personnel between various types of duty. Q: Why are so many requests for extension of shore tours disapproved by the Bureau of Naval Personnel? A: Rating controllers are required to ensure equity and impartiality in individualassignments. Inmost cases, requests for shore tour extension are disapproved becauseto do otherwise wouldmean another man on sea duty would in effect have his sea tour extended for a like period until the shore billet finally becomes vacant. Of course, each request is carefully reviewed and consideration is given toany overriding special circumstances. Q: Is a man guaranteedhis choice ofduty after completing a tour in Vietnam? 22 Questions and Answers If,after proper explanation of the reasons for his each man of an equal chance in the advancement com- ineligibility,the man insists on having therequest petition. sentanyway, therequest must be forwarded in a Although you may be doing a good job and have normalmanner. A secondrequest for reassignment demonstrated that you are qualified for advancement, should not be submitted until the command and the it wouldbe unfair to your shipmates if you were granted a waiver and they had to meet the eligibility requirements.Therefore, unless yourprevious ad- vancements were delayed due to administrative error, a waiver cannot be granted. Q: May a petty officer 3rd who has been upproved for reenlistment under the STAR program and guaran- teed advancement because he had completed a class "13" or equivalent school be automatically advanced before he reenlists? A: No. In thissituation, the individualshould be advancedafter his STAR reenlistment. (For details on the Selective Training and Reenlistment Program, see BuPers Inst. 1133.13 series.) Q: Why can't certaineligibility requirements such asage, time in service, etc., be waived for outstand- ing candidates for the Limited Duty Officer and War- rant Officer programs? A: Both programsare administered under laws whichrequire that regulations be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy. Once such regulations are ap- man makingthe request have been notified of final proved, they become part of the law. S!lort of chanq- actiontaken on thefirst request. ing the lawor the regulations,waivers cannot be granted. Advancement/Prsmotion But in the event the law or regulations are changed, I passedthe August exam for Chief Machinist's the changes must affect the entire Navy and not one Q: individual. Matebut was not advanced because of quotalimita- ,tions. My final multiple was .75 less than the required minimum for advancement, In November, my ship was Q: If I accept apromotion to a higher grade, will incurany active dutyobligation which would defer awardedthe Navy Unit Commendation for service I my resignation? between 26 May and 25 August. A: No. Active duty obligation incurred as a result Am I entitledto the additional one point for the NUC in recomputing my final multiple? A: For purposes of eligibility for the additional one point toward your final multiple, you are considered to have earned the award as of the terminal date set forth in the citation, or 25 August. Since this date is after the date of the August examination, the award cannot be added to your final multiple. Had the ter- minal date been on or before the exam date,the award could be included in a request for recomputa- tion of your final multiple. Q: Is there anyway I can receive a waiver of time ingrade in order to participate in the next exam for Quartermaster 2nd Class? A: The BuPers Manual and otherpublications re- quire that you serve at least one year as a QM3 before you advanceto QM2. The advancement system is based on Navywidecompetitive examinations and standardizedeligibility requirements. This ensures 24 If promotion applies only to retirement, not to release A: Promotion is made upon completion of either a From active duty, resignation or discharge. prescribed number of years of professional training and experience, or years of active duty in grade. Q: Who approvesthe selections ofofficers for zwomotion? Boards A: The President approves nominations of officers Q: What isthe reason for thedelay between the For flag grade and transmits the names to the Senate time an administrative board adiourns and the time the For confirmation. The Secretary of the Navy approves results are made available to the Fleet? I’m thinking of those for Captain and below, and transmits the names boards such as Augmentation Selection, Restricted line of Regular Navy officers to the Senate for confirma- Transfer and line/Staff Transfer. tion. A: Members of theabove boards are appointed by the Secretary of the Navy for the purpose of con- Why doesit take so longbefore a temporary Q: sideringall ’ eligibleapplicants and recommending warrant officer, who has been notified of his selection those who arebest qualified for appointment or re- forpermanent appointment, receivesthe actual ap- designation, as the case may be, in the Regular Navy. pointment paperswhich are to be tendered by his After the board adjourns the record of proceedings is commanding officer? forwardedto the Secretary of the Navy via (1) the A: Althoughrecommendations of theannual Per- Chief of NavalPersonnel for recommendation, (2) manent Warrant OfficerSelection Board havebeen approved by the Secretary of the Navy, the law re- quires that such appointments be with the advice and consent of the Senate. Appointments cannot be mailed for tenderinguntil all the necessary action has been completed. Q: What are the criteria for SPOT promotions? A: A summary of thosecontained in SecNavInst 1421.3 series on the subject follows: Be anunrestricted line officer andhave served for at least three months in a qualifying billet at sea or in aone-year unaccompanied tour. Have served one year in grade LTJG, two years in grade LT, or three years in grade LCDR. Have at least one year remaining in the qualifying billet, unless in a one-year unaccompanied tour or on a selection list for the higher grade. Be recommended by your commanding officer. Q: How is the date of rank determined for an officer selected for LT under the Officer PersonnelAct? A: A suspension of OPA time in grade requirements now permitspromotion of officersselected for LT the Judge Advocate General for review as to legality after they have completed three years’ commissioned and (3) the Chief of NavalOperations. Only after service. The promotion is effected on the firstday the record of proceedings is finally approved can the of the month following the month that three years of contentsbe divulged. commissioned service is completed. The service is computed from the date of rank as ensign. Allowances Q: Whenis a basicallowance forquarters author- Q: What effectdoes a SPOT promotion have on ized to be paidto bachelorenlisted men? lineal position and eligibility for the next higher grade? A: BAQis authorizedto single enlisted men on A: No effect under the normal promotion statutes shore duty in all grades if adequate accommodations of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947. Accordingly, it arenot available, andthe men arenot required to doesnot affect an officer’s position on thelineal list reside on boardbecause of militarynecessity. The nordoes it count in determining his eligibility for base or installationcommander decides which quar- selection to the next higher grade. ters, if any,are adequateand availablefor assign- ment, but some requirements for adequacy as stated Q: How is thedate of promotion determined for in OpNavInst. 11012.2A are as follows: Medical Corpsofficers? Slen in gradesE-7, E-8 and E-9 shouldhave a AUGUST I970 25 Questions and Answers privatesleeping/living room withnot less than200 panied me via privately ownedvehicle and I was square feet of gross living area. reimbursed for their travel for the maximum allowance For grades E-5 and E-6, there should be a mini- of 18 cents per mile. My 18-year-old son who remained mum of 72 square feet net sleeping area. Navy prac- inthe area of my oldduty station will join us in the tice is to notinvoluntarily assignan E-5 or E-6to near future. Can I obtain a Transportation Request for accommodations which must be shared by more than histravel? one other person. A: Yes.If you areentitled to transportation for Men in grades E-1 throughE-4 should have at your dependents, you may be furnished transportation least 72 square feet net sleeping area. In practice, the in kindthrough issue of atransportation request for areaprovided may be a room, in adormitory, or a all eligible dependents regardless of number. You also cubicle formed by a partial partition. may be reimbursedfor other eligible dependents' Chapter 2 of the allowances section, DOD Mili- travel performed at your own expense, not to exceed taryPay and Allowances EntitlementsManual, con- the maximum allowance of 18 cents per mile, without tainsinformation for men in specialsituations and reference to the valueof the transportation in kind. lists the amounts ofBAQ authorized for various pay grades. Q: I recently reportedto an air station under per- manent change of station orders. My wife is also in the Q: Are men who serve as "Stationkeepers/Recruit- Navyand also servedat my lastduty station. When en" at Reserve training centers entitled to the special she is discharged in about a month, will the Navy pay clothingallowance and superior performance pay for her travel to my new duty station as "incidental to thatis awarded to regular recruiters? my PCS?" A: Yes and no. Enlistedpersonnel on temporary A: No. Transportation is not authorized at govern- active duty asrecruiters at Naval Reserve training ment expense when the dependent was a member of centersare not entitledto special clothing allowance the uniformed services on active duty on the effective or recruitingsuperior performance pay. Recruiters date of herhusband's permanent change of station assignedto Navy recruitingstations and members of orders. Naval Aviation information teams and others assigned torecruiting dutyat aNaval AirReserve activity Q: I havereceived permanent change ofstation orders from washington, D. C., to a ship with a home portat San Diego. l plan to leave my dependents in Chicago andthen havethem join me inSan Diego after l have foundsuitable housing. Can I obtain a Transportation Request fortheir travel by airfrom Chicago toSan Diego, and then claimreimbursement fortheir travel at my expense fromWashington to Chicago? A: Yes. In the settlement of your claim, you will be reimbursed on a monetary allowance basis computed on the distance from Washington to San Diego (2618 miles), less the distance from Chicago to SanDiego (2059 miles) for which transportation is furnished. Q: Is surface transportation to Europe available for men and dependents under permanentchange of stationorders? A: No. Last year the American Export Isbrandsten Lines, which operated between the United States and theMediterranean area, removed ss Constitution, ss Atlantic, and ss Independence from all passenger service. Also, the United States Lines canceled opera- may draw aone-time supplementary clothing mone- tion of the ss United States on the NorthAtlantic taryallowance upon reporting for recruiting duty. route.This was the last U. S. flagpassenger ship Onlyrecruiters at Navyrecruiting stations draw su- operatingbetween the U. S. andEurope. perior performance pay which is a form of proficiency Andforeign flag ships may beused only under pay. unusualcircumstances. The MerchantMarine Act of 1936, as amended, and Joint Travel Regulations pro- Q: On a recentpermanent change ofstation, my vide that, where available, ships or aircraft registered wife and twoof my children,ages 12 and 14, accom- under the laws of the United States will be used for 26 ALLHANDS alltravel and transportationoutside the continental themselvesto serve on activeduty for a total of six U. S. Exceptions are authorized only when supported years will also be eligible for these entitlements. by amedical officer’s certificatethat an individual If your PCS is from a place within CONUS to a place cannot travel by air for reasons of health. outside CONUS where your dependents are prohibited, Therefore, you should assume that your PCS move the Navy will pay for your dependents’ travel and the to Europe will be by air. shipment of your household goods from their location when you received the ordersto anyother place in Q: lam under PCS orders to a ship homeported at the United States. However, the cost may not exceed Mayport, Fla., but the ship is deployed to the Mediter- the distance from your last permanent duty station to ranean. I have 30 days‘leave en routewhich I intend the designatedplace. to spend in Spain, where my brotherresides. May my Instead of moving your family and household goods wife accompany me toSpain on a space available toanother place in the continental U. S., youmay basisvia the Military Airlift Command? move themto Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii or any A: No. The privilege of travelingspace available territory or possession of the U. S., provided you have on board MAC aircraftdoes not applywhen you the approval of the Chief of NavalPersonnel. rf travel in a leave status in connection with PCS orders, approval is notgranted, or if travel is contemplated temporary duty orders, or temporary additional duty to any other place outside CONUS, your entitlement will orders. The privilege is intended only fora visit to be limited to the point of actual departure from the anoverseas area, or to the continentalU. S., on a u. s. round-trip basis with the sponsor when traveling in an If your PCS is from a place outside CONUS and your dependentsreside outside CONUS when you receive the ordersto a restrictedarea, you may move your dependents and household goods to any place in the U. S. or to any location outside CONUS where depend- ents’ travel is permitted. Should you designate another point outside CONUS, you would need advance approval of the Chief of Naval Personnel. If you contemplatemoving your dependents out- side CONUS, you should consider the expenses involved. As arule, government housing is notavailable and civilianrentals are expensive and scarce.Exchange and commissary privileges may notbe available, or may be severely limited. Training/Education Q: Whatis theopportunity for diesel-trainedsub- marineofficers to serve on nuclear-poweredsub- marines? A: There is a good opportunity for diesel-trained of- ordinaryleave status. OpNavInst. 4630.12 series sets forththe categories of passengers who may be pro- videdtransportation as channeltraffic on aspace available basis in MAC aircraft. Q: What are the rules concerning my entitlement to dependents’ traveland shipment of householdgoods when l am ordered to an area outside the continental U. S. to whichdependents’ travelis restricted? A: Ingeneral, if you are in grade E-5 or above, or grade E-4 and have more than four years of service on the effective date of your PCS, the Navy will pay your moving expenses. Commencing 1 July 1970, E-4’s with less than four but more than two years’ service who have committed AUGUST 1970 Questions and Answers ficers who wish to serve as navigators or weapons of- entry in CONUS 10 daysbefore the date theiractive ficers on board SSBNs after PoZuclris trainingat the obligated service expires. The 10 days are not in ad- Guided Missile Schools, Dam Neck, Va. At this writ- ditionto the normal seven days’ processingtime re- ing, thereare 113 diesel-qualifiedsubmarine officers quiredunder article 3810260, BuPers Manual, but who serve on board the Polaris/Poseidoll submarines. normal travel time allowed to the place of separation is tobe added to the 10-dayperiod. (ALL HANDS, Q: When is the best time to submitapplications for May 1970,has a roundup on ProjectTransition.) Presidentialnominations for the Naval Academyclass whichenters Annapolis in 1971? Q: How can I become a Navy diver? A: Applications may be submitted to the Chief of A: The first step is to volunteer for the Navy Diver Naval Personnel any time between July 1970 and 31 Program and to be recommended by your command- Jan1971. ing officer. You may volunteer for the training if you .are adesignated striker or a Pol, P02, or PO3 in Q: Would you give me a brief description of NESEP, one of theseratings: BM, GM,TM, MM, EN, MR, and how one goes about applying? SF, DC, EM, SW, BU, CE, EO, CM, UT, EA and IC. A: The Navy EnlistedScientific Education Pro- Waivers of rating or strikerdesignation are cur- gram is a college training program in Engineering and rently being,granted, if your present skills can be used Science for outstanding petty officers on active duty. aboard ships with diver allowances and if your rating NESEP leadsto appointment to commissioned grade is not undermanned. anda careeras an unrestricted line officer of the Whenpreparing your application, use the follow- RegularNavy. ing checklist to be sure that all requirements are met, Eachapplicant for NESEP must complete and and these must be certified on your application: submit a NESEP Applicatiori, NavPers 1110/122, with Minimum combined ARIIMECHaptitude score accompanyingdocuments outlined in BuPersInst. of 105. (If you do not meet this requirement, but are 1510.69 series to reach the Chief of Naval Personnel highlymotivated and qualified in allother respects, nolater than 1 October of theyear preceding the youmay requesta waiver.) academicyear for which the application is made. Physicallyqualified in accordancewith article (ALL HANDS,December 1967, described NESEP in 15-30, Manual of the Medical Department. detail.) A qualifiedswimmer first class in accordance witharticle 6610120, BuPers Manual. Q: How many days of Project Transition services are Ps);chologically adapted todiving as determined men assigned to deployed Fleet, Fleet aviation, mobile by aqualified MedicaVDiving officer. units,and overseasshore activities, entitledto receive Interviewed by adesignated diving officer to in CONUS? determineyour aptitude and motivationfor diving A: Ten days. Men in these categories are transferred duty. toarrive atthe Transitionsite nearest the point of Completedtest dive in deep-seadiving suit. Whenaccepted, candidates are assigned to train- ing at Diver Second Class School, San Diego or Nor- folk. Graduates are designated with NEC 5343 (Diver Second Class) and assigned to stations with appropri- ate diver billets. Q: If I receive assistance underthe tuition aid pro- gram, may I applyfor Veferans Administration assist- ance for the same course? A: No. The \.’A educationalallowance is not pay- able for coursefees already partially paid under the Navy Tuition Assistance Program.However, you are authorizedto pursue one course under the l’uition Assistance Program, and some other course, if eligible, underthe VA educationalassistance program. Q: Howdo I go aboutapplying forforeign lan- guagetraining? Can I receive language fraining asa reenlistment incentive? A: BuPersInst. 1520.93 series contains the appli- cation procedures, but you should note that the Navy only trainspersonnel against specific billet require- ALL HANDS ments. Selection criteria for assignmentto a foreign fo theFleet Reserve eligible for training under Project language billet include specific military qualifications Transition? as well as high aptitude for foreign language. Enlisted A: Yes-any timeduring the six-month period be- men areencouraged to apply for foreign language fore the date of transfer to the Fleet Reserve, you may training, but such training as a reenlistment incentive participate in Transition through the facilities of your cannotbe guaranteed. parentcommand or anyother facilities available in the local area.However, no one who is transferring to theFleet Reservemay betransferred to arrive at Q: How can I receiveinstructor training in small arms? aTransition site more than 10 daysbefore thedate A: If you’rean A0 or GM in grade E-5 or above of releasefrom active duty. Men in deployedFleet, youcan qualify as aSmall Arms MarksmanshipIn- Fleet Aviation,Mobile Units oroverseas commands structor by attending the appropriate four-week course may receive counseling and job referral services at a conductedat NTC San Diego. Classes commence Transitionsite during the last 10 days beforetrans- monthlyexcept Juneand December. Quotas may be ferringto the Fleet Reserve.Men assignedto shore requested, via channels, from theCommanding Of- activitieswithin thecontinental U. S. maynot be ficer,Naval Administrative Command, NTC San transferredto a Transition site, but may,with the Diego, Calif. 92133. permission of the cognizantcommanding officers, availthemselves of available services (at thecom- mand or within a 50-mile radius) upto six months Q: Can I be issued atranscript of Nuclear Power before the date of transfer to the Fleet Reserve. School courses inorder to -apply for collegecredit? A: Thereare no provisions tomake information Q: If anofficer wishes to attend a servicecollege, availableconcerning curricula or individual courses should he addressa letter request to the Bureauof taughtat NuclearPower schools. Uponrequest, Bu- Naval Personnel? Pers (Pers-C113) will certify that you didattend A: A letter request is neither required nor desired. NuclearPower School. A selection boarddecides who will attend aservice college, and the sole selection criterion is performance Q: I understandthat Submarine School is offering reflected in fitnessreports. a five-weekcourse forofficers. Which officersare Eachyear group is screenedduring its ninth year eligibleto attend? of service, for possible attendance during the 10th or A: Officer volunteers for submarine duty who will 16th year for a junior service college. Each year group be assigned to nuclear submarines. After a tour of sea is againscreened during its 15thand 20th years for duty, aboard a submarine, only these officers return to possible attendanceduring the 16th through 25th Submarine School foradditional advanced training. years of service. However, owing to other factors, se- lection by the board does not mean an individual will Q: Howare the educational programsplanned for necessarily attend. individualstudents in theAssociate Degree Comple- tionProgram (ADCOP)? A: Planninga student’s program is a joint enter- prise of the student, the counseling staff of the college and the student’scommanding officer. The objective is a program properly matched to the background and capabilities of the student, one that isclosely related to his rating, and onewhich serves toimprove his professional proficiency. And since the Navyhas a general requirement to provide training that will tend to increase leadership, supervisory andmanagement capabilities, each stu- dent’s program, when possible, includes a course from one or more of the following areas: Principles of organization and management. Principles of effectivesupervision. Principles of humanrelations in productiveen- terprise Principles of production andqualjty control. Q: Are men in receiptof authorizationfor transfer AUGUST 1970 Questions and Answers The OfficerPreference and PersonalInformation tention. Requests should include the program number Card is the preferred means for indicating a particu- and title, specific training to be supported, and date lar location for attendinga service college such as required. Requests should be submitted to the Direc- the Naval War College at Newport, the Armed Forces tor,Naval Training Aids Center, Bldg. 62, Treasure Staff College at Norfolk, or any of various other mili- Island, San Francisco, Calif. 94130. taryservice colleges whichhave quotas for naval officers. E-8/E-9 Signature Authority Q: Pleasediscuss the broaderauthority that senior Training Publications and masterchief petty officers have, such assigning Q: Whereare rate training manuals stocked? certainpaperwork ”by direction.” A: At the Naval Publications and FormsCenter, A: Commandingofficers may delegate “by direc- Philadelphia,Pa. 19120. Copies may beobtained tion”signature authority to senior and master chief throughchannels by fillingout DD Form 1348, fol- petty officers for the purpose of signing service record lowing the instructions contained in NavSup Publica- entries,discharge certificates, separation forms and tion 2002. enlistedorders written in the field.BuPers Notice 5210 of 15 Jan 1970 adds that E& and E-9s also may Q: Howare rate training manuals distributed? be authorized to initial facsimile signature stamps and A: New and revisedtraining manuals are dis- to sign leave papers, liberty passes and identification tributed by the Chief of Naval Personnel to all com- cards as issuing or authorizing officer. mandswhich have an allowance on boardfor that The “by direction” signature authority may not be particular rate. For example, the EM 1 & C manual is grantedto senior and master chiefs to account for distributedto commands which have EMS 2 & 1 on board-usually on the basis of onecopy for each. Packaging and mailing is handled by the Naval Publi- cations and Forms Center,Philadelphia. Q: May I purchase personal copies of rate training manuals? A: Yes. Certaintraining manuals are available for purchase from theSuperintendent of Documents, GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. You may write to GPO for a copy of the free Price List 63 whichcontains all the necessary infor- mation on purchase. Q: May I obtain personal copies of the Naval Train- ing Bulletin? A: Yes. Individual copies of this quarterly publica- tion areavailable from theSuperintendent of Docu- ments (see address above) at a cost of 25 centsper copy;a one-year subscription is $1. The freePrice List 63 has details on ordering. Q: When I ordera publication that haschanges, publicfunds, administer oaths of enlistment, sign- is it necessary to order the individual changes as well? ordersto officers or sign correspondence. A: No. Changesto publications are issued auto- Administratively, E-8 and E-9 chiefs may process matically withthe basic publication. advancement in rating exams for men in grades E-6 and below, and may be given certaincollateral du- Q: How do we get on the distribution list for sound/ ties normally assigned to junior officers. These duties slide programs? may include:Education Service Advisor; Civil Read- A: The catalogNavPers 301551-4 lists synchro- justment Advisor; LayLeader; Library Advisor; Safe nized sound/slide programs produced and distributed Driving Advisor; Athletic Advisor; Benefits andIn- by theBureau of NavalPersonnel. Most of thepro- surance Advisor; Savings Bond Advisor; Career grams listed (and many scheduled for future produc- Counselor and ProjectTransition Advisor. tion) are automatically distributed to designated com- bat ships by the Naval Training Aids Center, San Credit Unions Francisco. Programswhich are not received auto- Q: What isthe purpose of federal creditunions? maticallymay berequested either onloan or for re- How can they benefit Navy personnel? 30 ALL HANDS A: Federalcredit unions were established to pro- vide low-cost credit, a meansof savings, and counseling in financial matters, to all military personnel and De- partment of Defense employees. To further the poli- cies of DOD with regard to credit unions, the Navy requiresdefense-oriented credit unions at navalin- stallations to provide fullcredit unionservices to all Navymen,afloat and ashore.Credit unions are op- erated byactive duty and retired military personnel and Department of Defense employees. Credit unions are recognized as cooperative associ- ationscreated to stimulate savings andprovide a source of low-cost credit for provident and productive purposes. Navymen in locations remote from large naval con- centrations often may use credit union services which primarily serve other branches of the armed forces. HardshipDischarge Q: Under what conditions may a Navyman receive a dependency or hatdship discharge? A: The Chief of NavalPersonnel may authorize United States citizenship. enlistedpersonnel to bedischarged or releasedto At least 21 years of age by 1 August of the school inactive dutyat their request when it is determined year for which application is made. that an “undueand genuine hardship” exists. The Successful completion of afull four-year course hardship must be of a permanent nature and the con- whichled to a Bachelor’s degree from anaccredited ditions must have been aggravatedsince the man collegeor university. came into the Navy. At least 18 semester hours of course work in the Also, it must be determined(in accordance with field of professional education. article 3850240, BuPers Manual) that release from ac- Not less thantwo years of successful full-time tive duty will result in elimination of the hardship,. or teaching experience during the past five years. will materially alleviate the condition, and that there Expectation of teachingavailability for afull is no other means of resolving the situation. In other school year. words,a hardship discharge should be considereda Entitlementto overseas transportation as a de- last resort. pendent. Dependency or hardshipdischarges arenot au- Arrivaloverseas before the school yearbegins. thorized solely for businessor financial reasons; for The application should be submitted to the school indebtedness;for personal convenience; because of authoritiesfor consideration, buther actual employ- mental or physicalcondition; or tothose confined ment will not be made until she finally arrives over- or chargedwith a crime. seas. Further, “undue hardship” does not necessarily exist because of a change in present or expectedincome, Q: My wife has completed college in teacher’s train- or because a man is separated from his family or must ingbut has had no actualteaching experience. Could experienceother inconveniences of military service. she teach in a service-operatedoverseas dependents‘ Pregnancy of a man’s wife is notin itself acircum- school? stance for whichseparation from active duty is au- A: It’ she is at the location of a dependents’ school thorized. and a vacallcy in the field of her teacher preparation occurs during the school year, she may be considered Dependents‘Schools for the position for the remainder of that school year. Q: I have ordersto an overseas station. My wifeis Also, she may be placed on a substitute teachers’ list a qualified teacher and would be interested in a teach- if she contacts the school authorities. ing position in the Dependents’ School at my new base. What is the procedure she shouldfollow to apply? Q: I am eligible for refiremenfand am planningto A: If your wife meets the following requirements, reside in a foreign country.Can my childrenattend a she may submither application, accompanied by a service-operated dependents‘ school at government ex- copy of an official transcript of all undergraduate and penseif there is one in the area? graduate credits,to theState employment service A: No.Your children maynot attend a depen- nearest your present residence. The requirements are: dents’ school at governmentexpense. However, thev AUGUST 1970 31 Questions and Answers may be admitted on a space available basis, in which Q: Maywarrant officers useconstructive time ac- case you would pay the tuition at a rate established cumulated while in an enlisted status when they trans- by the school authorities. ferto the FleetReserve? A: No. First of all, warrant officers cannot transfer Q: If I am ordered to an overseas area where there tothe Fleet Reserve, unlessthey revert to enlisted isno service-operateddependents’ school, andno grade. To retireas a warrant officer you must com- English-speakingtuition-fee school is available, what plete 20 years of service, day forday. Constructive provision is made for the education of my dependents? time does not count. A: If yourchildren are of elementary school age, the commanding officer of your duty station may re- Q: When is the ideal time for a man on toured duty questthe area school superintendentto provide cor- to transfer to the Fleet Reserve? respondence courses commensuratewith thegrade A: Generally, the ideal date to select for transfer to level of your children. These courses include instruc- theFleet Reserve is onewhich coincides with your tion from the school with regard to their administra- tourcompletion date. This date is usuallyapproved, tion and are easily supervised by parents. They have provided, of course, you are otherwise eligible. provedvery satisfactory and thorough andare ac- Extension of a tour completion date is not normally cepted by continental United States schools as trans- authorizedfor purposes of transferringto the Fleet fer courses. Reserve, except to allow the time needed to complete If your children are of high school age, one of the 19 years and six monthsfor initial eligibility. following alternatives may be employed: Any date after one year on board is also appropri- 0 Attendance in aservice-operated dormitory-type ate fortransfer to the FleetReserve, provided you school. Inthis type of school, the U. S. Government give at least six months’ notice and you arenot ac- will bear the costs of tuition, board and room, but the companied by dependents on an overseas assignment. cost of transportation must beborne by you. On occasion, the Chief of NavalPersonnel auto- Attendanceat a private dormitory-type school matically defers for a short period the date requested (tuition-fee) in the proximity of your residence. The for transfer to the Fleet Reserve in order to provide same costs are borne by the Government as for serv- increased benefits to the Navyman concerned. ice-operateddormitory-type schools. Correspondence course study from the University of Nebraska.Full credit for thesecourses is granted by the majority of continental U. S. high schools and colleges. The commandingofficer of youroverseas dutystation requests the area school superintendent to provide the necessary course enrollment. Inall cases, you should be advised that noreim- bursement can be made directly to you for your de- pendents’ schooling. Reserve/Retirement Q: Whatis theReserve obligation of aRegular Navy enlistedman who does not reenlist after com- pleting his first enlistment? A: If the initialenlistment was for less than six years, he will be transferred to the Naval Reserve as a Ready Reservist to fulfill the balance of a six-year militaryobligation. Any drillparticipation in a Se- lected Reserve unit will bevoluntary. Q: What isfhe post-active dutyobligation of a Reservist who served inVietnam? Q: What are the advantages of having a statement A: Reservists who voluntarilyincurred a drilling of servicecreditable fortransfer to theFleet Reserve obligationas a result of “A” schooltraining or indi- beforeactually applying? vidual agreementlcontract must participate in the Re- A: Thestatement of serviceenables you tode- serve program even though they may have served in termine the date on which you would be eligible for Vietnam. All otherReservists with a remaining mili- the higher percentage multiplier. For example, if the tary obligation will not be involuntarily assigned to a statement of service shows you will have 25 years and Selected Reserve unit for drill purposes. five months of activeservice on the date you desire 32 ALLHANDS transfer to the Fleet Reserve, it would be to your ad- Laboratory and teachingin areas in which they possess vantage to request a date on which you would have particular competence. 25 years and six months of service so that your per- The instructors present classroom material specially centagemultiplier would be 26 yearsinstead of 25. prepared for NJROTC. Activities such as drill and rifle teams are encouraged, but these are not required. Q: In general, who can be placed on the temporary Uponfull implementation of the three-yearpro- disability retired list? gram,it is estimatedthat each instructor will teach A: Any member found by the SecNav to be unfit on an average of four 50-minute periods per day in a for duty by reason of disability which mybe of a per- six-period class schedule. As aregular faculty member, he also sharesin dutiesassigned the faculty by school authorities. Q: Are any NJROTC instructors on active duty? A: No. TheSecretary of the Navyauthorizes se- lectedhigh schools toemploy retired commissioned and noncommissioned officers who are qualified and approvedby both the SecNav and the schoolscon- cerned. The retired Navyman is not, while employed asan NJROTC instructor,considered tobe on active duty or inactive duty training for any purpose. Q: Is theremore than oneinstructor per school in the NJROTC program? A: Yes. The ratio is one enlisted instructor per 100 students (or major fraction thereof), and one officer instructor per 500 students or major fraction thereof. manent nature and incurred whileon active duty. If the member has completed less than 20 years’ active duty the disability must be ratable at not less than 30 per cent disabling. NROTC/ NJ ROTC Q: What arethe qualifications for assignment to dutyas an NROTC instructor? A: Normally,only officers in grade of Lieutenant whohave completed tours as departmentheads are selected for these assignments. Because of the role the NROTC instructorhas in motivatingmidshipmen to- ward successful naval careers, only the best qualified, career-motivated officers are assignedto the duty. All officers selected by the Chief of Naval Person- nel for NROTC assignments must be nominated to the university to which assigned. The university examines theacademic qualifications of the officer and then accepts-or refuses to accept-the officer as a member of the faculty. Most universities currently require that a nominee have a master’s degree or an undergradu- ate college transcript with at least a B average. Schools which participate in the program agree to hire at least one officer and one enlisted man per school. Q: What, in general, does an instructordo in the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program? Q: Whom do I contact for information on NJROTC? A: Retired officers who are employed as NJROTC A: Bureau of NavalPersonnel, Pers-C33, 0x4- instructors teach the academic portion of the curricu- 5338, Washington, D. C. 20370. lum.Enlisted instructors, who also are retiredNavy- Any morequestions? If so, pass them on to ALL men, are responsiblefor conducting theLeadership HASDSand we’ll do our best to find the answer. AUGUST’ I970 33 EngineeringLaboratory’s Seafloor. building20,000-square-footthe fice wilI offercatering services Construction-site ( SEACON). This club in May. ranging from canapes to a banquet. site will be used as a test area for The new club is designed to of- The location is convenient to the undersea construction. fer something for everyone - mar- SpecialServices swimming pool The surveyingteam also looked riedor single. and recreationfields. Gold Hill for a 15-milestrip of channelto Drinks will be served in the EM Towers,bachelorthe enlisted representthe extremes generally lounge, which will feature skylight- quartersscheduled for co.mpletion encountered in deep-seacable ing from a slanted roof, and in the thisyear, is within easy walking routes. Thestrip will beuseful in petty officers’ lounge,which will distance of the club. learning what kinds of prob!ems offer dinner as well as drinks. may be expectedalong ocean The maindining room, opento Ready for One More Try cableroutes. all men and their families, will pro- Three times before, TM2 Alvas The surveyingproject will also vide full menu service to as many Gillespiefought for the inter-serv- teach oceanographic office survey- as 360 people. ice light-heavyweight boxing titIe, ors how submersibles such as Deep After dinner, the visitor may en- andeach time he was defeated. Quest can help in over-alldeep- joy a movie on the largepatio, Thisyear, at 34, the NAS Point ocean charting efforts. overlooking the base golf course. A Mugu Navymanrealized it wouId snack bar on the patio will provide prolx~bly be his last chance. short-order food service. “I really gotrazzed. The Army EM Club to Open Next Year For the man who prefersto light-heavyweight champhad a A new enlisted men’s club is un- settle down with a good book, the longstring of knockouts and was der construction at the U. S. Naval club will have a second-floor read- the heavy favorite. Nobody thought Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ing room. There will be no noise in I could last in the ring with him.” The centrallyair-conditioned the room (except for soft, piped-in Gillespiebrushed off thecritics complex, due forcompletion in music). andsaid he could win. Rut se- September 1971, will includecar- For others, the game room next cretly,he knew he wouldhave peting; a built-in sound system; in- door will include equipment for to go allout. directlighting; a large patio area everything from chess tobilliards. The Navyman followed a rigor- with snack bar; separate game and Both readingand game rooms ous training schedule and began to readinglounges overlooking the will overlook the mainballroom, psyche himself up.When he ballroom; alarge dining room; fa- one floor below, through windows. climbed through the r.opes at Fort cilities for private parties; and easy Two giant sliding partitions will Dix, N. J., last April, he was phys- access toswimminga pool and divide the ballroominto three ically and emotionallyqualified to other recreation. smallerentertainment areas. The win. SeabeeForces, Atlantic, started Navy Exchange Food Services Of- After one minute and 30 seconds Front view of enlisted men’s club planned for GuantanamoNaval Base is depicted byscale model. . AUGUST 1970 35 TODAY’S NAVY equipment to commercial tele- phonelines,. a procedure referred to as a “patch.”The calls are plaoed nightat because atmos- phericconditions are better, and theyreach the Statesearly in the morningwhen amateur radio traf- fic is at aminimum. In cities whereham operators areunable to patch calls to Sanc- tuary, regularlong-distance tele- ,phone lines often must be used to link the called party’s phon8e toone of the statesideham stations with phonepatch facilities. This use of thelong-distance lines is the only cost involved, buteven then th,e patientsaboard Sanctttary don’t paythe toll. Instead,funds areprovided throughprograms such as theone ARMED FORCES CHAMP-TM2 Alvas Gillespie congratulatedis onwinning the All-Servicelight-heavyweight boxing championship for 1970. started by Miss Josephine McDon- ne11of Owosso, Mich.,which pay the long-distancecharges for calls of thethird roluld, Gillespiewas quarters, theyestimate, eq odd thewinner by a TKO and the in- take the crewaway from ship’s made by woundedservicemen. Civicgroups also contribute to ter-service boxing championship, work for almosthalf an hour. “Operation Jo,” the name given to 178-pound division, wasreturned Assignments within the team are Miss McDonnell’s program. For ex- to the Navy. kept flexible. The men fill in posi- tions as they reach the scene of the ample, the San Clemente,Calif., fil;e; first man to arrive becomes a Kiwanis Club maintainstele-a FightFire With Firecrackers nozzlemanand thefirst of three as- phonecredit card in Sanctuary’s uss IWOlima hasdeveloped signed 1st class petty officers takes nameto help pay tolls. And in a shipboarda firefighting routine over as sceneleader. Team mem- Goodland, Kan., where Dr. Russell whichproponents sayis fasterand be,rs wearbright red shirts with TayIor operatesamateur station moreefficient than the usual pro- the word“FIRECRACKER” em- WOFEE, thecity council has made $900 available to payfor cedure of going to GeneralQuar- blazoned across the back. calls made through that station. ters. They call it “firecracker team.” Otherham operators involved The firecrackerteam is com- with the program donate their posed of highlytrained damage RadioTherapy timeand the use of theirequip- control specialists whohave five The hospitalship uss Sanctuary ment.Robert Crain, operator of minutesto reach the scene of are- (AH17) providesa medicine for station KBCM in San Diego, is on,e orted fire and report back to the her patients and crewmen1l)ers that of them. He calls Sanctrrary at gridgethat it’s under control.If doesn’t come in the form of liquid 0600 eachmorning theship is at [he bridge doesn’t get the word in or pills. sea andpatches calls until1000. time, theship goes to GQ. It’s a one-kilowatt amateur radio ”JOSN Robert McCallum, USNR. Advocates of the system point station - KBGQJ/MM3 - from out that, because fires spread very which wireless telephone calls to rapidlyaboard ship, the sooner home phones in the States may be you can get a trained crew on the madewhile theship steams the IrishSailor With an scene, the easier it will beto ex- Western Pacific. ExtraPair of Sea Legs tinguish the flames. Going to Gen- Monitoring the calls is the pleas- IS NAME is Thenderin O’Brien eral Quarters, they say, means sev- ure of HospitalCorpsman 3rd Ode11 - Obie for short. eral minutes’ delaybefore actual Class Thomas M.Stock. Undera He’san Irish clown withcurly firefighting begins. telephone headset and in front of a redhair. His favorite snackis a They also emphasize the in- microphone, Stock makes 25 to 30 juicy Irishpotato. He lives on creased efficiency of the new sys- calls anight by connectingany boardthe destroyer uss O’Brien tem.Since most of the calls the phone on th,eship radio toa (DD 725). teamreceives are minor (where transmitterand receiver. Thenhe And after two years of sea duty, there is no threat to the ship), the contactsan FCC licensed amateur he’s a real sea dog. An Irish setter, procedure saves Iwo Jitna countless radio operator in the United States to be exact. mathours. Going to General equipped to connect his radio Accordingreliableto reports, 36 ALL HANDS Obie’r registereda setter- but he’s a libertyhound too. Obie descends a ladderwith an Irishpotato, favoritea snack. Obie has come to feel at ‘ease with the roll and pitch of a deck under- foot andthe noises of blowers, gongs, whistles andguns in his longears. In fact,liberty ashore seems to maLe him nervous. Obie got his sea legs at the age As USS OBrien heads out to sea, sea dog Obie of six weeks, when O’Brien’s Wel- and D shipmate say goodbye to Long Beach. fareand Recreation Fundbought him as a morale boost,er. He was soon fittedout with all the necessary paperwork, a service number(Kg-000-07), dog tags (naturally), an ID card and a sel- Obie of USS O’Brien poses dom-usedliberty card. far shipboard portrait. Hisservice record shows that he’s triedto stay squared away. likes: aircraftcarriers andsubmar- He’s attendednight classes in ines, naturallyenough for a mem- shipboardregulations, Navyregs ber of the destroyer force. His and electricalsafety. greatest hate - for subs - came But he got off on the wrong paw from th,e time someone attached a almost at the beginning. While the periscope to his sandbox. But he ship was leaving P’earl Harbor on loves tugboats. the first of his two trips to South- No one is really a sea dog unless east Asia, Obie fell overboard and he’s crossed the Equator. Ohie had had to be rescued by a tug. only been on board six weeks when At captain’s mast, he was charged hecame nose towet nose with with violation of th re eregula- King Neptune and became a shell- tions: Article 134, conductpreju- backin a world full of pollywog CDR William Self, coptoin of O’Brien, dicial to good order and discipline, dogs. works withObie sitting by his side. to wit: swimming in the nude; Ar- Obie could have done very well ticle 92, unauthorized swim call; on the outside. He’san AKC reg- quarterdeckwhen the CO comes and Article 85, attempteddeser- isteredsetter of famousparents - aboard. tion. Ch.Thenderin Royal Lanceand He has 275 masters,and counts Found guilty on all counts, Obie ThenderinCinnamon Cinder. His every one his friend. Andhe’s the lost all galleyprivileges andwas brotherLance has won many rib- only member of the crew who can put on restriction.Somehow, he bons in dog shows. growl at the captain and get away still managedto gain weight. But Obie joined the Navy and with it. More troublecame when Obie has seen theworld. He’s been to When O’Brien pulls out of port. ch ewed up boththe captain’s Vietnamtwice and has visited she takes with her a remembrance shoes. He lost his 3rd class crow Hong Kong, Singapore,Brisbane, of land - a silken-haired Irish set- for that one - and since thenhas Subic Bay, Sasebo,Pearl Harbor, ter who runs like the wind and m- toed the line. Sidney and Yokosuka. swers to the name “Ol>ie.” According to OBrien sailors who On board O’Brien, Obie has one -Story and Photos by know him, Obie has two great dis- job: greeting thecaptain at the JOC Ernie Filtz, USN AUGUST I970 37 TODAY’S NAVY Handling Cargo on the Ice stationsthe extremes were even loadingswere conducted in foul Fortv-one men from Cargo Han- greater.) weather - Towle in a raging bliz- dling 13attalion One (CHB 1) have The supply ships arrived at Mc- zard and Wyandot in a 30-knot probaldy thawed out by now at the Murdo in mid-January and early wind. Cheatham Annex basenear Wil- February, near the end of Antarc- While in the process of offload- liamshurg, Va. tica’s four-monthsummer season. ing, the hatch teams simultaneous- Thesewere the men who un- Theannual icesurrounding the ly backloaded and lashed down loaded the twocargo resupply continent had shrunkfrom 60 to equipment which was eitherno ships which arrivedat McMurdo 14 miles, allowing Coast Guard>ice- longerneeded in Operation Deep Station,Antarctica, earlier this breakers to chop a narrow channel Freeze1970 or which had tobe year with provisions for the winter- throughto the offloading site at returnedto the United States for ing-overparty and supplies and McMurdo. repairs.When not offlonding or equipment for construction projects Trained in thesafe and speedy backloading cargo, the detachment that will be in Operation Deep offloading of cargo, the CHB 1 de- pitched in tohelp Construction Freeze1971, which startsnext tachment handled everything from Battalion Unit 201 and the Antarc- October. boxes of fragile medical equipment ticSupport Activity with their Still sporting a heavy red beard totwo boat cradles weighing 14 manyconstruction and mnin- shortlyafter his returnfrom the tons. Four“hatch” teams of 10 tenanceprojects. ice,Lieutenant (jg) John E. Os- men each worked around the clock, born,officer in charge of thede- twoteams to a 12-hour shift. tachment, spoke of his great satis- Withinfour anda half days, Campsite Opened Near Norfolk faction with the group’s. efficiency USNS PotJohn R. Towle was off- A three-acrecampsite and rec- in thefrigid southland where the loaded in abouttwo-thirds of the reation center has been carved out sun never set and the temperatures time previously required. USNS Wy- of theunderbrush at the naval at the main U. S. station, McMu.rdo, andot was emptied in six days, radio station in Chesapeake, Va. where the men worked,ranged equalingthe previous year’s time; Built mostly by Navymenwith from plus 44 degrees F. to 27 de- however, 35 percent more cargo funds from Navy Exchange profits, greesbelow zero. (Atthe other was handledthis year. Both off- thecampsite contains recreational EACH YEAR, the Marinesaboard uss Oklahoma City (CLG 5) take to the hills to practice combat infantrytactics and techniques duringtheir ship’s upkeep period at Subic Bay, R. P. Forfive days, the Marines live undercombat conditions in the ZambalesMilitary Training area adjacent to Subic Bay. They sleep in foxholes arranged in a tight de- fensiveperimeter and their meals consist of the infantryman’s C- rations. Duringtheir refreshertraining, the Marineslimber up theirgren- ade-throwingarms, go on night time and daylightcombat recon- naissancepatrols and reviewmap and compass reading skills. Courses are also set up for live firing of the “60 machine gun and the ”14. 38 faciliti’es nestledamong straight than 1200 deerhunters every sea- destroyer, the nativefishermen in- pineand gum trees. It includesa son. More than 3000 Roy and Girl dicated they wer,e in need of medi- pavilion, 16 camping and 14 trailer Scoutscamped in thevicinity last cal assistance. Several of the Tuck- sites,a comfort station with rest- year. er crewmenwere guided aboard rooms and showers, and many On hand for thededication of the fishing boat and were taken to kinds of outdoors recreation equip- thecampsite last April werethe abadly injured man in the ship’s ment. mother of th>e camp’s namesake, cabin. It was decidedto take the The new facility is named Stew- Mrs. Albert C. Stewart,and Rear injured man to Tucker’s sick bay. art Campsite, in honor of Shipfitter AdmiralFrancis J. Fitzpatrick, Whilemedical treatment was 3rdClass George Cecil Stewart, commander of NavalCommunica- administered by HM1 Robert Rice, who was killed in the, Rattle of tions Command - who was also in the crew of the fishing boat began Okinawa in World War 11. Stew- theBattle of Okinawaon a sister to move large quantities of fish on art’s grave is only a short distance ship of Stewart’s ship. board Tucker. Despitethe from the campsite - located on the The campsite, open to Navymen languagebarrier, it was soon evi- landfrom which the 19-year-old and all others with Special Services dentth8e fishermen were trying to farm boy went to war in 1944. privileges, is about 20 miles south repay Tucker withthe only cur- The recreationarea, located on of Norfolk, almost on the Virginia- rencythey had. Finally the crew landonce used for Navy survival NorthCarolina border. It canbe was convinced they were much too training because of its resemblance reached from U. S. Highway 17 or generous anda largeportion of toVietnam, was cleared and im- Virginia StateHighway 168. the catch was returned. proved Seabees and station by Afterthe injured fisherman had Navymen,using everything from recoveredenough to permit him earthmoving machines to machetes. A Catch of Good Will tobe transferred back to his own Th4eSeabees dynamiteda pond The Officer of the Deck aboard the destroyer uss Henry W. Tuck- craft,the ships parted and large out of atributary of theNorth- portions of goodwill had been ex- west River, and the pond has been er (DD 875) noteda distress sig- changed in theSouth China Sea. stockedwith game fish. Thesur- nal coming from a fishing boat. roundingarea is visited by more As the boat pulled alongside the “LTJG S. D. Somers, USNR rn AUGUST 1970 39 TODAY’S NAVY More Choice for Midshipmen with advanceinformation on im- Guardand MilitarySea Transpor- portant items to appear in Notice to tation Service ships as well as agen- The U. S. NavalAcademy is making its academic program more Mariners-an oceanographicoffice cies of the United States and for- flexible.Beginning with the class publication. eign governments. of 1971, all midshipmen are major- Daily bulletins are mailed toU. S. Through a never-ending cycle of ing in aparticular field of study, Navy and Coast Guard activities collection and dissemination of much as students in civilian univer- and to port areas visited or used as n a u t i c a 1 navigational data, the sities do. bases by United States ships. OceanographicOffice keeps ships An extensivareorganization, ef- Steamship companies also receive informed through its branch offices fectivelast 1 July,created five the Daily Memorandums and relay around the world. academic divisions, eachcontain- their information to theirown ships. -Story by LT R. J. Zaruba ing two or more departments, simi- Before a NAVBROCEANO candis- “Photos by JOC E. J. Filtz lar to the college system found in penseinformation, of course,it most univsrsities. The divisions are must collect it. This is done through Engineering and Weapons, English a constant liaison with Navy, Coast Prepare to Abandon Plane and History, Mathematics and Sci- Lastyear, 191 navalaviators ence,Naval Command and Man- and crewmen made noncombat agement, and u. S. andIntema- ejections from their ‘aircraft safely. tional Studies. Theyowe their lives tothe me- The new organization offers mid- chanics who kept their ejection sys- shipmenthe opportunity to major tems in perfectworking order. in 25 specialties,ranging from Many of the technicians were Ocean.Engineering to History. In trainedat the Aviation StructuraI addition,midshipmenall take Mechanic(Safety Equipment) course work in professionalsub- Class “B” School at NAS Memphis. jects relating to their future careers The AME “B” School devotes 80 asnaval offioers. hours 6f instruction to the “egress system” - theequipment which can throw a pilot or crewman clear A Navigator’s Best Friend of a crippled plane. From Norfolk toJapan and the The courseoffers instruction in Republic of Vietnam,there are all the basic ejection systems used NavalBranch Oceanographic Of- in theFleet. Students coversome fices known, for brevity’s sake, as of the same material as “A” school NAVBROCEANOS. trainees - but in greater depth. Information concerning the nav- Chortrarecontinuously reviewed to “B” School also covers publica- igablewaters of theworld is the deleteold editions. tions, blueprintreading, the 3M NAVBROCEANOS’ stock-in-trade.Each maintenancesystem, pressuriza- office maintains an average of 16,- A QMC maintainshistorya of cor- tion, air-conditioning and associated 000 nautical charts and 1800 publi- rections of allm ate r ia I r held by systems,aircraft oxygen and fire- cations of whichonly the latest NAVBROCEANOS. extinguishingsystems, and life- editionsare available for issue to raft survival. the Navy, CoastGuard, Merchant Severalnewejection system Marine and government agencies as trainersare being used in the well asto the generalpublic. course. Theyinclude an A-7 Cor- The NAVBROCEANOS product is sair canopyejection and radiation much in demand. Lastyear, for shielddevice, used to familiarize example,one office alone issued students with simulated ejection; a more than 7000charts and 800 seattrainer from the RA-5C Vig- publications exclusively to military ilante, the only system capable of units. ejectionat supersonic speeds; and Eachbranch office is assigned aseat trainer used in F-4 Phan- an area for which it maintains cor- toms, which includes a rocket pack rected navigatiorial charts ‘and pub- capable of ejectingcrewmembers lications, all of which are available whilethe plane is on deck,with upon request. no speed or altitude. The latest information reaches its The rocket pack trainer,by the seagoingusers through Dailya way, was built by instructors using Memorandumwhich is published salvage parts. to informnavigators of immediate The trainers cost from $1800 for dangers and also toprovide them the basicejection system to more 40 ALL HANDS than$10,000 for the supersonic ejectionseat. Whichmight seem expensive if thetraining theyprovide didn’t save lives. Work and Play at Gitmo uss Lexington (CVT 16) recent- ly returned to her normal work of qualifyingNavy pilots for Fleet duty. Since leaving her home port in June 1969, the carrier has been throughan extensiveyard period andhas undergone Fleet Under- way Training in waters near Guan- tanamo Bay. Afterher seven-month overhaul atthe Boston NavalShipyard, Lexington steamedsouthward for ashort visit toher home port at Pensacolabefore continuing to- ward the Caribbean. Whileroute,en Lexington’s crewconducted seriesa of fire drills,general quarters and man T-28 Troions line the flight deck of USS Lexington (CVT 16). overboard exercises totest the ship’s readinessfor emergencies. At Guantanamo Bay, the drills sponse of college students to simu- men and Coast Guardsmen re- continued under the observation of latedemergencies. spondedto the supposeddanger the Navy’s Fleet Training Group. For this year’s tests, the officers immediately. Lexington took on fuelat sea usedNavy and Coast Guard Re- In the original smokeifilled-room and replenisheddestroyers from servists. Some of the Reservists had test,two-thirds of the collegestu- her own tanks. The carrieralso completedtheir active duty, some dentshad reacted to the smoke, supplied a deck for practice carrier had not. anda fourth of those in agroup landings made by Reserve aviators The Reservistsdid better than had respondedto the potential from Naval Air Stations at Jackson- the collegians.More of themre- danger. ville, Alameda, Los Alamitos and acted positively to the crisis situa- The officers who made the study New York. tionsstaged by the testers, and were COL Marvin E. Peacock, But all was not work for Lexing- they responded more quickly. USMC, LCDRandWerner ton’s men. At Guantanamo Bay, In one part of the test, the Navy- H. Steffen, USNR (TAR), holders the crew made fulluse of the men and CoastGuardsmen were of the MA degree in management, Naval Base’s swimming pools, gathered in a roomon thepre- andLCDR Donald E. Harris,Jr., beaches,bowling alleys, golf tense thatthey wereto fill out a USNR (TAR), and LT Aubrey R. courses, bridle trails, clubs and ex- routinequestionnaire. Then, in an Monish, USN, whohave MAS in changes. adjacent room, a woman fell from computer systems management. a chair and called for help. Two psychology professors, John Ninety-six per cent of the gallant M. Darley and Bibb Latane, made Navymen Rate A in Emergency Reservistscame to the aid of the the originaltests on collegestu- Four officer students at the Na- “injured woman. In the 1968 test, dents.Their subjects didn’t neces- valPostgraduate School, Monter- 70 per cent of the civilian college sarilyrepresent a cross-section of ey, Calif., have made a study that students had gone to help. American society in terms of age confirms what Navymenhave Tested in pairs, 13 of 14 groups or intelligence. known for a longtime: men with of Reservistsresponded to the The Reservists in thelater test, militarytraining respond more woman’s cry for help. In the earlier on theother hand, had widely quickly and effectivelyto emer- test, 20 per cent of the college pairs variedbackgrounds - design gencies than other people do. came to aid the pretended victim. engineer, private investigator, wel- As part of theirstudies, three Inanother reactiontest, smoke der,mechanic, bartender, high naval officers and a Marine colonel was released among a group which, school teacher,postmaster, and so repeatedatest which had been as before, had beengathered into on. done among civilians in’ 1968. The a roomon falsepretenses. More Just about all they had in com- earliertest had measured the re- thanthree-quarters of the Navy- mon was navaltraining. AUGUST 1970 41 prints are made of each movie for stronger. That substance is surface profuse on the glass specimens ex- Fleetdistribution. compression strengthened(SCS) posedto the ocean,there was no The Motion Picture Service then glass. evideme of pitting or of attacks by farms the movies out to Navy Mo- To strengthen glass by surface marineborers on any of the glass tion Picture Exchanges - 18 in the compression, it may be given a which had been submerged for 18 Atlantic and12 in the Pacific - chemicalbath, subjected toan monthsin the sea. which distribute them to Fleet and electric-ionicprocess or put Although all the specimens had overseascommands. throughone of severalother pos- beenbentstronginto a arc Along withthe feature movies, siblemethods of surfacecompres- throughoutthe exposure period, the commands get filmed TV pro- sion. all sprang straight after they were grams, specials, short subjects, car- The Naval Ordnance Laboratory released. toons and s,ports films. used five regular types of commer- Accordingto a Naval Ordnance Commands in the U. S. pay and cial SCSglass in itsexperiments Laboratory chemist who has spear- chargea nominal fee for movies, whichwere conducted over peri- headed the use of glass forsub- but overseascommands and ships ods of from 18 monthsto three mersibles, the testresults indicate get theirs free through the Bureau years. Inthe laboratory,circulat- that SCSglass couldwell be con- of Naval Personnel Central Recre- ingartificial seawater was used siderednot only forsubmersibles ation Fund. forthe tests and specimenswere constructionbutfor of ships A typical movie exchange is the submerged in thesea itself as well as equipment,structures one at Yokosuka, Japan. Staffed by off California,Newfoundland and and aircraft which come into regu- U. S. Navymen and Japaneseem- Puerto Rico. lar contact with seawater. ployees, it supplies movies to Sev- The glass used in bothlabora- enth Fleet ships and to shore com- tory and sea tests was held in rigid mands in Japan, Korea and Okina- frames and subjectedto the con- wa. stant bending strain of weights and The Yokosuka exchange issues levers. Despite this stress, however, about 2000 prints a month to both the specimens endured from 20 to Fleetunits and localshore-based 70 percent of theiraverage ulti- activities, wi’th about 200 to 250 in mate bending strength. circulation at anyone time. The Whil’e submerged in seawater, exchangemaintains an inventory the averagebending strength of of approximately 700 prints which the glass was increasedwhile the insuresthat all users have a wide variability in strength which exist- varietyfrom which to select. ed in the various types of test glass Every film is inspectedfor de- was neduced. fects and repaired if necessary be- Laboratoryworker adjusts glass speci- Whenthe improvement in in- mens forimmersion intrays ofcirculat- fore it is put back into circulation. creasedaverage strength andde- ingsimulated seawater. Each Navy ship is entitled to at creased variability were combined. leastone feature movie aday - the SCS glass strength was found sometimesmore as exchanges are to have increased from six per cent Ocean exposure test specimensare reody madeduring unreps. to 46 percent. to be loweredover the side. It’s a big supply operation - and The annealed glass which was oftensomewhat complicated. (Ask usedfor a comparison became a any ship’s movie officer.) Hut littlestronger but showedno sig- Navymenknow, as theysettle nificantchange. down on thefantail tounwind Althoughmarine fouling was aftera hard day’s work, that it’s worthit. Schematic drawing of glasslath strained “PHC James E. Markham, USN. inmarine exDosureframe. Glass for Marine Construction? Untilrecently, most structural materials lost their strength or were eaten away when subjected to the corrosive influence of seawater. According to the Naval Ord- nanceLaboratory, however, there is onesubstance which not only keepsits integrity and strength in the sea butactually becomes AUGUST ‘I970 43 scrutiny. In some areas of the country, you will be the representative of the Navy in the community, Therefore, only petty officers of the highest caliber from thedeskofthe aredesired for this duty. Master Chief TOAPPLY FOR DUTY asa recruiter, you should indicate this preference on yourSeavey Data Petty Officer Rotation Card.To be eligible, youmust have 36 months’ obligatedservice, computed from the of the Navy month of yourtransfer, and avalid state driver’s license. Additionally,commanding officers are re- quiredto examine the records of all personnel volunteering for recruiting duty to determine their fitness for this type duty. Of course, due considera- tion is given to the fact that the duties which you Duty With a Challenge will be called upon to perform are entirely foreign to your rating. Unlike routine assignments, the two most important“talents” needed by arecruiter are (1) a feeling €or effective community relations and (2) adesire to “sell the Navy”. IF YOU’RE A TOPNOTCH If selectedfor recruiting duty, you will be petty officer andin- orderedto Recruiters’School ateither NTC San terested in a challenging Diego or Bainbridge, Md., forseven weeks of in- assignment, you should struction.However, you will begranted 30 days’ look intothe possibility delay in reporting, which you may take (all, or in of serving as a Navy re- part) eitherbefore or after school. Uponcomple- cruiter,instructor, or re- tion of thistraining, you will reportto your as- cruitcompany com- signed Navy Recruiting Main Station for probable mander. furtherassignment to a branch station. However, There is agreat need you willknow whichbranch station will be your for highly qualified per- ultimateduty station, usually during your fourth sonnel in these jobs, and week.in school. thechances of getting If your recruiting duties take you overseas, into ordersforsuch duty a Bupers-controlled recruiting billet, the tour length havenever been better. will be established in accordance with the current TheInstructorlRecruiter tour length for the particular area. communityhas some of Remember, you must be Seavey-eligible to go to GMCM D. BLACK the most rewarding as- recruitingduty. signments available to career petty officers, and as- signment in this area will enable you to work di- NSTRUCTOR DUTY OFFERS the challenges and satis- rectlywith, and beable to influence, the Navy’s I factions of ateaching position. Enlistedperson- greatest asset, people. So, if you consider yourself nel are assigneddirectly to Bupers-controlled in- to be an above-average Navyman, I encourage you structor billets if theymeet therequirements and to investigatethe personal satisfaction, challenge, areeligible for assignment to shore duty in ac- and opportunity that go along with serving in one cordancewith current eligibility requirements for of these billets. theirratings. Normal tour length is eitherthree Recruiting duty can be one of the most interest- years, or thenormal shoretour length for your ing and personally rewarding assignments in which particularrate and rating, whichever is longer. a Navymancan serve. Over the years,Navy re- This tour length policy applies to everyone except cruiters have provided the Fleet with a continuous men in the RM rating,STCMs, STCSs, MMCMs, flow of youngmen. Today, however, mere num- MMCSs, BTCMs, BTCSs, RDCMs, and RDCSs, bers are notenough. Therecruiter must seek out whose tours are set at 30 months to step up the ro- the high quality young men necessary to meet the tation rate from sea to shore for these ratings. You requirements of our highly sophisticated and tech- must havethe required obligatedservice to com- nological Navy of the 70s. How well the recruiter plete a normal tour of instructor duty to be eligible. meetsthis challenge today determines how well To be an instructor, you must be a leader. Lead- our Navy meets the challenges of tomorrow. ership qualities are necessary along with having a Being aNavy recruiter puts you in constant clearrecord, being military in bearingand de- touch with the public and the civilian community. portment,and generally not having any evalua- Their impression of the Navy is, to a great extent, tionmarks below 3.4 on your last threeper- one that you create. Recruiting duty is independent formanceevaluations. Other requirements include duty,and yourconduct is subjectto constant (Continued on Page 51) Training for Individual Needs af DATC The Naval Development and Training Center (Nav- If you want more informationabout DATC, con- DevTraCen), commonly referredto as “DATC,” in tacttha Career Counselor, Naval Development and San Diego is trying to make shose duty more reward- TrainingCenter, Naval Station, Box 106, San Diego, ing for men with ratings such as Boilerman and Gun- Calif.92136. ner’s Mate. Duringa two-yearprogram of classroom instruc- $20,000 and a Commission Are Included in tion and on-the-jobtraining, senior petty officers Scientific Education Program at NESEP Colleges (PO2 and above) in engineering and gunnery ratings Howwould youlike a $20,000 gift-and an en- ar,e providedthe opportunity to improve their pro- sign’s commission too? They may beyours for the fessional and personal skills. asking through NESEP. Founded in 1967,DATC recognized that career If you qualify, you’ll receive a full four-year college petty officers need continuing training to keep abreast education, with the Navy paying all tuition while you of technicaldevelopments in their fields. Theap- continue to receive your regular base pay, BAQ and proach is unusual at DATC: every new trainee’s pro- BAS for yourpresent grade. Meanwhile, you’ll be gram is tailored to his individual needs, determined by building up longevity for pay and retirement purposes a review of his record and a personal interview. andare eligible for normaladvancement. When you The established ratio at DATC is one hour of class- graduate, you become an ensign in the Regular Navy. room instruction for every two hours of shop training. Collegeeducations are expensive and becoming Duringthe latter periods,the trainee provides t,ech- more so. In1969 the average cost of tuition,fees, nical assistance in solving shipboard engineering and board and room fora four-year course in apublic gunnery problems. college was $5152, according to the Office of Educa- DATC alreadyoffers nearly 50 courses of instruc- tion of the Department of Health, Education and Wel- tion. Here are some of theprojects in which DATC fare. In the same year, the average cost of four years traineeswere involved last year: in a private college was $11,108. These costs do not Testingnew industrial products and techniques includeclothing, sundries and recreationalexpenses forpossible Fleet use. which vary widely among students. Inflation and ex- Developing a three-week basic course in transist- pansion of populationare expected to bring a 10 to ors. Attempting to solve Fleet-ori4ented problems deaI- 15 percent increase in these costs by 1974, and 15 ing with expensive or unreliable equipment. to 25 per cent by 1978. A tour at DATC also means a chance for personal If you’re in the Navy Enlisted Scientific Education developm,ent through education. The Limited Educa- Program (NESEP), yourtuition, pay and allowances tion Assistance Program (LEAP) was set up last year toprovide basic instruction and individualcoaching CareerInformation and Counseling School at NAS MoffettField recentlygraduated firs3 JuniorOfficer Orientation Course students in English,math, science andthe social sciencesto for NAS MoffettField units. otherwise-capable petty officers. Asof lastspring, 51 DATC m’en wereattending high school courses in order to obtain. a fully accredit- ed high school diploma. There were 28 others enrolled in local technically related college curricula for com- bined daytime-evening study, and another 21 attend- ingevening college courses. In fact, more than 250 DATC trainees have finished high school sincethe program began in December 1967, and mor,e than350 others have attended col- lege as part of their regular daytime training. DATC schedules are tailored to include this outside instruc- tion, which is not restricted to off-duty hours. Application of the concept of continuing education is expected to providethe Fleet with considerably bettertrained, better motivated and more valuable pettyofficers, andthus benefit the Navy as well as theindividual on activeduty in the sea service. AUGUST 1970 amountto $20,000for an unmarried P03-or more than $25,000 for a married PO2-every cent paid by the Navy. An applicantfor the program must be a PO3 or NPGS GOES TO SEA ; above on activeduty, a U. S. citizen,a high school graduateor GED equivalent,and 20 to 23 years of ALTHOUGH MOST STUDENTS at Monterey California’s age. (He may be older than 23 if he has some college NavalPostgraduate School makedo with their credits-24 if he’s had one year of college, 25 if he’s 130-acre campus, some still insist on going to sea. had two years, and so on.) His GCTIARI must -be 115 The seagoingelement is composed of professors or better. and students in the Oceanography Department. Their If you’re interested in a collegeeducation and an researchranges from wave forecasting to profiling officer’s commission, see ALL HANDS, July 1970, page beaches and studying barnacles. Much of tbeir work 56,for more details on NESEP. Thedeadline forap= requires the use of a ship. plicationsfor the1971 academicyear is 1 October The school, of course, has a suitable vessel. It is a this year. 63-foot hydrographic research boat which can be used Don’t let a $20,000 bonanza pass you by. for short trips on and n,ear Monterey Bay. Some proj- ects,however, require aship capable of steaming farther from shore and also require oceanographic re- Yearning for Learning? Take a Look searchfacilities andan experiencedcrew. At the Navy Scholarship Program Both USNS Bartlett (T AGOR 13) and USNS De There are several ways to earn a formal education Steiguer (TAGOR 12) fit this description and are in while in the Navy. One of them is through the Navy a ship pool used by Navy oceanographic labs on the ScholarshipProgram, available to both officers and westcoast. enlisted men. Bartlctt, forexample, was recentlyused by eight The programpermits individuals to compete for students of a marine sediments class and their profes- and acceptfinancial assistance offered through fel- sor. Thestudents wereworking toward their master lowships,scholarships orgrants forundergraduate of science degree in oceanography and the object of and graduate studi’es in the fields of science, literature their cruise was to obtain samples of the ocean bottom. and education. Mud, to most people, is uninteresting and certainly Enlistedpersonnel who apply for scholarships not worth hauling from the bottom of the qcean. To which will enable them to obtain a baccalaureate de- an oceanographer, however, mud from the seabed can gree may be eligiblefor a commission throughthe tell secretswhich can be of criticalimportance at a Officer Candidate School. later date. Foreligibility details and method of applyingfor Samplestaken from the bottom,for example, can the Navy ScholarshipProgram, refer to SecNavInst provide an index of th8edepth to which a sunken ship 1500.4C. or submarine will settle in bottomsediment. This is called findingthe bottom’s sheerstrength and was undertaken by a Naval Postgraduate School BuPers Rating Control Gives Detailers professorduring the Thresher recoveryoperations, Better Contacts With Men in the Fleet during which he took sheer strength test samples from Personalized service to the Fleet is the goal of re- a depth of 8000 feet. cent prooedural changes in the Bureau of Naval Per- During their cruise aboard Bartlett, the oceanogra- sonnel. phicstudents matcbed their instructor’s work by ex- Application of the concept of rating control means tractingsimilar samples from adepth of 9000 feet that Navymen now may communicate directly with a where there are two tons of pressure per square inch. rating controller in BuPers, on an informal, “for infor- To makea difficult job evenmore trying, Bartlett mation only” basis. Official requests, of course, must was pitchingand rolling in theheavy seas and was still go throughthe chain of command. nearly dead in the water. Latestdevelopments include: Although the work was difficult,it was capably Formletter replies to informalrequests are be- done and, when the last core of sediment was hauled comingincreasingly rare. With a managerfor each aboard, Bartlett and her oceanographic students head- rating, more attentioncan be paidto considering ed back towardMonterey Harbor. and answeringrequests. And themanager is more Because of theheavy work done on board, Bart- aware of the needs and requirements of the particular lett’s cruise could hardly have been called a vacation rating. and, because of the unruly seas, it could hardly have Replies are now addressed to the individual him- been termed pleasurable. Nevertheless, in addition to self (via his commanding officer). If therequest is serving its scientific purpose, it also accomplished an- approved, necessary command action is automatically otherobjective. requested; if not,there is afull explanation of the When some naval officers come ashore, they are in groundsfor disapproval. Normally a requ’est is an- danger of losingtheir carefully acquired sea legs. swered within 10 days of its receipt. The oceanographersat Monter.ey’s NavalPostgradu- 46 ALL HANDS Three Periods Are Designated For served in Vietnamduring any or all of the periods Vietnam Campaign Stars listed above may submit an affidavit concerning their Many Navymen areeligible for another star for service. service in Vietnam after 2 Nov 1968. Campaignstars are now authorizedfor: Vietnam Computers Will Help Assure Smooth, CoLnteroffensiveOperation Phase VI from 2 Nov Efficient Household Goods Movements 1968to 22 Feb 1969,the Tet 69/Counteroffensive About 540,000 servicemen will move theirhouse- from 23 Feb 1969 to 8 Jun 1969 and for service (as hold goods at government expense between May and yet unnamed) from 9Jun 1969 to a date tobe an- September, according to estimates by Military Traffic nomced. Management and Terminal Service ( MTMTS) . Person- Commanding officers have been instructed in Sec- al property shipments by all services reach a total of' N.tv Inst1650.1 series to make entries in records, 1.1 million a year. whenavailable; to issueletters to officers certifying The Senior Noncommissioned Officers of the Army, eligibility; and to authorize the purchase and wearing Navy and Marine Corps and two Air Force represen- of the stars. tativesmet with MTMTS officials last May todiscuss Whenrecords are not available, Navymen who the movement of household goods duringthe peak Photos on the top row: Dr. Guth mokespre- liminaryexamination. (2) HMl Kerrchecks medicalequipment. (3) The doctorkeeps aconstant watch over patient.and equlp- ment. (4) Equipment is loaded aboardthe helo. (5) Twocrewmen sit in door of helo as medico1 team is lifted to AndersenAFB. 48 ALL HANDS summer months and its impact on the enlisted service whenthey ship household goods at government ex- member. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Del- pense. bert D. Black representedNavy enlisted men at the two-hour m’eeting. About Those GI Bill Allowances . . . Among the topics discussed were: You may havebeen somewhat confused by a A comprehensive review of policies governing car- typographicalerror in the article on increased GI rier service. The use of cornputters will enable Billallowances in theJune issue of ALL HANDS, MTMTS to enforce these policies as well as to evaluate page 45. carrier performance and to choose the means of trans- In the third paragraph from the end, a misplaced portation and carrier bestsuited to the needs of the line of typemade dependents’ benefits unclear. individual service member. Here’s how that paragraph should read: The apparent lack of communication between the ‘‘0 For wives,widows and children receiving Installation Transportation Officer and the serviceman allowances underthe dependents’ educational as- who is having his goods shipped. To help bridge the sistanceprogram, the newmonthly rate for full- / gap, MTMTS plansto publish an “openletter” inform- timestudents is’$175; three-quartertime students ing all servicemen of th,eir rightsand responsibilities $128;and half-time students $81.” SAK center receives support from the 79th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron which has one of its C-130rescue planes on 24-houralert at Guam’sAn- COUNTRY dersen AFB. The photos on these pages illustrate a typical SAR mission conducted by both Navy and Air Force men DOCTOR working for the Joint Search and Rescue Coordination C-+er. The Navyflight surgeon is LieutenantDavid E. Guth. navy HospitalCorpsman 1st Class Albert K.Kerr has flown more than 180 combat medical evacuation mis- sions in Vietnam. This mission was in responseto an urgent request style formedical air evacuation from theTrust Territory DistrictAdministrator in Palau. Thepatient, a36- year-old native of Palau, was suffering from a respira- THE COUNTRY DOCTOR with the little black bag and toryfailure. horse and buggy who traveled grueling miles in all kinds of weather,and braved other hardships to DOCTOR GUTH andHM1 Kerr,responding to the conduct a ruralpractice. has faded from the Ameri- medalert alarm at the NAS dispensary, rushed to can scene.However, his modern-daycounterpart the operationsbuilding and boarded the rescue Ileli- can befound throughout the Pacific in the teams of copterpiloted byLieutenants (jg) R. E. Larson and Navy doctors and hospital corpsmen who respmd to J. M. Holladay. The helo crewmen were AhlEl C. C. emergency calls at the Joint Search and Rescue Coor- Pickering and ABHl J. A. Sabo. (Photographer’s Mate dination Center, NAS Agana, Guam. 3rd Class L. W. Murphy also was on hoard to take Thesemedical teams practice throughout thetwo- these pictures.) and-one-half-million square miles of the Pacific Trust Thechopper flew the medicalteam to Andersen Territory and the Guam Search and Rescue sector. AFB on the easternend of Guam.There the team Calls come into the center day and night - some- transferredto the Air ForceC-130, piloted by Lieu- timesfrom ships far at sea whichhave no medical tenant Colonel LIJ. J. Riley, Jr. The plane had been men on board, sometimes from tiny islands with names waitingwith two engines turning. such as Lamotrek, Kapingamarangi, or Nukuoro; some- \.l’ithin five hours from the time the medalert had times from Guam itself. sounded,the patient from Palau wassafely in the Most of thesemodern country doctors have never Kava1 Hospital at Guam. seen a horse and buggy. Their transportation is more The speed of this type of missionis in sharp con- sophisticated and is better suited to handle their spe- trast to the rounds made by the old-fashioned country cial needs. doctor. However, the concern the modern-day country doctor shows for the safety and comfort of his patients HE NAVAL AIR STATION maintains two UH-34 rescue is heartwarming in the old-fashioned sense. helicopters,three HU-16 Alhatross amphibian -Story by LCDR R. F. Dressor planes, and aspeedy rescue boat. In addition,the “Photos by RH3 L. W. Murphy I AUGUST I970 49 any other educational effort, is designed to make them gram and the high d’egree of similarity noted between better leaders and more proficient in their jobs. the two raiings. The change should improve training, The Chief of NavalOperations set thestandard: advancementopportunities and equitable sealshore a chance to pursue an associate degree is “the objec- rotation, and provide petty officerswho have broad tivefor career enlisted personnel whoare properly backgroundsin ship repair and damage control. qualified and motivated to pursue such an education.” If you have any ideas for a specialty mark for the Five colleges are now in the program:Palomar; new rating, submit your sketches to the Chief of Naval SouthwesternCollege in ChulaVista, Calif.; Gross- Personnel (Pers-Ge) by 30 Dec 1970. You should in- mont in El Cajon, Calif.; Pensacola, Fla., Junior Col- cludea brief statementexplaining theconcept of lege; andDel MarCollege in CorpusChristi, Tex., submitteddrawings. featured in the April 1970 ALL HANDS. The program is reserved for careerists. A Navyman who wants to enter it must be a petty officer 2nd class FROM THE DESK OF MCPON (cont.) or higher, serving on his second or subsequent enlist- Iossessing ademonstrated ability to speak clearly ment, and a U.S. citizen. He must also meet certain md exerciseto sound judgment. A National school and experience qualifications set up in the an- igency Check is required for all instructors. nual BuPers Notice 1510. If you’re selected, you’ll first be ordered to one He applies through his CO to the Bureau of Naval )f the Instructor Class C-1 schools located at Nor- Personnel. (A sample letter is enclosed in the notice olk, Great Lakes or San Diego. Class “L” Leader- mentionedabove.) An ADCOP selectionboard in the ;hip instruction isalso included in the training. bureau chooses the candidates each fiscal year. If an [f you’re interested, you should apply for this duty applicant is selected for the program, he extends his ~y indicating it as a choice of duty when you fill active duty for six years from the time he is transferred n your Seavey Rotation Data Card. for junior college. Then,after two years of school (or less, if he al- ERHAPS THE POSITION that has the most influence ready had somecollege credits), he returnsto Fleet on young Navymen as they’re just starting out or shore duty-a better educated man, worth more to s duty as a recruit company commander. For this the Navy and to himself. ”Story by JOC Paul Vautier; ’eason, only men possessing the highestmilitary Photos by PHC Chuck Jackson md personal standards are selected to be company and JOC Paul Vautier :ommanders. It should be looked uponas a chal- lenge tobecome a company commander, and an NewRating: Hull MaintenanceTechnician; lonor when selected. SF and DC Ratings Will Be Disestablished Company commanders must possess the traits of maturity,stability and common sense, as wellas A newgeneral rating - HullMaintenance Tech- personal motivationfor this assignment. Appli- nician (HT) - will be part of the rating structure ef- :ants must also meet high physical standards and fective 1 Jan 1972. Also on that date: demonstrateemotional stability. Again, leadership Shipfitters anddamage controlmen will become ability is essential,along with a clear record (as hullmaintenance technicians. well as not having an evaluation mark below 3.4 in The SF and DC ratings will be disestablished. thelast 36 months),the abilityto speak clearly, Describingthis change to the rating structure, a theability to work withothers under supervision BuPersNotice 1440 seriessaid the serviceratings and being military in bearing and deportment. SFM ( Shipfitter-Metalsmith)and SFP (Shipfitter- As you cansee by the generalqualifications, Pipefitter)have already been abolished, and that petty officersselected for recruit company com- Navymenwith these ratings were automatically as- mander duty must be high quality individuals, as signed the general rating of SF. must be those selected for the other two types of Separateadvancement examinations will continue duties I have mentioned. to be administered to the SF and DC ratings through Whether you’re interested in serving as are- August 1971; exams forHull Maintenance Tech- cruiter,instructor or recruita company com- nician will begin in February 1972. A change to the mander, you’ll findthe assignmentchallenging, Manual of Qualifications for Advancement will detail self-fulfilling and requiringgreat personal interest the scope and requirements of the new rating. and motivation. It’s thetype of billet in which a HT strikers will be cross-trained in theolder rat- senior petty officer should be proud to serve. ings,attending SF andDC class “A” schools fora Such duty is beneficial to your future as well, for total of 23 weeks. Limited cross-training is already be- with the type of background these assignments pro- ing conducted at schools located at San Diego and San vide, your employment opportunities are greatly in- Francisco. Advanced training will take place at class creasedwhen you’ve transferredto the Fleet Re- “C” schools and vary in length from four to 34 weeks. serve or you’ve retired. The training and experience Damage controlmenare now eligiblefor shipfitter you receive-both formal training as well as the ex- NECsand associated schools. perience of working with and teaching people-arc The merging of the SF and DC ratings is the result invaluable and are assets to anyone’s career. of anevaluation of the Navy’s damage controlpro- AUGUST 1970 51 ExchangeOfficers Will Book NavyFamilies IntoExpanding Chain of Navy Lodges THE TEMPORARY LODGING program is expanding. More than 750 modem, low-cost, motel-typeac- commodations are now available at 33 commands in the United States and overseas. In general, the lodges areavailable as temporary accommodations for Navy families moving under per- manentchange of stationorders, while awaiting as- signment to Navy housing or the arrival of household effects, or while locating permanent civilian housing. Reservations for the temporary accommodations may be made in advance. A Navyman with PCS orders Government Will Pay Moving Expenses to a sea or shore command in the vicinity of one of When Quarters Not Available at Outset the lodge sites may submitan application to the ac- If you’re waiting for governmental housing at your tivity Navy Exchange Offioer, giving the following newduty station, a recent instruction (OpNavInst information: 4050.2) may save you some money. Name, rate or rank, and serial number. Joint Travel Regulations provides that a serviceman Number of units being requested. is entitled to the transportation and storage of house- Reservation dates. hold goods for “involuntary moves directed by proper Number in the family. authority.” But what if you move into a private resi- Duty station to which ordered. dence because of the nonavailability of government Intermediate duty station address or leave address quarters for immediateoccupancy? If you arelater to which confirmation of reservation may be mailed. assigned government housing, must you pay the costs Present address. for moving your household goods? Navy Exchange Officers will inform applicants The new instruction says no. If you place your name whether accommodations will be available on the on a housing waiting list when you report aboard, and datesrequested, and will advise them of the prices are later assigned government quarters, the move will and types of accommodations that may be furnished. be made at government expense. IN ADDITION TO the present units, approximately 900 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation units havebeen planned for construction during Increased for Many Surviving Children fiscal year 1971. Thereafter,about 200 units are Congress recently increased the dependency and in- scheduled tobe builteach year untilrequirements demnitycompensation (DIC) paid to childnen of have been satisfied. servicemen who die from service-connected disease or As of mid-May, temporary lodgings were f,eatured injury. at these activities (numbers of units appear in paren- Whenthere is no widow entitled to receive the theses) : compensation, the monthly rates are now $88 for one NAVAL STATIONS child, $127 for two and $164 for three children. An Adak, Alaska (4) Mayport, Fla. (19) extra $32 is added for each child in excess of three. Argentia, Newfoundland (35) MidwayIsland (6) Monthly supplementary DIC payments have been Charleston, S. C. (12) Son Juan, P. R. (103) increased from $29 to $32 for children under 18 who Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (3s) Subic Bay, R. P. (20) are permanentlydisabled and incapable of self-sup- Treasure Island, Calif. (2) Keflavik, Iceland (19) port. Benefits for childrenabove 18 were increased Kodiak, Alaska (10) Washington, D. C. (SO) from $80 to $88 per month. NAVALAIR STATIONS The law also made some children in the process of Alameda, Calif. (44) Memphis,Tenn.(18) Brunswick, Go. (8) MoffettField,Calif. (24) Cecil Field,Fla. (8) Pensacola, Fla. (8) Chase Fleld,Tex. (6) PointMugu, Calif. (12) CorpusChristi, Tex. (19) Quonset Point, R. 1. (17) Jacksonville,Fla. (18) WhitingField, Fla. (9) Lakehunt, N. J. (10) NAVALTRAINING CENTERS Bainbridge,Orlando,(29)Md.(22) Fla. FLEET ACTIVITIES Yokohama,Japan (Det.) (97) Yokosuka,Japan (80) ALSO: Naval Air Facility, fl Centra,Naval Hospital, Calif. (7) Philadelphia,Pa. (6) NavalAuxillary Air Station, Naval Support Actixity, Fallon, Nev. (3) New OrleansNew Fallon,(3) Nev. (4) CombatNavyJournalistArtist 2nd JohnClass C. Roach,U.SN. 52 ALLHANDS adoption eligible for dependency and indemnity com- a swell of water over the stern, if your timing is good. pensation. Thesafest way toget back in arighted boat is Under the new law, a child is considered to be eli- over the transom,though youcan board over the giblefor DIC if aninterlocutory (intermediate)de- gunwale if necessary. Lunge down in the water, give cree was filed before the serviceman’s death. Hereto- a strong kick and pull yourself upward until the top fore, the adoptiondecree had to be finalbefore the half of your body is in the boat. Then just roll over. child was entitled to the compensation. If you’re boarding over thegunwale, lean back to keepthe boat from tipping. A good swimmer can push a small boat to shore. Caution:Motorcycle Accidents Are On Get a good grip on the transom and start kicking; you Increase; Fatalities 17 Times Greater cansteer by swinging your body. Progressis slow, Twenty-four Navymen were killed in motorcycle ac- but it’s considerablysafer than leaving the boatand cidents during the first four months of 1970, a three- trying to make it on your own. fold increaseover thesame period last year. If the trend continues, as many as 150 Navy cyclists will be killed in bike accidents this year. Nylon is Nice to Work With-Until In a message toships and stations, the Chief of It Stretches to the Breaking Point Naval Operations cites studies by the National Safety Any boatswain’s mate will tell you: a snapped nylon Council which show that the chance of being fatally line isworse than a cat-o’-nine-tails. At the breaking injured is 17 times greaterin a motorcycle accident point, nylon may be extended to 1%times its original thanin an automobileaccident. length.The terrific backlash can kill or,maim deck- A collision that results in a dented fend,er on your hands and bystanders alike. car could mean a fractured skull for a motorcyclist. A few tips from Naval Material Command’s Safety Here are sometips on motorcycle safety from the Review may help keep you safe when you’re handling Navy Safety Center: nylon line: W8earprotective clothing, including helmeta Don’t stand in the direct line of pull. which meets accepted safety standards (the manufac- Don’t use line that’s too small for the job. Go up turer will have labeled it if it does). A good helmet a couple of sizes or double the line, if you’re getting will help protect you against head injuri,es - the com- 35 to 40 per cent stretch. monestcause of motorcycledeaths. But remember Don’t use nylon withwire rope, manilaor any that ahelmet is worthless unlessyou keep th’e chin other kind of line: most of the load will be taken by strap fastened. the latter. Goggles and heavy clothing will shield your eyes One way to tell when the safe stretching point has and body from abrasions. been reached is to attach a 40-inch length of cord to To increase your visibility, drive with your bead- two points on the line 30 inches apart. Let this loop lights on at all times. hang free. When the cord becomes taut, you’ve reached Reflective tape on your helmet and jacket will im- the safe working limit. proveyour chances of beingseen at nightby oth,er motorists. A Tip From the National Safety Council:Don’t Give Up the Boat EvenNavymen sometimes swamp their boats. But if you stay calm, and don’t leave the boat, you’re likely to emerge from the water with nothing worse than a good drenching. Here’s whatto do if yourboat is overturned or swamped,according to the National Safety Council: The most important thing to remember is (we re- peat) stay with the boat. Even if the hull is ruptured, it probably won’t sink, and rescuers will have a much easiertime spotting a boat in thewater than lone swimmers. If you’re not alone, try clasping hands across the overturned hull to keep yourselves afloat. It’s also not too difficult to right a small boat or canoe: push down on the near side with your hands and feet, and grab the opposite gunwale as it rises. You cansometimes rock thewater out of a swamped boat. Grip the transom with arms flexed and knees drawn up; a sudden kick and shove will cause Navymen offlood cargo. Drawing by Seomon Ed Orr. AUGUST I970 53 declared,including merchandise you are bringing in as gifts. Navymenserving in combat zonesmay send gifts back home valued at $50 in the country which sold. There are, however, several kinks in the rules and you, would do well tocheck first withpostal authorities concerning customs regulations. uNITED STATES CUSTOMS may deny or delay the entry Pointers for Navymen of some items because of their possible danger to domestic plants, animals, to community health or other Courtesy of reasons. Narcotics, of course, may not be broughtinto the U.S. Customs UnitedStates. Animals andplants may be kept in quarantine or otherwisedelayed until legal require- ments are met. N AVYMEN WHO makeoverseas purchases andsend Restricted articlesinclude: themhome as gifts or bringthem home before Dogs, cats, monkeys, psittacine(parrot-like) their foreign tour isofficially completed should know birds, fish and wildlife. something about how U. S. customs officials will view Fruits, vegetables, plants and plant products. their goodies when they arrive in the U. S. Gold coins mintedafter 1933 and gold medals; Most who buy and use their foreign purchases be- goldcoin jewelry (but not gold jewelry). fore bringingthem home aftertheir extended duty Medicinal drugs, poisons, hazardous substances. tourneedn’t worry. Such items, with a few excep- Livestock and meats;poultry and poultryprod- tions, enter the United States as household or personal ucts. goodsnot subjectto duty. Trademarkedarticles acquired abroad. Thereare, however, some restrictionsgoverning Prohibited articlesinclude: Firearms and ammuni- Navymen andtheir dependents returning from over- tion except that whichwas taken out of theUnited seas.Cigar lovers, for example, may bringno more States, in which case it may be brought back by the than 100 stogiesinto thecountry without paying owner or in his accompaniedbaggage. duty and, if you are bringing inalcoholic beverages, Not more than three long guns- (rifles or shotguns) you must limit the quantity to 128 fluid ounces (one of asporting type and 1000 rounds of ammunition wine gallon).Three quarts of thismust be of U. S. acquired abroad may be imported by Navymen with- manufacture.Quantities in excess of theseamounts out a permit. aresubject to dutyand tax. Also rememberthat al- TheDepartment of Defense andthe Post Office ~oholi~beverages aresubject to laws of the state in Department prohibitacceptance by military post of- which they arrive. fices of war trophy firearms for shipment through the Those who feel inclined to buy and use a foreign- postalsystem. made car during their overseas tour must pay duty on Pistols, revolvers and other firearms capable of be- its value at 4.5 per cent. Government .regulations also ing concealed on the person, and all types of ammuni- require that the car’s undercarriage be clean and that tion, areprohibited by lawfrom being shipped in autosmanufactured after 1 Jan 1968 conformto the mails. Federalsafety standards. Otherprohibited items include: lottery tickets, In addition to the ad volorem duty, there may be narcotics,obscene material, printed matter advocat- a seven per cent manufacturer’s excise tax imposed on ing treason or insurrection against the United States, all new and used carsentering the United States. switchblade knives,wild birdfeathers, skin andar- This tax is assessed and collectedby -the Internal ticles madetherefrom. RevenueService. Articles originating in Cuba,North Korea, North Vietnam and articles from Southern Rhodesia (except IN CASE YOU WANT TO send gifts to friends and rela- publications andeducational materials) are prohibit- tives beforecompleting your overseas tour,items ed. valued at $10 or less in the country of purchase may enter free provided the recipient receives only one gift ALMOSTEVERYONE rememberswhen goods of Chi- a day. Alcoholic beverages, cigars and cigarettes, and nese origin werenot permitted entryinto the perfume (containing alcohol) valued at more than $1 United States. Even Chinese typt goods had to have are excluded from the $10 gift parcel provision. acertificate of origin. Each package must be clearly marked “unsolicited Theseregulations have now been relaxed so that gift enclosed’ and the value must be indicated on the servicemen may bring Chinese items into the country package. provided they are for personal use or to be given as If you carry the gift into the country as you return, gifts. Entry for commercial use or for resale is still pro- you declare it but the gift may beincluded in your hibited. exemption.In other words, all merchandisemust be Navymenwho buyart and antiques overseas for 54 ALLHANDS shipmenthome will find thatthe ruleshave been give advice to servicemen who ship things from over- changedrecently on theseitems. seas stationsto the UnitedStates. Navymen wanting Almost anykind of painting,water color, litho- information on customsfees and procedurescan re- graph or other visual art may enter the United States ceive it by writing to the customs office nearest the in- free of duty so long as it was executed by hand. tended destination of purchase. There is a U. s. cus- If theart is antique, or if anyother object being toms office in almostevery major port city of the senthome is antique,it may also enterthe United United States. States duty free. The definition of antique has been simplified to in- cludeall items at least100 years old exceptethno- Early Outs Continue; Summer Turnover graphicobjects executed in traditionalaboriginal Includes6-Month Outs for Seabees style. These need be only 50 years old to qualify as The three-monthearly-out program has been ex- antiques. tendedinto its fourth phase, including all enlisted Navymen scheduled to leave the service this year. As LIKE OTHER IMPORTS, antiques must be intended for in previous phases, the early releases are designed to the serviceman's own use (or that of his depend- help the Navy meet its reduced budget for fiscal year ents) - notfor commercial use or resale. 1971. Customs officials suggest that servicemenbuy an- Except in certain special cases, Navymen who were tiquesfrom reliable dealers who can certify the age scheduled to leave active service in October, Novem- of the item entering the United States. It isn't pleasant ber or December this year are being released in July, to find your prized antique was manufactured only a August and September, respectively. fewdays before you purchasedit and that you will Seabees are eligible for separation six months early have to pay duty on it if it enters the United States. if their present EAOS is slated for January, February Customs officials also suggest that you watchout or March1971. for antiques which have been repaired because a sub- Otherwise, the ground rules for this phase are ba- stantial amount of new material which was incorpor- sically thesame as those for the earlyouts reported atedinto an antique within the pastthree years is inALL HANDS,October 1969 and June 1970. dutiable. Navymen,Regular or Reserve, whose activeduty The CustomsService says it is always willing to is scheduledto end in thelast three months of this GRANDOLD LADY of the Pacific FleetCruiser-Destroyer Force USS Dixie(AD 14), the Navy'soldest destroyer tender, serves as "mother hen" to a brood of destroyers returning from overseas duty. year are eligible for the early outs unless they are in Men who want to complete 18 months of active one of the following ineligible categories: service to qualify for full VA benefits. Willing to stay in. Any Navyman eligible for re- If you’re not in any of thesecategories and your enlistment who wants to continue his naval career will EAOS is this year, see your personnel officer. Barring be allowed to remain in service. an op-hold, you rate an early out. Eligible for release in October, November or De- If, on the other hand, you like it on the inside and cember under someother early-release program-to can qualify for reenlistment, the Navy will be glad to attend college, for example. have you. Currently attached tounits of the 6th or 7th Fleets or the MiddleEast Force. However, these men will be released within 30 days of their unit’s return from Navy Experiments in Skysnatching Rescues deployment. Of Pilots With Volunteer Parachutists In amedical or disciplinary status. These men HE IDEA OF RESCUING a .downed aviatorbefore he will be separated as soon as their treatment or disci- reaches the ground has been a challenge practically plinary action is, completed. In disciplinary cases, com- since the beginning of flight by man - and every few pleting the action may include making up lost time. years it comes closer to reality. Serving in-country in Vietnam or on non-rotating Until recently, the Fulton Skyhook was the only ad- ships. (Separate early-outprograms are in effectfor vancedconcept of aerialretrieval and it is still the men returning from RVN tours.) only usable method. Scheduledfor transfer to theFleet Reserve or To be effective, however, the flyer must first touch RetiredList. the ground and have a rescue aircraft drop a package Reservists undergoing active duty for training. containing, among other things, a deflated balloon. Aliens who do not have a Reserve obligation who After the aviator attaches himself to the pickup line wantto qualify for U. S. citizenshipby completing secured to the balloon, he uses a gas cylinder to in- threeyears of activemilitary service. (Those who flate the balloon which soars aloft to be snared by the have a Reserve obligation may fulfill the requirements rescue aircraft which reels in the downed man. in eitheractive or inactive duty.) The systemhas several drawbacks, however. In combat, it exposes the aviator to enemy fire and pos- Sketch of aircraftcarrier superstructure by artist Paul Ortlip, for sible capture while he is awaiting the pickupplane. NACAL(Navy Art Cooperationand Liaison program). Also, the largetransport-type rescue aircraft re- quiredfor the pickup. is especiallyvulnerable to groundfire. Fairlyopen terrain is also needed for the rescue, therebyincreasing the chances of the aviatorbeing shot or captured. STUDY OF RESCUES and attempted rescues in Viet- A nam has concluded that aviators shouldn’t be per- mitted to touch down in hostile territory - particular- ly in or near a target area. Inasmuch as the Fulton Skyhook doesn’t fill this re- quirement, the Naval Air Systems Command and the Air Force have devised several experiments for testing humantolerance to severe environments as well as physical and mental, shocks. The tests, which are expected to determine the fea- sibility of skysnatching, will be conducted the last half of this year at the Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility at El Centro,Calif. They will useNavy volunteer parachutists who will be ejected from an aircraft and snared in the sky by a fast combat aircraft which will hook either an accessory parachute or a balloon. The parachutists will then be towedout of the “hostile fire area” and reeled into a cargo aircraft. Althoughhuman volunteers will beused in the tests, the first 15 of approximately 30 studies will involve only dummies to confirm the results of human endurance tests made years ago by the Air Force. These testsdemonstrated that a person in good health could withstand rapid acceleration and deceler- ation to and from speeds of 600 miles an hour. The 56 ALL HANDS Available to Ships, Sfations (and You): Copies of Naval Art in Full Color Afterseeing the paintings and drawingsin the closed in a portfolio along with a booklet providing picturestory entitled “The Artist Depicts Naval historicalbackground on the uniformsshown. History,” appearing on pages 10-15, you may be in- “Uniforms of the U. S. Navy, 1900-1967,” 12 terested in getting large size copies of your own. prints depicting officer and enlisted uniforms, also You can dress up a blank bulkhead in your office witha historical booklet. or messdecks-or complete the decor of your den at Officialorders through the supplysystem may home-with full-color prints of the pictures of great be made on an ordinary DD 1348 requisition form. moments in naval history and historical Navy uni- Stock numbersare: “Our Navy in Action,” 0584- formsreproduced on thosepages. 900-0025; “Uniforms of the U. S. Navy, 1776- The prints are available through the supply sys- 1898,” 0584-900-0000; and “Uniforms of the U. S. temfor official use-suchas display in offices, Navy, 1900-1967,”0584-900-0001. The printsare shipboardlibraries, the wardroom,or anywhere stocked at the Naval Publications and Forms Cen- else you think they’dlook good. And foryour ter, Philadelphia. personaldecorating, you may buythem from the Your personalorders may be sentto Superin- GovernmentPrinting Office. tendent of Documents,Government Printing Of- The full-colorlithographs measure 16 by 20 fice,Washington, D. C. 20402, enclosinga check inches and are suitable for framing. They come in or money order for the amount listed below. threesets: Prices andGPO catalognumbers for personal “OurNavy in Action,” 12 printsdepicting orders are: “Our Navy in Action,” $2.50, D 207.10/ highlights of U. S. Navyhistory from the Revo- 2: N 22; “Uniforms of the U. S. Navy, 1776-1898,” lutionary War through World War I. $3.50, D 207.10/2: Un 3; and “Uniforms of the “Uniforms of the U. S. Navy, 1776-1898,” 12 U. S. Navy, 1900-1967,” $3.50, D 207.1012: Un printsshowing officer and enlisteduniforms, en- 31900-967. tests were, however, conducted by using a rocket sled miles. When the flying ejection seat expends its power, traveling on rails along the ground. theflyer wouldhave to parachute to theground, This year’s airtests using dummies and volunteer presumably at a safe distance from the maximum dan- parachutists will establishwhether a man can safely ger area. withstandthe windblast, cold and severe jolts to All theescape vehicles are being designed to fit which he would be subjected in an aerial situation. into the cockpit spaces of several of the most widely usedcombat aircraft without major airframe modifi- EVENIF SNATCHING an aviator from the sky proves to cations. be a completely successful method of rescue, it is expected to be only an interim measure. The ultimate plan calls for aircraft to be equipped Launchof an F-48 Phantom is completedand the catapult crew withejection seats which can become small, self- moveson toflight deck toposition the next aircraft. Sketch SN T. Brontsema, USN. propelledvehicles capable of flyingabout 50 miles, by D. Various types of airborne ejection seats have been proposed,using fixed wing, rotarywing and gliding concepts. A test model using the rotary wing concept has a small drogueparachute which is releasedwhen the pilotejects. Thechute pulls outthe rotary wings which are powered by a small turbojet engine behind the seat. A fixed wing flying model virtually makes the ejec- tion seat an aircraft within an aircraft. A parachute released upon ejection pulls a tail sec- tion and wings from the seat and activates a mechan- ism that extends a nose in front of the flyer. A turbo- fan engine under the seat powers the plane to safety. The gliderconcept which has been proposed uses an inflatable, kite-like lifting wing and a small turbine engine behind the seat for power. All these systems would carry the aviator about 50 AUGUST 1970 57 Ribbons and Stars Caution: Gas Cylinder This section is open tounofficial com- munications fromwithin the naval service Menfrom my ship’s supply SIR: RecentlyI noticed a shipmate pn motters of generalinterest. However, SIR: wearing the VietnamService .ribbon Itis not intended to conflict in any way division are tellingstorya I find with NovyRegulations regording the for- withouta star. I’dalways thought warding of officialmail through channels, hardto believe. They say they saw nor isit to substitutefor the policy of a C02 bottle(50-pound size, fully that you earned one star at the same obtaininginformation from local commands timeyou earned the medal. allin possible instances. Donot send charged), with the valvebroken off, postage or return envelopes. Sign full name ButI’ve also been told that this is and oddress.Address letter to Editor,ALL soarfrom our shipover the harbor contrary to the normalpractice (as HANDS,Pers G15, Bureou of Novo1Per- and outermole-a distance of well sonnet, Navy Dept., Washington, D.C. 20370. exemplifiedby the GoodConduct I I over1200 feet. Medal,for instance) and that you sayI they’re wrong. Granted, 3 don’t rate astar until yoursecond that servicemenentitled to wear the brokenhead on apressurized bottle campaign. Good Conduct Medalshould also be with1800 pounds of pressureinside Whichis correct?-PN2 M. L. M., entitled to extra compensation. That will make the bottle travel some dis- USN. provision, however, was dropped tance-but 1200feet? fromthe next pay act which was Considering the size and weight of As long as you earn the Vietnam passed in 1922. the bottle, can you tell me whether it ServiceMedal during a designated Onthe other hand, you may be ispossible for it to havetraveled as campaign, you rate a bronze star with thinking of the extra pay awarded faras the supplytypes claim? Have it. Here’s thedifference in the two for decorations which became effec- anytests been run on this kind of casesyou mention: tive on 7 Aug 1942. The lawat that thing?-DC3 J. A.M., USN. Starsare worn on the Good Con- time provided $2 per month for duct Medal (and on other medals medals and crosses awarded for a dis- Your shipmates’story may very likethe Armed Forces Expeditionary tinguished act or service. well betrue. If it it provides an- A4edal)for subsequent awards of the is, Thistype of compensation was other example of why compressed medal itself. In this case, a medal continued until 1 Oct 1949.-Eo,. gas cylinders should be handled with with a star is theequivalent of two the same care as rockets or bombs. medals. Safety ,experts in the Navy Depart- But the Vietnam Service Medal can Site Determines VRB Taxability mentinform us that only incidents onlybe earned once. The starshere shipped over last year before involving injuries or fatalities-or near arenot for subsequent awards, but SIR: I receivingorders to Vietnam, butI misses-are entered in official rec- for campaigns inwhich the medal is willreceive two VRB installments ords, so they can’t vouch for the earned. So yourate a star for every whileI’m serving in a combat zone. truth of yourfriends’ story. But they campaign inwhich you participate. Arethese payments tax-free?-MMS do say that it isn’t beyond the realm including the first.-Eo. R. J. M., USN. of belief. One of the experts inNAVSHIPS Good Conduct Pay in Old Navy Sorry, they’re not. The Internal recalled two experiences of his own SIR: Someof us rememberwhen Revenue Service hasruled that tax with broken C02 bottles: there wasextra pay for gold hash- exemptionsin such casesare de- A bottle with a brokenvalve marks-maybeback in the 40s. Can termined by location at thetime of traveled 30 feet, broke through a you giveusyou the date?-LCD13 reenlistment. plaster-and-lath partition, went an- J. R. M., USN. If you had reenlisted in the combat other 30 feet, pierced a second par- zone, all your VRB payments would tition, and was finally stopped after We suspect your memory of gold betax-free, regardless of where you 60 feet more. hashmark pay mustbe derived from are located when they are received. Another C02 cylinder fell frm n reading history and not from per- But since the reenlistment occurred truck, shearing the valve off. The tank sonal experience for the most recent in a month during which you did not skated for 200 yards on the pavement, provision made for such remuneration serve in a combat zone,the initial then stopped after it entered a panel seems to have been enacted backin reenlistment bonus payment and all truck. 1908. subsequent VRB installments even if He pointed out that a tankcan A pay act for that yearprovided received in Vietnam, are taxable.-Eo. travel’ farther andfaster whenthe 58 ALL HANDS detterd to tLe &Ator pointing aft and the otherforward. keep up the good work.-TMC Harry ShipReunions Recently, I purchasedpaira of S. Morris, USN (Ret). boards for my forthcoming promotion Newsof reunions of ships and organi- to CW02. Thistime I find that 1 zations will be carried in this column from Thank you,Chief, foryour kind timeto time. In planninga reunion, best havetwo right shoulder boards. Will resultswill be obtained by notifyingthe words and for the information on how youplease steer me in the proper Editor, ALL HANDS Magazine,Pers G 15, the figure-of-eight .knot was used. We wayto wear them?-WO1 E. B. II., Arlington Annex, Bureau of Naval Perron- wish youfair winds and a following USN. nel,Navy Deportment, Washington, D. C. sea formany more years. 20370, four monthsin advance. As we noted inthe April issue, There areseveral warrant and uss Herndon ( DD 638)-The ChiefMorris signed on as an ap- corps devicesthat haue rights and 28thanniversary reunion will be prentice in 1903 andretired in 1958. lefts, so to speak. In mostcases held in New York City 4-7 Septem- Since the apprenticerecruiting pro- whererights and lefts we involved, ber. Forinformation contact Angus gramwas abolished in 1904, he was, Uniform Regulations specifies that the Schmelz, 35 HenrySt., Succasunna, asfar as he and we know,the last insigniashould be placedparallel to N. J. 07876. man on active duty towear the figure- the stripeand some identifying part of-eight knot which was the distin- uss Saratoga ( CV 3 )-The 19th of the insignia to the front. annualreunion will be held in San guishingmark of formerapprentice In the case of AviationElectronics Diego9-10 October. Former crew- boys. Technician, the manner of wearing in- membersmay contact Doug Alley, Now living in SunDiego, Chief structionsshould have included 351 BalboaAve., Coronado, Calif. Morris is chairman of the Great White “ . . . bottom of the tilting atomring 32118, fordetails. FleetAssociation, an organization to the front.”-ED. dedicated to preserving the memory VRF3“Former pilots and offi- of the fleetthat sailedaround the :ersof Naval Air Ferry Squadron world from 1907 to 1909. The Golden Mean-Er, Median rhree are invited to contact,A. G. Nowadays, whenhe puts on his Willauer, P.O. Box 161,Reseda, SIR: Yourresponse to the letter uniform forspecial occasions, the 2ali.f.91335, for informationre- chiefno longer wears his knot. In its appearing onPage 60 of the March Zarding aproposed reunion. 1970issue contains an errorin its place he has 13 gold service stripes- uss Los Angeles ( CA 135 )- usage of the word mean. As you may ample evidence of hisalmost lifelong ?ormercrewmembers who served learnby consulting any competent service to the Nauy.-ED. luring the period1951-1952 may dictionary, median is the wordwhich :ontact Amos J. Andres, 642 W. 5th describes that pointin a set ofnum- About Those Evaluations it.,Dickinson, N. D. 58601,for in- . . . bers (or scores ) such that half the ormationregarding a reunion. SIR:The letter entitled Even Multi- numbers (or scores) in theset are ples onWork (ALL HANDS, April aboveit and halfbelow it. On the 1970) said the lowestmark on an other hand, the mean of a set of num- as the ApprenticeKnot-the insigne enlistedperformance evaluation is bers (or scores ) is the average value. of the old-timeapprentice boys. I 2.2.This is not correct. Forexample, for the fivenumbers was the last to wear it in active serv- Article3410150 of the BuPers 3, 4, 5, 7,11, the meanis equalto ice. I still do inthe lapel of my Manual makes itclear that the low- 6and the medianis equal to 5. - civilianoutfit. estmarking space-the right block of LTJG David B. Macneil,SC, USNR. Yes,Mr. Editor, you are right; I the far rightcolumn-represents 1.0 am still “going strong” at 82, slowing on the 4.0scale. The leftblock of 0 Thank you for correctingour downa bit, but still very active in the rightcolumn represents 2.0, and error. the GreatWhite Fleet Association workingalong to the left, the next The rest of what we said in an- and into doings of the U. S. Navy. I columnbegins with2.6 on the right swering the letter to which yourefer attend lots of Navy League meetings, side and 2.8on the left. This system - which you wmy recallwas a ques- etc. continues in even multiples to the left tionabout the factors in enlisted ad- Youranswer to D. R. G. wascor- until the last and highest space repre- vancement - was correct. rectin every detail. Over the years, sents4.0.-PN1 R. W. N. The mean score(properly defined many people in and out of the service as the average of allraw scores) is havecalled the ApprenticeKnot a You arecorrect. In the letter to assigned a “standard score” of 50 on square knot. It is not. The square knot which you refer, we misrepresented adoancement tests. From that point isentirely different. what YNC H. H. 1. actually wrote to on, our account of the selection proc- Many people do not know what the ALL HANDS when heintroduced the ess was accurate.“ED. figure-of-eightknot was used for. performance marking scale as a topic When a man was using a block with fordiscussion. He didnot state that aline reeved through it to liftheavy the markingblocks correspond only Apprentice Knot weights, he tied a figure-of-eight knot with the 10 evenmultiples from the SIH:I much enjoyed the letter from in the end to keep the linefrom lowest, 2.2, tothe highest, 4.0. Give D. R. G.in the April1970 issue on slippingthrough when not in use. our typistan X inthe farright the figure-of-eightknot, also known Thanksfor remembering me, and cohmn.-ED. 62 ALLHANDS CARTOONENCORES "Make your dog stopplaying dead aroundthe chow hall; it's bad on morale." "Thisis control tower to XY 2; we're checking your position now." I DU6GQN- "Hey.Moose, where did you putmy soldering iron?" " - DUGGAN" "Now, don't pull too hard." "Sir, I'd like to report o steeringcasualty!" "It's eggs or else. . . " All HANDS :pp:;::p’,,; Publlcotion, Is publlrhed monthly by the Bureau ofNaval Personnel forthe in- formotionond interest ofthe novo1 service os o whole. Issuance ofthis wo CARRIER LANDINGS aren’t much of a naval aviation career- publicationapproved in occordance withDeportment of the Novy Publico- but for a pigeon it may be a record. tions Printingand Regulotionl, Airman GlennProve found the bird perched on a compass NAVEXOS P-35. Opinions expressed ore not necessarily those ofthe Novy De- (trying to get his bearings, someone theorized) on the bow of partment. Reference to regulations, uss Intrepid (CVS 11) while the ship was operating off Florida. orders anddirectives is forinformation only ond does not by publicotion here- Anyone whoknew AN Provecould guess what he’d do. inconstitute outhorityfor action. All originalmaterial may be reprinted os Earlier, he’d launchedbottles with enclosed messages; one, desired if proper credit is givenALL dropped off Corpus Christi, had brought a reply from the Florida HANDS. Originalorticles and lnformo- tionof generalinterest may be for- Keys. And he’d raised pigeons beforejoining the Navy. worded addressed to the Editor, ALL HANDS,Pers Gl5, BuPers, Navy De- He attacbed a note to the bird’s leg: “Your bird landed on our ortment, Washington. D.C. 20370 (see ship, please write back,” with his name and the .Intrepid FPO gelow). DISTRIBUTION: By Article 5430100, Bureau ofNavol Personnel address. The pigeon took off-looking for another“bird farm,” Monuol, the Bureau directs thot OP- propriote steps be token to insure dis- of course. tribution on the basis of one copy for Soon Provefound himself summoned to thebridge, where each 10officers and enlisted personnel. the captain handed him a message from uss Saratoga (CVA 60). The Bureau invites requests for oddi- tionol copies os necessory to comply “The pigeonlanded aboard on numberthree wir,e with OK with the basic directives. Note thot dis- pass,” said the dispatch. “Unable to determine whether NAVAID tribution is bored on theouthorized number of members ottoched,rother failure,orcasual approach tocarrier recognition, consid’er thantemporory fluctuotinq numbers. pigeon’s judgment superb in selection of place to receive TLC. The Bureau should be keptinformed Due to fatigue and general rundown condition, pigeon admitted of changes inthe numberof copies to sick bay. Will refuel and induct into AIMD for routine mainte- required. nance check prior to launching after arrival in port.” TheBureou should olro be odvised If the full number Is not received When the bird first landed on Sara’s flight deck, it presented regularly. acommand problem. No one was sure who had jurisdiction Normallycopier for Novy octlvltler over feathered aviators. So it was passed around from the flight oredistributed only to those on the StandordNovy Distribution List inthe deck crew to the chaplain to the navigator-and then was finally expectationthot such activitieswill taken in by the flight surgeon, who gave it a grounded chit and makefurther distribution os necessary; where speciol circumstances worront prescribed rest. sending direct to sub-activitiesthe After two days of R&R aboard Saratoga, as the ship entered Bureau should be informed. Mayport,the bird made its takeoff assisted by the carrier’s Distribution to Morine Corps person- nel is effectedbythe Commondont launch crew. (Who else?) U.S. Morine Corps. Requests from Mo- Now onlya problem of semanticsremains. Sailors on both rineActivities should be addressed to theCommondont. ships who were so inclined could ponder the question: was it a carrier pigeon looking for a home, or a homing pigeon looking This magorine Is for sole by Superin- tendent of Documents, US. Government for a carrier? Printing Office, Washington. D.C. 20402. *** Interesting story material and photographs THE PERFECT SAILOR’S COFFEE CUP has been invented. It’s spill- from individuals, ships, stations, squadrons and other sourcesare solicited. All material proof. received is carefully considered forpublica- According to the inventor, engineer Stan Russell of the U. S. tion. There’s a good story in every job that’s Naval Oceanographic Office, “it can swing several degrees and being performedeither afloat or ashore. the coffee barely even ripples. In two years have never spilled The manon the scene is best qualifiedto I tell what’s going on in his outfit. a drop.” Photographs are very important. and The spill-proof cuphad humble origins. Mr. Russell started should accompany the articles if possible. However, a good story should never be held with an ordinarydime-store cup. back for lack of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers clear, well-identified, 8-by-10glossy He made a metal frame that fits around the bottom and sides prints, black-and-white, and also color trans- of the cup. Attached to the frame are three chains which con- parencies. Ail persons in the photographs should bedressed smartly and correctly verge on a carrying ring above. when in uniform, and be identifiedby full name and rate or rank when possible. The The length of the chains was the critical factor. photographer’s name should alsobe given. “Firstwe figured the slosh frequency-that’sthe frequency Address material to Editor, ALL HANDS. with which the coffee sloshes back and forth,” he explains. “We Pers G15. Navy Department, Washinaton. didthis by timingwith a stopwatch the flicks of thecoffee D. C. 20370. against the sides of the cup. AT RIGHT: ANCHORS AWEIGH- “Using thefrequency we got from that,we computed the Musicion 1st Class Glen Burner blows pendulum length to give the right pendulum frequency.” o few oompahs on his sousaphone See how simple? You too can make a spill-proof cup. os USS Wosp (CVS 18) gets underwayfor o European cruise. He is o member ofthe CarrierDivision 14 bond. Wosp is flagship for the division. The bond will ploy for the crew ond in concerts ot portsof call on the tour. 64 ALL HANDS