The Bureau of Naval Person El Career Publication

THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSON EL CAREER PUBLICATION

Tribute to the ESTROYERMAN

MARCH 1966 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 590

VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN The Chief of Naval Personnel REARADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chief of Nova1 Personnel CAPTAIN JOHN W. HIGGINS, Jr., USN Assistant Chief far MoraleServices

TABLE OFCONTENTS SpecialFeature: Tribute fo the Desfroyerman The Greyhound: It's the Navy's Best Friend ...... 2 Destroyer Duty-Where the Action Is ...... 4 Keeping the DD Fleeta-Go-Go ...... 10

TheDesDevGru Story: DD Guinea Pigs .... : ...... 14 Articles Build-Upin Da Nang ...... 18 BobHopes You Caught This One ...... 21 Vietnam: On-the-SceneReports ...... 22 A GoodRight Arm-in Reserve ...... 26

Departments Decorationsand Citations ...... 25 Here andThere ...... 31 Letters to theEditor ...... 34 Servicescope: Newsof Other Services ...... , ...... 38 TheWord ...... 40

Centerspread Available for Your Bulkhead:Lithographs in Color ...... 32

BulletinBoard VariableReenlistment Bonus ...... 42 Report on .Cost-of-Living, Rental and Temporary Lodging Allowances. . 44 Airlines Check Baggage Space-wise, NotWeight-wise ...... 48 Many Changes in State Tax Regulations ...... 50 OhayoYokosuka: Living Conditions Roundup ...... 56

SpecialSupplement Shipson Ice ...... 60

TaffrailTalk ...... 64

John A. Oudine, Editor Associate Editors G. Vern Blasdell, News Jerry Wolff, Research Don Addor, Layout & Art French Crawford Smith, Reserve

0 FRONT COVER: THEDESTROYER NAVY-ArtistSasgen's sketch of destroyerson the high seas is a tribute to the versatile destroyerman and his ship. As members of an alert salty group theyore always ready for the unexpected in peacetime as wellas in wortime.

0 ATLEFT: GREYHOUND WATCHDOG-USS Gearing (DD 710) patrokthe seas equipped with DASH andthe latest ASW gear.She is typical of the Fleet's many destroyers that not onlyperform ASW missionsbut also ore found on avariety of jobs fromshore bombardment to rescue missions.

0 CREDIT: All photographspublished inALL HANDS Magazine are official Department of Defense photos unless otherwise designated. ONE QUESTION is repeated almost monotonously theat Provi- dence, R. I., bus station on any given Sunday night. You hear it over and over again and, ifyou’re in uniform, you will almost certainly have it asked of you many times. It is the standard opener for conversation, and it dem- onstrates, in a way, the small town atmosphere that pervades the lives of Navy destroyermen. The question: “What ship are you heading for?” Although Providence sees many destroyermen on weekends, most of them fall into one of two categories. Some are on liberty from Newport, R. I., and others are en route to duty on a Newport-based ship of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlan- tic Fleet. On Sunday evenings both varieties converge on the bus station and board the express for a jerky 40-mile ride to the naval base. Thetrip is anything but dull. Eachdeparting bus will likely be filled tocapacity with Navymen in uniform, except for a few who change at the last minute and stow their liberty mufti in the Newport locker club. ON THE HIGH SEAS-Ships of COMCRUDESLANT participate in Fleet exercise. Below: Destroyers maneuver with TF. reliancein themselves andin their shipmates for a wide varietyof tasks, andthe specialization such asis possible with a larger crew is held to a minimum.

HEADING A LONG LIST of capabilities,documented through the 63-year history of destroyers,these seagoing greyhoundshave proven themselves to be the most effective antisubmarineweapon ever developed. They also can escort merchant ship convoys throughdangerous waters,perform blockade duties, rescuedowned aviators, recover space capsules, shoot down enemy planes, perform radarpicket duty, throw smoke screens around friendly forces, bombardshore targets and fight othersurface ships. ON DECK-Destroyermen muster for ceremonies while in port at Newport, R. 1. They can also do many other jobs "supplyan earthquake-stricken African citywith electricity; show the U. S. flag in remote areas of the world;train whole Reserve units underrealistic conditions; carry nuclear power to sea; and numerous etceteras. The nerve center of all this 'activ- ityin the Atlantic is COMCRUDES- LANT, whose Newport command provides combat-readydestroyer and cruiser types, unit commanders and staffs tothe 2nd Fleet, 6th Fleet, ASWFORLANT and now a squadron of DD's to the 7th Fleet. CCDL is an operational as well as anadministrative commander. With his ,flag flying from uss Yosemite (AD 19), a Newport- based destroyer tender, and his staff

MARCH 1966 working in an unglamorous building on the pier, thetype commander undertakes the monumental tasks assigned tohim by Navy directives and byhis immediate superior, the Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. GENERALLY,his job involves set- tingstandards of readiness for his type ships; prescribing training for the ships’ crews in areas such as gunnery, torpedoes, damage control, engineering, communications, combat information andantisubmarine warfare;and making recommenda- tions to CINCLANTFLT onpolicy matters. He is responsible for administering matters of discipline and morale within the force; has cognizance tinually refined and improved over the years. However, World War I1 depth charges and antiaircraft guns have become relatively ineffective against submarines and aircraft of vastly improved capabilities. Today’s destroyers including new- er classes such as the DLGs and DDGs and a new breed of destroyer escort, have far superior weapons. No longer must most destroyer- types close with an underseas or airborne enemy and grapple with him at close quarters. The factors of early detection capability and quick- kill power at long range have moved many of today’s destroyers into the capital ship class. Progress has not been an entirely unmixed blessing to our destroyer forces. It has also produced increased threats, such as Mach Two

jet aircraft and several varieties of missiles. Destroyers must defend themselves against such threats. Emphasis as far as most destroyer types are concerned, however, has Destroyermen form a well integrated, versatile fighting team. shifted more and more towards ef- ate payload and fires it.The ah+ the rocket motor has burned for a forts at combating the menace of minum airframe which connects the predetermined time, a steel band the nuclear submarine. Fortunately, rocket motor andthe payload con- holding the airframe together is destroyers are singularly well-suited sists of two longitudinal sections, severed by a small explosive charge, to do the antisubmarine warfare job. hinged to open up. In flight, after allowing the airframe to fall away They have staying power-they can remain with a contact for days, or GREAT GUNS-USS Prichett (DD 561) and USS Orleck (DD 886) havebeen even for weeks, if necessary. They part of the team of Navy ships giving gunfire support for force in Vietnam. have all-weather capability-they can remain in the area of contact in any kind of weather. They can be equippedwith all the weapons necessary to conduct a complete attack on a sub.

AND THEY’VE GOT some powerful hole cards to throw into the game. Asroc is carried in an eight- round, deck-mounted launcher. Its rear portion is a solid-fuel rocket motor, while its front section payload can be either a conventional homing torpedo or a nuclear depth charge. In mattera of seconds after sonar detection of a submarine oc- curs, the computer charts the target’s course, range and speed,and the launcher automatically turns in- to firing position. Then the ship commander selects the missile with the most appropri-

MARCH 1966 m USS Deafey (DE 1006)

m USS Charles R. Ware (DD 865). Below: USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. WORKING-Destroyerman checks directorand thesea flies highas bow of destroyer chops throughrough waters. and leaving the payload to continue first time allow the destroyer to de- of Norway early in 1940 a few Ger- on its way. liver an attack outside the effective man DDs came out of hiding in the Once an Asroc torpedo enters the retaliatory range of the submarine. depth of a fjord and wiped out a waterin the targetarea, it is acti- beachhead. vated by the energizing of a sea- T HE DESTROYER as a multi-purpose The same year the British Alex- waterbattery, and commences an ship is largely the result of andrian squadron was called upon to acoustical homing search, from changes broughtabout between soften up beachheads in support of which it locks onto its target. If the World Wars I and 11. The tactical the Libyan campaign. British DDs payload is a depth charge, it deton- uses for destroyers were expanded. were stationed so close to shore they ates with a large effective kill area. DDs began to take on not only the could fire almost point-blank at field looks, but also some of the duties of artillery positions, machinegun nests, NOTHER ADVANCED WEAPONS SYS- light cruisers; during World War I1 tanks and even ground troops. A tem isDASH-for Drone Anti- they were assigned to scouting, In October 1942 it was floating submarine Helicopter-a remotely screen and combat duties thathad firepowerin the form of a few de- controlled, unmanned whirlybird before been cruiser tasks, and were stroyer squadrons that opened the which can be guided and operated sent on bombardment and invasion first breach inthe German lines either from within theCIC or by missions. during the North African campaign. an operator manning a control box It was during World War I1 that out on deck. the destroyer came of age as an all- HE INVASION of Southern France The entire systemconsists of the purpose ship. Because of its mobility exemplified the new importance drone copter, its hangar,a flight and shallow draft, the DD is able to of U. S. destroyers-nearly 50 of deck, the control equipment and the steam close to shore to slug it out them were concentrated in less than payload. with field artillery. The Germans 20 miles of shoreline during a major Upon sonar detection of a prowl- have been credited with first em- assault. They bombarded defense in- ing enemy sub, DASH can be quick- ploying destroyers as floating field stallations while, further offshore, ly launched and remotely guided to artillery, During the British invasion cruisers and battleships tossed heavi- the enemy submarine’s general position-possibly several miles from the FIERY FOUR-YEAR-OLD USS William V. Pratt (DLG 13), one of first ships with launching ship. Once there it would Terrier surface-to-airmissiles, fired 70 in six months during evaluation. be commanded to drop its torpedo or depth charge. It is thefond dream of antisubmarine warfare experts to attain sure-kill capability while the enemy sub is still a long way off, and before it can fire its missiles and/or torpedoes. DASH should help bring that day much closer. It is installed on most of the destroyers which have received the FRAM I and FRAM I1 overhaul. Coupledwith new high-powered sonars with greatly increased range for detection, these weapons for the

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CREW OF USS Shelton (DD 790) man rails of ship in their dress whites. Destroyer is now serving in South China Sea. it back to his squadron simply be- uss Dewey (DLG 14), thefirst-com- qufres full-time training, both on the cause a destroyer would not give up missioned of the 10-ship Farragut job during exercises at sea and at the search. Destroyer cooperation class guided missile frigates. These formal Fleet schools.Both the De- with airdales goes a long way back. were among the first ships designed stroyer School and the Fleet Train- Early experiments in naval aviation and built from the keel up with ing Center at Newport-and similar frequently found DDs on the spot emphasis on guided missiles. All are installations on the West Coast-are as watchdogs. For example, the May active in the Fleet today (the nine inbusiness to conduct the formal 1919 flight during which the Navy’s others besides Dewey are: Farragut training. Sea time is the best train- NC-4 spanned the Atlantic for the (DLG 6), Luce (DLG 7), Mac- ing for most young destroyermen, first time, was watched closelyby Donough (DLG 8), Coontz (DLG and they do not lack for it. destroyermen stationed at 50-mile in- 9), King (DLG lo), Mahun (DLG In spite of the trend toward job tervals from Newfoundland to the ll),Dahlgren (DLG E), Willialn specialization in the destroyer cate- Azores. V. Pratt (DLG13), and Preble gories, many DD-types remain jacks- Experiments with today’s destroy- (DLG 15). of all-trades. Today’s escorts, frigates ers occasionally reveal new strategic These vessels are armed with a and guided missile destroyers are uses. For example, the reorganization twin Terrier launcher to combat operational proof of specialization of of the Navy’s cruiser and destroyer supersonic, high-flying aircraft. Back- sorts, but these ships can take their forces represented changes neces- ing this up are five automatic rapid- place on a moment’s notice todo sitated by new developments, fire guns: A 5-inch/54 and two twin any of a multitude of other jobs re- modern weapons andnew ideas 3-inch/50s. The latter have the ad- quired of destroyers, including about destroyer operations. vantage of each being on a separate screening theFleet, shooting it out The plan, now operating in its fire control system, which allows for with enemy planes, shore batteries third year, is called the Flotilla increased versatility in tracking and or ships, or serving as weather sta- Concept. It combines a cruiser with firing. tions, convoy escorts, frontier guards, destroyer squadrons into one unit Farmgut class DLGs also have transports, a blockading force, a called a cruiser-destroyer flotilla, radar gear which can detect targets space capsule picker upper, a rescue which is commanded by a rear ad- more than 200 miles distant.They ship, a power plant for disaster miral. can stop, start, turn or change speeds stricken areas and many other jobs. One of the destroyer squadrons is with completely automated boiler No, destroyermen don’t receive equipped for antisubmarine warfare. operation. Their high bows contri- any extra pay for their sterling ver- The other is armed with surface-to- bute to stability. satility, but one thing is certain- air missiles and concentrates on air- To keep pace with the modemi- they will never have to back up to craft interception. zation of vessels, equipmentand the pay tables. It seems there’s no end to new tactics in the Destroyer Navy re- “Bill Howard, JOC, USN jobs for destroyers. Keeping pace with the times, destroyers have an SEAMANSHIP isskillful as USS Hammerburg (DE 1015) moves in to refuel.

SNIPE CLEANS bilges at base of main circulating pump. Right: Throttleman learns to respond to orders from bridge. the DD Fleet a-GO-GO HINGS HAVE certainly changed are chisels, paint scrapers or any- wall, wherea stream of atomized since a destroyer’s black gang thing else that will help loosen the fuel oilis forced into the boiler for shoveled coal into the boilers. But slag, and when he finishes, the fire combustion. This spot spells the end the job of keeping the ship’s engines box is fairly clean. of a long journey for a ship’s black going day and night is still far from This job is not recommended for oil. glamorous. It’s a hot, dirty, exhaust- people who tire easily or who suffer ing, dangerous and, for the most from claustrophobia. HADENOUGH? Okay, see how well part, thankless job. Periodically it is necessary to you manage to worm your way The BTs make steam. That sounds replace the bricks in the boiler’s back out of the boiler. Have a good simple enough-boil alittle water floors and walls.More complicated look at the bilges while you are at it. and you’ve got steam. Not quite, A is the job of replacing the tubes. What makes a snipe’sjob pre- constant supply of steam at 850 Observe the nozzle on thefront carious? For one thing, the super- degrees, under pressure of 600 uounds Der sauare inch. is needed to BLACK GANG crewmen turn main steam stop valve to cut in boiler on line.

MARCH 1966 the switchboard; the messenger, who To men with a deepinterest in tions ashore and afloat when they takes readings on all gauges every their job,skill is the big leveler of begin a second careerafter Navy hour; and theoil king, who is respon- otherwise hazardous conditions. A retirement. Duringtheir first six sible for all fuel, lube oil, and water measure of the collective Navy black years . in the Navy, snipes learn on board. He also insures the purity gangfortitude in this area is the machinery, valves, pumps, boilers- of boiler feedwater. number of miles and days that Navy the whole works-andfrom there The black gang usually works four ships areunderway each year, continue to buildon their knowledge. hours on and four off. Their jobis dependably on schedule. They have broad experience. done only when a ship goes out of Snipes would not trade places with Furthermore,they are usually commission. anyone else on a ship. It’s their seentogether in groups on liberty, engine room and their ‘‘plant’’-as whichreflects the professional ties SOUNDLIKE a rough life? It is. But they refer to it-andthey’re for that exist among black gangper- it’s not so rough as to be forbid- keeping it that way. sonnel. Not so strangely, one of their ding. Flight deckwork has its Asidefrom the immediate satis- favorite topics of conversation is the hazards, as does heavy construction, faction they get from their work, the engine room. flying andany number of other engine room men are also highly They eiijoy talking about it. occupations in the Navy. trained formany well-paying posi- “Bill Howard, JOC, USN

the enemysubmarine will require improvements in ASW weapons and theirdelivery methods. Working with the developing agencies, devel- opmentgroup ships have assisted in the feasibility tests of wire guided torpedoes and Dash. Air Defense Air Search Radar Improvement-There is a nee,d for long range detection of

,~aircraft, both friendly and enemy. Current Navy R&D programscall foreventual replacement of AN/ SPS-6 radars with improved equipment. However, the development group,through its continuingpro- gram of SPS-6 improvement, has increased the detection range of the radar, employing slightmodifications and advanced components. Electronics countermeasures - Because thedetection of enemy electro- magneticradiation is essential for THE DEVELOPMENT grouphas tested various acousticsystems designed for countering an attack,or for collecting destroyer type ships including variable depth sonar shown aboard DD 760. intelligence,the 'group is making a comprehensivestudy of all current officers handleoperationalthe posed primarily of senior petty and programed ECM equipment to aspects of thegroup; the others officersin the technical skills. In determine if it will meetdestroyer include specialists in ordnance, elec- several cases theyare hand-picked air defense and ASW requirements. trical, acoustical andmechanical for their ability in this very special DESDEVGRUTwo also inherited a engineering, plus about three limited brand of work. project named Firefish. which origin- duty officers with electronics and They like the assignment. It is a ated on the West Coast, where ASW backgrounds. The officer com- personalchallenge, and they relish another-smaller-destroyer develop- plement represents about 100 years' this opportunity to contribute what- ment group is in operation without experience in the destroyer navy. everthey can toward improving the benefit of having its own ships The enlisted complement iscom- destroyers. assigned. Firefish is a small, high speedtarget which simulates an THE FACTS MAN-Crew member aboard DD DesDevGru Two logs test info. attacking ET boat. It makes speeds of of over 40 knots. Firefish targetsare operated by remote control, and are so inexpen- sive they are expendable. A destroyer can gain vduable target practice at thesimulated attacker, and shoot to kill. Development group destroyers are normally fittedout with a com- pletelyinterchangeable portable laboratory,When hoisted 'aboard ship, the lab contains almost all the electronicinstrumentation required for afeasibility test. This permits certain projects to be farmed out to ships not attached to the group. In such cases, regular reports are trans- mitted back toNewport by the evaluating team. Besides DESDEVGRUTwo staff members, companyrepresentatives oftentravel along duringtests of equipment. The exchange of information and knowledge is stimulating. At present, DESDEVGRU Twohas a staff of 10 officers andabout 40 enlisted men, Four unrestricted line

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A new arrival to the scene will find Navymen on the job unloading the ships, keeping the records, cata- loging and storing the incoming material and ferrying supplies for Chu Lai and Hue. Andthat’s just part of their job ashore.

ATLAST COUNT, a total of just over 2500 men were keeping ,the goods moving. Because the 2500 is roughly only two-thirds of the final anticipated complement, and because the Vietnamese build-up is continuing, work at theDa Nang supply depot is on an emergency basis, The working day is at least 12 hours, weekends included. Hatch crews, which unload the ships, work day and night shifts to cut the transports’ in-port time. One command, Da Nang’s assault craft division, is assigned only enough men to operate and maintain the boats. There are noreliefs. These boat crews consider themselves for- tunate if, every other night, they return to the berthing ship uss Okano- gun (APA-220) for a hot meal and a night’s rest. When the build-up first began, Navymen of all ratings who could be spared by their commands were sent ALL ASHORE-Supplies for forces in Vietnam are loaded aboard LCU as local to Da Nang on temporary duty orders. The first support unit to residents watch from smolt boats. Supply delivery is on an emergency basis. arrive was Cargo Handling Battalion Two (CHB2), home-based in the IN LATE JUNE 1965 the second unit for some of its men to deploy in sup- Philippines. Three days after receiv- arrived, Cargo Handling Battalion port of Operation Deepfreeze in the ing orders, the unit was in Da Nang. One from the Atlantic Fleet. CHB 1 Antarctic. The three officers and 70 enlisted moved to Vietnam from its base in Nucleus Port Crew Two (NPC 2), men of CHB 2 were first assigned to Williamsburg, Va. CHB-1has re- consisting of 12 officers and 42 en- the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. turned to its home base, just in time listed men, was the second East When the logistic support unit was established in May, the group came ON DUTY-Attack transport USS Okanogan (APA 220) is floatingHQ in harbor. under the operational control of Commander, U. S. Seventh Fleet.

SUPPLY at Do Nang isbig business. \

SEAGOING-USS De Long (DE 684) manned by a Selected Reserve crew takes part in ASW exercises in the Atlantic. Right Arm-in Reserve OVER-ALL military control is, of grams include the ASW Component and Fleet Divisions (steam, diesel course, exercised by flag officers with its DD/DE Reserve Crews and andspecial); the Submarine pro- at headquarters in Washington-in- destroyer division commanders; the gram; MSTS; Naval Control of Ship- cluding the Chief of Naval Oper- Mine Warfare Component with its ping Organization; Advanced Base ations, the Chief of Naval Personnel MSC/MSCO Reserve Crews (BLUE Command;Amphibious Beach and their Assistant Chiefs for Naval and GOLD), and Mine and Squadron Group; Construction Battalion; In- Reserve. division commanders; the Surface shore Undersea Warfare (formerly Two other commands, headed by Program. which consists of large, called Harbor Defense); Ship Acti- flagofficers, are responsible for ad- medium 'and small Surface Divisions vation, Maintenance and Repair ministration in the field. One is Com- mander Naval Reserve Training Air Arm: Weekend Warriors Are Widespread Command, with centrally located headquarters at Omaha, Neb. The H ERE IS a list of the Naval Air Reserve training activities: other is the Chief of Naval Air Re- NAS 10s Alamitos, Calif,, which includes one AirWing Staff, 22 squadrons, twoNAIRUs, serve Training, with headquarters twoNARMUs and nine WEPTUs. NASAtlanta, Go., which includes one AirWing Staff, nine squadrons, one NAIRU and one at NAS Glenview. Ill. WEPTU. CNRTC is responsible for the NAS Glenview, Ill., which includes one Air Wing Staff, eighteen squadrons, two NAIRUs, two training of more than 94,000 Select- NARMUs, one NARDIV, and five WEPTUs. edReservists-who carry their NAS Olathe,Kons., which includes one AirWing Staff, eight squadrons, one NAIRU, one mobilization orders in their pockets NARMU, one NARDIV and one WEPTU. -and 15,000 Reservists taking part NASNew Orleans,La., which includes one AirWing Staff,nine squadrons, one NAIRU in non-pay programs. and one WEPTU. To help accomplish this training NAS South Weymouth, Mass., which includes one Air Wing Staff, 15 squadrons, one NAIRU, one NARMU and two WEPTUs. there are 452 Naval Reserve Train- NAS Grosse Ile, Mich., which includes one AirWing Staff, 14 squadrons, twoNAIRUs, one ing Centers and Training Facilities NARDIV,two NARMUs and three WEPTUs. established in major population cen- NASTwin Cities,Minn., which includes one AirWing Staff, 14 squadrons, one NAIRU, one ters. Some are located near available NARMU and one WEPTU. pier space where training ships and NASNew York, N.Y., which includes one AirWing Staff, 18 Squadrons, two NAIRUs, two submarines can be moored, thereby NARMUs and six WEPTUs. making possible tailored underway NASWillow Grove, Pa., which includes one AirWing Staff, 15 squadrons, one NAIRU, training when the ships are available twoNARMUs and twoWEPTUs. in port. There are approximately 80 NASDallas, Texas, which includes one AirWing Staff, 13 squadrons, one NAIRU, one NARDIV,two NARMUs and three WEPTUs. Naval Reserve training ships, in- NAS Seattle, .Wash., which includes one AirWing Staff, 10 squadrons, one NAIRU, three cluding destroyer types, patrol types, NARMUs and twoWEPTUs. minesweepers and submarines. Mili- NARTU Alameda, Calif., which includes one AirWing Staff, 19 squadrons, twoNAIRUs, two tary command is carried out through NARMUs and five WEPTUs. the commandants of the various NARTU Andrews, NRF, Andrews AFB, Md., which includes one Air Wing Staff, 10 squadrons, naval districts. twoNAlRUs and seven WEPTUs. NARTU Jacksonville, FIa., which includes one AirWing Staff, 11 squadrons, one NAIRU and one WEPTU. HERE IS an almost unlimited variety of training available at NARTU Lakehurst, N.J., which includes one AirWing Staff, seven squadrons, one NAlRU T twoNARMUs and twoWEPTUs. these centers although, of course, NARTU Memphis, Tenn., which includes one Air Wing Staff, seven squadrons andone NAIRU. not all training centers offer all train- NARTU Norfolk,Va., which includes one AirWing Staff, eight squadrons, one NAIRU, one ing programs. NARMU andone WEPTU. The Selected Reserve (paid) pro-

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LET’S TAKE a look atthe real estate Units (WEPTUs),and one Air A typical Naval Reserve Training involved in the Naval Reserve Wing Staff. Center might be the one at Adelphi, program. (A subsequent article will The 452 Surface Program training hld., where you’ll findlots of activity deal with Reserve ships and air- activities include 167 Naval Reservealmost any evening or weekend. It craft.) Training Centers (NRTCs), 133 is “home” to some 450 Reservists in The 18 Reserve Air Stations and Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Surface, Seabee, MSTS, NCSORG, Training Units arepretty large TrainingCenters (N&MCRTCs), and Naval Security Group divisions. affairs.NARTU Alameda, Calif., aand 152 Naval Training Facilities There is no training ship at land- good example, regularly trains some - (NRTFs). locked Adelphi, but there is a first- 3000 Weekend Warriors. There are rate wheel house where the gear three VS squadrons, seven VP squad-Forty of these have been affectedreally works. There is a flag bag and rons, three VA squadrons, four VRsby the Department of Defense plan signal hoist setup. And young salts and two HS squadrons. In addition, to cut back activities. Of the 40, 23 learn how to make highline trans- there is one Naval Air Intelligence are to be consolidated with other fers and get the feel of riding ina r Reserve Unit (NAIRU), two Naval activities or relocated, four areto be bos’n’s chair. Adelphi Reservists Air Reserve Maintenance Units redesignated as-or reduced to- generally take their annual two-week (NARMUs), five BuWeps Training NRTFs, and 13 will be inactivated. cruises in ships of the active Fleet. k I Reserve Training- Cenfers Across fhe Nafion I MARYLAND:Naval Reserve Training Centers GEORGIA:Naval Reserve Training Centers at at Kingsport, Memphis and Nashville. at Adelphi and Baltimore. Columbusand Macon. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval and MarineCorps Reserve Training Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Centers at Chattanooga and Knoxville. Center at Cumberland. Centers at Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah. Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Green- Naval Reserve TrainingFacility at Hagerr Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Athens ville, Jackson and Murfreesboro. town. and Dalton. Eighth Naval District VIRGINIA: Naval Reserve Training Centers at (NRTF Dalton will be inactivated by June ARKANSAS:Naval Reserve Training Center Alexandria,Augusta County, Lynchburg, Rich- 1966.) at Fort Smith. mondand Roanoke. MISSISSIPPI:Naval Reserve Training Center Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training otLourel. (This center will be redesignated a Center at Little Rock. Centers at Newport News and Little Creek. Naval Reserve TrainingFacility by July 1966.) Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Camden,’ Naval Reserve Training Facility at Charlottes- Naval and Marine CorpsReserve Troining Clarksville, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Helena, ville. Centers at Gulfport and Jackson. Hot Springs and Pine Bluff. WEST VIRGINIA: Naval Reserve Training Cen- Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Green- NRTFsat Clarksville and Eureka Springs will ters at Huntington, South Charleston and Wheel- ville, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, McComb, Merid- be inactivated by June 1966.) ing. ian, Natchez, Starkville and Vicksburg. LOUISIANA:Naval Reserve Training Centers Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Fairmont (NRTFsat Greenville, Greenwood, at Alexandria,Baton Rougeand LakeCharles. and Parkersburg. McComb and Meridian will be inactivatedby Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Trajning DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:Naval and Marine June 1966.) Centers at Lafayette, NewOrleans andShreve- Corps Reserve Training Center at Washington. NORTHCAROLINA: Naval Reserve Training port. Sixth Naval District Centers at Asheville and Wilmington. Naval Reserve Training Focilities at Bogalusa, ALABAMA:Naval Reserve Training Centers Naval and Morine Corps Reserve Training Crowley, Houma, Monroe and Ruston. at Gadsden, Huntsville and Shefield. Centers at Charlotte, ,Durham, Greensboro, (NRTFsat Bogalusa and Crowley will be Naval and Marine CorpsReserve Training Raleigh and Winston Salem. inactivated by June 1966; NRTF Houma will be Centers at Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery. Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Shelby inactivated byJune 1967.) Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Troy and and Statesville. OKLAHOMA:Naval Reserve Training Centers Tuscaloosa . SOUTHCAROLINA: Naval Reserve Training at McAlester, Stillwater and Oklahoma City. FLORIDA:Naval Reserve Training Centers at Centers at Charleston, Georgetown and Spartan- Naval ond Marine CorpsReserve Training Daytona Beach, Gainesville,Miami, Orlando, burg. Centerr at Norman and Tulsa. Pensocola, Riviero Beach, St. Petersburg and (NRTC Georgetown will be reduced to a Naval Reserve TrainingFacilities at Chick- Tampa. Naval Reserve TrainingFacility by June 1966.) arha, Enid andShawnee. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training TEXAS:Naval Reserve Training Centers at Center at Jacksonville. Centers at Columbia and Greenville. Corpus Christi and Son Angelo. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Ocala, Naval Reserve Training Facilities ot Anderson, Naval and Marine CarpsReserve Training Sarasota,Tallahassee, WinterHaven andMel- Florence, Greenwood and Rock Hill. Centers at Abrlene, Amarillo, Austin, Beaumont, bourne. TENNESSEE:Naval Reserve Training Centers Dallas. El Paso, Fort Worth, Galveston, Houston, ! U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center, White Oak, Md.

MARCH 1966 29 Eleventh Naval District CALIFORNIA: Naval Reserve Training Centers atHawthorne, Huntington Park, Lor Alamitos, NorthHollywood, Pomona, Son Diego, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara and Long Beach. (NRTCHawthorne will be consolidated with NBMCRTC Compton by June 1969; NRTCNorth Hollywood will be consolidated withNBMCRTC Santa Monica by June 1969.) , Navaland Marine Corps Reserve Training Centers at Bakersfield, Compton, Lor Angeles, Son Bernardino, Santa Monica and Pasadena. Naval Reserve Training Facilitiesat Lancastgr and Santa Maria. ARIZONA:Naval andMarine Corps Reserve Training Centers at Phoenix and Tucson. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Douglas, ASHORE/AFLOAT school at Great Lakes aboard Amhersf keeps NRs trained. Flagstaff and Miami. NEVADA:Naval Reserve Training Center at Lubbock, PortArthur, SonAntonio, Waco and Naval Reserve Training Facilitiesat Arkansas Lor Vegas. WichitaFalls. City.Emporia, Independence, Manhattan and Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training (NBMCRTC Beaumont will be relocated to a Parsons. Center at Reno. new NBMCRTC to be constructed between Beau- MICHIGAN:Naval Reserve Training Centers . Twelfth Naval District mont and Port Arthur by June 1970.) atBattle Creek, BayCity, Benton Harbor, CALIFORNIA:Naval Reserve Training Centers Naval Reserve Training Facilitiesat Bellville, Cadillac, Hancock,Jackson, Muskegon, Pontiac at Monterey, Son Francisco, Son Mateo, Santa Harlingen,Brownwood, Huntsville, Kingsville, and Saginaw. Cruz, Stockton and Valleio. Laredo, Lufkin, McAllen, NewBraunfels, Mid- (NRTC Battle Creek will be consolidated with Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training land, Paris, Sherman, Tyler and Victoria. NBMCRTC Kalamazoo in anew center to be Centers at Alameda, Fresno, Sacramento, Son (NRTFsBellville andHuntsville will be in- constructed by June 1970; NRTCBay City will Francisco and Son Jose, activated by June 1966.) be consolidated withNRTF Saginaw by June Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Auburn, NEW MEXICO:Naval and Marine Corps Re- 1967.) Chico,Concord, Dinuba,Eureka, Hayward, serve Training Center at Albuquerque. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Modesto, PoloAlto, Petaluma, Red Bluff, Red- Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Carlsbad, Centers atDearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rap- ding, Redwood City, Richmond, Son Luis Obispo, .Lor Cruces and Santa Fe. ids, Kalamazoo and Lansing. Son Rafael, Santa Roso, Tulare, Ukiah and Yuba (NBMCRTCDetroit will be consolidated with City. Ninth Naval District NBMCRTC Dearborn by June 1968;new facili- (NRTF Redwood City will be relocated at COLORADO:Naval Reserve Training Center ties will be available at Dearborn and Pontiac.) NRTC Son Mateo by June 1966; NRTF Richmond at Colorado Springs. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Alpena will be relocated ot NBMCRTC San Francisco by Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training and Port Huron. June 1966; and NRTF Tulare will be consoli- Centers at Denver and Pueblo. MINNESOTA:Naval Reserve Training Centers dated with NRTF Dinuba by June 1967.) Naval Reserve Training Facility at Boulder. at Duluth and St. Paul. UTAH:Naval and Marine Corps Reserve ILLINOIS:Naval Reserve Troining Centers at (NRTCSt. Paul will be consolidated with Training Centers at Ogden and Salt Lake City. Chicago, Aurora, Decatur, Evanston, Quincy and NBMCRTC Minneapolis, where a new center will Naval Reserve TrainingFacility at Provo. Springfield. be constructed by June 1966.) Thirteenth Naval District Navaland Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training MONTANA: Naval Reserve Training Center at Centers at Danville, Forest Park, Moline, Peoria, Center at Minneapolis. Butte. Joliet and Rockford. ' Naval Reserve Training Facilityat St. Cloud. Navaland Marine Corps Reserve Training (NBMCRTCMoline will be consolidated with MISSOURI: Naval Reserve Training Centers at Center at Billings. NRTC Davenport, Iowa, by June 1966.) Cape Girardeau,Hannibal, Joplin and St. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Great Naval Reserve Training Facilities atAlton, Joseph. Falls, Helena, Miles City and Fort Missoula. Galesburg, Urbana and Waukegon. (NRTCHannibal will be consolidated with WASHINGTON:Naval Reserve Troining Cen- INDIANA:Naval Reserve Training Centers at NRTC Quincy, Ill., by June 1967.) ters at Aberdeen, Everett, Longview and Seattle. Anderson, Indianapolis, Michigan City, Muncie Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training (NRTC Aberdeen will be reduced toa Naval and Terre Haute. Centers at KansasCity, St. Louis and Spring- Reserve Training Facility by June 1966.) (NRTC Michigan City will be consolidated field. Navaland Marine Corps Reserve Training withNBMCRTC Gary by June 1967 andNRTC Naval Reserve Training Facility at Point Look- Centers atBellingham, Spokane and Tacoma. Muncie will be consolidated withNRTC Ander- Our. (NBMCRTCBellingham wiil be reduced toa son by June 1967.) NORTHDAKOTA: Naval Reserve Training Naval Reserve Training Facility by June 1966.) Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at Forgo. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Bremer- Centers atEvansville, Fort Wayne, Gary and SOUTHDAKOTA: Naval Reserve Training ton, Centralia,Clarkston, Olympia, Posca, Port South Bend. Center at Sioux Falls. Angeles, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima. Naval Reserve Training Facility at Blooming- WISCONSIN:Naval Reserve Training Centers IDAHO:Naval and Marine Corps Reserve ton. at LaCrosse, Racine and Sheboygan. Training Center at Boise. IOWA:Naval Reserve Training Centers at Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Idaho Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque Centers at Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee Falls and Pocatello. and Sioux City. and Oshkosh. OREGON:Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Appleton, Training Centers at Eugene, Portland and Centers at Des Moines and Waterloo. EauClaire, Janesville, Morshfield and Richland Salem. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Iowa City Center. Naval Reserve Training Facilities at Corvallis, and Mason City. WYOMING: Naval Reserve Training Center at GrantsPass, Klamath Falls, McMinnville, Med- KANSAS:Naval Reserve Training Centers a9 Cheyenne. ford, Coos Bay, Pendleton and Roseburg. Hutchinson and Wichita. NEBRASKA:Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Fourteenth Naval District Navaland Marine Corps Reserve Training Training Centers at Lincoln and Omaha. HAWAII: Navol Reserve Training Center at Center at Topeka. Naval Reserve Training Facility at Fremont. Honolulu. Reserve TrainingFacility at Hilo.

30 ALL HANDS HERE AND THERE Reverse Osmosis The Navy is taking a second look at one of its problems in operating mobile combat photographic intelligence units in the field.And this time it may have an answer. The problem is water-large quantities of it. One of these mobile photo units requires nearly four gallons of water per minute to wash photographic prints. At that rate, the unit's entiretransportable water supply would be depleted in approximately one hour. But there is a new unit now which holds promise of licking this problem "a reverse osmosis water purification unit. A prototype has been built which is capable of purifying 6000 gallons per day. Early tests show that as much as 98 per cent of the wash NUMBER 31"uSS Simon Bolivar (SSBN 641) steams seaward during builder's water can be reclaimed with this unit trials.Submarine is 31st of type, carries A-3 Polarismissile system. each time the water is cycled. This of the Navy's oceangraphic ships. She is 285feet long and displaces 2600 tons. Her equipment includes a prototype shipboard survey system which is the most sophisticated measuring and recording system in ocenn- graphy today. The system can record and compute oceanographic data in an immediately usable form while the vessel is underway or anchored on station. Silas Bent has been operating in the area of the Bahamas for the past several weeks. After final acceptance by the Navy this year, she will be deployed on oceanographic, acoustic and geophysical surveys for the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office. Bent is the fifth new ship to be assigned to the technical control of the Oceano- HERE COMES WILLY-Willy Fudd dropstail hook forcarrier landing. graphic Office in recent years. means thatthe initial 250 gallons will last several days before a re- supply is needed. Basically, the reverse osmosis unit consists of a pressurized semiperme- ablemembrane which allows the water to pass through, but rejects the contaminating chemicals. The new unit has been delivered to the Naval Photographic Center in Washington, where it will be tested.

Largest Oceanographic Ship While on her shakedown cruise, USNS Silas Bent (AGS 26) stopped at Washington D. C., to let the in- habitants of the nation's capital take a look at the very latest in oceangraphic equipment. SHOT-AT SHIP-USS Atakapa (ATF 149) steams toward home port of Norfolk silasBent is the newest and largest after two months of towing targets for 25 ships of the line in the Caribbean.

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In regard to the me& and awardi, your answer is in chapter 10 of ‘‘ U. S. Navy Uniform Regulations” (NavPers 15665). According to “Uniform Regs” medals,awards and serviceribbons earned while sewing in a different branch of the military mybe worn on the Navy uniform in most cases. (Excep- tions, in this instance, concern your Air Force Longevity Award and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. They may not be worn when largemedals are pre- RETIREMENT of A-1 Polaris missilewas markedwhen USS Abraham Lincoln scribed.) When you wear your Air Force rib- (SSBN 602) entered yard for overhaul and conversion to A-3 Polaris missile. bons and medals,each one should be arranged on the uniform to follow the very remote units) wouldnot receive pected to assume personal responsibility. comparable Navy award. their courses in time to complete them He expects to be assigned duties re- Qualification insignia of another sew- before the examination. These men quiring initiative and leadership. He ice, on the other hand, may not be wouldlose their chance fo,r advance- himself has a strong sense of motivation. worn on the Navy uniform. The reason- ment by default. He is also intelligent. Again, it seems ing is simple. Were you an ex-Navy Now for the second point: to us he wouldnot be displaying submurinerserving in the AirForce, You quote us (and we sense a note of that intelligence if he were not prepared you’dlook rather out of place wearing sco,rn here) as saying that men are not to-eager to-keep up with the require- your dolphins. “required” to complete the latestre- ments of his rate by becoming thorough- As for the second question, gold hash- vision of their advancement courses. ly familiar with new developments. marks may be earned only through You quote us correctly to the extent As yo,u say, if he doesn’t do so, he’s active Navy service. Time in any serv- that there is no Navy-wide regulation notgoing to make the exam because ice, however, must be reflected in OUT which stipulates a man must do so.. there are too many others who are smart standardservice stripes (red or black). However, you then put words in our enough voluntarily and willingly to take After serving 12 years on active Navy typewriter to the effectthat “a first class the mostrecent courses. Perhaps we duty withgood conduct, all your service who took the PO1 and Chief course 10 have the wrong picture of this, but it stripes will be changed to gold.-ED. years ago does not have to complete a seems to us that trainingcourses exist new coursebefore going upfor chief to help a man advance in hisrate. If he doesn’t want to advance enough to You‘re Not Required, Bot. now.” . . He doesn’t, but he’d better. accept at1 the help offered him, he just SIR: Back inthe September 1965 The operativeword here is “re- isn’t gdng to advance. issue you said men seeking advancement quired.” It’s true, the man who wants to One further small point: No add- are not required to complete the latest be advanced to chief (0.7 any other rate) itional action on the part of the Bureau revisions oftheir advancement courses; is not “required” to complete those re- is required. A Navyman may not ad- that it is sufficientif they did the visedcourses introduced since he last vance without the recommendation af courses at any time in their careers. You completed his training course. his commanding oficer. It is the CO’S say, inother words, a first class who It seems to us, ho.wever, that such a privilege as well as hisresponsibility tookt)w PO1 and C course 10 years man would not meet the standards the to deny this recommendation in cases ago does not have to complete a new Navy expects of a petty oficer. A petty where the man is not qualified to, per- coursebefore going up forchief now. oficer, as we are sure you know, is ex- fomn the duties of the next rate.-&. Thatdoesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Advancementexams are based on BEST OF TYPE-Representing all ratings in MCB-11, personnel stand at atten- the mostrecent material available. If tion during “Best of Type’‘ presentation with battalion‘s commanding officer. a Navyman doesn’t know what’s in the latest books he’s simply not going to be advanced. I don’t believe I’m far wrong in saying approximately 80 per cent of all those failing advancement examinations have not completed acourse for several years. These are also the people who scream loudest when required to complete a new course. Why should they be permittedto participate in an examination for which they are not prepared? I recommend that men going up for advancement be required to complete the latest revisions of their courses.-R. D. R., YNC, USN. We disagree, chief. There are twa important factors you’ve overlooked. One is a matter of logistics, the other of logic. Shipments of new courses do not reach all Fleet units simultaneously. It is not uncommon for distributi0.nto take as long as six months. Consequently, if your recommendation were accepted, many Navymen (particularly those in

MARCH 1966 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR fCont.)

Ship Reunions Newsof reunions of ships and organiza- 2013Midwood PI., Charlotte, N. C. 1943to November 1944 have sched- tions will be carried inthis column from 0 uss Oklahoma (BB37)-A re- uleda reunion, for NewYork City timetotime. In planninga reunion,best union will be held 29 and 30 April and 16-18 June. Suwannee crew members results will be obtained by notifying the 1 May at the WanvickHotel, Phila- areinvited. For more information, Editor, ALL HANDSMegarine, Room 1809, delphia,Pa. Information is available wuteto WilliamB. Garlitz, AOC, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Depart- fromEdmond H. Lutz, 673 Lindley USNR, 1008 Brookside Dr., Fairmont, ment, Washington,D. C. 20370, four months Rd.,Glenside, Pa. 19038. 'W. Va. in advance. uss Reid (DD 369)"Asecond reunion is being planned. For details, Destroyer Squadron 48-The 0 uss Benner (DD 807)-A re- write to Robert T. Sneed, 1537 North 18th annual reunion is planned for the unionhas been scheduled for 6 Au- 59th St., Milwaukee, Wis. 53208. firstweekend in August at the New gust. For details write to Louis Blejer, uss Richard W. Suesem (DE SheratonHotel, . Boston,Mass., for 20 Ridge20 Drive, Westbury, N.Y. 342)"A reunion is being planned for squadronmembers and those who 11590. sometime inJune. Write toCal served in thefollowing ships: uss uss Elmore (APA42)-A re- Krause, 422 South Dewey Ave., Jeffer- Walker (DD 517), uss Hale ( DD union will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, son,Wis. 53549. 642), uss Stembel (DD644), uss on29, 30 and 31July. Write to 0 uss Whitehurst (DE 634)-A Abbot (DD629), uss Erben (DD Robert H. Zinves, 4879 Columbia Rd., reunion for those who served on board 631 ), uss BulZurd (DD 660), uss Kidd Apt #7, North Olmsted, Ohio, 44070. duringthe Korean conflict is being (DD 661), uss Black (DD 666), and uss New Orleans (CA 32)-A planned. Write to R. E. Kemper, 4727 uss Chauncey (DD667). Formore reunionwill be held 21-24 June at KnightsAve., Tampa, Fla. 33611. information, write to Harold F. Mon-

the VillaCapri Motel, Austin, Texas. uss LCS ( L ) 48-A reunion ' is ning,310 East 8th St., Kewanee, Ill. Fordetails, write to S. F.Wallace. being planned for June 1967 in Bill- 61442. P. 0. Box 990,Kingsville, Texas. ings,Mont. Those who served on uss Solace (AH5)-The 25th 78363. board in 1944 and 1945 may write to reunionfor those who served from uss North Carolina (BB 55)- D. 0. Martin,122 Arden Ave., Bill- commissioning tothe end of World Theannual reunion will be held 30 ings, Mont. War I1 has been scheduled for 12-14 June and 1 and 2 July on board ship Air Group Sixty (WW 1I)- August in New Haven, Conn. For de- at Wilmington, N. C. For further in- Memberswho served onboard uss tails, write to William J. Dornfeld, 83 formation,write to C.H. Paty, Jr., Suwannee (CVE 27) fromOctober Tyler St., East Haven, Conn.

PME School Graduates The precisionmeasuring equipment In the first place, are aircrewmen now SIR: Scuttlebutt has it that a precision specialty will remain NEC code ET- authorizedto wear their wings even measuringequipment rating is being 1591. And if you know a PME specialist whenthey are not assigned to flying established,and it willbe filled with drawing pro pay, he's receiving itbe- billets? Is there a right am designator graduatesfrom PME school. There is cause he's an ET. NEC ET-1591 is not for enlisted aircrewmen and, if so, when also a rumor PME graduates may soon amongthose designated for pro pay. may it be worn? be granted P-3 pay. "ED. Some enlistedaircrewmen here in Howabout it?- W. L. H., ETN3, Vietnam have qualified for Air Medals, USN. AircrewmanWings so we'realso beginning to wonder if We don'tknow your friend the SIR: I understandthere have been combatair crew wings may be issued butter-cutter, but he'd do better hand- somechanges in the regulations con- and, if so, what the qualifications will ing out spuds than information. There is cerningaircrewman insignia. Perhaps be.-H. H. M. AMH1, USN. no truth in either rumor. youcould clarify the situation. 0 Yes, the regulations have changed.

ON THE WAY-Nuclearpowered USS hterprise(CVAN 65) and USS Bainbridge(DLGN 25) pass carrier USS Independence (CVA 62) en route to duty with Seventh Fleet. Independence was en route to Norfolk from deployment.

36 ALL HANDS Navymen who are qualified as aircrewmen may wear their wings regardless of their billets-in most cases. The wings may not be worn if the aircrewman no longervolunteers for flight duty, or if he lacks the minimum proficiency qualifications. If he has been disqualified for medicalreasons, he maywear wings. And, of course, if he qualifies but is simply not in a flying billet, he may wear his aircrewman insignia. There is a right arm designator, offi- ciallycalled the AircrewmanDistin- guishing Mark. It is worn by Navymen who are enrolled in an approved train- ingcourse for designation asaircrew- men. As for combat aircrewmanwings, they havenot been authorizedsince World War 11, and there are noplans to authorize them now.-ED.

Correct Title POLE-TO-POLE flagis lowered at Byrd Station, 600 milesfrom South Pole. SIR: When preparinga NavPers Flag previouslyflew at lsachsen Station, 600 miles from the North Pole. 2769, I havewondered if the person beingpromoted tothe grade of temporary Lieutenant (jg) should bead- technical sequence of events which take 0 You're right; the blackobject is a dressed in the form as LTJG or Ensign. place as follows: A period of time has fish. This silhouette on a field of white I know that all promotions issued by elapsed and the President makes a tem- enclosed in a red rectangular body was BuPers areaddressed tothe officer porary appointment promotingan en- once the submarine warning flag. using the rank to which he is being sign to the grade of lieutenant junior It was formerlymade of metal and promoted so it would seem to follow grade. NauPers 2769 is the vehicle used was afixed to the periscope of a sub- thatthe same would be employed on bythe appointee'scommanding of- marine while running submerged. Later, temporary promotion to LTJG. ficer to inform the new JG ofthe ships in company with a submerged The general practice in the Fleet, President's action.-ED. submarine would fly a cloth flag of the however, seems to be to address a man same design. Still later, escort ships for being promoted to as Ensign on submarinessuch as torpedo boat de- LTJG Thus Are Traditions Founded the NavPers 2769. Which is correct?- stroyers flew the flag to warn away sur- W. H. C., YNC, USN. SIR: Can you tell us something about face shipping. a Inasmuch as the man to whom the the origin and significance of the special This escort duty was subsequently NaoPers 2769 is beingsent actually is insignia tobe found on the bow of a taken up by the submarine rescue ship a lieutenant, juniorgrade, he should submarinerescue vessel. The symbol and the flag, nolonger flownin later beaddressed as such. This appoint- consists of ared-bordered white rec- years, evolved into the special bow in- ment isautomatic for ensigns who tangle with-Ithink-a black fish in signia which continued the tradition qualify for promotion but there is a the middle.-J. E. L., LTJG, USN. into the modern Navy.-En.

MARCH 1966 37 v s€RvlC€scoPr Brief news items aboutother branches of thearmed services. A REORGANIZATION of the North American Air De- SAGE facility at Hamilton AFB andthe new BUIC fense Command (NORAD)and its component com- facilities. mands will take place next month. The realignment is The Western NORAD Region will consist of the 25th being made because of the changing emphasis of the NORAD Division (formerly the Seattle NORAD Sector) major threat toNorth America from manned bombers to and the 26th NORAD Division (which was formerly the ballistic missiles plus the over-all improvements made in Portland NORAD Sector). The 26th Division will also the air defense weapons control system. include the Reno Sector. The NORAD reorganization coincides with the ac- The Phoenix NORAD Sector is being redesignated quisition of an improved back-up interceptor control the27th NORAD Division and will encompass the (BUIC) system. This is a dispersed, automated weapon area and forces of the former Los Angeles Sector. control system which, coupled with the semi-automatic The Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri ground environment (SAGE) system, increases the will be home for the newly established Central NORAD flexibility of manned bomber defenses. It gives greater Region which replaces the 29th Region and encom- assurance that there would still be sufficient air defense passes the area of the 30th NORAD Region. after a ballistic missile attack to counter effectively a The central NORAD Region will include the Great manned bomber threat. Falls NORAD Sector (redesignated the 28th NORAD In the organizational change, the six numbered Division), the Duluth NORAD Sector (redesignated the NORAD Regions are being realigned into four geo- 29th Division), the Sioux Sector (redesignated the 30th graphically designated regi?ns. The AlaskanNORAD NORAD Division) andthe Chicago Sector (redesig- Region with headquarters at Elmendorf AFB and the nated the 20th NORAD Division). Northern NORAD Region with headquarters at North The Southern NORAD Region will be headquarter- Bay, Ontario, Canada, are beingretained while the ed at Gunter AFB, Ala., to replace the 32nd NORAD city-named NORAD sectors are being redesignated as Region. It will be composed of the 32nd and 31st numbered divisions. NORAD Divisions which were formerly designated the Hamilton Air Force Base, Calif., will serve as head- Montgomery and Oklahoma City NORAD Sectors re- quarters for the Western NORAD Region. This region spectively. will encompass the area and forces of the 28th NORAD The Eastern NORAD Region will have Stewart Air Region at Hamilton and the 25th Region at McChord Force Base, N.Y., for its headquarters and will replace Air Force Base, Wash. the 26th NORAD Region. It will include the 33rd. The 25th NORAD Region, the keno NORAD Sector 34th, 35thand 21st NORAD Divisions which were at Stead AFB, Nevada, and the Los Angeles Sector at formerly the Washington, Detroit, Boston and New Norton AFB, Calif., will be inactivated and the SAGE York NORAD Sectors. facilities associated with these units will be phased out. The Bangor,Goose, Ottawa and Hudson BaySec- Their control functions arebeing transferred to the tors of the Northern NORAD Regionwill be redesignated the 36th. 37th. 41st and 42nd NORAD Divisions, respectively. The U. S. AirF’orce Air Defense Command (ADC) will parallel the NORAD structure by establishing four numbered air forces to replace the numbered ADC air divisions and will redesignate the geographically named ADC sectors as numbered air divisions. This move will make the Air Defense Command consistent with the

TREETOP DELIVERY is object of jungle canopy platform tested by Army inHawaii. Steel mesh nets are criss- crossed ontreetops to hold loading platform at vertex.

38 ALL HANDS structure of other USAF major air commands such as TAC and SAC. The U. S. ArmyAir Defense Command (ARADCOM) will also realign its boundaries effective the first of April as part of the reorganization of NORAD. The number of regional commands will be reduced from five to four and new geographical areas of responsibility will be established for three of the new regions. Two regional headquarters will also be moved. The newly designated areas of responsibility will con- form to the boundaries of the NORAD regions within the United States. The headquarters of the new 1st ARADCOM Region will, for the time being, remain at Fort Totten, N.Y., andthe present boundaries will be retained. During fiscal year 1967, however, this headquarter: probddy will move to Stewart Air Force Base, N.Y., to locate it DRAWING BOARD model of Air Force FB-1 1 1 iet bomber with the headquarters of the Eastern NORAD Region. carries 50 750-lb. bombs underwings and internally. Headquarters of the 6th ARADCOMRegion will __ also remain stationary atFort Baker, Calif., butthe manager concept, the Aerospace Audioual Service. region's area will be increased -to include the7th The new Service employs the services of some 3200 ARADCOMRegion (which is being discontinued) at people around the world and their efforts focus on a McChord AFB, Wash. score of photographic operations. The headquarters of the 2nd ARADCOMRegion These include, for example, photographing air com- will remain atthe Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, bat activities and missile launches from Vandenberg Mo., but the regional boundaries of the reconfigured AFB, Calif., production of all Air Force training and second region will coincide with those of the Central orientation films, management of all film services obtain- NORAD Region. ed by the Air Force from commercial sources, operation Headquarters of the5th ARADCOMRegion will of a worldwide film distribution system and photogra- move temporarily to MaxwellAFB, Ala. Eventually, phy for the Defense Atomic Support Agency and the however, this headquarters will be located at Gunter Atomic Energy Commission. AFB,Ala. The boundaries of the reconfigured 5th In the future, the new organization also may enable Region will coincide with those of the Southern air-mobile photo teams equipped with processing equip- NORAD Region. ment to be airlifted with advance troops into the heart *** of an international crisis. This would enable force commanders to see quickly processed film, thereby enabling AIR TRAFFIC in both passengers and cargo toand from the Pacific area reached an all-time high during them to evaluate the effectiveness of the air operations. the first six months of fiscal year 1966 (July through The new audio-visual service is also planning future December 1965). Preliminary figures indicated that mobile video coverage of important events and use of Military Airlift Command (MAC) traffic had increased the video tapes for television news programs as well as 56 per cent in cargo tons and 99 per cent in passengers for permanent documentation of events. over the final six months of the previous fiscal year, re- flecting the growing airlift support of the Vietnam build- LIT UP-Flares dropped from Air Force C-123slight up UP. Saigonat night when Viet Cong are spotted near city. The use of commercial planes to airlift supplies and Each flare gives off more than one million candlepower. personnel to the Pacific area is also increasing. On a monthly average, commercial airlines are carrying 28 per cent more cargo and 55 per cent more passengers than they did last year. Aeromedical evacuation is also playing an important role in the Vietnam support. Starlifter C-141 jets carrying cargo to the Orient are adapted for litter patients in the Philippines for the return trip. A total of 7785 patients have been returned from the Pacific area since January. Statistics showed 566,670 passengers and 106,478 tons of cargo were carried during the first six months of FY 1966 on both inbound and outbound scheduled and special flights. *** THE AIR FORCE has streamlined its photographic activity. What had formerly been the Air Photographic and Charting Service has become, underthe single

MARCH 1966 39 Those in overseas areas are allowed 33 cents for breakfast with 50 cents THE WORD for dinner and 60 cents for supper. The basic rates for Navy children’s Frank, AuthenticCareer Information meals (provided the children are 12 years of age or under) remain un- Of Special Interest-Straight fromHeadquarters changed.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS - Since Navy Travel Instructions. FORMTO END FORMS - The 14Jul 1965, JointTravel Regula- Navymen who were already on Administrative Officeof the Navy tions have authorized Navymen who board when their ship or staffwas Department wants constructive criti- are transferred under PCS orders to designated by CNO can have their cism from the Fleet concerning the some ships or afloatstaffs to move claimfor dependents’ travel and reports and forms required by the their dependents and household transportation of household goods Department. effectsat government expense to a substantiated by a certificate from Toward that end the Administra- place designated by the member. their commanding officer. This is also tive Office has set up a form to end To qualify, the ships orstaffs to true of Navy dependents’ travel and all forms-or at least to end the un- which the members were transferred transportation of household goods necessary and overcomplicated ones. had to be designated as operating in after ships and staffs are no longer on This streamlining device is the an overseas area for an expected con- CNOs list of designated ships and Form/ReportImprovement Recom- tinuous period of one year or more. staffs. mendation, NAVSO 5213/2(Rev. These regulations were amended 6-65). Initially designed for use in as of 23 Sep 1965 to include not only COMMUTED RATIONS CHANGE the 1965 Comprehensive Review of Navymen who were transferred after -A new schedule of commuted, Reports and Forms, it provides a 14 July, but also to include the de- field, hospital and leave rations be- simplifiedmeans for ships and sta- pendents and household effects of came effective the first of the year. tionsto recommend shortcuts Navymen who were already attach- The value isnow established at through the paperwork required by ed to designated ships or staffs. $1.10 for CONUS activities and various sources within theDepart- The amendment also entitles men $1.14 forafloat and overseas activi- ment of the Navy. who make a permanent change of ties which include Hawaii and All naval activities are encouraged station transfer from these ships or Alaska.Navymen who are assigned to use NAVSO 5213/2 at any time staffs to move their dependents and to a ship and drawing commuted to recommend improvements. l’he household goods to their next station rations in CONUS areentitled to formmay be obtained from the at government expense. the $1.10 rate rather than the afloat Navy Supply System on order num- PCS orders for Navymen going to rate. ber 0104 904-0910. A filled-in speci- or transferring from ships or staffs Enlisted men on authorized leave men copy may be found on the back which qualify should contain a state- also receive the $1.10 rate unless of A0 Instruction 5213.30, issued to ment to the effect thatthe ship or they are assigned to sea or overseas all ships and stations on 15 Dec staff to which the member is being duty in which case they are entitled 1965. transferred is listed in OpNavInst to the $1.14 rate when on leave in 4600.16 of 27 Aug 1965. an overseas area. FLIGHTTRAINING-Now is an This instrtlction gives the names Here is a breakdown of commuted ideal time for eligible junior officers of ships and staffs designated by rations for CONUS: Breakfast-25 to apply for Navy flight training. Ap- CNO, under authority from the cents, dinner . . . 45 cents, and sup- plications are particularly desired Secretary of the Navy, which will be per . . . 40 cents. In overseas areas, fromofficers commissioned after 1 operating in overseas areas for a the breakdown is 24 cents for break- Dec1963. period of at least one year. If the fast, 50 cents for dinner and 40 cents Vacancies exist in the officer flight member’s orders do not contain this for supper. training class convening 27 March statement, they can be checked Supplemental subsistence allow- through 29 May 1966.Candidates against the list when dependents’ ance for CONUS is prorated with 32 who meet the eligibility require- travel is being substantiated in ac- cents for breakfast, 55 cents allowed ments and are selected will be order- cordance with paragraph 7101-3 of for dinner and 60 cents for supper. ed to U. s. Naval Air Station, Pensa-

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40 ALL HANDS All-Navy Cartoon Contest name of his hometown news- William R. Maul, CTCA, USN paper (s) ; his command recreation fund administrator; and a brief statement certifying thatthe cartoon is original. The Nation’scapital is theNavy’s The following statement must also headquarters. Inor near Washington, be included: “All claims tothe at- D. C. are manypeople and offices which tachedentry are waived, and I determine and administerNavy policy, understand the Department of the among themthe Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations andthe Navy may use as desired.” This various bureaus. should be signed by the contestant. How much doyou know about your Beneath this statement should be headquartersOrganization? written “forwarded with the signa- 1. Allsix of the Navy‘s bureaus are “ ‘Tenrhun on deck!” ture of the contestant’s commatlding located in the washington area. Name cola, Fla., for five weeks of pre-flight officer or his designated representa- them. training. tive. I The next eight months are spent Entries from dependents of active in primary and basic flight training, duty Navymen should bear this mastering cross-country, formation, statement: night and instrument flying. About “Ia am dependent of , four months are required for ad- rate/grade, etc.” 2. In 1959 the ,Bureau of Aeronautics vanced fight training in combat type Deadline for submitting the entries merged with another Navy bureauto aircraft. A choice is given, when pos- is 1 Jul 1966. form the: sible, between flying multi-engine BuPers Notice 1700 of 27 Jan (a) Bureau of Yards andDocks patrol, helicopter or carrier type air- 1966 has the details. (b) Bureau of Naval Weapons. craft. (c) Bureau of Ships. Successful completion of this in- COMBATINSIGNIA - Eligible tensive training leads to Navy wings Navymen can now wear the Fleet and designation as a naval aviator. Marine Force Combat Operations Generalrequirements for acckpt- Insignia on the suspension ribbon ance into the flight training program and ribbon bar of the Armed Forces are: Expeditionary Medal andthe Viet- 6 Applicant must be less than 26 nam Service Medal. This applies to years of age at time of application. Navymen now attached to Fleet 3. With which bureau did BuAer merge? Must be physically qualified. Marine Force units participating in 4. The Secretary of the Navyis ap- Must have successfully com- combat operations, or those who pointedby the President. Before he can leteda minimum of four semesters havebeen insimilar combat status of undergraduate work or itsequi- since 1 Ju1 1958. valent at an accredited college or The insignia is a bronze replica of university. the official Marine Corps emblem. Applications should be submitted Only one can be worn on each rib- as soon as possible. Complete infor- bon or medal for which wearing is mation concerning qualifications and authorized. application procedures may be found Navymen currently attached to or in BuPers Inst. 1520.20C. operating with a Marine Corps unit takethe post,however, the appointment which has been oris currently en- must be approved by: CARTOON CONTEST-The 11th gaged in actual combat action (a) The U. S. Senate. All-Navy Comic Cartoon Contest is should have a service record entry (b) The US. House of Representatives. underway, and ALL HANDSMaga- made to show they are eligible to (c) Neither of the above. zine extends its annual invitation to wear the insignia. Navy cartoonists. This year’s contest, Likewise, both active and inactive as in the past, is open to all active duty Navymen who are eligible to duty Navy personnel and theirde- wear the insignia should offerevi- pendents. dence of eligibility and make appli- Entries must be in black ink on cation for authorization to wear it. 8- by lO!i-inch white paper or illus- Active duty men who were previous- tration board. They must be gag or ly attachedto Marine Corps units situation cartoons in good taste, suit- should consult their personnel officer. 5. Thefirst Navyman to serve as chair- able for general use and have a Navy Inactive duty men should request man of the World War It JointChiefs of Staffwas: theme or background. authorization from the Chief of 6. DuringWorld War II BuPerswas Contestants may enter as many Naval Personnel, and include the namedthe Bureau of Naval Personnel. cartoons as they wish, provided the name of the Marine unit to which Beforethat time, itwas the: following information and statements attached and dates of action. (a) Bureau of Navigation. are securely attached directly to the Information on how to obtain in- (b) Bureau of Ships. back of each entry: The name of the signia will be published as soon as it (c) Neither of theabove. originator; his rate or grade; service/ is available. PuPers Notice 1950 of Answers to Quiz Aweigh may be found file number; his duty station; the 21 Dec 1965has further details. on page 46.

MARCH 1966 Variable Reenlistment Bonus Proves to Be Gold Mine for Many HE VARIABLE REENLISTMENT bonus serving in the rating on which the of four which means our man’s VRB has been in effect since 1 Jan bonus is based. (Depending upon the value is $6012. This, in turn, would 1966. And since that date, photos needs of the service, exceptions may make his total reenlistment bonus have been appearing regularly in the be made by the Secretary of the $7515, plus anything else to which local press of smiling Navymen pos- Navy concerning Navymen qualified he is entitled (unused leave, travel ing withsizeable stacks of greenbacks but not serving in the eligible skill.) allowance to home of record, etc.). as they sign up for another hitch. If you decide you want to convert Needless to.say, you could, at in- If you are in one of 25 ratings, here’s to a rating which is eligible for the come tax time, findyourself with how you may be eligible to join this VRB,you may do so under certain quite a burden if you received this group. circumstances. Youwon’t, however entire amount in one lump payment. Basically, the VRB is an additional collect any VRB,unless your con- However, this will not be the case. bonus paid to personnel in ratings version is complete before your ex- You will receive the bonus in annual which have a critical shortage of tension of enlistment becomes effec- installments, the first of which will career personnel. This means that tive. bepaid on your reenlistment date. qualified personnel on their first re- (If you must reenlist before con- Subsequent installments will be paid enlistment can collect at least twice version-for example, under the on each anniversary of your reenlist- what normally they would receive SCORE program-youwill not be ment. (up to five times the normal amount eligible for VRB.) The VRB is taxed at the same rate for certain ratings). Currentlythere are 25 ratings and under the same conditions as the This flexible additional pay incen- eligible for the variable reenlistment normal reenlistment bonus. However, tive will, it is hoped, alleviate the bonus. All have been placed in one each annual installment will be taxed present critical shortage of career of four groups, each of which is in the year in which paid. personnel in these ratings. As short- assigned a multiple (one, two, three If you want to receive your vari- ages either increase or decrease, the or four). By multiplying this number able reenlistment bonus in fewer variable reenlistment bonus also is by your normal reenlistment bonus, annual installments, you may. But subject to change. In other words, you have your VRB value. This this will be the case only in special those ratings currently eligible for value, plus your normal reenlistment meritorious cases. Ana since each VRB may not be eligible six months bonus will bethe amount you request must be handled separately or one year from now. receive. And in some cases, this could and is subject to approval by the S~C- To be eligible to receive the vari- come to over $7500. retary of the Navy, you would do able reenlistment bonus, you must For example, let’s say that a sonar well tostart the ball rolling about meet ALL the following require- technician second class with over three months in advance of the date ments: three years of active duty decides to you plan to reenlist. You must be eligible to reenlist reenlist for six years. Since his base YOU should submit your request and eligible for your first reenlistment pay is $250.50 per month, his normal via your commanding officer to the bonus. reenlistment bonus would be $1503. Chief of Naval Personnel stating your You must reenlist or extend in The ST rating has a VRB multiple reason why you want the VRB paid the Regular Navy for a period which, in fewer installments. when combined with your previous active service, totals at least six Don’t feel, however, that you must years. (Reservists enlisting in the decide three months before you re- Regular Navymay be eligible pro- enlist if you want your VRB in fewer vided their enlistment makes them installments. You don’t have to make eligible for their first reenlistment your request until the day you raise bonus. ) your righthand. If you do wait, You must be at least E-3, and however, don’t expect any money your ratingmust be designated as until several weeks after your reenlist- a VRB eligible rating (see list be- ment. low). Here’s another point you might consider: Since’the variable reenlist- 0 If you were separated from active duty, you must reenlist within ment bonus is nota substitute for three months of the date you were proficiency pay, you may be eligible released from active duty. to receive both. Check with your You must have completed at personnel officer to see if you can least 24 months of continuous active qualify for pro pay. service before you extend your enlist- Details on the variable reenlistment or you are released from active ment bonus may be found in BuPers duty. Inst. 1133.18. 0 And you must be qualified and The following is a list of the rat-

42 ALL HANDS ings cvrrently eligible for the variable tory of the U. S. Navy, beginning formation contained in BuPers Re- reenlistment bonus andtheir VRB with the papers of Commodore port 1080-14 and submit corrections multiple: Thomas Truxtun. Among the docu- by diary entry, if necessary. ments are the papers of Admirals Although most examinations will Rating Stephen B. Luce, William F. Fullam, bedistributed automatically, com- PhotographicIntelligenceman (PT) 4 Hilary P. Jones and David E. Sellers; manding officers still have the prerog- Sonar Technician (ST) 4 of Captain Washington I. Chambers; ative and duty of recommending and of Commodores R. W. Shufeldt eligible individuals for advancement ElectronicsTechnicion (ET) 3 and Dudley Knox. in rating. This recommendation is CommunicationsTechnician (CT) 3 Fire ControlTechnician (FT) 3 RADM John W. McElroy, USNR necessary before a Navyman can Data SystemsTechnician (DS) 3 (Ret), is in charge of organizing the take the exam. Radarman (RD) 3 Foundation's collection. There has been a change in the AviationFire Control Technician (AQ) 3 time in rate necessary to be eligible Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare E-7s Need Only Three Years for advancement to E-8. The rules 3 Technician (AX) In Rate to be Eligible for now require the candidate to have been in paygrade E-7 for only 36 MachineAccountant (MA) 2 May Exams for Advancement months, instead of 48 months as in Interior Communications Electrician (IC) 2 The Navy-wide examinations for the past. Aviation ElectronicsTechnician (AT) 2 advancement to pay grades E-8 and The BuPers Manual provisions re- Boilerman (BT) 2 E-9 will beheld on Tuesday, 24 garding minimum total service of Radioman (RM) 2 May this year. 11 years, eight of which must been- 1 Because of a change in the exami- Torpedoman'sMote (TM) nation center's computer system, listed, however, are still in effect. Electricians Mate (EM) 1 The terminal eligibility date for ad- commands no longer need order E-8 Missile Technician (MT) 1 vancement to both pay grades E-8 and E-9 exams for active duty per- Machinist's Mate (MM) 1 and E-9 is 16 Jan 1967. 1 sonnel except those in the CT rating. Opticolman (OM) In view of the early date for the Engineman (EN) 1 Henceforth, the examinations will be E-8 and E-9 exams, mandatory cor- Signalman (SM) 1 distributed automatically to all eli- Gunner'sMate Technicion (GMT) 1 gible personnel on active duty. Ex- respondence courses need not be Quartermaster (OM) 1 aminations for Navymen in the CT completed until 1 JuI 1966. Evi- Engineering Aid(EA) 1 rating will beordered in the usual dence of satisfactory completion of Hospital Corpsman (HM) (Operating the courses must be in the candi- Room Technician, NEC8483, only.) 1 way from the Director, Navy Secu- rity Group, in accordance with Nav- date's duplicate service record be- SecGru Inst. 2573.4 (series), fore the meeting (in September Historical Foundation Grant A candidate's eligibility will be 1966) of the board which selects Makes Naval Papers Available determined by his length of service senior and master chief petty officers. In Library of Congress Files and time in rate as established from Candidates for both pay grades The Naval Historical Foundation information supplied by the Naval should check NavPers 18068B has authorized a grant of $40,500 to Manpower Information System. (Manual of Qualifications for Ad- enable the Library of Congress' However, in order that proper dis- vancement in .Rating) for the revised Manuscript Division to organize tribution of the examinations may qualifications for advancement definitively the unpublished manu- be made, commanding officers which are effective with this exami- scripts and personal papers of the should insure the correctness of in- nation series. Foundation and to prepare descrip- Navymen who have been selected tive guides to facilitate their use. by All-NavyCartoon Contest for advancement towarrant officer scholars. The program willcover CharleyWise, HMC, USN or commissioned status are ineligible a three-year period. to compete for advancement to senior The Naval Historical Foundation I I or master chief petty officer unless began to deposit its large collection they intend to reject the warrant or of manuscripts in the Library of commission. Congress in 1949. The collection was Those who are selected for war- begun in 1926. rant or commissioned status who do The Foundation's purpose is to not acceptappointment, should in- foster the study of U. S. naval and form the Chief of Naval Personnel maritime history from original sources of this fact before participating in andto increase popular interest in the May exam. Otherwise the results U. S. naval history. of their examination may be invali- The collection, which includes dated. approximately 300,000 manuscripts, Requests for substitute exams consists primarily of private files of must be received at the U. S. Naval naval officers, including personal cor- Examining Center no later than 15 respondence, journals of cruises, files June. of orders and papers, and addresses "I dohope the baked beans and chipped Full details concerning the exami- on various naval subjects. beef will be asgood as you get onthe nations can befound in BuPers The documents span the entire his- ship." Notice 1418 of 8 Dec 1965.

MARCH 1966 43 -1111 - THE 8UllETfN BOAR0 A Report onCost-of-Living, Rental and Lodging Allowances NITED STATES NAWMEN and mem- ing and cost-of-living allowances post, the chances are your household u bers of their families are among paid to all military men overseas is goodswill not havepreceded you. the most widely traveled persons in actually a committee-the Per Diem, It is also highly probable that it will the world. It is indeed a rare Navy Travel and Transportation Allow- be a while before you find a house family which has not lived in several ance Committee, which has members you like. of the 50 United States and many representing the U. S., Army,Navy This situation usually means that have spent at least one tour in a for- and Air Force as well as the Marine you and your family must live in a eign country or one of the U. S. ter- Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health hotel or pension and eat in a restau- ritories outside the continental limits. Service and the Environmental Sci- rantuntil you are ready to settle Inasmuch as overseas life is such ence Service Administration. The downin permanent housekeeping an integral part of Navylife, it is chairmanship of the committee ro- quarters. helpful for a Navyman to know the tates every six months between the The Navy pays you a temporary basic facts concerning three overseas Army, Navy and Air Force. lodging allowance to help you meet allowances designed to keep his fam- A decision concerning overseas al- these extraordinary expenses with- ily’s finances while overseas on a par lowances made by this committee be- out going into debt. It pays the al- with those of Navymen stationed at comes the official word and, although lowances both when you arrive in a home. it may sometimes seem arbitrary to new country and when you break up Every Navy family knows that, overseas Navymen, the committee’s your household preparatoryto leav- , even within continental United actions are based upon firm informa- ing your post. States, the purchasing power of the tion and arrived at through sound dollar varies from city to city. Such statistical procedures. When you and your family have variable conditions alsoexist from Congress has provided thatthe established yourselves in housekeep- country to country throughoutthe Department of Defense may author- ing quarters, you begin receiving a world. ize per diem considering all elements rental allowance in many areas When commanding officers at over- of the cost-of-living to members of which, when combined with your seas locations ascertain that the the services. As a result of this au- BAQ, substantially covers the cost Navyman’s dollar no longer provides thorization, you may be paid, while of housing. the same living conditions which the ashore overseas, whatever temporary At some stations where the cost of men in their command might expect lodging allowance, rental allowance living exceeds that in the United to enjoy back home, probably their and cost-of-living allowance is pre- States, you will receive a cost-of-liv- first reaction is to request an increase scribed for your station. ing allowance which the Navy pays in the station’s temporary lodging, These allowances are not intended you to help ease the money gap rental and/or cost of living allow- to provide an extraordinary standard sometimes encountered overseas and ances to alleviate the financial pres- of living for your rank or rate; they to help you to live as well asyou sure. are paid to help you maintain, inso- would if you were stationed in your Frequently the increase is quick- far as is practical, the standard of own country. ly granted tg the evident satisfaction living which you would have in the Theseare simple explanations of of everyone at the post. United States and to prevent your the purposes of overseas allowances. Sometimes, however, the increase suffering undue financial hardship Now let’s examine the mechanics is rejected, leaving everyone corre- as the result of living costs due to a which determine the amount to be spondingly dejected. The result is foreign assignment. Let’s examine paid. usually adeep-throated grumbling the specific purposes of the allow- which is caused by misconceptions ances one at a time. Temporary lodging Allowance concerning the nature of the allow- When you arrive at your overseas ances andtheir mechanics. Mostly, As mentioned before, any Navy- however, resentment centers on who- All-NavyCartoon Contest man upon arrival at an overseas post ever it is in Washington that deter- William R. Maul,CTCA, USN and immediately before leaving-, one. mines the amount of the allowances will probably find it necessary to in the first place. I I a inItime live a for hotel. In addition ALL HANDShas gathered together to a hotel bill, whichin itselfis some facts concerning the temporary enough to put wrinkles in his purse, lodging, rental and cost of living al- he must take his family to a restau- lowances. Thisroundup is not in- rant for food. Needless to say, this tended to act as a substitute for -the could be disastrous to a family bud- Joint Travel Regulations which pro- get were it not for a temporary lodg- vide the official word and all the ing allowance. details on the subject. It will, how- Sometimes Navy families short- ever,. bring out several salient points circuit the rules by finding accommo- which seem to have been overlooked. dations with housekeeping arrangements and don’t find it necessary to HE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON which I I use restaurant facilities. If this situ- decides (among other things) the ation becomes widespread, YOU can amount of temporary lodging, hous- ‘’I like your way of thinking,Morrison.” bet your bottom dollar the Allow-

44 ALL HANDS ance will be reduced. All-Navy Cartoon Contest standard in the United States and This allowance, like others of its Charley Wise, HMCS, USN may even be considered on a pretty kind, is subject tofrequent and low plane in the country in which thorough audit. When the allow- our Navyman is resident. These ance ceases to serve the purpose for people bring down the averages on which it is intended, it is canceled which the allowance is based. or changed. Any Navyman who col- At the other extreme, is the family lects the allowance but who does not that has not budgeted its allowance live under the conditions for which to cover initial and terminal expenses it is paid, is liable to find himself nor has it taken into consideration refunding payments. thatthe allowance is supposed to Another word tothe wise, con- cover the cost of utilities and other cerning the paym’ent of lodging al- housekeeping costs. They have blown lowances. Navymen will sometimes the entire allowance on rent and live find they must remain in a hotel after according to a standard which they their allowance authorization expires, would consider much above their in- Under certain conditions and with come .in the United States, not to proper justification, the temporary mention that of their host country. lodging allowance can be extended The rental allowance is computed to cover additional time in hotels. It You reallyhave adjusted well to college on a standard in between these two cannot, however, be extended retro- life.” extremes. Its purpose is to give the actively. If you find you cannot leave The expectation that your housing Navyman the same level of housing your temporary lodgings within the he could reasonably expect to enjoy specified time, you should request an allowance will cover the expenses incidentto establishing or disestab- if he lived within the United States extension of the allowance before it -no more, no less. expires. lishing your household at a foreign After you have arrived at your post as well as cover a portion of overseas post and have had an op- your actual month-to-month rental Cost-of-LivingAllowance portunityto look around, however, frequently gives rise to misunder- Some Navymen draw posts at you should be ableto find house- standings and doubts concerning the which the cost of living is sky-high. keeping quarters for your family be- adequacy of the allowance. If they were left to fend for them- fore your temporary lodging allow- The housing allowance is to be selves, they would find themselves ance expires. used with your BAQ to cover your hungry indeed. Fortunately, how- initial expenses and your terminal ever, the Navy has provided a cost- Housing Allowance expenses incident to housekeeping of-living allowance to cover this con- as well as your monthly rent. tingency. You will then find that there are a It is intended to include, in addi- number of expenses connected to The purpose of the allowance, as tion to your monthly rental, the cost mentioned earlier, is to enable Navy- moving into foreign housing which of heat, repairs, electricity and any youwon’t find at home. Foreign men in high-cost posts to maintain other costs incidental to maintaining the same standards of living they housing, for example, frequently re- a household. quires transformers to convert the would have if theywere stationed Frequently, at a foreign station, in the United States. local current to the type which your there will be much in evidence the electrical appliances can digest. The allowance is based upon the Navy family whohas gone native cost of living throughout the United You may &en have to install elec- and livesin the equivalent of a trical fixtures and provide other States as reported by the Labor De- thatched hut on the beach, in quar- partment.These statistics are com- amenities which you would take for ters which would be considered sub- granted inthe United States but bined with such factors affecting which comeunder the heading of military life as the PX and the com- extras in many parts of the world. missary. As might be imagined these extras When you are living in a foreign combined with such items as paint- country, you may be dismayed by ing, minor repairs and frequently a the rise in local prices at your post host of other details, require a con- and know your commanding officer siderable outlay of money atthe has asked Washington for relief in beginning of your tour. Restoring the the form of an increase in the cost- house to the condition required by of-living allowances for all military your lease may also require the ex- personnel at your post. penditure of some cash when you Frequently, the stations are given leave. an increase in their cost-of-living Your housing allowance is paid to allowance when local prices move you on a monthly basis on the as- upward. Thereare times. however, sumption that you will budget the ex- when an increase in-prices abroad penditure of your allowance to cover I understand some of there instructorshave coincides with a rise in prices at these extraordinary expenses. been here quite a while. home. In some instances, the rise

MARCH 1966 45 in theprices of beans and hamburger out faster because of the deteriorat- inthe United States exceeds that QUIZ AWEIGH ANSWERS ing effect the climate has on them. atthe overseas station which re- (QuizAweigh may be found on page 41) More servants are necessary in the quested an increase in its cost-of- 1. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery;Bu- orient than innorthern Europe-all living allowance. reau of NavalWeapons; Bureau of Ships; these special conditions are taken In such a case, the station might Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; Bureau into account as all tend to raise the of Yards and Docks; Bureau of NavalPer- cost of living to a higher level than have its request for an increased cost- sonnel. of-living allowance denied. It might 2. (b) Bureau of NavalWeapons. would be the case if expenditure pat- even have its allowance cut. The rea- 3. Bureau of Ordnance. terns at home prevailed. son, of course, is that a serviceman 4. (a)The U. 5. Senate. Every available fact is used to de- living in the States would suffer a 5. FleetAdmiral W. D. Leahy. termine as scientifically as possible decrease in his standard of living be- 6. (a)Bureau of Navigation. the foreign expenditurepatterns cause of the rise in local prices. Inas- necessary for you to maintain a man- miuch as thestandard of living ner of living similar to that which abroad is based upon the standard -change you yourself use. A represent- you would have at home. of living at home, it must, of neces- ative local market price is determined It might be well to mention here sity, go down overseas, too. for each item and the prices are com- that military personnel in foreign bined with the post's own estimate countries fare better with regard to How It Is Determined regarding the amount of purchases the cost-of-living allowance than The cost of local items as reported at each source of supply. civilians whose allowances arede- to Washington is determined by each Since individuals have varying termined by .theState Department. of the military services represented purchasing habits, it is necessary to The reason lies in the fact that the at a given post in cooperation with make some assumptions regarding StateDepartment uses the cost of the StateDepartment. The deter- the source of supply which will be living in Washington, D. C. (where mination of costs involves two con- fair for the largest number of people, most of its home force is stationed) siderations: The relationship of prices although the assumption may not as a basis of computation. Inasmuch actually at a given post to prices paid by mili- be representative of the as the nation's capital is a compar- tary personnel in the United States habits of any one person or family. atively expensive place in which to and the expenditure pattern charac- The average which is sought is the live and thecost of living there is not teristic of Americans at the foreign average cost to all American military mitigated for State Department em- post. personnel for each item selected for ployees by such things as commis- A retail price schedule is the major pricing at your particular post. saries or post exchanges, it requires source of price information abroad There are, of course, other factors a reasonably high cost of living over- and some of the information regard- for, as every Navyman knows, he seas to even warrant a cost-of-living ing expenditure patterns.Items af- does not buy and use the same things allowance for civilian personnel. fecting the cost of living at your post overseas that he buys at home. The The committee regulating overseas are supposed to be represented in basic weighting factors are modified allowances does its best to give all for each foreign post to take into ac- this schedule. An identical schedule military personnel a fairshake but for the United States is prepared by count this difference in expenditure inevitably someone gains and some- the Per Diem Committee. This gives patterns. body else loses. In thelong run, how- the committee a yardstick for com- Climatic and health conditions and ever, such gains and losses usually paring the cost of living at home local culture affect the mode ofex- average out. For example, a family with the cost of living at your post. penditures. In tropical climates, for who arrived in a country in January All goods and services, of course, example, lighter and fewer clothes and leased a house when rental prices are not sampled. The items selected are needed. On the other hand, those were rising, might be paying the are representative of a large group of that are required are liable to wear January rate for rent although the related consumer expenditures and committee raised the allowance the All-NavyCartoon Contest following March to reflect the rising each article is considered tobe a William R. Maul, CTC, USN valid indicator of the price level of cost. the commodity group it represents. The reverse is also true. A family Furthermore, the articles selected could lease a house during a period are usually available throughout the of falling prices and be paying the world so that a standardized method highJanuary price after the rental of measuring costs throughout the allowance is lowered in March to re- world can be had. flect the falling market. The secret In this report, the actual prices of success, as mentioned before, is to paid by you and your fellow Navy- budget your gains to offset your men appear,taking into consider- losses when and if they come. ation s_uch factors as exchange con- There are a few things which your trols, sales taxes, price control en- command and you, as an individual, forcement and other items. can do to help maintain overseas When this report is received in allowances at a fair level for all. The Washington, it is first converted into first is to keep records of your ex- United States currency and weights. penditures so you will have an accu- This is done by using the rate of ex- "Penny for your thoughts." rate index concerning money spent.

56 ALL HANDS When you are asked to make a re- caused by delayed reports cannot be The new school has available a port concerning your expenditures recouped. wide range of electronic data pro- for rental and items affkcting your The Per Diem, Travel apd Trans- cessing equipment, including card cost of living allowance, take special portation Allowance Committee has punches, verifiers, sorters, account- pains to make the reportaccurate the interests of every overseas serving machines, reproducing punches, and submit it on time. iceman at heart andis anxious to see interpreters and collators. This advice might also apply to that he’receives the compensation he The school’s 12-week curriculum commands as well as to individuals. should have to maintain a standard includes training in the operation of Obviously, reports not received by of living equalto the standardhe the various machines, plus principles the committee cannot be considered would enjoy at home. of electronic processing and funda- inadjusting allowance rates, Com- The committee is also concerned mentals of electronic accounting ma- mands having unusual problems con- that the taxpayer (and you are one) chines. The students willalso learn cerning costs of certain items should also receives a square deal and that to wire the machines to do a variety certainly report them. They may be allowances are not authorized when of jobs. peculiar to that particular command they are not deserved. The school will eventually have a and merit some special adjustment of staff of 11 resident instructors and the allowance. Allowances are constantly review- a student body of about 120 strikers. Every command, of course, knows ed and even the allowance structure Classes of 20 students will convene that the U. S. Embassy submits its is examined with a critical eye to see every two weeks. To qualify, appli- that it performs its function. own reports concerning rentaland cants must have a combined GCT/ living costs at foreign posts to the Navymen can do themselves a ARI score of at least 110, and must Department of State in Washington. good turn by keeping in mind the have 24 months of obligated service The State Department sets up its own purposes and the mechanics of their in addition to an interest in machine allowances for its civilian foreign overseas allowances and budgeting accounting. service personnel. the money they receive on a monthly Quota control is maintained by the Military commands should certain- basis to cover extraordinary expenses Commanding Officer, Enlisted Per- ly work closely with the embassy for as they occur. sonnel Distribution Office,Bain- it is quite conceivable and even bridge, Md. Requests from Fleet probable, in many instances, that NewestBainbridge School activities for MA Class “A” School military men serving in a given coun- To Train MA Students quotas should be forwardedto try would have different sources of EPDOCONUS via the appropriate Fleet supply than embassy personnel. The Machine Accountant Class A EPDO. Their problems and percentage of School, which opened in January at usage concerning various items might the Naval TrainingCenter, Bain- New Correspondence Courses also be different. bridge, Md., will help meet the Available for Study Commands should report the rate Navy’s growing requirements for Seven correspondence courses of exchange which is representative qualified machine accountants. have been revised, andare now of their expenditures, butit is not The school, designed to train available through the Naval Corres- necessary to make the conversion Navymen to qualify for accounting, pondence Course Center, Scotia, from local to United States currency data processing and supply billets, N. Y. 12302. Of the seven revised when making their report. Doing so will supplement the more informal courses, six are enlisted and one is simply causes confusion and unneces- courses conducted by the PAMIs and officer. The seven are: sary work. by NAVCOSYACT. 0 ECC Sonar Technician 1 and C The most importantthing for a (Confidential - Modified Handling command to remember is simply to All-NavyCartoon Contest Authorized), NavPers 91265-A, make its reports and make them ac- CharleyWise, HMCS, USN supersedes NavPers 91265. curately and make themon time. 0 ECC Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Without reports, the Per Diem F 3 and 2, NavPers 91679-B, super- Travel and Transportation Allowance sedes NavPers 91679-A. Committee can do nothing to allevi- ECC Engineman 1 and C, Nav- ate hardships which mighthave Pers 91521-E, supersedes NavPers been caused by rising costs. If special reports arerequired, by all means 91521-D. make them. In emergency cases, ad- ECC Shipfitter 3 and 2, Nav- justments in cost of living, temporary Pers 91535-1B, supersedes NavPers lodging and rental allowances can 91535-1A. be made in a matterof a few days in ECC Dental Technician Gen- Washington. eral 1 and C, NavPers 91682-1B, Alltoo frequently, commands supersedes NavPers 91682-1A. procrastinate in making their reports ECC Machinery Repairman 1 in the belief that the committee can and C, NavPers 91509-2, supersedes make an allowance retroactive toa NavPers 91509-1A. certain date. This is not true. Allow- OCC Air Navigation, Part 11, ances, under the law, cannot be ”But, Sir, everybody says the white uniform NavPers 10960-A, supersedes Nav- retroactive. Therefore, any losses looks much better on me.“ Pers 10960-1.

MARCH 1966 47 Airlines NowCheck Your Baggage Space-wise, Not Weight-wise

RECENT CHANGES in baggage regula- of checked baggage may constitute ordersand using a TR, you will tions by domestic airlines will onepiece of excess baggage even be especially concernedwith the affect all Navymen traveling by these though all sizes are within prescribed baggage allowance standards usedby carriers,whether the travelis in dimensions. the airline you will be traveling on. connection with leave, TAD or PCS Furthermore, two checked pieces, If there is a need or justification for orders. The new regulationsallow for both exceeding the middle-size di- carrying excess baggage, your travel increased baggage allowances. How- mension, amount to one excess piece, section will require a description of ever, in many cases they change the even though both are under the pre- your luggage in terms of the stand- standards previously used for deter- scribed dimensions for the large ards used by the airline. mininga traveler’s baggage allow- piece. The accompanying chart shows a ance. Charges for excess baggage, using summary of free baggage allowance Some airlines are now adopting the dimensional scale, run from two by domestic air carriers as of 1 Nov “dimensional” standards to replace to six dollars. 1965. Further details on this subject weightstandards for baggage. In Some domestic airlines are retain- are contained in BuPers Notice 4630 effect, this permits the passenger to ingthe weight standards for free of 22 Dec 1965. Additional infor- carrya specified number of pieces baggage,but allowless weightfor mation can be obtained by consult- of baggage,each not to exceeda military personnel traveling on TAD ing your local travel section. specified size. Weight is not afactor. orders than for those traveling inci- While the new regulations liberal- dent to PCS. izeweight allowances for domestic Other airlines haveadopted a Opportunity for Commissions passengers, they remain strict about combination of standards, encom- In Medical Service Corps chargesfor excess baggage which passing both the new dimensional Available Through NEDEP does not comply with the standards. limits as well as weight limits. By familiarizing yourself with the If you are travelingon government A new program has been inaugu- new rules you might avoid some ex- rated to provide Navymen who qual- pensiveand frustrating experiences Airline Baggage Allowance Chart ify acollege education and acommis- at airline check-in counters. sion inthe Medical Service Corps. For example, one airline which Following is a summary of free baggage allow- The program is called NEDEP (for hasswitched tothe dimensional ances by maior U. S. domestic aircarriers, as Navy EnlistedDietetic Education standard now allows a 62-55-45 bag- of 1 Nov1965. locatethe code number beside Program)and leads to a baccalau- each airline on the key below for current allow- reate degree in medical dietetics and gage allowance. These figures repre- ance.See furtherexplanation of therecent sent, in order, the dimensional limits baggage allowance changes in the accompany- an appointment tothe grade of of two separate pieces of luggage ing article. Ensign, Medical Service Corps, that may be checked, plus the com- USNR, 2305. bined measurements of cabinbag- Carrier Code Carrier Code Firstconsideration will be given gage, which must be 5stowed Northeast under 2 Allegheny to candidateswhom a selection board the seat. 1American Northwest 1 considers to have the greatest ability 1 Osark 2 BraniffOsark 1 tosucceed and pursue creditably a The dimensional limit is the2 com- Central 1 Pacific bined length, widthand height meas- career as a Medical Service Corps Continental 1 Continental Piedmont 2 officer. urements. Delta 1 Southern 2 The entry 62-55-45 means: Eastern 4 2 Trans-Texas The length of the course will de- 0 One checkedbag, 1not World exceed- Trans 1 Frontier pend upon the previous college work ing 62 in. Central lake 3 1 United of the individualconcerned and A second checked bag,West not 2 Mohawk Coast 2 training will be given at a college exceeding 55 in.6 Western 1 National or university designated by the Chief, N. Central 2 0 One or more pieces of cabin Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. baggage, the combined measure- Key: The purpose of the program is to 1. 62d5-45 ments not exceeding 45 in. obtain for theNavy trained dietitians 2. 50 Ibs TAD; 66 Ibs PCS who have an understanding and skill Thereare several extreme situa- 3. 62-55-45 TAD; 66 Ibs PCS tions which may develop if you re- 4. 62-55-36 (Third piece(.)exceeding 36 in the application of the principles of port for flighta without havingcheck- inches but lessthan 45 inchesmay bechecked good nutrition. ed your baggage status with the par- without excess charge.) To be eligible, an applicant must ticularairline you are utilizing. 5. 62-55-63 (Inird piece(s)exceeding 36 be a United States citizen. Both men If your airline uses the 62-55-45 inches but lessthan 45 inchesmay be checked and women are eligible if they have formula, for example, a single piece without excesscharge.) not reached 24 years of age by 1 July of baggageexceeding 62 inches is 6. 62-55-40 of the year in which their application excess baggage even though no other Note: is submitted. However, a one-year Theentry 62-55-45means: One checked bag, waiver will be granted for each year baggage is checked. (An exception not exceeding 62in., a secondchecked bag, to this is a duffel or seabag, which not exceeding 55in., plus one or more pieces of fully transferable college credits. military personnel may check in lieu of cabin baggage (must be stowed udder seat), Persons entering the program must of the normal two pieces of checked thecombined measurements of which do not have had one year of active duty and baggage. 1 exceed 45 inches. Thedimensional limit is the must be servingon active duty in In anotherinstance, three pieces combined length,width and height. any paygrade as of 1 July of the

48 ALL HANDS year they apply. TARS who are All-NavyCartoon Contest riculum will be made at thestudent's eligible may also apply. William R. Maul,CTCA. USN expense. However, TAD orders will Marital status of men is not con- be issued whenever NEDEP students sidered. Women must be unmarried are required to be absent from school when they enter the program but in connection with official duties. may marry after being accepted into Civilian clothing will normally be the program. Those who are ac- worn to class and uniforms will other- cepted, however, must agree not to wise be worn at the discretion of the request discharge because of their students' commanding officer. Pur- marriage either while they are in chase and upkeep of any uniform the program or during their obligated required by the school will bean duty after graduation, and must meet individual responsibility. current regulations concerning de- Students' grades will be examined pendent children. at the end of each school term and, Applicants must be high school if the student doesn't make the grade graduates with a minimum of 32 academically or, for other reasons is completed semester credits or 48 considered to be unsuitable for the quarter credits of college witha program, he will be disenrolled and grade average of at least C plus. The returned to duty in the rate and pay college work must include: "Hey,hey, anchors aweigh, Motel Here grade he held at the time of disen- we go,seeking adventure on thehigh seas English Ninequarters or six semester rollment. , Yea! Herewe go tars Oh, hours ...... gads I'm excited" Those who do make the grade will Chemistry 10 quarter credits sixor receive abaccalaureate degree and semester hours be appointed to the grade of Ensign Mathematics Five quartercredits or three annual medical examination as a check on their fitnessfor eventual in the Medical Service Corps, Naval semester hours Reserve. BiologyquarterFive credits or three appointment to commissioned grade semester hours. in the Medical Service Corps. Those Applications for NEDEP should be Applicants must have a minimum who lose their physical qualification submitted in letter form after 1 combined GCT/ARI score of 118 will be disenrolled from the program October but in time toreach the andbe able to meet the physical to complete the enlistment they are Chief of Naval Personnel by 1 Janu- standards for original appointment as serving. ary. Medical examinations must be a Medical Service Corps officer. NEDEP scholars will receive the made no more than 16 weeks before All qualified NEDEP candidates base pay and basic allowance for the application is submitted and a who are chosen by the selection quarters and subsistence of their pay medical history (SF 88 and 89) board will be those who are con- grade unless an agency affiliated with must accompany the application. sidered to be best qualified for high the school the studentattends pro- High school and college transcripts level college performance and event- vides quarters and subsistence in must reach the Bureau of Naval Per- ual careers in the Medical Corps kind. sonnel by the deadline date and must as officers of the regular Navy. Eighty dollars of the annual cost cover all periods of attendancein Those accepted will be discharged of textbookswill be refunded to secondary and higher level schools. for the convenience of the govern- students who claim reimbursement. Each applicant must prepare a ment before detachment from their The Navy will pay tuition charges handwrittenstatement of not more duty stations and reenlisted in the andstudent fees directly to the than one page stating the reasons he Regular Navy for six years in the pay school. wishes to participate in the program. grade and rating held at the time of Travel incident to the school's cur- Those who have already attended discharge. college must include the reasons for A candidatewho had reenlisted for I 1 leaving school. Certified GCT/ARI six years within the past two years, I Security Film Available I test scores must also besubmitted however, will be permitted to extend The Chief of Naval Operations with the application. his current enlistment for one or two has released for distribution a 20- A separate evaluation of each ap- years in order to acquire the neces- minute film entitled RPS Custodian, plicant will be made after an inter- sary six years of obligated service. aimed at calling attention to the pit- view by three officers appointed by NEDEP students will remain in falls of security violations and com- the applicant's commanding officer. an enlisted status while attending the promises of registered publications. The CO will also recommend the in- university or college to which they The filmis unclassified, animated dividual on the basis of good moral are assigned and they will be eligible and in color. It is designed to im- character, sincere motivation and for advancement in ratingduring prove operating efficiency and secu- academic potential. All applicants their academic career. rityin the handling of registered will be given a security check. When a Navyman enters a univer- publications. Full details concerning entrance sity as a NEDEP student, he will be The film canbe obtained from requirements for the Navy Enlisted authorized normal leave during aca- training aids libraries through normal Dietetic Education Program can be demic holidays and his three years channels and from the various issuing foundin BuPers Inst. 1120.38 to- of study will be counted as a tour of offices of the RPS. The subject is of gether with a sample application let- shore duty. extreme importance to everyone who ter, endorsement, contract and com- All students will be given an handles registered publications. manding officer's check-off list.

MARCH I966 49 - - TU€ 8ULCETlN 804100 Many Changes in State Tax Regulations-Some May Affect YOU

LMOST EVERY SERVICEMAN is like- your family are present because to give it. Don’t, however, ask him A ly to remember that, unless he is neithershe nor your children are to supply the tax form; the chances in Vietnam, he must file afederal covered by the provisions of the are he won’t have it. income tax return before midnight Soldiers’ and Sailors’Relief Act. Eighteen of the income-tax states of 15 April. State taxes, on the other Your home state might also tax exempt a part or all of service pay hand, are a different matter. this income but you can usually take eamed by servicemen in theVietnam It is reasonably easy for a peripa- advantage of reciprocal tax credit combat zone. However, the effective tetic Navyman to forget that he even laws to avoid double taxation in this dates for these exemptions vary. has a home state but,unless he wants event. If you or any member of your Some states also provide for deferred to flirt with penalties for late filing, family are subject to double taxation, filing and paying of income tax be- he had better remember that absence consult your legal officer. He may cause of combat zone service. from his domicile doesn’t excuse him be able to suggest methods of avoid- Several state tax laws have points from reporting his income if he is ing the double taxation or at least which are new or unusual and should required to do so. This is true even keeping it, at a minimum. be noted by Navymen who are domi- when he is serving on the high seas The statein which you are sta- ciled in them. For example, Hawaii’s or at a foreign duty station. tioned has every rightto askwhy military pay exclusion has been re- The Navy sends your wageand you are not paying income taxes to pealed for tax years beginning after tax statements to whatever state you its treasury and to require proof that 1965; Idaho exempts military pay have claimed as your domicile. If you are, in fact, domiciled in another earned by a member who is absent no domicile is specified on your rec- state and entitled to protection under from the state on permanent duty for ords, your tax statement is sentto “SSCRA”. 180 or more days in a tax year; and the state in which you are serving. The best proofyou can offer to Vermont exempts service pay earned No statement is sent if you are on support your domicile elsewhere is a outside the state. If theIdaho and sea or overseas duty. voting record. Whether or not you Vermont rules apply to you, file your You are protected from being tax- are actually filing tax returns in an- return on non-resident forms. ed by both your state of domicile other state and otherwise exercising Beginning 1 Jan 1967, Navymen and the state in which ‘you are sta- your rights and assuming your obli- domiciled in Nebraska may have to tioned by the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ gations as a citizen there could also comply with that state’s income tax Civil ReliefAct. This act, however, be a matter for inquiry. laws. For the time being, however, applies only to your military pay and Doing your bit as a citizen may Nebraska has no income tax. Minne- any income derived from outside the also pay off at a future date if, for sota has raised its tax credits for state where you are serving. example, you want to claim resident 1965 and subsequent years. If you have income derived from tuition benefits at home state schools Here is atable which you can a business, rental property, part- or claim a homestead property pref- consult to find out how much income time employment-any money other erence. you must have had before you are than your military pay, you may be It is up to you to find out what required to pay taxes. It willalso required to pay state or local taxes your state requires with regard to give you information on personal to the jurisdiction in which you earn taxation. If you must file a return, it exemptions you can claim, .where to the money. is also up to you to obtain the neces- obtain and file tax returns and in- Your wife’s income, car and prop- sary form. If you need assistance in formation concerning tax exclusions erty may also be taxed under the completing your tax return, your and deferments for armed services law of the state in which you and legal assistance officerwill be glad personnel.

NOTE: 1. ”Married couple” or “married“ as used inthis summary meanshusband and wifeliving. together. 2. A married serviceman or woman is considered to be livingwith his or her spouse when separated only by reasan of military orders. 3. Most states now have provisionsfor filing declarations andpayment of estimated taxes. 4. Thefollowing states do not impose individual income taxes on residentsgenerally: Connecticut, Florida,Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Ne- braska.Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,South Dakota, Texas, Washington, andWyoming. New Jerseyimposes a “commutertax.” 5.Under section 513 of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’Civil Relief Act (50 USCApp. 573) a membermay defer payment of taxes, without interest or penalty, untilsix months after discharge if abilityto pay is materially impaired by reason of activeservice. Returnsmust be filed on time, however. 6. Most states have provisionsfor extension of time forfiling returns upon applicationby a taxpayer to the tax officials ofhis home state. 7. Various citiesand municipalitieslevy a personal income tax.Where aquestion exists, each member should contact his home municipality to ascertain if he is liable for a tax. 8. Returns andpayment of the tax are due on 15April 1966, unlessotherwise noted after thestate’s name,

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Pe rsonal Where to Obtain Exclusions and Exclusions Lead Obtain Income to Where Personal Deferments RequiringExemptions Residents Fire and Forms Stater United for Armed File Returns and Returns to File Credits Returns Tax Personnel Forces

ALABAMA: Net income of: $1500 if $1500 if single;$3000 if mar- State Department of Revenue, All 1964military pay exempt. Effective1 single,$3000 if married or riedor head of family; $300 Income TaxDivision, Monb Jan1966, allmilitary pay for combat zone head of family. for each dependent. gomery, Ala. 36102. service is exempt. See notebelow. NOTE: Membersoutside continental United States may defer filing,but with interest, until30 days afterreturn to the U. 5. Consideration is given to waiving penalty for good cause.

ALASKA: Gross income of $600 from Samefederal. as Commissioner of Revenue, All active-service exemptpay after 1950. sources within the stab. Alaska Office Building, Juneau, Alaska 99801.

ARIZONA: Net income of: $1000 if $1500 if single; $300 if mar- Arizona State Tax Commission, $1000 active-servicepay is exempt.Members single,$2000 if married. ried ar head of household; Income lax Division, State outsidecontinental United States may defer Gross income of $5000. $500 additional if blind; $1000 House, Phoenix,Adz. 85007. filing and paying, without interest or penalty, if 65or older; $600 eachde- until180 days after releose or termination pendent. of present emergency, whichever isearlier.

ARKANSAS: (15 MAY due date) Gross income of:$1750 if Tax credit of: $17.50 if single; State of Arkansas,Department All active-service pay is excluded. single or separated from $35 if marriod or head of of Revenue, Little Rock, Ark. spouse;$3500 if married or family; $6 for each dopendent. 72201. head of family.

CALIFORNIA:** Adjustedgross income over: $1500 if single;$3000 if mar- State of California, Franchise $1000 of servicepay (including pay for $2000 if single or head of riedor head of household; Tax Board, 1025 P Street, active and Reserve duty or retirementpay) household; $4000 if married. $600additional for taxpayer Sacramento, Calif.95814. and all mustering-outpayments are exempt. and spouse if blind,$600 for See note below for PCS outside of California. each dependent. Filing and payingdeferred without penalty or interestuntil 180 daysafter return to the U. S. fromduty outsidethe 50 states.

""NOTE: Domiciliories of California on permanent.duty outside the state are classified as nonresidents, for that state's income tax purposesonly, and need notfile returns on income derivedoutside the stote. If married and the wife remains in California, however, she would be taxableon one-half of their community income plus herseparate income, if any.

COLORADO: Gross income in excess of $750 for each dependent al- State of Colorado,Department Same as federal,including combat zone ex- $750 ($1500 if 65 or older). lowed on federal taxreturn. of Revenue, StateCapitol An- clusion andpostponement forfiling and nex, E. 14th Avenueand paying, effective 1 Jan 1965. ShermanStreet, Denver, Colo. 80203.

DELAWARC:** (30 APRIL due date) / Gross income of:$600 if $600for taxpayer; $600for State of Delaware,State lax See notebelow. Deferment forfiling and single or separated from spouse; $600additional for Department, 843King Street,paying maybe granted,upon application, spouse;$1200 combined taxpayer andspouse if blind,Wilmington, Del.19899. untilsix months after discharge. gross income of married 65 or older;$600 for each co uple. dependent. couple.

**NOTE:$1101 of theDelaware Income TaxLaw provides inpark "'Resident' means onlynatural persons andincludes anyperson domiciled in thestate, except aperson who, though domiciled in thestate, maintains no permanent place of abode within thestate, but does maintain apermanent place of abode without the state,and who spends in theaggregate notto exceed 30 days of thetaxable year within the state; . . ."

DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA:, Gross income in excess of: $1000 if single or separated Districtof Columbia, Finance Uponapplication, deferment forfiling or $1000 if single or separated from spouse;$2000 if mar- Office,Revenue Division, Mun- payinggranted untilsix months after the from spouse;$2000 com- ried;$1500 if head of family; icipalCenter, 300Indiana returnis due; one year for members outside bined income of married $500 additionalfor taxpayer Avenue, N. W., Washington, continental U. 5. couple. spouseand D. or if 65blind, C. 20001. older; $500 for eachdepend- ent,

GEORGIA Gross income of:$1500 if $1500 if single;$3000 if mar- Department of Revenue, In-Combat zoneexclusion same as federal,

single or separated from ' ried or head of family;$600 come TaxUnit, State Office effectiveJan1 1965. Deferment for filing or spouse;$3000 combined additional for taxpayerand Building,Atlanta, Ga. 30334.paying without penalty or interest granted gross income of married spouse if 65blind, or older; members outsidecontinental U. 5.six until couple. for $600 each (ex-dependent to monthsreturn after the U. 5. cept one for head of family). MARCH 1966 51

Leost Income Personol ObtainWhere to Exclusions ondDeferments RequiringResidents Exemptions FileForms ond forUnited Stotes Armed File Returns ond Credits Tox Returns Tox Credits ond Returns to File Personnel Forces

MASSACHUSETTS: Earned income of $2000. $2000 for taxpayer against The Commonwealth of Massa- If requestedand if for due cause, an exten- Other taxable income in any earnedincome; $500 for chuseth,Department of Cor- sion of time for filing may be granted upto amount. spouse having income of $2000 porations and Taxation, In- six months. or less;$2000 additionol if come Tax Bureau, 80 Mason blind;$400 each dependent. Street,Boston, Mass. 02111.

MICHIGAN: No individual income tax. Some citiesimpose income taxes, butmilitary pay is exempt by stowlaw.

MINNESOTA: Gross income in excess oflox credits of:$19 if single; MinnesotaDepartment oflox- Same asfederal, including combatzone ex- $750 if single or combined additional$20 if blind; older ation, Income TaxDivision, clusionand postponement forfiling andpay- gross income in excess of than $65; $38 if married;addi- Centennial OficeBuilding, St. ing effectiveJan1 1964, plus exclusion of $1500marriedfor couple or tional $25 each if blind;$20Paul, Minn.55101. $3000military payand all mustering-outpay. if the tax on taxable incomeeach if thanolder $65; $38 if Members outside United Stateshave auto- exceeds the allowable cred- head of household; additional mafic extensionsix until monthsrpturn after its. $20 ifthan blind; older $65; filing for and paying. $19 each dependent.

MISSISSIPPI: Net income in excess of per- $5000 if single; $7000 if mar- State Tax Commission, Income None. sonalexemptions. Gross in- ried or head of family.TaxDivision, Box 960, Jack- come in excessson, of $6000. Miss. 39205.

MISSOURI: Gross income in excess of: $1200 if single; $2400 if mar- State of Missouri, Department $3000 ofactivrservice pay exempt after $1200 'if single;$2400 if ried or heod offamily; $400 of Revenue, Income Tax De- 1950.Director of Revenuemay allow exten- morried or head of family. each dependent. partment, P.O. Box 629 Jeffer- sion of time forfiling without penalty or son City,son Mo. 65102. interestuntil one year after discharge.

MONTANA: Gross income of:$600 if $so0 if single;$1200 if mar- State of Montana, Board of Some as federal,including combatzone ex- single; $1200 if married. ried; $600 additional if blind,Equalization, StateCapitol elusion effective Jan1964. 1 65 or older;$600 eachdepen- Building, Helena,Mont. 59601. dent.

NEW HAMPSHIRE:(1 May due date) Any amount of taxable in- $600 for each taxpayer. State lox Commission, Division None. terest or dividends. Joint re- of InterestDividends, and turns not turns permitted. Box 345, Concord, N.H. 03302.

NEW JERSEY: Gross income in excess of Same as federal, plus tax New Jersey State Emergency All active service pay exempt. Persons in personalexemptions if de- credit of: $10 single; $12.50 if Transportation Tax Bureau, Di- activeservice with the armedforces of the rivedfrom N.J. by N.Y. morriedand filing separately; vision of Taxation,Trenton, United States who maybe preventedby dis- resident. $35 if married and filing ioint- N.J. 4625. tonce, or iniury or hospitalizationarising out ly, or head of household. mayservice,of such be allowed an extension of six months for filing.

NEW MEXICO: Samefederal. as Samefederal. as NewStabof Mexico, Bureau Same os federal,including combat zone ex- of Revenue,Income lax Divi- clusioneffective Jan1 1964. Membersmay sion,P.O. Box 451,Santa Fe, defer filing and paying untilsix months N .M. 87501. N.M. hostilities ofter end.

NEWYORK:** Same exemptionsfederal,as NewYork State Income Tax Samefederal, as including combat zone ex- If federal income tax returnplus tax credit of:$10 if sin-Bureau, The State Campus, clusion and extension fortiling andpaying is required to be filed, or if gle;$12.50 if married and Albany, N.Y. 12226.effective Jan1964. 1 See notebelow for N ew YorkNew adiustedgross in- filing separate returns; $25 if exemption of residentslegal satisfywho all

co me exceedscome exemption. morriedreturn, andjoint filing conditionstherein.three , Instructionsstate head of household or "sur- thatin living in assigned or rented govern- viving spouse" with a depen- mentquarters one notis mointaining o dentchild. permanent place of abode.

**NOTE: See. 605(a) of the NewYork State Income Tax law provides in part "A resident individual means an individual:Who is domiciled in this state,unless he maintains nopermanent place of abode inthis state, mointainr apermanent place of abode elsewhere, and spends in theaggregate not more than 30 doys of thetaxable year inthis state; . . ."

MARCH 1966 53 Leasf Ineome Personal Whereto Obtain Exclusions and Deferments RequiringResidents Exemptions Formsand File for United States Armed toFile Returns andCredits TaxReturns ForcesPersonnel

NORTHCAROLINA: Gross income in excess of $1000 if single or amarried State of North Carolina, De- Hostile fire duty pay exempteffective 1 Jan personalexemption without woman; $2000 if married man partment of Revenue, Individ- 1965. All ‘otheractive duty pay,including inclusion for dependents. or head of a household; $2000 ual Income lox Division, Ra- that earned in a combatzone, is taxable. if widow or widower with Ieigh,N.C. 27602. minor child; $lo00 additional toblind taxpayer; $300 each dopendent.

NORTHDAKOTA: Net income of: $600 if $600 if single; $1500 if mar- State of North Dakota,Office All active-service pay is exempt, butTax single or separated from ried or head of household; ofTax Commissioner,State Departmentrequests the filingof returnsto spouse; $1500 if married. $600 additional if blind, 65 or Capitol Building, Bismarck, eliminate unnecessarycorrespondence when Gross income of $5000. older; $600 each dependent. N.D. 58501. federal cross-checks are made.

OHIO: NO individual income tax. Some cities impose income taxes, butmilitary pay is exemptby statelaw.

OKLAHOMA Gross income of: $1000 if $1000 if single; $2000 if Oklahoma Tax Commission, $1500 of activcservicepay is excluded. single; $2000 if married.married or head of family; Stabof Oklahoma, Income Filing and payingby members outsidethe $500 each dependent. Division,Tax Oklahoma City, United States or hospitalized in the U. 5. de- Okla. 73105. ferreduntil 15th day ofthird month follow- ingreturn or discharge from hospital.

OREGON: Net income of: $600 if $600 if single or separated; Oregon State Tax Commission, $3000 of active-service pay is excluded. Re. single; $1200 if married. $1200 if married; $600 addi- Income Division, 100 State turns andpayment of taxdeferred for 90 Gross income of $4000. tional if blind plus tax credits Office Building, Salem,Ore. days afterreturn to U. 5. from period of of $18 if blind, $12 if 65, $600 97310; or State Tax Commis- duty exceeding 90 daysoutside continental each dependent. ($1 tax credit,sion, 1400 S.W. 5th Avo., Port-United States. maximum $6, each $100 par-land, Ore. tial support of less than 50%)

PENNSYLVANIA: NO individual income lox,but residents of some Pennsylvania citiesand municipalities maybe liable forlocal income taxes. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh exempt all military pay.

PUERTOREO: Gross income in excess of: $800 if single or separated , Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,None. $800 if single,separated from spouse; $2000 if married Department of the Treasury, from spouse or if head of or head offamily; $400 each Bureau of Income Tax, P.O. family; $2000 if married and dependent. Box 9833, Santurce, P.R. 40908. livingwith spouse.

SOUTHCAROLINA: Gross income of $800 or $800 if single; $1600 if marriedSouth Carolina Tax Commis-Combat zoneexclusion same as federal &ec- \ more. filingjointly or only one rion, Income TaxDivision, Box tive 1 Jan 1964. Drill and trainingduty pay spousehas income or if head 125, Columbia, S.C. 29202. of National Guardand Reserve personnel is of household; $800 additional exempt. if blind, 65 or older; $800 each dependent.

TENNESSEE: Income over $25 consistingNone, exceptincome of blind Stateof Tennessee, DepartmentNone. of dividends from stockand persons is exempt. of Revenue, Income Tax Divih interestfrom bonds. ion, War Memorial Building, Nashville, Tenn. 37219.

UTAH: Gross income Of: $600 if $600 if single, $1200 if mar- State Tax Commission of Utah, If in foreigncountry 510 days of any 18 single or separated from ried; $600 additional fortax- State Otfice Building, Salt Lake consecutive months mayexclude income SPOuSO; $1200 if married. payer and spouse if blind; City,Utah 84114. earned outride ofUtah and fileas a non- $600 each dependent. ’ resident for eachyear taxable while so absent for threemonths or more. Members outside U. 5. may obtainlate filing penalty waiver if filing before earlier of 15th day of fourth month aftorreturn to U. S. or discharge.

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Lead Income Personal ObtainWhere to Exclusions andDeferments RequiringResidents File and FormsExemptions forUnited Stafes Armed to File Returns and Credits Tax Returns Forces Personnel Forces Returns Tax Credits and Returns File to

VERMONT: Gross income of: $700($1200 $500 for taxpayer; $500 for Commissioner of Taxes, Ver- Same as federal,including combat zone ex- if 65 or older); $100 or more spouse; $500 additional if montDepartment of Taxes, clusioneffective 1 Jan 1964. ke note below. ofVt. income of nonresi- blind, 65 or older; $500 each Montpelier, Vt. 05602. dent. dependent.

NOTE: Effective 1 Jon 1965, members are taxedas nonresidents duringany portion of a tax year in whichthey are on full-time active duty. Conse- quently. suchmembers do not pay Vermonttax upon active duty pay earned anywhere or uponother income earnedoutside Vermont, and need not file a return unless their Vermont incomeexceeds $100.

VIRGINIA: (1 May due date) Gross income of $1000.$1000 for taxpayer, $1000 for Commissioner of Revenue of None. spouse; $600 additional if thecountry or city of which blind, 65 or older; $200 each taxpayer is resident.a dependent plus $800 to unmarried taxpayer who hasa dependent father, mother, son, .. daughter, sister, or brother.

WEST VIRGINIA:** If federal return is required, Same as federal. WestVirginia State Tax Com-Same os federal,including combat zone ex- or ifVirginia West adiustedmissioner, IncomeDivision, Tax extensionelusionand filing for effective 1 gross income rxceeds ex- Charleston, W. Va. 25305. Jon 1964. Members outside U. 5.Alaska or in e m ptions. granted automatic two-month extension two-month automatic granted emptions. for filing. See notebelow. **NOTE: See. 7 Of WestVirginia Income Tax law provides in part: "Resident individual means anindividual who is domiciled inthis stateunless he maintains no permanent Place of obode inthis state, maintains apermanent place of obode elsewhere.ond spends in the aggregate not morethan 30 daysof the taxableyear in this state, . . ." WestVirginia instructions state that in living in assigned or rentedgovern. ment quarters one is not maintaining a permanent place of abode.

WISCONSIN:** Gross income of: $500 if Tax creditof: $10 if single; State of Wisconsin,Department $1000 military pay exclusion, plus sameex- single ($1000 if 65 01 older), $20 if married or head ofof Taxation, ProcessingCenter, clusions as federalincluding combat zone $12 if married ($1400 if one family. $10 each dependent. P.O.Box 59, Madison, Wis. exclusion andpostponement, effective 1 Jan spouse is 65 or older, $1600 $15 for taxpayer andspouse 53701. 1965. if both 65 or older). if 65 or older. *"NOTE: Declamtions of estimated tex need not be filed by persons on activeduty outside continental UnitedStabs.

Versatile Recon Aircraft sions, riot control, aerial mapping fuselage. The other four are attached The OV-lOA, anew light armed and spraying. to removable sponsons underneath reconnaissance and logistics airplane The aircraft can operate from the fuselage. The sponsons also con- as versatile in the air as the jeep is rough clearings, primitive roadways tain four fixed 7.62mm machine guns. on the ground, is being testedfor and waterways, inaddition to pre- The aircraft can be converted for use by the Navy. pared airfields and aircraft carriers. amphibious operations simply by at- The new plane is a twin-engine Its 111-cubic foot fuselage cargo taching twin floats (which have built- turboprop aircraft and is the first compartment can carry either cargo in retractable wheels) to the landing ever specifically designed for count- or people. Access to the cargo bay gear struts. erinsurgency applications. It is ex- is a hinged door at the rear of the The plane can operateon fuels pected to fill the gap between jets, fuselage, permittingdirect transfer ranging from aviation fuels to stan- which are too fast for many aspects of cargo from trucks which can be dard gasolines used in Army vehicles of counterinsurgency warfare, and backed up to the loading door while while its four machine guns use helicopters, which are tooslow. and the plane's high tail will facilitate standard ammunition. This standardi- vulnerable for many missions. paradropping of cargo or paratroop- zation makes it possible for the plane ers. to be refueled and rearmed from the Because the capabilities of the The comartment can accommodate same supply lines used tosupport OV-1OA lie between those of the jet more than 3000 pounds of cargo, five ground forces. andthe helicopter, the new plane paratroopers with fullequipment, The over-all length of the OV-1OA will probably be able to perform five combat-equipped infantrymen, is 40 feet and its wing span is more such military missions as observation or two litter patients with a medical than 30 feet. The plane has a maxi- and reconnaissance, helicopter escort, attendant. mum level flight speed of 265 knots limited ground attack, target mark- External stores such as bombs, at sea level and a minimum landing ing, gunfire, spotting, liaison, utility napalm, rocket clusters and machine approach speed of less than 50 knots. and training. guns, are carried on five stations This speed range will provide a much The OV-1OA can also function in located beneath the fuselage near the needed capability for such purposes such peacetime jobs as security aircraft's center of gravity. One sta- as jungle search and helicopter es- patrol, disaster relief, medical mis- tion is located in the center of the cort. 1 MARCH 1966 55 - - TU€ 8ULL€TIN BOAR0 Ohayo Yokosuka, Sayonara U.S. A Report for the Navy Family

OST NAVYMEN who have been soon as possible from the nearest land and, presumably, knows all the M stationed in the Yokosuka area medical facility concerning immuni- answers. consider it to be choice duty. This is zation. You will need considerable Be sure to tell him of your travel hardly surprising because Navy life time to getall the immunizations that arrangements. If you are sailing, no- there offers opportunities for sight- will be required. Give yourself plenty tify him of the name of the ship, the seeing and sampling foreign culture of leeway in this and other prepara- estimated time.of departure from the which would be difficult toequal tions. States, and the estimated time of elsewhere in the world. However, in this connection, you arrival. Ifyou are flying, notify him The climate at Yokosuka will prob- need have nofear concerning the of the flight number, ETD, and ETA. ably never win first prize when health conditions to befound in He’s a good man to know. In a stacked up against the most desirable Japan. Your family will find no dis- place that’s expanding as rapidly as climates of the world, but it is mild eases here that are not found in the Yokosuka, printed information (such and usually gives little room for com- United States. as this) is frequentlyoutdated; he plaint. Pussporfo - Your dependents will should be able to tell youwhat’s There is plenty of the food you are need passports, but you won’t. Again, going on ww. accustomed to eating plus all the as soon as you have been notified of Shipment of HHE and Autos-Ship- Japanese dishes you can enjoy when your destination, waste no time in ment of household effects and auto- you are out on the town. There are making application. To do this, see mobiles to Yokosuka (and all of schools for your children, and all the transportation officer at your sta- Japan) is standard. General shipping manner of conveniences which serve tion. The process is sometimes slow, instructions are contained in Bu- to offset the few inconveniences. and your family simply cannot leave SandA Publication 260, which may Here’s a rundown on what you can without them. be obtained from your local Supply expect when you areordered to Your Sponsor-If you plan to travel Shipping Officer. Yokosuka. with your dependents, a sponsor will The Naval Supply Depot at Yoko- be assigned by your new command suka will receive and deliver your THE FIRST THING you should do upon receipt of your application for household effects and receive your upon receiving your orders is to entry approval. auto. This activity will also assist you read carefully the most recent revi- You probably know how the sys- in the preparation and processing of sion of BuPers Inst,1300.26 series. tem works. You may have acted as a claims that may arise from lossor That’s the one which spells out sponsor yourself in earlier situations. damage in shipment. As soon as you know what ques- who can go to Japan with a Navy- Currency-At or before the time of man, and how. Travel of dependents tions to ask, drop him a line. It can your arrival you will be informed as is determined by availability of gov- be as formal, oras informal, as you to the regulations governing the use wish. ernment housing or by the comple- of U. S. dollars inJapan. Japan is If you want him to do your tion of an agreement by the sponsor so, one of the countries where Military sponsor will try to arrange for accom- (that’s you) to obtain private rental. Payment Certificates ( MPCs)are No wheels start turning until your modations when you arrive, will ac- prescribed for use of the U. S. mili- dependents receive notification of company you through the checking- tary services. You will be required entry approval from Commanding in process, and will answer all types to exchange all U. S. dollars in your Officer, Headquarters Support Activ- of questions before you arrive, and possession on arrival for MPCs. after. He’s your guidein a strange ity, Yokosuka, so application should MPCs come in denominations from be made as soon as possible. five cents to $10. They are the only Ifyou decide to travel alone and All-Navy CartoonContest authorized medium of exchange in have your dependents follow you, Charley Wise, HMCS, USN the Exchanges, clubs and other on- the process can be started after you base facilities, and will be used by arrive. the disbursing officer in paying you. Orders-You should have on hand from 30 to 40 certified copies of your MPCs may be exchanged by you orders. They will be needed for ship- with the disbursing officer or other ment of household effects, travel, car official designated source for Japa- shipment, transportation of pets, nese yen. MPCs are restricted for physical exams, and countless mani- use in the U. S. facilities. They are festations of red tapethat you not authorized for other uses. DO- haven’t yet dreamed of. mestic help and base taxis are paid Make sure you have plenty. for in yen, as are all offLstation pur- MediculInformation - Paragraph chases and all services performed by 6(c) of BuPers Inst1300.26 series Japanese nationals. The rate ofex- also directs attention to establishing change is approximately 360 yen per the fitness of dependents to go over- U. S. dollar. seas, Dependents with abnormal It might be mentioned here that medical cases should not go to the the newcomer sometimes has diffi- Far East. culty adjusting to foreign currency, It is suggested that you inquire as ”Boats said to put a fender over the ride. and it is possible to spend it far more

56 ALL HANDS rapidly than your budget permits. All-NavyCartoon Contest by Commander Fleet Activities, YO- (Just like U.S. dollars, too.) Caution CharleyWise, HMCS, USN kosuka, and assignments are based is indicated here. on bedroom requirements, date you MPC, MPC checks, and yen can- leave CONUS, rank or rate and cer- not be sent Stateside to pay for bills tain extenuating circumstances. and debts. By the same'token, U. S. Although the housing situation is government checks cannot be cashed constantly changing, it is reasonably inYokosuka, but must be mailed safe to say that you can count upon back to the States. To avoid excessive a wait before you areable to rate money order fees, it is customary to government quarters. When you do, maintain Stateside bank accounts, you will find all services handy such cashing checks with Exchange cash- as exchange, commissary, chapel, gas iers as necessary for personal and station, laundry anddry cleaners. household expenses. Schools through the eighth grade are Pets-It is possible to ship dogs, available in the locality and children cats and birds into Japan, and appli- in ninththrough 12th grade are cation for entry is not required. How- bused to Yokohama. ever, health regulations are so strin- There is a small housing area gent, and so much red tape is in- "Your speed is fine, now we'll work on your called Admiralty Heights across the volved, that shipment is not recom- control.'' Miura Peninsula about 10 miles over mended unless your family will be fair roads from Yokosuka. It's a pleas- utterly shattered if your pet doesn't register motor vehicles. If you intend ant place, especially for small chil- accompany you. If you insist, just to have anyone else, including your dren. The . principal drawbacks are remember-you've been warned. wife, take care of any business per- the elementary school which goes Autos-If you are having an auto- taining to your auto, it is suggested only to the fifth grade and the long, mobile shipped to Japan, you would that you have several copies of a tiringride to Yokohama for high do well to bring a compact model- special power of attorneyfor this school students. There is also a gen- preferably a used one. Roads are ex- specific purpose. eral lack of activities there for teen- tremely narrow and, in many areas, Current resale laws specify that, agers. of dirt or gravel. before you can sell your auto to any- The Navy Housing Activity at There are no garages available one other than U. S. Forces personnel Yokohamais a large, almost contin- either in government housing or pri- in Japan, the auto must be two model uous area containing well over a vate rental. On base, street parking years old and it must have been in thousand units. All services are found is no problem, but in private rental, yourpossession in Japan for 12 here plus several excellent nearby where streets are extremely narrow, months. Before selling equipment Japanese shopping areas. Since the parking a large car is almost impos. you own, check on the latest rules area is subject to smog, it may pre- sible. and regs with your personnel office sent problems to sufferersfrom The Japanese road tax (according or legal officer. asthma. to last reports) is 9000 yen a year Navymen in pay grades E-4 and Off-base housing usually consists for a standard size car and 3000 yen below must have specific approval of large Japanese houses which have from their commanding officer before for a small car. This may change be- been converted to western use by the fore you arrive; your sponsor may ad- they may buy or register any motor addition of occidental plumbing, or vehicle. vise you on latest requirements. This new two- and three-bedroom houses Housing - Government housing at taxis prorated on a monthly basis. which are smaller and built especially Yokosuka and Yokohama is controlled In addition to carrying a minimum for rental to U. S. Forces. These units 5-10,5 auto insurance policy from a can be found, as a rule, within 15 U. S. insurance company, you are All-NavyCartoon Contest miles of Yokosuka and in Yokohama. required to carry a Japanese compul- William R. Maul, CTC, USN The housing is inspected for ade- sory insurance policy. quacy and price before you may rent. The terms of Japanese compulsory Much of the housing rented by insurance are based on. the year of American forces overlooks Sagami your motor vehicle; those cars less Bay with Mt. Fuji visible on clear than10 years old are requiredto days beyond arange of foothills. obtain 25 months' insurance; those The rent for off-base quarters is more than 10 years old, 13 months' comparatively low butthe cost of insurance. Annual premiums run to housing is increased by the high cost 3105 yen (about $9.00) for 13 of heating inthe winter. Roughly months and 5475 yen (about $15.00) speaking, a house witha maid in for 25 months. Vehicle insurance Yokosuka about equals the cost of a must be kept in effect as long as you house without a maid in the United are the registered owner, even States. though you may not drive the vehi- Hotels in the area range from the cle. ultramodern to smaller Japanese style Only military personnel, or the "He's not too much, but he's got a strong inns. Rates fall between five to 10 civilian equivalent, are eligible to MAAforce!" dollars a day for a single room to

MARCH 1966 57 10-20 dollars a day foradjoining Thereare also dental facilities andprovides pick-ups for children rooms with bath. Meals are reason- available bothat Yokosuka and Yoko- living at Kamakura, Zushi, Hayama, able. hama to navalpersonnel and their Hakkei-En and Yokosuka city areas. Single naval officers will find sev- dependents. The needs of military Kindergartenand nursery school eral BOQs available. Officers are bil- personnel, however, come first in this facilities are also available but not leted according to rank in standard field and, since the facilities are fre- under Navy sponsorship. These BOQ type rooms. Wave officers quar- quently taxed to the limit, it is ad- schools are self-supporting and there ters areequipped with community visable to at least land at Yokosuka is a monthly tuition charge. Admis- galleys and community refrigerators. with dependents having sound teeth. sion tokindergarten requires legal There isalso a closedofficers mess In other words, have everything pos- evidence of the pupil’s age. which serves meals either on a sible done inthe United Statesbefore Religious services are conducted by monthly or an individualbasis. you leave for Japan. chaplains available forProtestant, Bachelor chiefs have fared pretty Education - Free elementary and Catholicand Jewish families. Serv- well at Yokosuka inthe pastboth secondary schools areavailable to ices are conducted by lay leaders for from astandpoint of quartersand your childrenand their instruction members of theChurch of Latter messing facilities. Permanent mess is keyed to the activities of normal Day Saints and the Christian Science members paya monthly fee while students.Limited facilities preclude Church. transientspay a nominal surcharge specialattention to the retarded or For Protestant and Catholic chil- plus ration allowance. physically handicapped. dren there is a Sunday School as well Enlistedmen in pay grades E-6 Parochial schools are available in a gamut of activities for all members and below are quartered in barracks. the Yokohama areaand they are of the fainill. There are a mess hall and a barber open to American children but an Churchprovides an unusual op- shop in thebarracks. annual registration feeis required. portunity for UnitedStates Navy Navy families who feel the need The aim of the Navy school system families to meetJapanese nationals for a maid will find that they are not at Yokosukais toprovide a public and to niake Japanese friends. It also particularly easy to obtain. Some are school education for children in provides an ~nusualopportunity for available, however, and you can find grades one through 12 which is at observing their churches’ “missionary help in hiring one at the Industrial leastequal to that provided in the Relations Office. better schools in the United States. Pay for a maid runs in the vicinity Children admitted to Navy spon- shoppiig eaSy in the Yokosuka area, of 35 dollars a month depending on sored schoolsmay enterany time for commisdary stores are similar to how experienced sheis, how well she during the school year and are en- supermarketsin the states. Brand speaks English andthe amount of couraged to do so at theirearliest names arbcarried as well as Navy work. You will find that most maids convenience. issue items. Meats are prepacked for who register with the Industrial Re- Childrenentering the first grade self-service but if you like your steaks lations Office speak some English, must be six years of age by the end cut a special way, you can have that understand even more and have had of December of thecurrent school done,tbo. The only difference you some experiencein using American year and their age must be verified may notice may be in fresh produce household appliances. by a birth certificate, baptismal cer- andfruits. Both are good butthe Most maids do not live in. If quar- tificate or other legal document. variety is not quite as great as it is ters affordthe space necessary to School buses make regulartrips inthe United States and, generally accommodate them, it is possible to dailyto and from the high school speaking, the season forindividual locate domestic staff that live in. located at Yokohama. Thetrip re- items is shorter. Medical Care-You needhave no quires about an hour from Yokosuka If you find the slightly diminished fear thatyou or your dependents will availability of freshfruit and pro- suffer from inadequate medical care duce a drawback, youwill find the during your tour in Yokosuka. There All-NavyCartoon Contest deficiency more thancompensated is a U. S. naval hospital located at William R. Maul,CTCA, USN for in the bargains available through Fleet Activities there and a dispen- the Navy exchanges and in the Jap- sary-type annex located in the Sea- anese marketplace. side Area ofU. S. Naval Housing There is no need in dwelling on Activity at Yokohama. this subject. Every Navyman knows Each of the professional services whatthe Japanesemarket has to offered at the hospital is headed by offer. It might be well to mention, a physician who has beencertified by however, that all popular appliances an appropriate American board as a are available in the Exchange. Fans specialist in hisfield. The hospital and air-conditionersare usually avail- itself has been approved and accred- ablejust before the warm season. ited by the Joint Committee on Ac- Both kerosene and gas stoves can be creditation of American Hospitals. purchased for use inyour home if you Ambulance service is available to rent outside the base. militarypersonnel but availableto I Recreation-Possibly there are na- dependents only on an emergency val installations thatsurpass Yoko- basis when othertransportation is ”Boats, you’llnever learn. It’s 1300, not suka in recreational and athleticfacil- neitheravailable nor practical. two bells.” ities, but they certainly must be few

58 ALL HANDS \ in number. There are playing fields which are considered to be badman- ern; Audie Murphy, Gloria Talbott. and courts for the major sports, a ners. DeadEyes of London: Drama; golf driving and a skeet range, a You will find a few observances in Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal. yacht basin with boats available, and Japan which are strange to you. Billie (C) ( WS) : Musical even a 104-foot cruising yacht. Since you are the guest, accept with Comedy; Patty Duke, Jim Backus. A comprehensive intramuralath- a good humor the conditions which Murietta (C): Western; Jeffrey letic program is well organized in all exist and you may come not only to Hunter, Arthur Kennedy. c major fields of sports, plus a few of tolerate them butto enjoy them. Missionto Venice: Mystery the more unusual. A gymnasium By and large, just relax, conduct Drama; Sean Flynn, Madeline Robin- offers a number of indoor sports pro- yourself with consideration toward son. grams and hunting and fishing ar- others and the chances are you and Momentto Moment (C) : Melo- rangements can be made for anyone your family will leave Japan count- drama; Jean Seberg, Honor Black-, who feels so inclined. ing your stay there as one of the man. Swimming can be done either in most rewarding tours you have ever The Hill: Drama; Sean Connery, one of the largest pools in the Far spent in the Navy. Michael Redgrave. East or in the ocean. Tours through Loveand Larceny: Comedy; Vit- Japan can be arranged and are not List of New Motion Pictures torio Gassman, Dorian Gray. expensive. Nobody should leave Available to Ships and Japan without having taken at least Overseas Bases America in the Med a few. America has moved to the Medi- The climate in the Yokosuka and The list of recently released 16-mm feature movies available from the terranean. We are, of course, referr- Yokohama area is mild with January ing to the attack carrier uss America and Februarybeing the coldest Navy Motion Picture Service is published herefor the convenience of (CVA 66), which is now on her first months with temperatures occasion- deployment with the Sixth Fleet. ally dipping below freezing, with the ships and overseas bases. Movies in color are designated by As withother carriers which highest temperatures in the mid- deploy overseas, America has several fifties. (C) and those in wide-screen pro- cesses by (WS). squadrons and squadron detachments There isn't much snow to con- embarked, all of which comprise tend with but there is a possibility of She Couldn'tSay No (3130) : Comedy; Robert Mitchum, Jean Sim- Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW 6). seeing a little in March when precipi- They are: Attack Squadrons 64 and tation tempers the winter weather mons (Re-issue) . Big Sky (3131): Western; Kirk 66 (VA 64and VA 66) ; Fighter somewhat. The most comfortable Squadrons 33 and 102 (VF 33 and months of the year are May and Douglas, Dewey Martin (Re-issue) . OperationC.Z.A.: Suspense VF 102); and Heavy Reconnaissance June. In later Junethe rainy sea- and Attack Squadron Five (RVAH son begins, bringing with it the threat Drama; Burt Reynolds, John Hoyt. The Crook and the Cross: Drama; 5). The two squadron detachments of mildew. Actually, however, the are from Carrier Airborne Early temperature rarely rises to extreme Gert Frobe, Karl Boehm. SeasideSwingers (C)(WS) : WarningSquadron 12 (VAW 12) heights. Eight-eight degrees is the and Helicopter Composite Squadron average high for August, which is Musical Comedy; John Leyton, Mike Sarne. Two (HC 2). the hottest month of the year. Sep- About 3500 officers and men are tember is typhoon month and Tokyo TheBounty Killer (C) (WS) : aboard America for her Med cruise. sometimes is hit rather hard bytrop- Western; Dan Duryea, Rod Camer- ical storms moving past Okinawa. on. October is pleasant, and cold weather Arizona Raiders (C) (WS): West- Ogden Joins PacFlt can be counted on for November and When the amphibious transport December. All-Navy CartoonContest dock uss Ogden (LPD 5) went If you keep in mind that' Japan, Charley Wise,HMCS, USN through the Panama Canal, she be- despite its increasing westernization, came the76th ship of the U. S. is not the United States, you should Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force. certainly enjoy your duty in Japan. Ogden, commissioned only last It is a nation which had a highly summer, is the fifth ship to be built developed culture long before anyone from the keel up as an amphibious evensuspected there was a North transport dock. She has an aft well American continent.Happily there deck which can be flooded tolet are many manifestations of this landing craft float in and out. In addi- ancient culture remaining to provide tion, a helicopter platform is built interesting food for thought to west- over the well. ern minds. This means she can send 930 com- Needless to say, there will be a few bat troops and 4500 tons of cargo customs observed inJapan with to the beach or behind it. which youwill be unfamiliar. Your LPD 5 is the second ship to be unfamiliarity, however, will be toler- named for the Utah city. The first .' antly overlooked bythe Japanese Ogden was patrol frigate 39 which and, as you spend more timein "Areyou going on liberty or an expedi is now serving with the Japanese Japan, you will learn a few things tion?" Maritime Self Defense Force.

MARCH 1966 59 room for 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel-euough to permit the ships to steam around the world twice without re- fueling. Power for icebreaking is provided by a diesel-electric system composed of six 2000-horsepower main propul- sion diesel engines which drive six 1375 KW generators. Although none is swift (top speed is 16 knots), theships’ 18-foot propellers give the push needed to tackle polar ice up to 10 feet thick. Or, as the ice people say, enough to tow a Forrestal-class carrier in the open sea. (Staten Island actually didtake uss Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) under tow in August 1964, just to see if it could be done. She could, up to a speed of eight knots.)

WHEN AN ICEBREAKER is in drydock, herhull looks much like a football, sliced laterally. Her no-keel construction of one and five-eighths inch steel hull plating is another feature which keeps the ship from becoming crushed. When the ice exerts pressure on the sides of the ship, the icebreaker is simply lifted up, thus lessening the lateral pressure on the hull. Her forefoot is sloped, enabling her to ride up onto the ice. The weight of the ship then crushes the ice beneath it. Speeds of several knots can thus be maintained in ice up to three feet thick. With hard or thick- er ice, it is necessary to back up and ram. When this is necessary, progress is measured in ship lengths rather than in miles. An unusual heeling and trim systemalso helps the icebreakers. When stuck in the ice, friction is lessened by shifting 220 tons of water and fuel from one side of the ship to the other. This weight shift, which can be accomplished in 90 seconds, is often enough to free the ship. The trim system works the same way as the heeling system, except that the weight shift is from fore to aft. The heeling and trim systems save much time (as well as wear and tear on the ship) which would otherwise be wasted in blasting the ship free from the ice. However, each of the ships carries large quantities of demolition charges which canlbe used to open leads or free the ship from pressure ice. To aid the ship in finding its way through the ice, two helicopters are carried aboard. The helos, used exten- sively for flying ice reconnaissance, have proven a valu-

WORK AND PLAY-‘Copters do scouting for icebreakers. Rt:

1. Blades were broken by ice. Below: Icebreaker leads way.

63 The United States Navy Ouordion of our Country TheUnited States Navy is responsible for maintaining control of the sea and Is a readyforce on watch at home and over- seascapable of strong action to preserve EVER HAD A thebeace orof instant offensiveaction to TOUR of picket duty midway between New Zealand wln In war. and Deepfreeze? If not, let’s hear no complaints about rough Itis uponthe maintenance ofthis control thatour country‘s gloriousfuture depends. duty. The United States Navy exists to make it so. It seems that, en route to her last ocean station assignment for We Serve with Honor Traditionvalor andvictory are theNavy’s the year, uss Calcatemu (DE 390) picked up a reporter for a heritage’from thepast. To thesema be addeddedication, disciplineand vigiLnce New Zealand paper to show him what sea duty was like. (We as the watchwords of thepresent and fu- can’t tell you thename of the paper because, whenLCDR ture. At home or on distant stations, we serve with pride, confident in therespect of William Earl, CO of Calcatemu sent us the clipping, he inadver- our country, our shipmates, and ourfomi- tently clipped too closely and removed the paper’s name). lies. Ourresponsibilities sober US; our ad- versities strengthen us. The reporter was impressed. Also seasick. And, before we saw Service to God andCountry is our special dry land again, pretty tired of it all. privilege. We serve with honor. The Future of the Navy Tired of waves breaking over the bow and spray pounding TheNavy willalways employ new weapons, new techniques andgreater power to on the bridge. Tired of sitting on the floor to eat because all protect and defend the United States on the the wardroom chairs had been lashed down. (That’s right-the sea, under thesea, and in the air. Now and in the future control of thesea- crew ate sitting dowr on @e deck.) Tired of lying in his bunk, givesthe United States’hergreatest advantage for themaintenance of peace and for unable to sleep because, if he did, he’d be tossed out and into a victory in war.Mobility sur rise dispersal bulkhead. Tired of watching movies, both new and old. Tired of and offensive power ardthe teynbtes of the new Navy. The roots of the Navylie in a a rolling ship, gray cold skies, and waiting to go home. strongbelief in the future, in continued dedicotion to our tasks, and in reflection on But there were compensations. Great excitement at the sight our heritoge from the past. of their first iceberg. Really impressive. About 250 feet high, Never hove our opportunitiesand our re- 1150 feet across and some two miles long. sponsibilities been greater. The midnight sun, with sunset lasting an hour and a half. Excitement at the prospect of encountering their relief ship The Bureau ofNaval Per- All UANVS ronnel CareerPublication bearing mail from home. solicitsinteresting storymaterial and photo: We hope to make our point with this brief quote from LCDR graphs fromindividuals, shi s, stations, squadrons and other sources. AIP material received Earl’s covering letter: is carefully considered for publication. “We began our homeward bound trip on 10 February. We are Hereare a few suggestions for preparing and submitting material: looking forward to it of course with anticipation. We have been There’s a good story in everyiob that’s be- gone five months today.” ing performed, whether it‘s on a nuclearcar- rier, a tugboat, in thesubmarine service or in Speaking of the Destroyer Navy, as.we have in our lead theSeabees. The man on the scene is best qualifiedto tell what‘s going on inhis outfit. articles, this item points up to the tremendous job done by the Stories about routine day-to-day iobs ore prob- greyhounds of the sea. The destroyennen rate a 4.0 in deter- ably most interesting to the rest of theFleet. Thisis the onlyway everyone can get a look mination, tenacity and achievement-wherever they go. at all the different parts of the Navy. *** Research helps make a good story better. By talking with people who are closely related to As mentioned before in these pages, ALL HANDSreceives a thesubject moterial a writeris able to collect sizable share of change-of-command stories. On the assumption many additional details which add interest and understanding to astory. that there are about 860 commissioned ships plus many times Articles about new types of unclassified equip- that number of units in the U. S. Navy today, that works out to ment,research projects, all types ofNavy as- signmentsand duties, academic andhistorical about three changes of command per day. (There may be a fal- subjects, personnel onliberty or during leisure hours, and humorousand interesting feature lacy here, but our editor-in-charge-of-statistics has just stepped subiects are all of interest. out for his 6.3 cup of coffee for the day.) Photographsare very important, and should occomponythe articles if possible. However, a Nevertheless, for the statistical minded, it’s worth mentioning good story shouldnever be held back for lack a recent change of command with an unusual news angle. of photographs. ALL HANDS prefers clear, well- identified 8-by-10 ossy prints,but is not re- CaptainCarl A. Hering, USNR, relieved Captain George J. stricted t;use of t!istype. All persons in the photographsshould be dressed smartlyand Haltiner, USNR, of his command of Naval Reserve Research correctly when in uniform, and be identifiedby Company 12-8 in just one-half second, in what can be said to full nomeand rate or rank whenpossible. Lo- cationand general descriptive information and be a “brief ceremony” atthe Naval Postgraduate School in thename of the photographershould also be given.Photographers should strivefor originol- Monterey, Calif. ity, and takeaction picturesrather than group At precisely 2000, the two captains stepped smartly to a shots. ALL HANDS does not usepoems (except New computer, saluted, pressed a button and, before you could say Year‘s day logs), songs, stories on change of “Anchors Aweigh,” that was that. command, or editorial type articles. The writer‘s name and rate or rankshould be includedon It seems that the usual references to orders dated such and anarticle. Material timed for acertain date or event must bereceived before the first day of such, with the time-honored expressions of “I relieve you, Sir,” the month precedingthe month of intended and “I stand relieved,” weretransferred from the computer’s publicotion. Addressmaterial to EditorALL HANDS 1809 memory to the printer, and Captain Hering had the helm. Arlington Annex, Navy Dedartment, WLshing- A PI0 release from PGS Monterey claims this to bethe ton,D.C. 20370. shortest change of command. Any takers?

0 AT RIGHT: STERN VI’EW-Guided missilecruiser USS Springfield (CLG 7) churns up a wide white wake during , operationsin the Mediterranean Sea.

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