All Hands I the Bureau of Naval Personnel Career Publication

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I/ALL HANDS I THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION

MARCH 1969 NUMBERNav-Pers-0 626

VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES K. DUNCAN, USN TheChief of Naval Personnel ALL HANDS TheBureau of Nav- alPersonnel Career REAR ADMIRAL M. F. WEISNER, USN Publication, is published monthly by the TheDeputy Chief of Naval Personnel Bureauof Nova1 Personnel for the in- CAPTAIN H: W. HALL, JR., USN formationand interest ofthe naval serviceaswhole.a Issuance ofthis AssistantChief for Morale Services publicationapproved accordancein withDepartment of the Navy Publica- tionsandPrinting Regulations, TABLE OFCONTENTS NAVEXOSP-35. Opinions expressed are not necessarilythose ofthe Navy De- Features partment.Reference to regulations, ordersand directives is for information The Medical Lifesaving Team: A Tribute ...... 2 onlyand does not by publication here- NavyNurses: Their Prescription Is TLC 6 inconstitute authority for action. All ...... originalmaterial may be reprintedos USS Eldoradoto theRescue ...... 10 desired if propercredit isgiven ALL HANDS. Original articles and informo- Bridge Team-Quick as a Flash ...... 12 tionof general interest may be for- wardedaddressed tothe Editor, ALL Report on Drugs: HANDS,Pers 615, BuPers, Novy De- Have You Heard What They're Saying About Mary Jane? ...... 74 partment,Washington, D.C. 20370 (see page 64).DISTRIBUTION: By Section From U.S. to Canada: Rainbow in the Sea ...... 20 8-3202of the Bureau of Naval Person- nelManual, the Bureau directs that They're San Diego Trained: RVN Recruits ...... 22 appropriatesteps be taken toinsure TraLant: Atlantic Fleet University 24 distribution on thebasis of one copy ...... for each 10 officersand enlisted per- SpecialReport sonnel. TheBureau invites requests for addi- Career Motivation Conference ...... 36 tional copies asnecessary to comply withthe basicdirectives. Note that dis- tributionis based on theauthorized Departments number of membersattached, rather thantemporary fluctuating numbers. Today's Navy ...... 38 TheBureau should be keptinformed Career Information for CPOs ...... 56 ofchanges inthe number of copies requwra. Letters to the Editor ...... 58 TheBureau should OIH)be advised if thefullnumber notis received Bulletin Board regularly. Normally copies forNavy activities Uniform Board Reports Latest Changes ...... 46 aredistributed only to those on the StandardNavy Distribution List in the NewCriteria for Shipping Over ...... 47 expectationthat such activities will makefurther distribution os necessary; Path to Naval Academy Is Again Open to Enlisted Men ...... 48 wherespecial circumstances warrant sendingdirect to sub-activitiesthe Regulations on Shopping in the FarEast ...... 50 Bureaushould be informed. Trap and Skeet Team Is Looking for Talent ...... 51 Distribution to MarineCorps person- neleffectedis bythe Commandant NFCU Opens Cable Loan Service ...... 54 US. MarineCorps. Requests from Ma- rineActivities should be addressed to AnOpportunity for Recruiting Duty ...... 55 theCommandant. PERSONAL COPIES: Thismagazine is for sale by Superin- Correspondence Courses Available ...... 55 tendentof Documents US. Government Printing Office, WashiAgton, D.C. 20402...... Therate for ALL HANDS is 25cents Taffrail Talk 64 per COPY; subscriptionprice $2.50 a year, domestic(including FPO and APO addressfor overseas mail); $3.50 for- John Oudine, elgn.Remittances should be made to A. Editor theSuurrint-ndcnt of Dacuments. Sub- scriptionsare acceptedfor one, two or AssociateEditors threeyears. G. VernBlasdell, News Don Addor, Layout & Art AnnHanabury, Research GeraldWolff, Reserve

0 FRONTCOVER: ON CRUISE-Nuclearpowered guided missile frigakUS5 Bain- bridge(DLGN 25) leaves a wide wake as she makes a starbocrd turn during operations on the high seas. for 10 readers. All should

0 AT LEFT: HELO LIFT-0,FF-Photographer's Mate3rd Class Don Mazoch shot see it as soon US possible. thisphoto through windowa ofa Sea Knighthelo during Vietnam amphibious PASS THIS COPYALONG operationsfrom the deck of USS Tripoli(LPH 10).

The stationhospital has often beenthreatened by attack. Rocket and mortarattacks have caused shrapneldamage to the wooden fencearound the helicopter pad, toconcrete walkways, ambulances and wards. In March1968, a rocketdamaged the new urology building and blasted a largehole in an adjacent ward. Four patients were reinjured, but none seriously. Severalcorpsmen also received wounds. Standardprocedure thefor corpsmen is todon flakjackets and helmets and keep working. Da Nang’s stationhospital has a number of people conducting research in the frozenblood bank, shock study team, and the preventivemedicine unit. The frozen blood bank, used for the first time in a combat area in 1965,has storagea capacity of 3000 pints.Approximately 150 pints of frozenblood, supplied by the Chelsea, Mass., Naval Hospital, are maintained at all times.

SINCE MOST of the patients requiring blood were in shock,it became apparent that studies were needed to gain knowledge for better patient care. Thus, the inception of the shock studyteam. Here,doctors andcorpsmen from the team follow patients through the hospital from the time theyarrive in receivinguntil they leave the hospital. Other corpsmen backthem up withanalysis from theirspecialized laboratory. Whenthe patient firstarrives, one of the corpsmendraws blood andurine samples. These samples areanalyzed determineto the amount of blood thepatient has lost, the amount and types of gases in his system and other factors re- lating to his stability. The findings of thesetests are usuallycompleted before the patient is readyfor surgery. The testsresult in greatlyimproved casualtytreatment. The hospitalpersonnel are interested in preventing illness and disease as well as curingpatients. The preventivemedicine unit of-

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Traction on battlecasualty is adjusted air - conditioning, companionship NURSES SCATTER, bang on doors by NavyNurse, LT Sue McCumber. and and conversation. They talk of toawake the sleeping, and sorpsmanaboard USS Sanctuary. good times at previous duty sta- thenshrug intoflak jackets and tions and of home, family and helmets. Quickly they roll under pets. Regardless of how an eve- their beds . . . silently praying ning begins the conversation usu- that it is just an alert and not in- in the peaceful wards of hospitals ally turns back tothe hospital coming fire. In the darkness, they in the States. wards. wonder what is going on in the “You are concerned atbout all Achallenge is mentioned and wards. Isthe hospitalbeing hit? the youngmen, butwhen it is everyone’s mind snaps back to Are the patients safe? someone you know, it really gets nursing. It is a %-hour job and “It’s much better to be busy to you,” comments one nurse. they cannot forget the patients on the wards duringan alert,” Nursing in the combat zone is for long. Their nursing objectives says onenurse. “Back in the unlike anythingthe nurses have arethe same as they would be quarters you just lie thereand ever experienced in their careers. elsewhere - sustaining life - but worry. On the wardsthere are They see extremely traumatic their proximity tothe fighting patientsto look after.” multiple wounds that would nev- makes forgetting impossible. The nurses in the wards have the task of getting a man out of his bed and under it, with a flak jacket and helmet for protection. Prescription Is TLC If a patient cannot be moved he must be kept calm. His training erappear in astateside ward or As the evening shift comes off and instinct tell him that he can’t emergency room. Another thing duty the lounge becomes crowd- just lie there. A nurse stands be- they find amazing is the coura- ed and the tempo of conversation side his bedand tries to get his geous spirit of the young men and increases. But suddenly,above mind off the noise - often talking their lack of bitterness atbeing thedin of chatter, a familiar, as much for herself as for her wounded. chillingsound is heard - the patient. “Youth and resiliency are what rattle of amachine gun and the The nurses in the quarters may keep many of them alive,” states boom of mortar fire. Everyone be under the beds for a few min- one nurse. “And they feel guilty becomes tense and listens. The utes or a few hours. Some nurses about being in the hospital. They big question is in everymind: have become so accustomed to have a job to do and want to go “Is it outgoing or incoming?” The the alerts that they keep a pillow back out and finish it.” phone jangles andthe word is and blanket on the foam pad be- The Navy nurses have found passed: “Condition One.” neath their beds. Even when the that nursing in Vietnam is an end- “all clear” finally sounds they re- less series of challenges and remain there and finish the night’s wards. The physical injuries are sleep. Tomorrow will be another a challenge to their nursing skills; day of casualties andthe rest is the contagious spirit of the fight- badlyneeded. ing men is their personal reward. When the shortage of personal “Wehave no problems, only comforts (cosmetics, clothes, challenges,” is almost a motto for etc. ), short shower hours, work- the nurses. Anyone using the load, monsoon rains and heat and word “problem” is soon corrected. duststart to drag their spirits, Boosting not only the patients’ the nurses remember the men in morale, but their own, is another the field - the men who seldom of the challenges facing the see ashower oreat a hot meal. nurses. They seek laughter and re- “Then we don’t really feel so laxation when and wherethey bad,” they say. can. They remember too, the grate- ful smiles, the outstretched hand, A FAVORITE spot for relaxation the feeling of beingneeded - is the lounge of their quon- the special rewards of combat set hutquarters. Outside there Navy Nurse LTJG Mary Overstreet checks nursing. are sandbags, barbed wire, heat patient’spulse and blood pressure in ”Story by Julianne Dodson, and dust.Inside there is quiet recovery room. Journalist 3rd Class, USN.

7 TWENTY-NINE nurses live and situations. Some have worked in themmedical attention so quick- work aboardthe hospital ship intensivecare units, others in ly.” Sanctuary operating off the coast surgery. Association withtheir patients of SouthVietnam. It meanscar- Their hospital, Sanctwlry, their doesn’t end when the nurses leave ing for wounded men brought in home as well, in some respects thewards, recovery, and operat- byhelicopter pilots. resembles apleasure liner. The ing rooms. Theycarry them in Theyplay a majorrole in the ship’s passageways are wider than theirthoughts to the wardroom, well-being of their patients. They thoseonmost Navy ships, to thelounges, and back to their lift morale,simply becausethey allow passage of two-wheeled crampedquarters. Here they are American women - a rarity in stretchers. Her decks are wooden, loungeon their built-in bunks, the combat zone. andher stairways are just that, and deskchairs . . . rising only Onepatient woke up toa fe- instead of the hard-for-a-girl-to- occasionally to peer out the port- male voice andsaid, “Ma’m, just navigate ladders common to most hole . . . andthey discuss how keeptalking. I don’t care what ships. manycasualties the helos have you say, it’s just so good to hear brought that day and why. an American girl’s voice.” NO PLEASURE liner,however, Even the whir of the hair dryer A nurse smilingly commented, maintains 20 wards, four op- in theirmodern, but do-it-your- “You beginfeeling like a movie erating rooms, apharmacy, and self beauty salon does notcom- starafter awhile. The patients an artificial heart machine. And pletelyerase the hackingsounds take your picture every day. her two obviousdistinguishing of helolandings earlier in the “Sometimeswe’re the first girl characteristics - the distinct day. they see when they come off the smell of antisepticand the red Their blue bathtub, a gift from battlefield. They’re always so sur- crosses onher white superstruc- thecrew of uss Vega (AF 59), prised. One fellow saidhe ture will bring any guest or newly does offersome comfort.Here, thought he had died and gone to arrivingnurse sharply back to aftertiringa 12-hour shift a heaven . . . of course he may reality. nursecan lie in thetub partly havebeen teasing me.” A reality which includes hospi- filled with hot waterand relax. One nurse isassigned toeach talbeds with severely wounded The closeship’s quartersday ward, with several hospital corps- casualties. afterdaybecome frustrating. men assisting her. The nurses not “Iwas really shockedwhen I “Oneof the moredifficult parts onlycare for the patients, but first arrived . , . it’svery difficult of ourassignment,” said one, “is also supervise the corpsmen and beingyoung and seeing another theconfinement. Inthe last six trainthem in special techniques. young person so badly hurt,” said months I’ve been off the ship only Thoughthe nurses haveeach a 24-year-old lieutenant.“And threetimes. And there is a lack worked ina special field atone it’s really surprising that so few of privacywhich is hardto get timeor another, they can pinch- complain . . . most arethankfuI usedto.” hit for one another in emergencv for the medicalteams which got A recent arrangement now provides foran exchange program betweenthe Sanctuary nurses, and thosestationed atDa Nang Station Hospital. This permits the nursesnot only to walk onland forawhile, but also tocompare theirfloating hospital with the oneashore. Whydid these nurses volun- teerto serve on ahospital ship? Some wantedadventure, some travel,some to servetheir coun- tryin the bestway they knew, and most foracombination of

Navy Nurse LTJG KarenSchulrtad these. -Story by C. A. Shaw, assists patient abwrd hospital ship. Lieutenant (is),USN.

8 ALL HANDS area. Here the wounded are gently lifted from the stretchersonto tablescovered with green sheets. air-conditioning, pillows, radio, he was dyingand -didn’t wantto Corpsmenbegin checking life and nurses. All are important, and do so whilestill aboard our ship. signs. All are conscious, but one is theyplay a big partin the well- He wanted to be on land among his toobadly wounded totalk. A being of thepatients. own people.” The sergeant was corpsmanrips off thepants leg transferredto a Saigon hospital. of a Marine’s green fatigues. “What ONEof thepatients remarked, There are over 300 doctors, den- happened?”he asks. “Ambush?” “Man,when you gethit you tists,nurses, corpsmen, and medi- “Nope . . . justa booby trap.” don’tthink of much else butthe calservice personnel assigned to These are the people of Sanctu- pain . . . and wonder if you’ll ever carryout the ship’s medical mis- ary - the corpsmen,doctors, makeit home again in onepiece. sion. The shiphas modern X-ray nurses, ship’s crew - and the But aftercoming aboard this ship facilities, a laboratory, a pharmacy,

Malenurse anesthetist administers anerthe- Member of PreventiveMedicine Unit exam- riaat Do NongSupport Activity Hospital. ines troy of anopheles mosquitoes.

woundedyoung soldiers, sailors . . . well, it justplain makes you and completedental equipment. and Marines who fight in the Viet- feel likeyou’ve gota good chanceThere are two bloodbank re- nam conflict. after all.” frigeratorscapable moreof storing The hospitalship differs from In Sanctuary’s firstyear on the than 1000 units of frozen blood most Navy vessels in that shehas line in Vietnam,her officers and betweenthem. two separatecrews - one for the crewcared for over 15,000 modernpa-A medical technique hospital, theother forthe ship. tients. More thanone-third of these used aboardship is FAST - Each has its own commanding offi- wereadmitted toone of the many Fluorescent Antibody Staining cer. hospitalwards for detailed medical Technique. This permits doctors to The ship,which has four op- and surgicaltreatment andtherecognize quickly disease-causing erating rooms and 20 wards,con- majoritywere soon returned to organisms. In Vietnam,especially, tains facilities comparable in many activeduty. Many ofthe others this recognition is important. Of respects to those at the Navy Med- whoneeded further convalescence the over 4000 admissions to Sane- icalCenter at Bethesda, Md. U1- were evacuatedtostateside hospi- tuary in onenine-month period, tramodern equipment at the finger- neartalstheir homes. over half were duedisease. to tips of the medicalteam, such as Besides caring for American The mobile helicopters, the hos- aheart and kidney machine, com- servicemen, SUnCtUtZrY also main- pitalships, andDa Nangstation plements their years of training. tains an extensiveprogram of car- hospital - each with its skilled and Sanctuary andher sister ship ing for Vietnamesewounded - determined personnel - are a win- Repose (AH 16) ply theSouth which sometimes poses some rather ningcombination in SouthViet- Vietnamcoastline from Da Nang specialproblems. nam. to Wunder Beach, about 10 miles One nurserecalled, “Wehada “c. A. Show, LTJG, USN fromthe Demilitarized Zone. Vietnamese rge n n u y sergeant and J. Dodson, J03, USN

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USS Eldorado TO THE RESCUE

HE AMPHIBIOUS communication craft,we helped the crew lash After thedamaged craft was ship uss Eldorado ( AGC 11 ) Keongua to the assisting Vietnam- towed to the pier of a South Viet- rested silently in Da Nang Harbor. ese boat.” namesenaval base, the crew con- Crewmembers went about the daily The crippledboat had lostall centrated on putting atemporary routine.Suddenly the morning power,and the rock hadmade a patch on the hull. work schedule was interrupted by split in the hull three feet long and “Thepatch was at best only a the blaring of the ship’s intercom four inches wide, tapering to a run- makeshift one,” said Naber. “Skin system. ning crack. The men of Eldorado divers from the Da Nang Kava1 “Away the rescue and assistance went right to work setting up two Support Activity took amattress detail.” auxiliary water pumps in the engine and wooden plugs, and stuffed Immediately this team of special- room. them into the hole from the outside ists boarded the ship’s boat and de- Water was rising toa six-foot of the hull.” parted for the scene of the emer- level inside the engine room, but The ship’s helicopterhelped by gency. Not far from Eldorado, the the pumps managed to keep ahead lowering additional emergency gear crew of the South Vietnamese gun- of the seawater.Adding tothe to the team. At one time a damage boat Keonguu (PGM 604) were problems, toxic fumes from the control pump specialist was lower- fighting desperately to save their pumps began filling the remaining ed by the helo. small craft. space. “After they lowered me from the Afterstriking a submerged rock “Several menwere almost over- helo, I had my hands full with and ripping a gash in the underside come by smoke,” said the ship’s thosepumps,” said Shipfitter3rd of her hull, the Vietnamese gun- assistant damage control officer. Class Kermit Muse. “They werehav- boatsent a request for assistance ing trouble keeping the pumps run- to Eldorado. ning. I ended up priming them by “We arrived on the scene at the FOR TWO HOURS the team, compos- hand.” same time as a second South Viet- ed of E~dorado’sFirst Lieuten- The crew received gratefula namese gunboat,” said Chief War- ant, four damage controlmen, two “thank you” from the South Viet- rant Officer William G. Naber, USN, hospital corpsmen, a signalman, a namese for doing anoutstanding whodirected much of the team’s radioman and 15 deckseamen, job. -Richard A. Reecht, efforts. “After boarding the sinking fought to save the vessel. Journalist 3rd Class, USN.

H,ave You Heard What They’re

YOU PLAY AROUND with pot longenough, you’re going to get yourself in trouble. Big trouble. It just isn’t worth it. You might get away with it once-if you’re notcaught. Some mightget away withit two, threeor four times; but sooner orlater they’re going to getcaught. The kicks a man gets from pot are relatively minor. The penalties are big, BIG, BIG. And they last for a long time. The same, and more, goes for LSD, coke and horse; bennies and goofballs. It just isn’t worth it. What does this have to do with you ? You’renot a hophead and you have no desire to fool around with pot or any other drug, right? Saying About Mary Jane?

Fine, but it does no harm to be aware of the pitfalls without an 0.k. from your doctor, be sure-really sure and to avoid the trap. You might even be able to pass -that you know what you are doing. on some good advice to somebody who needs it. Dur- ing recent years, there has been an alarming increase DRUGS RANGING from aspirin tablets to “miracle” in the irresponsible useof drugs. At thesame time, chemicals have animportant place in medicine. there has been widespreadand misleading informa- Think of them as chemical substancesintended to tion on the effects of certain types of drugs, particu- cure or prevent disease, or to relieve pain from illness larly marijuana. or injury, nothing more, nothing less. But treat them You are in apeculiarly vulnerable position. Navy- with respect. men travelto almost every port in theworld, and No matterhow beneficial a drug is as medicine, seaports are, by and large, noted for their availability it can be deadly when misused. of almostanything. Thus, dangerousdrugs maybe Commonly misused drugs include: ready andwaiting for you inany liberty port you Opiates. Heroin(horse, “H”) is probably the visit. most frequently misused opiate. It is severely addictive, Avoid them. Before you take any medicine or drug both psychologically and physically.

I MARCH 1969 IS possibility of men’tal illness. As with most other drugs, increasingly larger doses are required to produce re- KEEPIFF sults. But doses frequently lead toparanoid thinking THE GRASS (unfounded suspiciousness andho’stility). There also may be unpleasanthallucinations, such as the feeling that your body is covered with insects. Severe depres- The “H” usereventually is removed from reality sion, perhaps even suicide, may result when the dosage and loses controlover his life. He cannot function is reduced. without heroin; he loses interest in his job, his family, and life itself. He needs increasingly larger doses to Hallucinogens. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD, gethigh, and, deprived of the drug, his body under- acid) is a potent hallucinogenic that recently has gen- goes painfully severe reactions. erated agood deal of debate. LSD is the subject of “H” isexpensive. Those who use it often turn to research but, as yet, is of no known medical benefit. crime to get money to feed the habit. The effects of LSD arebizarre and often fatal. Sight, sound and sensation become distorted. The LSD Depressants. Barbiturates(barbs, goofballs) are trip may be good or bad, and no one, not even your sedativesprimarily prescribed to induce sleep or re- guru or yourpsychiatrist, can tell you which you lieve tension, and to help control epilepsy or high blood will have. pressure. The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery believes that Thosewho misuse barbsusually are identifiedas anyone who takes LSD even once could possibly go disorganizedindividuals who refuse toface life, and insane long after the immediate effect has ended (ALL want a quick, easyescape from reality. Barbs provide HANDS,April 1968). There also is evidence that LSD a false feeling of security and well-being-for a while. injureshereditary genes. Before you try it, be pre- paredto face the possibility that any children you As is the case with narcotics,the body reacts to have afterwards may be deformed. barbs in such a way that increasingly larger doses must be takento get high. However,unlike narcotics, the Going to Pot body changes whichrequire increasingly larger doses do not give the body a greater capacityto accept an MOST FREQUENTLY misused hallucinogen TErijuana.Little is knownabout its long-termef- fects, but do not be misled by what you hear about pot being safe. Pot, tea, grass, weed, Mary Jane, M J, or whatever you call it, has no known value in medicine. The active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocan- nabinol (THC), is pot’entiallyvery dangerous. A given dosage may have no apparent ill effects on one person, butmay cause psychotic reactions in another. You never know until you try it, but don’t. It usually is impossible to know just how strong a dose is before you take it. Here’s why: The strength of marijuana depends on whereand increase without poisonous effects. Because ofthis, many barb users poison themselves-to death. Or, if thebarb supply is suddenlydiscontinued, severe pain, convulsions, delirium and death sometimes follow-in that order.

Stimulants. Amphetamine drugs (bennies, pep pills, speed) are usedmedically for such problems as mild depression and inweight control. Those who misuse them usually tryto combatfatigue or reach a feeling of super-exhilaration. A main danger in the misuse of amphetamines is the

16 ALL HANDS how it is grown, how it is prepared for use and how to determine; some health authorities believe that from it is stored. Types available (illegally, of course) in the four to five million Americans have used the drug at United States usually are less potent than kinds grown least once. Other estimates run as high as 20 million. in Asia, Africa or the Near East. Acapulco Gold from Mexico is more potent than a Marijuana Is “Safe”-Who Says So? homegrownvariety. Hashish (MiddleEast), kif (North Africa), majen (China), dagga (South Afri- YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD it said that marijuana ca), maconha (South America) and ganga, charas, and is no worse than alcohol. This is one of the mis- bhang (India), are other brands of this bad news you leading arguments that those who use pot are quick to conceivably could come across. bring out. Butwhether you roll it intocigarettes (reefers, With alcohol, you usually know what you’re in for. joints, sticks), smoke it in a pipe, sniff it, or take it in No matter how bad it may be, the proof of an alco- food, it’s impossible to know whatyou really are in for. holic drink in this country is reasonably constant. But even so, would you rely on a shipmate who takes Mary Jane Is 5000 Years Old a few drinks before standing a watch? Do you know there is such a thing as alcoholism ? Ask the wife (or MARIJUANA IS ONE of theleast understood of all husband) of an alcoholic what a bargain they have. natural drugs, even though it has been known to Another favorite pro-pot argument is “marijuana is man for some 5000 years. It is found in the flowering not harmful.” tops and leaves of theIndian hemp plant (cannabis How many,doctors can you name who recom- satiaa), which thrives in mild climates throughout the mend it? world, particularly Mexico, Africa, India, the Middle “Marijuana is not addictive. I’ve been smoking pot Eastand Vietnam. Early in Chinese history, itwas for 15 years, but I can quit any time I want to.” given to relieve pain during surgery. Sure you can. For use as a drug,the leaves andflowers of the Even weaker: “It’s the thing to do.” So was glue- sniffing. Ask a kid Mho was lucky enough to come out of a glue coma what a nice kick that was. And, don’t bet your paycheck on this one: “It’ll be legal in a couple of years.”

A Dependent You Don’t Need

T HE NATIONAL INSTITUTE of Mental Health in a report on marijuana last year admitted that medical sciencedoes notfully understand the long-range effects of marijuana. This is because the active ingredient, THC, onlyrecently has been produced in a pureform for research. plant are dried and then crushed or chopped into sm,all .-.i:,.. pieces. e....?.*..: ._...._, As anintoxicant, marijuana was introduced inthe UnitedStates about 1920. Its general use wasout- lawedin 1937 by theFederal Marijuana Tax Ac,t. Traffic in the drug now is legally restricted in nearly every civilized country in theworld, including those whereit is usedin religious ceremonies or asnative “medicine.” The illegaluse of marijuana inthe United States has beeno’n the increase during recent years. Since 1960, arrests on marijuanacharges have morethan doubled. However, the extent of its useis impossible

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EFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR, war ended, the command had turned endless planningand work and an Bthe Navy’s technicalknowledge out crews for 5587 ships from small unrelenting effort to keep the Navy centered in acorps of well trained craft to battleships. abreast of ever-changing world con- professionals who provided operating #en WW I1 hostilities ended, ditions and technology. crews for new units. many Navymen expected training The Training Command’s duties This system worked while the functions to revert to type command- also involve acontinuous review of Navy grew at a regular pace, but a ers, but circumstancesruled other- its own procedures.Instructors, for new training organization was need- wise. Rapidpersonnel turnover and example, must be trained in various ed whenWorld War I1 increased advancing technology increased the aspects of naval technology to con- naval shipbuilding schedules. importance of the command’s in- duct on-the-job training in subjects The requirement for crews to man structors whotaught Navymen to covered by TRALANT curricula. new ships siphoned professional operate increasingly sophisticated Special problems arise in the Fleet Navymeninto long-term teaching ships and weapons. whichmust be copedwith period- schedules, at theexpense of opera- ically. For example, whenmainte- tional efficiency. It soon became ap- IN 1945, this nucleus of instructors nance procedures slip and Fleet com- parent, therefore, that ships’ crews from the Fleet Operational Train- manders find themselves in need of would have to be produced in weeks ing Command was used to form the training courses for theirmen, the rather than months. Training Command, U. S. Atlantic needcan clearly be seen. Satisfying A partialanswer to the problem Fleet, which is operating today. theneed, however, is not always lay in precommissioning and shake- The command’s mission now in- easy, because - you guessed it - of downtraining which, by 1942, was cludes precommissioning, shakedown limited funds and personnel. conducted at four locations along the and refreshertraining for ships and East Coast. individual and team training, utilizing By this time, the number of Navy classroom instruction and numerous INGENIOUS SOLUTIONS have frequent- ship types had increased from a pre- tactical training devices, ly come from TRALANT, suchas war 39 to 104, and construction had The TrainingCommand also de- package maintenance courses - rear- begun on 800 destroyer escorts. Over velops trainingdoctrines, policies ranging the curriculum of a long 100,000 enlisted men and 5000 offi- and exercises, conducts inspections course so that a shipboard technician cers - almost all withoutmaritime and assists type and operational com- need take only a short portion cover- experience - were being trained to manders in maintaining the combat ing the materialactually needed in operate them. readiness of the Atlantic Fleet. his presentduties. Suchtraining formerly had been Although theseduties canbe During TRALANT’S operative life- administered by the Bureau of Naval stated briefly, their execution entails time, great advances have taken Personnel, but BuPers was already overburdened. U. S. Fleet Training Center’s technical trainingbuilding opened in 1967.

o RELIEVE the pressure, the Fleet ‘0 pational er Training Command, a predecessor of the present organization of TRALANT, was established in 1943 to give newly assembled crews operational training while ship construction was in its final stages. The new command also directedshake- down training and provided periodic refresher courses. Although the neworganization was at first hampered by a lack of facilities (six ships, seven shore-based schools with no training aids and too few instructors), these difficulties were soon overcome and, before the

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EARNING BY DOING is afine idea, lished as separate units of the organi- fered atthe entire center, yetthe but it doesn’t cover all situations; zation. school’s safetyrecord for this haz- sometraining must beprovided Eventually,this department was ardoustraining is asspectacular as through classroom instruction,prac- reorganized and itspersonnel and the training. ticaldemonstration and teamtrain- facilitieswere transferred to the Here thousands of Army, Navy ingdevices. Underway Training Unit and placed and MarineCorps personnel face Such is the job of the U. S. Fleet in a sea duty status. mockups of blazingship compart- TrainingCenter at Norfolk. This is In 1958,agunnery school was ments to simulatecasualties which the way that ships of the Atlantic added andsubsequently named the they hope never to encounter at sea, Fleet, including newly commissioned UnderseasWeapons andFire Con- but whichthey must, nevertheless, or reactivated ships, are manned by trol School. A fewyears later, the be prepared to meet. The school uses crews of well trained men. gunneryportion of theschool was shipcompartment mockupswhich Thecenter hasbeen remarkably transferredto Dam Neck, Va. areset ablaze with oil firesto be successful in performingits mission In additionto these changes a extinguished by students using ship because it keeps pace with the rapid- Petty Officer Leadership School was boardequipment. ly changing procedures and doctrines established in 1959. In addition to shipboard personnel of the Navy.This requires thatthe training atthe school,courses are officers and enlisted men of thein- HE FIREFIGHTING SCHOOL, which is offered in pilot rescue, aircraft fire- structor cadre maintain current train- Tthe oldest of theFleet Training fighting, shipyard and both volunteer ingtechniques, including devising Centeractivities, was established in and municipalfire department per- new practices for Fleet-wide use. 1942 and became a part of the center sonnel training. The center’s courses - which num- in 1946.Training. at this school is It wasn’t until July 1967, when the ber more than 60 - range in length probably the most spectacularof- center’s new technical training build- from one-half day to 12 weeks. The majority last about five days. HOT SUBJECT-Studentslearn firefighting at Fleet Training Center, Norfolk. Since1961, some 15 yearsafter the center opened, more than a quar- ter-million officers and enlisted men havebeen trained through these courses and, as the number of trainees increased, so did the number of courses.

HElN THECENTER OPENED its Wdoors on 1 Jan1946, it offered four schools (CIC, ASW, Firefight- ing and Communications)which taught 34 courses. In 1947, a Damage Control school was added and, later that same year, instruction was inaugurated in atom- ic,biological and chemicalwarfare defense.Precommissioning training was added in 1953. Whenthe Chesapeake Bay Fleet Training Group was discontinued in 1956,the foreign ship training section was opened at the center. It offered shakedown and refresher training to the crews of foreign allied as well as United States ships. In 1961, thissection was redesignatedthe Underway Training Department. When all thesubordinate commands of COMTRALANT were placed in a task group organization in 1962, the Underway Training Unit and the FleetTraining Center were estab-

MARCH 1969 27 ing was dedicated, that the entire or- This simulator is commonly known The navigationcontingent is part ganization was consolidated into one as Buttercup. of the Operations and Weapons large training complex. Only the fire- TrainingDepartment which also fighting school and the surface ship ITHIN THE BUILDING there is also embraces theCIC Division, ASW ASW AttackTrainer are located in a ship’s characteristics demonstra- Division, UnderseasWeapons Divi- otherareas of the Norfolk Naval tor which consists of a large basin of sion, CommunicationsDivision and Station. water in which radio-controlled ship theMaintenance Data Collection The new building houses a mock- modelsare maneuvered in various Division. up which simulates part of a destroy- conningsituations by students. The faculty and administrative er’s hullsection. Battle damage is This demonstrator is the heart of personnel of the Fleet Training Cen- artificiallyproduced. While ersatz the center’s navigation division ter number more than160 officers seawater floods the compartments, which also teaches shiphandling and and enlisted men whosededication students use the damage control tech- tactics,rules of the road,loran op- and adherence to high training stand- niquesthey have learned to save eration and maintenance, andpetty ards produce the liest trained fight- their ship. officer leadership. ing man afloat.

HE ATLANTIC FLEET ASW Tactical A pre-sail indoctrination course is speciallyconstructed building. Here TSchool trains senior officers of anti- available to HUK men intask groups. 18 of the rooms represent command submarineunits in intertype ASW Requestcourses are also taughtto centers of destroyers or submarines; tactics and techniques. Students also smallergroups such as Fleetair- 16 represent rotary or fixed-wing air- evaluate current tactics and help de- borneelectronics training unit stu- craft; one represents an aircraft car- velop new ones. dents, CIC teams and Air ASW units rier and one the flag plot of a task This school at Norfolk is unusual of destroyers and submarines.force commander. in that officers of varyingback- All coursesstress the capability, Each commandcenter is isolated grounds (air, surface and subsur-limitations, thinking and operations from theothers except for the com- face) aretrained together in the of theenemy, knowing one’s own munications and sensing equipment ASW capabilitiesfield. and limitationsun- and - electronicradar,sonarand coun- Coursesare also availableto flag derstanding the environment in termeasures - normallyfound in sub- officers and captains who occupywhich thefight will takeplace. marines, aircraft and surfaceships. such billets such groupas HUK com- the In auditorium,300-seatthere manders,Fleet aiir wingcommand- ALL THIS IS TAUGHT in abuilding arethree largeprojection screens and ers,destroyer and submarinedivi- whose 40,000square feet offloor five instructor consoles. The center sion commanders.spacesimulates 360,000 square miles screenrepresents the oceanarea of The next level of instruction, of ocean. 360,000square miles whilethe which emphasizesoperations, is for The buildinghouses the school’s screens oneither side can be used commanding and executiveofficers analog/digitaltrainer which is di- to show closeups of selected parts. of ships, subs and air squadrons. vided into 36 individual rooms in this From their positions on a balcony, the instructors use theirconsoles to control the tactical exercise. FIRE AWAY-Instructor demonstrates firing torpedo from above-water mount. HE EXERCISE BEGINS whenthe in- Tstructorsproject their enemy subs intoposition. They canmaneuver their submarines as the tactical situ- ation dictates. By relying entirely on radio communication and on radar, sonar and othersensing equipment, students inthe 36 commandcenters coordi- natetheir attack with other ships and planes in response to the situa- tioncreated by the enemysubma- rines. The students receive no other information nor can they see the display screens which show the progress of the exercises. As the task forcecoordinates its attack and closes in onthe enemy submarinesthe action is projected ontothe three screens in theaudi-

28 ALL HANDS torium and can be evaluated by the ADMEphraim P. Holmes,Com- instructors and observers. Each ship mander in ChiefAtlantic, Com- and aircraft in the task force is rep- mander in Chief U. S. Atlantic resented as an individual color-coded Fleet, andSupreme Allied Com- dot of light and its actions are traced mander,Atlantic, leads the way down deck ofUSS Springfield across the screens.While the exer- (CLG 7) followingceremonies. cise is underway,it is recorded on Heis followed by VADM B. 1. tape for playback to the trainees for Sommes, Jr., bmmander Second critiquepurposes after the problem Fleet,and VADM Charles K. is completed. Duncan,Chief of Naval Person- The ASW tactical trainer may be ne1 andDeputy Chief of Naval spectacular,but it is by no means Operations for Manpowerand the only element of the ASW school. NavalReserve. Thetrainer is supplemented by a comprehensivelibrary of reports of RADM Earl R. Crawford, USN, antisubmarineexercises, tactics and Command- Training Com- research, all of which is made more mand, U. 5. Atlantic Fleet. effective by asystem of rapid“re- trieval of information.” In addition to its primaryrole as a source of current ASW information andhistory for the use of staff in- structorsand the school’s students, the library also serves as a research centerfor operational planners and civiliancontractors developing antisubmarinewarfare equipment for the Department of Defense.

LIKE REAL-Students man destroyer/submarine commandcenter in ASW problem atFleet ASW Tactical school.

MARCH 1969 29 HE BEGINNING of the U. S. Fleet until 2400. As barracks at Dam Neck Helicopter (DASH). Here,too, is TAnti-AirWarfare Training Center werenonexistent, thestudents had based the Fleet Composite Squadron at Dam Neck, Va., was distinctly not to commute each day between their Six detachment,which provides the in keepingwith its impressive title. ships and the firing range. It wasn’t drone aircraft used in gunnery train- Thecenter, at that time,consisted untilearly 1943 that badly needed ing. of two small buildings in another- quarterswere erected, thereby in- A smalldetachment of Marines wise undevelopedmarshy site. creasingthe architectural census to also operates a rifle and pistol range The center’s staff consisted of the about 20 frame buildings. at the center. commandingofficer (Lieutenant Radar training began at the center During its lifetime, the center has Phillip D.Gallery) and his wife between 1947 and 1949. In 1949, grown from two buildings in an un- (who actedas yeoman) and four the center was expanded to include developedmarsh into complex,a gunner’s mates. Theentire sitewas an Air DefenseTraining Center to housingsome of the Navy’s most somewhatirreverently termed “Gal- provideshore-based training for sophisticatedweaponry and training lery’s shootinggallery.” Fleetunits in all phases of defense equipment,and one of the few if The “shootinggallery” was origi- against air attack. not the only “live” gunfiring line nally intended as a live firing range Inaddition to its other activities, fortraining in the UnitedStates. totrain Fleet gunnery crews and, the Fleet Anti-Air Warfare Training Growth has not stopped at the cen- for some time, that was its mission, Center currently supports tenant ac- ter. The curriculum now includes though on a much larger scale than tivities.These include theGuided about sixty courses of instruction was first anticipated. Missile School, whichtrains men in utilized by thousands of officers and Abouta month after the installa- the intricacies of Polaris and surface enlistedmen trained atDam Neck tion opened itsdoors, the Japanese missiles, andthe Missile Weapons each year. attacked Pearl Harbor and more than System TrainingUnit, Atlantic, a Improvements in training methods 200,000 enlisted men and 25,000 mobilecommand which trains mis- and devices continue to be made so officers poured into the center during sile shipcrews aboard their own the center will be well equipped to the first two years of its operation. ships. train Fleet Navymen as new equip- Although thecenter wasnot ment becomes available. One item of equipped to handle so large an influx THE Atlantic Fleet DASH Training new equipment is TACDEW (Tactical of students,it did the best it could Unit is also a tenant activity. Here, Combat Direction and Advanced with what it had. For a while, daily operators and maintenance crews are Electronic Warfare), a multimillion- firingpractice continued from 0900 trained for the Drone Antisubmarine dollar,computer-based training de-

AIR MINDED-Training center at Dam Neck, Va., includes the Atlantic Fleet’s Anti-AirWarfare Training Center.

30 ALL HANDS of the hl&c Fleet.This system formationfunctions, anti-air warfare FCPLANT is taskedwith the mis- will soon be operational and will and electronic warfare. sion of providing the basic computer provide sophisticated training for all The past decade has seen the con- programs for the iwrr-asing number so equipped units at sea or in their struction of numerous guided missile of Navy ships entering the Fleet with homeports. ships andthe conversion of other Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) MissileWeapons System typesto accommodate missile sys- installations. This system is the heart TrainingUnit, Atlantic tems. of the newelectronic navy, and is THE Missile Weapons System Train- With the advent of each new mis- presently found in many of the CVAs ing Unit, Atlantic, came into being sile system whichenters the Navy's and DLGs of the Fleet today. because the Navy anticipated major arsenal,a new trainingprogram is The mass of computers installed in changes in shipboarddefense sys- adopted by the TrainingUnit, where- conjunctionwith NTDS must be tems. The training unit at Dam Neck by Navymencan learn to operate directed and controlled to accept and was establishedto keep Navymen thesesystems. display the information needed by abreast of these changes. Understandably, MISTRAULANT em- tacticalcommanders in modem-day Thisunit augments shore-based phasizesoperational training while AAW-ASW environments. The men precommissioning training by contin- ships and crews are underway. of theFleet Computer Programing uing training at sea after the ship is FleetComputer Programing Center,along with civilian contract commissioned. MISTRAULANT pro- Center, Atlantic engineers, prepare these computer vides shipboard instruction and eval- THE FleetComputer Programing programs, test them, and then deliver uations for individuals and teams of Center, Atlantic, is one of the new- the completed product to the NTDS- CIC and weaponscontrol personnel est TRALANT activities. It is another equipped ships of the Fleet.

HE FLEETTRAINING CENTER at the Buttercup andother damage Center graduates officer and enlisted TNewport is, historically, an evolu- controltraining facilities. students from its 75 various courses tion of the first U. S. Naval Recruit January 1962 saw the Fleet Train- in weapons,operations, navigation, Training Station ashore, organized at ingCenter, Newport upgraded to leadership, damage control and fire- Newport in 1883. Thisoriginal fa- aFleet Training Group; however, fighting.These courses vary in cilityoperated with acapacity of the Underway Training Unit portion lengthfrom one-half day to six about 2100 students. of the FTG is currently in an inactive weeks. In fiscalyear 1968, over Withthe entry of the U. S. into status. 38,000 officers andmen graduated World War 11, Newport experienced Staffed by approximately 200 mili- fromor attended FTC, Newport, a tremendous growth in the student tarypersonnel, theFleet Training schools. Precommissioningcrews es- trainingload. This student capacity reached a peak of operations in mid- MOCKUP-Damage control investigation party learns proper procedures using 1943 withabout 16,400 recruits, ship's structure mockup atFleet Training Group located atNewport, R.I. 7500 serviceschool trainees and 1100 officersin special indoctrination courses. The advent of the vast shipcon- structionprogram of World War TI placed a heavy strain on the training facilitiesthen in existence. To meet part of thisneed, the LargeShip Pre - Commissioning TrainingCenter was establishedat Newport. Itwas during the height of this precommissioningtraining in 1944 and early 1945 that many of the present Fleet Training Center facilities cameinto existence, including the Fire Fighting School, the gunline and firecontrol &rector training buildings, CICand ASW mockups, I MARCH 1969 31 down and refresher training. SONAR CENTER-Fleet Sonar School at KeyWest, Fla., trains Navymen in During the war years, nearly 200 operational and tacticaluse of sonar, ASW weapons and allied equipment. ships were trained there in less than twoyears. Thatadds up toa little morethan three and one-half days per ship, in a seven-day work week, month in and monthout-quite a record. In those days, the concept of hav- inga training activity conduct underway shipboardinstruction ofdn entire ship’s crew was comnletely new. This worked so well during the war that it was retained and, in March 1945, destroyer and destroyer escorts were added to the repertoire atGuantanamo Bay, whichprevi- ously had specialized in larger vessels. Although the activities of the group at Guantanamo Bay were reduced at the end of World War 11, the tempoincreased again in 1950 when the outbreak of Korean hostilities required reactivation of moth- balledships andrapid expansion of the training workload. Duringthe Korean crisis, nearly all recommissioned ships from the Atlantic seaboard received from four to six weeks of shakedown training. It was not unusual to have as many HE FLEETSONAR SCHOOL once trainedat Key West’s sonarschool, as 40 ships in various stages of train- Tcalled New London,Conn., its butmore than 100 foreign officers ing at one time. home.Frequent inclement weather, and enlisted men also attend its In 1955, when the Korean confla- however, in addition to other condi- classes eachyear. Alumni can, in grationsubsided, theGuantanamo tionssuch as heavy traffic in Long fact, be found all over the world. Bay traininggroup was againre- Island Sound and long distances be- In oneyear, for example,the duced in size and, in 1956, provision tween the base andoperating area, schoolgraduated students from 10 for training U. S. Coast Guard ships dictated a move to the Florida Keys. foreigncountries. Foreign nationals was included in the group’s mission. TheFleet Sonar School is nowun- from more than 50 countries are eli- der the command of the Fleet Train- gible to enroll in the school. HE CREWS OF FOREIGN SHIPS from ing Group, Key West. Althoughstudies consume much fcountries friendly to theUnited It is housed in amodern four- of the students’ off-duty hours, many States were added to student rosters building complex filledwith a vast find time to indulge in activities such at Guantanamo by the end of 1958. quantity of ASW equipment includ-. as the Sonar School Bandwhich is All shipboardtraining stopped, ing the latest in electronic sonar de- in frequent demand for parades and however, on 22 Oct 1962 during the tection andcomputing devices. military honors. (The school also has Cuban missile crisis. This was the TheFleet Sonar School trains achoir which is one of the most firsttime in 19 years thatFleet Navymen in the technical aspects of sought-after vocal organizations in Training Group personnel were used antisubmarinewarfare and in the the Florida Keys.) to augment forces of the other base operational and tactical use of sonar, All this activity, of course, isvol- commands. ASW weapons and allied equipment. untary, but the large number of stu- Instruction was resumed in No- Sonar maintenance is also taught. dentswho participate speaks well vember1962. Except for brief in- Notonly are U. S. Navymen for the school’s esprit de corps. terruptionsoccasioned by tropical

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1969 CAREER MOTIVATION CONFERENCE I CAREERMOTIVATION: CHALLENGE TO LEADERSHIP

HE u. s. NAVY Career Motivation encewas pointed up by Admiral portion of its trained personnel, so TConference,composed of senior T. H. Moorer, Chief of Naval Op- that “our manpower will keep pace representativesfrom a number of erations. withthe rapid growth of technol- the majorcommands ashore and “In recentyears,” he said,“we ogy.” afloat, is meetingon 4 March at havebeen applying steadily in- The Chief of NavalOperations the Naval Air Station, Patwent, creasing effort and resources to re- commented upo nretention in Md. Its mission is to discuss officer taininghigh quality officers and OpNav Notice 5050, of 12 Oct and enlistedcareer problems, re- petty officers. 1968, whichserved as convening tention, and ways toimprove ca- “Despitethis, officer and petty authority on the conference. “Fleet reermotivation. Primary emphasis officerretention rates continue to readiness,” he said, “is beingad- is being placed upon “in house” ac- decline.” The aim of the .officials versely affected. It is true that ex- tions which can be taken within the representing 34 commands and ac- ternal factors over which we have Navy,without assistance from the tivitiesthroughout the Fleet will littleor no control contribute sig- Department of Defensetheor be tostudy measures and make nificantlyto this. Nevertheless, in Congress. recommendations to insure that the those areas in which we do have a The importance of theconfer- Navy will retaina sufficient pro- fairdegree of control,it appears unlikely that allpossible worth- whileactions have beentaken. “Better retention will result from better motivation. We in the Navy must do abetter job at all levels b in motivatinghigh quality people to career service.” From the Chief of Naval Operations The Chief of NavalPersonnel, Vice AdmiralCharles K. Duncan, Everything we achieve inthe Navyis donethrough USN, will act as host and conduct people. This means thatattracting and retaining the theconference. Inpreparation for best men and women is a matter of primary importance the meeting,he convened aCa- to the future of the naval service, and ultimately, to that reer Motivation Workshop last No- ofour country. This is a special challenge ata time vember, composed of the retention when highlyqualified men areurgently sought for re- officers of many of the major com- sponsiblepositions in all areas of our society. mands,whose purpose it was to identify anddefine motivation Thereare many benefitsand rewards to Navy life, problemssubmitted from Navy- not all of which are financial or tangible. Much depends wide sources. upon the ability of our people to find satisfaction in the The results of theWorkshop service of their country. Encouraging them toward career were stated by Admiral Duncan in service demands the most effective communication and BuPersNotice 5050, of 15 Dec enlightenedleadership fromthe junior petty officer 1968: level tothe very top echelons of command. “The CareerMotivation Work- shop has identified motivation prob- Yourcontributions at this conference, andthe results lems forconsideration by the which you achieve whenyou return to your command, forthcomingconference. These will determine inlarge measure the accomplishment of problemsdeal with many aspects this most vitalendeavor. I urgeyour very best efforts, of Navy life,including personal andwish you success. r communications,communications with the family, job satisfaction, /lB- image and prestige of Navy serv- T. H. Moorer ice, personneladministration, or- Admiral, U. S. Navy ganizationfor motivation and in- serviceeducation.

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Weather Training Fewerthan 10 per cent of the ships in the Fleet have aerograph- ers on board. This means that some 90 percent of shipboardweather readings must be taken and report- edby quartermasters and others who know theirway around the bridgebut have had little or no training in meteorology. To improve the effectiveness of thesepart-time weathermen, aerographer’s mates assigned to the Na- val Weather Service Environmental Detachmentat IiAS Cubi Point, Philippines,call on WestPacships that visit theport and holdhow- to-do-it classes. Lieutenant S. E. Adams, officer incharge of NWSED, calls oneach ship that visits Cubi Point and lets the QMs know the training is available. Those who request it then are visited by Chief Aerographer’s Mate Lawrence A. Huffana and Aero- grapher’s Mate 2nd Class Larry Girton. Duringan 11-month period last year, the two AGs held 168 classes while showing 817 men how to take accurate weather readings and turn the results into coded reports. Each class lasts from two to three hours, depending on the experience of the students. Most of the training consists of instruction in coding

MARCH 1969 the manner by which Commander Concerning the USS Pueblo Court of Inquiry Bucher’s story and the story of the uss Pueblo could be presentedto When the Chief of Naval Opera- lost. We alwayshave a Court of thisCourt. We obviously antici- tions, Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Inquirywhen this happens-what- patedthe situationthat we find USN, addressedthe American Bar ever the cause. ourselves in at the present moment. Foundation at Chicago, Ill., he Particularemphasis is being We havediscussed this in detail included in his speech remarks placed on protectingthe rights of withCommander Bucher. In view concerning the Pueblo Court of In- the individuals, and on lessons of yourwarning, Commander quiry. His purpose was to putthe learned.These lessons will beof Bucherpersists in his desireto Court of Inquiry, which is still in greatassistance in thefuture. fully and completely tell this Court process, in “properperspective.” Whenthe Inquiry openedits of Inquirythe details of the23rd Ne described the Court of lnquiry initial session, the first witness was of Januaryand the events subse- as a fact-finding body, and went on Commander Bucher. He was given quent thereto. Based on that, Com- to discuss its function in this capac- the legally required advice concern- mander Bucher,with the Court’s ity. ing his rights as a party to the In- permission, requests that he be per- CNOs remarks are being repro- quiry.Counsel for the court made mitted to testify, and complete this duced here for tha information of itclear that CommanderBucher phase of thestory. Commander Navymen, aboard ships at sea and was not at that timesuspected of Bucher, am correctly I reciting overseas, who would otherwise not havingcommitted any offense un- yourwishes in thismatter? And have an opportunity to read them. derthe Uniform Code of Military do I correctlyrecite that you Justice. havebeen adequately andfully apprised of allyour legal rights WOULD LIKE totake advantage Later, when Commander Bucher, I of thepresence of sucha dis- whichinclude the right to remain in his testimony, indicated that the silentthisonportion?” Com- tinguishedgroup of the nation’s NorthKoreans had boarded his leadinglawyers to discuss briefly mander Bucheranswered in the ship,the counsel for the court-as affirmative. a most pressinglegal topic of the required by the law you know so day-The Pueblo Inquiry. well-told Commander Bucherit The secondpoint I would like You, as lawyers, will understand was possible thathe had violated toemphasize is thataCourt of why I, as Chief of NavalOpera- U. S. Navy Regulations, Article Inquirymust begin with a blank tions, and thus in the reviewing 0730, which reads: “The command- record.Newspaper accounts, ru- chain of command,cannot make ingofficer shall not permit his mors, secondhandreports or pre- commentson the substantive as- commandto be searched by any judgmentscannot be considered. pects of testimony given during the person representing a foreign state The official record of the Pueblo’s Inquiry. I will be ready to do this norpermit any of thepersonnel captureand the treatment ofher atthe appropriate time. under his command to be removed crewmust come from testimony Ican, however, putthe nature fromthe command by suchper- and evidencepresented tothis of theInquiry in proper perspec- sons, so long as he has the power to Court of Inquiry.For the Court, tiveand, hopefully, reassure the resist.” He explainedCom-to what has appeared and will appear American people that the Court of mander Bucher his right to testify in public accounts simply does not Inquiry is beingconducted in a no furtherand gave him the rou- exist. straightforward, legal and objective tine,required warning that, if he Thirdly:Whether the Navy-or manner. did so, theinformation could be anyone in the Navy-was pleased First: What is aCourt of In- used against him later. displeasedor with Commander quiry? It is afact-finding body- Sincethis simple act of legal Bucher’s testimonycould have that and nothing more. It is not a procedure-basicto our legal sys- nothingwhatever to do with that court-martial. Witnesses at a Court tem-caused so muchcontroversy, warning. I realize I am “preaching of Inquiryare not on trial. A was so misinterpreted andhas to the choir” when I tell you Court of Inquiry cannot even pre- caused so manyto prejudge the that. However, therequirement to fercharges. It simplyrecords the outcome of thisInquiry, let me warn CommanderBucher is obvi- facts and makes recommendations emphasize three points: ously not so well understood by tothe convening authority-in this First: Sucha warning was not some. case the Commander in Chief of unexpected by Commander Bucher I am deeply troubled-the Navy thePacific Fleet. These recom- or his counsel-here are the words is deeplytroubled-that what was mendations may cover such things of Commander Bucher’s counsel aroutine and totallycorrect legal as operational procedures, material addressedto the counselfor the procedurehas been widely misin. improvements,communications, court: ‘We havediscussed this terpreted. training of personnel,international matterwith Commander Bucher As Chief of NavalOperations- law-and many other subjects- in somedetail. As you know, we I intendto ensure-and the Court and, if warranted, the recommenda- had some preliminary conversations itself will ensure-that Commander tion forfurther legal proceedings. with you beforethis Court of In- Bucher’s rights-as well as all oth- Next: Whyare we having .a quiryconvened as to the proce- ersappearing before the Court- Court of Inquiry? A ship has been duresthat would be followed and arefully protected. Possibly there

44 ALLHANDS will besimilar warnings concern- Whale (SSN 638 ), at Quincy, andthe ship’s mess, laundryand ingself-incrimination as additional Mass. freshwaterdistilling equip- witnesses testify. The point to keep Whale was launc:hed on 14 Oct ment wereenlarged. Ammunition in mind is that the Navy is search- 1966. She is 292 feet long, and dis- handlingspaces were enlarged to ingfor facts-not scapegoats. We places over 4000 tons submerged. allow faster handling of the larger aredoing so-within limits im- uss Butte (AE 27), an ammu- amounts of ordnance carried by the posed by national security-in open nitionship, at Boston NavalShip- new aircraft. hearings,because believeI that yard. Tico’s steam catapults were com- this is the way the American peo- Butte is thesecond of anew pletely overhauled; the flight deck plewould want itdone. And we class of ammunition ships. The 564- was resurfaced; the boilers were re- aretaking well-tested and legally footship will be ableto maintain linedwith new firebrick; andthe prescribedsteps protectto the speeds of about 20 knots and will huge screws andrudder were re- rights of all concerned. be equipped with the Fast Shuttle moved in drydock. I earnestly request the American Transfer System (FAST) for mech- peopleto be patient, not to pre- anizedhandling of missiles and HERE HAVE ALSO BEEN several judge, andto have fulltrust and components. Tshipspreparing to leave active confidence thatthe procedures Withthe FAST system, Butte service. Decommissioned were: used in developing the factssur- will becapable of supplyingam- rounding the piracy against Pueblo munition and missiles to two other Twoold salts, uss Castor arebeing carried out by experi- shipssimultaneously while under- (AKS 1 ) , and EppingForest enced men of greatintegrity who way.She will havehelicopters (MCS 7). Castor ended a 27-year have only the welfare of our coun- aboard for deliveries at a distance. Navycareer, and EppingForest tryat heart. The ship will have a full load dis- closed out 25 years of service. Both placement of 17,490 tons and will ships saw action in the Pacific in be manned by a crew of about 400. World War 11, and both ships were deactivatedfollowing the war. When hostilities broke out in Korea REJOINING THE FLEET was the Changes in the Fleet in 1950, the two ships returned to cruiser uss Albany (CG lo), in activeservice. Castor served as a ceremoniesat the Boston Naval support ship for logistics operations In recentmonths several ships Shipyard. have joined orrejoined theFleet, inWansan, near Inchon. Epping whilesome older ships were bow- It was thethird commissioning Forest participatedassupport a ing out to make room for the incom- for the cruiser. Built in Quincy, ship for mine warfare forces and as ing youngsters. Mass., the ship was first commis- a unit of the amphibious forces. sioned on 25 Jun 1946 as a heavy Commissioned were: Since that timeboth ships have cruiser in Boston. After 12 years of been active in Seventh Fleet opera- The amphibious transport dock active life she was decommissioned tions in the Pacific. uss Denver (LPD 9), at Bremer- on 30 Jun 1962. She was converted Originallynamed ss Challenge, ton,Wash. The new De,nver is a to a guided missile cruiser, and re- flagship version of the Austin class Castor was.launched in 1939 as the commissioned on 3 Nov 1962. first C-class cargo vessel. She was of amphibiousships. She is fitted Following duty with the Sixth with a helicopter flight deck large converted by the Navy and com- Fleet, Albany was decommissioned missioned on 12 Mar 1941. Castor enoughto land two helicopters sion 1 Mar 1967, at the Boston Naval multaneously. was ordered to the Pacific in 1941. Shipyard for a major AAW conver- and survived the Japaneseattack She has an over-all length of 540 sion. onPearl Harbor. feet, a beam of 84 feet, and a full Albany is also equipped with the loaddisplacement of 16,500 tons. In June 1947 she was deactivat- NavalTactical Data System. She is designedto steam at better ed and placed in the Pacific Group than 20 knots. Reserve Fleet. Because of the Kor- HE ATTACK aircraftcarrier uss ean conflict she was reactivated in The amphibiousassault ship Ticonderoga (CVA 14) is back November 1950. In August 1954 USS. New Orleans (LPH 11 ) , at onduty after two anda half Castor assisted in the evacuation Philadelphia. The helo-carrying months in Long Beach Naval Ship- of refugees from FrenchIndo- LPH will have the capability of yard.The 24-year-oldcarrier en- China. launchingmore than 1000 troops tered the yard after her fourth com- in vertical envelopment. EppingForest, a mine counter- batdeployment to Vietnam. The measures support ship, was launch- She will behomeported in San shipyard put morethan $10 mil- ed on 10 Mar 1943 and commis- Diego, Calif. lion and 65,000 man-days into the sioned on 11 Oct 1943, whereupon uss AlbertDavid (DE 1050), work. shereported to the Pacific Fleet in Seattle,Wash. The newescort The yard work includedseveral for duty. During WW 11, she saw ship displaces 3403 tons fully load- jobs aimed at preparing the ship to 20 monthsof continuous combat ed, is 414 feet long, and 44 feet at carry the Navy’s newestattack service,ranging from the 1944 in- the beam. plane,the A-7 Corsair 11. New vasion of Kwajalein tothe 1945 The nuclearsubmarine uss berthing compartments were added, battle for Okinawa.

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New Criteria for Shipping Over- Make the Grade as a Petty Officer Forgetabout shipping over if you can’t or won’t make a petty officer gradebefore yourenlistment expires. Withfew exceptions, this is the essence of the word on“reenlistment quality control” that is to go intoeffect 1 Nov 1969. It means a strict addition to the usual reenlistment qualifications, with, in the words of BuPers Notice 1133 (26 Dec 1968), a view toward assuring “a nucleus of well qualified and dedicated careerists.” The BuPers Notice added:“It is essential that personnel being recommended for reenlistment, have previously demonstrated capacitya for continued professional growth.” You do this by advancing to PO3 before the end of your enlistment. If you don’t, and beginning 1 Novem- ber, you risk having your request forreenlistment turned down. The new ruleshould not be considereda general bad-mouthing of everyone who fails to make a petty officer rating. For example, it is common knowledge that some of the sharpest sailors in the Fleet breeze throughtheir advancement exams but miss out on promotionbecause of quota limitations. In any sbch case, not only may theE-3 reenlist, he may very likely be encouragedto do so. With this background in mind, here’s a look at meet the requirement. the Notice onReenlistment Quality Control: Extensions of active duty whichhave not become As defined for the new policy, “reenlistment” means: operative will ordinarily be honored.However, COS Reenlistment of Regular Navymen and Reservists may cancel extensions that have not gone into effect on active duty. for those no longer recommendedfor reenlistment. ,* Reenlistment under conditions of broken service. Although the new qualification is effective 1 Novem- Enlistment in the Regular Navy by Reservists. ber, when appropriate in the interim, COS are to act Voluntary retention on active duty of Reservists. on requests for extension of active service in keeping Extension of active service for more than12 with the spirit of the new qualification. months. Of course, all theother general requirements for Tobe eligible fora first reenlistment, you must reenlistment,as discussed in BuPers Manual begin- be a petty officer, or be in pay grade E-3 and have ning with article C-1403, must be met by those who passedNavy-widea advancement exam for P03. wish toship over. You are not considered eligible for reenlistment if you Full detailson the latestrequirements are con- pass a PO3 exam and are not advanced because your tained in BuPers Notice 1133 (26 Dec 1968). CO withdraws his recommendation, or your advancement is withheld for disciplinary reasons. If you’re anonrated man who already has reen- Vietnamm ServiceMedal listed, buthave less than eight years’ total service A quick-’n-easy reference for figuring Vietnam at EAOS, you may reenlist if you display“career campaigns and the number of bronze stars to display motivation” and are approved for reenlistment by the with your Vietnam Service Medal has been issued in Chief of Navy Personnel. Here, your CO’s recom- the form of SecNav Notice 1650 (9 Dec 1968). mendationfor your reenlistment should be sent to The directive lists the various phases of U. S. CNP no laterthan fourmonths before your enlist- operations in Vietnam - from the Vietnam Advisory ment expires. Copies of any performanceevaluation Campaign which began in March 1962 to the yet-to- reportsand service record pages4, 6, 9 and 13 not be-namedcampaign which began last April - and previously sent to BuPers should accompany the rec- specifies seven inclusive dates for use in determining ommendation. CNP reviews the case and then ap- campaign awards of the Vietnam Service Medal. proves or disapproves the reenlistment, Generally, and assuming you had “in country” or You also may be exempt from the new requirement shipboard service whichentitled you to the VSM in if you are approved for rating conversion. the first place, you add one 3/16-inch diameter bronze Reservists who enlist for six years’ total service star to the medal’s suspension ribbon and ribbon bar (two years’ active duty) are permitted a combination for each campaign in which you participated. of active and inactiveservice totaling four years to If you served in five Vietnam campaigns, you

MARCH 1969 47 shoulddisplay one silver starinstead of fivebronze SecNav appointment is the same for both USN/USMC stars. andUSNRNSMCR applicants. Your commanding officer must certify that you are You might say the competitionfor a SecNav ap eligiblefor a campaign award. However, if you rate pointmentbegins with the idea of personalinterest. one and substantiating records are not available, you In other words, you must possess the desire, the en- may work up an affidavit and certify that you served thusiasm and sincerityto serve as anofficer in the in aunit or op boarda ship under conditions of eligibility for the Vietnam Service Medal. U. S. Navy.Above all, you musthave dedication. Here are the Vietnam campaigns and dates listed in If you are willing to accept such a challenge, grab the SecNavNotice: a pencil, sit down and start taking notes. Vietnam Advisory Campaign-15 Mar 1962 to 7 Mar 1965 Vietnam Defense Campaign-8 Mar 1965 to 24 Dec 1965 VietnameseCounteroffensive Campaign-25 Dec 1965 to 30 Jun 1966 VietnameseCounteroffensive Phase 11-1 Jul 1966 to 31 May 1967 VietnameseCounteroffensive Phase 111-1 Jun1967 to 29Jan 1968 let Counteroffensive-30 Jan 1968 to 1 Apr 1968 (Noname established)-2 Apr1968 to (date to beannounced)

Path to Prep School and Naval Academy Is Open Again to Qualified Enlisted Men ONE WAY the enthusiasticenlisted Navyman of today may reachthe top tomorrow is to com'bine his enthusiasm with opportunity and apply for an appointmentto the Naval Academy. There are several ways to receive an appointment, but the most popular for the active duty or Reserve enlisted man is through a nomination from the Secre- tary of the Navy. Each year SecNav may appoint 85 membersfrom the Regular Navy and MarineCorps and 85 membersfrom the Naval and MarineCorps Reserves to Annapolis. All appointments are made on acompetitive basis. However, individuals who receive appointments un- U. S. Naval Academv Seol der SecNav's Reserve quota are not required to attend SPRINGBOARD tothe NavalAcademy is itsprepara- tory school located at Bainbridge, Md. This school is designed to provide intensive instruction so that you might be betterprepared for the academic, military and physicaltraining curricula at Annapolis. This year, the school will commence classes on 21 August, with the courses continuing through May 1970 for candidateswho apply for the class entering the Academyin June1970. Deadline for submission of applications to the Com- manding Officer, Naval Academy Preparatory School, has been established as 1 May 1969 for all applicants except those applying from recruit training commands and service school commands.Applications from recruits andstudents may be submitted up to 15 Ju1 1969. In any case, early stibmission is encouraged. Before submittingyour application through your U. 5. NavalAcademy Preparatory School Seal commandchannels, there are certain eligibility requirements that must be met which apply specifically the NavalAcademy Preparatory School, whereasthe toapplicants wishing to enter thePrep School in appointmentsgiven individuals under the Regular August. The requirements, as contained in BuPers quota are awarded only to enlisted graduates of NAPS. Notice 1531 of 23 Dec 1968, stipulate that the appli- Nearly every other procedure for application for a cant must meet the following qualifications.

48 ALLHANDS Be a male, U. S. citizen who enlists before 1 Ju1 1969.

0 Have reached his 17th birthday, but not his 20th by 1 Ju1 1969. Be single - neverhave been married - and of good,moral character. Have a combined GCT/ARI score of at least 120 (no waivers may be granted). Demonstrate strong motivation toward a career as a naval officer. Physicaleligibility rests primarilyon the individual’s being in excellent physical condition. If there is any doubt as to your qualification in this regard, refer to the Medical Manual, Articles 15-43 and 15-94. Visual acuity is set at 20120. Waiversmay be granted to exceptional candidates with vision as poor as 20/100 in each eye, correctable to 20120. However, bear in mind,only the most outstandingcandidates with less thannormal vision will be admitted to the Prep School since nominees must compete for waivers to Annapolis.

Academically, you musthave 15 ormore units of credit acceptable as preparatory work toward college studies; four of these units may be earned at the Prep School. For NAPS purposes, an acceptable unit is defined as a year’s work in high school with a grade of C or higher. Individuals who have been enrolled in a college or juniorcollege and left that institution on probation with academic failures, or with a poor record, should notapply unless theyhave subsequently earned ac- ceptablegrades or include in theirapplication suffi- cientjustification for having low grades.Normally, anyone who has previously attended NAPS or another service academy preparatory school will not be eligible foradmission.

When you set out to apply for a program such as this, it usually depends on a number of “ifs.” Forinstance, IF you areselected for admission to the Prep School this summer, you will be required to have a minimum of 24 months’ obligated service as of 1 Ju1 1969. Then, IF you graduate from NAPS and receive an appointment to the Naval Academy in 1970, you will be required to have a minimum of 24 months’ activeobligated service as of 1 Ju1 1970.Should it become necessary for you to make an obligated service agreementto enter either NAPS or theAcademy, it will become binding and may not be canceled, except underunusual circumstance. Therefore, should you become disenrolled at any time, you will be reassigned to the Fleet to fulfill your obligated active service. Whileon the subject of obligatedservice, graduates from the Naval Academy receive a commission as eitherensign, U. S. Navy, or2nd lieutenant, U. S.

MARCH 1969 49 MarineCorps, and servea minimum of fiveyears When Bargain Shopping in Far East aftergraduation, in accordancewith existing regu- Be Sure to FollowThese Regulations lations. IT’S NICE to be able toshop in Hong Kong orelse- Thereare thoseenlisted men who may receivea where in the Far East and take advantage of bar- nomination fof appointmentto the Academy from gain prices, but while you’re at it, observe the law and somesource other than SecNav. For example, nomi- buyonly items you arepermitted to mail or carry nations are available from the President and members into the UnitedStates. of Congress, for sons of Medal of Honor winners, and This is the word from the Department of Defense for sons of deceased or disabled veterans. onregulations which prohibit American citizens - If you have received a nomination from one of the service men andwomen as well astourists - from abovesources, you shouldsubmit an application for purchasing or importing to the U. S. any goods made admission to thePrep School no laterthan 1 Aug in Communist China, North Korea or North Vietnam. 1969. If selected, you will be ordered to the school to As described in DODs fact sheet “Shopping in the Far East” (DOD FS-54), the regulations are designed prepare you for the nomination you already hold. by the Treasury Department tomake it difficult for It’s noteworthy that nominations made by members these countries to obtain American dollars through the of Congressare for the Naval Academy and not for sale of goods. admission to the Prep School. Therefore, you need not The regulations specifically prohibit you from buy- correspondwith your Congressman with regard to ing: acceptance into the Preparatory School. But, after you Anything, anywhere that was made in Communist have been selected to attend the school in Bainbridge, China,North Korea orNorth Vietnam. you are encouragedto apply for Congressionala In Hong Kong, any article of traditional Chinese nominationto enhance your opportunity for an ap- design, unless the seller can give you a certificate of pointment to the Academy from a source outside that originacceptable to U. S. Customs. If you attemptto mail or carrya prohibited item of SecNav. into the United States, the Customs Bureau will seize It narrows down to this. If you want to make the the article and chances are you’ll never see it again. Navy your career, and you otherwise qualify academi- Howdo you protectyourself? cally and physically, it may be worth the effort it takes Forstarters, shop at the Navy Exchange. All for- tobegin reaching for thetop intomorrow’s Navy, eign-made items sold through military exchange out- today. lets have been checked for quality as well as origin.

It Was Merry for Coral Sea Forthe fourth yearin a row, uss Coral Sea members were given the opportunity to sign up for (CVA 43) and her crew were spending the last days thetour on a first-come, first-served basis, and the of the old year and the first days of the new year in breakdown was almost evenly split between officers the sameplace - WESTPAC. But there was abig and enlisted men. difference. Well in advance of the wives’ arrival, the ship’s This was the result of a project called “To Tokyo CO,Captain James Ferris, passed the word to the WithLove.” It was acharter flight which brought crew: maximum leave and liberty would be granted 250 Coral Sea wivestogether with their husbands duringthe ship’s stayfor both married and single for Christmas. personnel. Plans for the tour had started four months before While the wives and husbands spent their 10 days the ship left San Francisco for the Western Pacific. touringTokyo, or striking out ontheir own to ski, Coral Sea had taken on the huge task of chartering LT McCurdyremained in Tokyo smoothing out apassenger aircraft; making hotel reservations; ar- tourarrangements and making final plans ensuring ranging for shots, passports and visas; and handling all the women would make it to the airport for the all financial arrangements. departing flight back to the United States. Lieutenant Commander Jim Messegee, Cord Sea’s Amid the confusionwhile the wiveswere in assistantnavigator, andLieutenant (jg) Russ Mc- Tokyo, LT McCurdy,although a bachelor, seemed Curdy, the ship’s Public Affairs Officer, took on the toremain cool and enjoy himself. Withthe ladies job of gettingcompetitive bids for the round trip safely aboard the return flight on 23 December, he airlineflight; contacting and makingarrangements seemedconvinced hadit beenanundertaking forhotel reservations with four of Tokyo’s largest worth the effort and chaos.Moreover, he voiced hotels, and finalizing sightseeing and skiing trips for the belief that reunions similar to that sponsored by the 250 men and their wives. Coral Sea mightwell be adopted by other carriers The round trip air fare was $315.00, less than asa welcome reprieve from the strain of combat half the normal commercial charge. Coral Sea crew- duty. -Jim Richmond, Airman, USN.

50 All HANDS But keep your sales slips; you later may be asked Items in the following categories may not be im- to produce evidence that the article does not violate ported into the United States from ANY country unless Treasury regulations. proof of origin in compliance with Treasuryregu- If you do your overseas shopping outside the Ex- lations is obtained at time of purchase: change, you should also be aware of comparative prices and custom regulations,among other things. Antiques, Chinese and Chinese type Chinese type clothing Furniture of Chinese design or styling wigs Arf objects oftraditional mainland Chinese design. (Itemsof this type made inJapan, other than antiques,are not prohibited.) Brasstrays, articles of traditional mainland Chinese design Rugs of Chinese design Jade stones (cut but not set) Wastepaper baskets, foldingChinese style.

Navy’s Trap and Skeet Team Offers Opportunity for lop New Talent

IF YOU’VE EVER had any success as a shotgun shooter, there may be a berth waiting for you on the U. S. Navy ShotgunTeam-at-Large. At present the team consists of 20 topnotch skeet and trap shooters, ranging from an airman apprentice to a rear admiral. They have no common duty station; Of course, you may purchase articles thatare dis- they are assigned to ships and stationsaround the tinctive in origin, such as Thai silk, Indian brass and world. Because of this, many of them have never Filipino cloth, without violating regulations. But again, met nor fireda round together. Nevertheless, all you are advised to keepyour sales slip in case you have distinguishedrecords, and many haveprided are asked to declarethe origin of aforeign-made themselves in representing the Navy in nationaland item. internationalcompetition. You should be particularlycareful when shopping Last year five members of the team won champion- in Hong Kong, and your only protection there is the ship titles, including the World Championship which ComprehensiveCertificate of Origin. Shop only in is concurrentlyheld by Senior Chief Aviation Ord- storeswhich display a poster that tells you certifi- nanceman Allen F. Buntrock and Tommy Heffron, Jr., cates of origin are issued there. The seller, by issuing a civilian from Groton, N. Y. Both men fired perfect the certificate, guarinteesthe itemdoes not violate scores during the regular competition, then succeeded U. S. regulations, in each shooting perfect strings of 800 targets during Certificates are required for items in the following a two-day shoot-off. At theend of the second day categories purchased in Hong Kong: whenneither man had missed a target,the judges decided they would share the world title. Brocadedifems(bags, etc.) i Chief Buntrock, now stationed atthe Naval Aux- Embroidered clothing iliary Air Station,Fallon, Nev., also won the1968 Cotton clothing (all types) Southern California Skeet Shooting Championship and Brocaded clothing holds the distinction as the current 12-gauge Military Items with embroidery in the design Champion. Cotton items (dolls, napkins, etc.) Handkerchiefs One of his teammates, Airman Apprentice Bud Ire- Silk clothing (except men’s western-style suits and land, Jr., serving atthe San Diego Fleet Training Indian saris) Center, proved to be achampion in his own right Silk items, all types by walkingaway from the1968 California competi- Chinaware, pottery and ceramic articles tion with the Class AA 12-gauge and Class B 20- Hardwood furniture gauge honors. He fired 99x100 and 98x100, respec- Ivory articles tively, to earnthe titles. Lace items, all types Rounding out the list of top Navy shotgun shooters Linen items (fable cloths, napkins, etc.) for 1968are Captain George Ricketson (MC), USN, Tapestries, needlepoinf items Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Commander Henry Carpefs, rugs Brus, USNR, Navy, MarineCorps Reserve Training Jade, opal, semi-precious stone articles (jewelry, Center, Omaha, Nebr.;and Lieutenant Commander figurines, bowls, etc.) Roy Tandy (MSC), USN, Naval Hospital, San Diego.

MARCH 1969 51 CDR Rrus fired a 96x100 score to win the Class sonnel (Pers-(24312)who compiles the competitors’ A 20-gauge Governor’s InvitationalChampionship scores, feedsthem to the computer and, as aresult, honors in Nebraska, while CAPT Ricketson and makes the selections. LCDR Tandy took national honors withtheir .410- gauge guns. The captain holds the .410-gauge honors SAMls Help (94x100) from the North-South Open Champion- If you’ve done any shooting on Navy ranges, you’ve ships, and is the All Around Class A title holder probablymet a SAMI - Small Arms Marksmanship (526x550) of the National Skeet Shooting Associa- Instructor. tion’s World Championships. Assigned to his billet by BuPers, the SAMI assists LCDR Tandy won the NSSA Class C .410 title andencourages individuals in shotguntraining with a score of 85x100. through a specific program geared to the development All of these men’s competitive scores, together with of thetop shotgun shooters in the Navy for places those of theother 15 members of the Navy team, on international teams representing the United States. arekept up to date by computer which tallies each That’s abig order, and one that requires close shooter’s mdnthlyaverage. In this way, the team co- supervision, particularly over funds,equipment and ordinator, assigned tothe General Military Training ammunition to be used and expended while culti- Branch of the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Wash- vating the marksman. ington, D. C., is kept informed of who the top shooters Shotguntraining support is limited;therefore, the are at any given time. criteria for providing support toindividuals must be Use of this type system makes it that much easier based upon performance records, in particular, those for the newcomer who qualifies to become a member of the National Skeet Shooting Association and the of the select 20. American Trap Association. The Navy stands ready to support you in your effort In other words,before a SAMI is authorizedto to make the team, if you so wish, so long as you issue to you either shot shell ammunition or a shotgun otherwise meet certain requirements which have been (as available) or other equipment to be used in asso- established to insure that only those persons who show ciation with Navy shotgun shooting, you must have a sincere interest in the program receive the support registeredwithin the past year a sufficient number equipmentand ammunition. of targyts to meet either NSSA qualifications for reg- Selection is based on an individual maintaining an ular classification, or the qualifications established for average competitive score of 95 per cent or higher in ATA classification. either 12-gauge skeet or trap competitions. Support may bemade availableto highly skilled Scores attained in registeredcompetitions must be shotgun shooters who,because of certaincircum- submitted to the Chief of the Bureau of Naval Per- stances, have notparticipated in registeredcompeti-

THE WORLD CHAMPION BYEBYE SKEET-SeniorChief Aviation Ordnanceman Allen F. Buntrock,USN, sights down the barrel of his shotgun. \

52 All HANDS U. S. NAVY SHOTGUN TEAM From Left to Right: Senior ChiefAviation Ordnanceman Allen F. Buntrock, USN; Lieutenant Commander Roy Tandy (MSC), USN; Coptain George Ricketson (MC), USN; Airman Apprentice Bill Ireland, Jr., USN; ond Commander Henry Brus, USNR. tions. A new shooter who demonstrates unusual prom- competitions, some of the more highly qualified mem- ise as a top competitor is also eligible for this support. bers of the Team-at-Large may be nominated to com- Because the interest in shotgunshooting far ex- pete at the annual Armed Forces Championships, the ceeds thefunds availableto support all those inter- Interservice-InternationalChampionships, the World estedthroughout the Navy, thesupport - such as Skeet andGrand American Trap Competitions,and guns,ammunitions, travel expenses and matchentry the final tryouts to represent the United States in the fees - provided by BuPers must be limited to only Pan American Games, Olympics and World Shoot- the top 20 whohave beenselected to represent the ing Championships. U. S. Navy Shotgun Team-at-Large. Topave the waytoward these competitions, in- However, the Chief of Naval Operations,through dividuals highly experienced and proficient in stand- OpNavInst 3591.1, has made it possible for com- ard American skeet andtrap shooting may receive mandsto use appropriatedfunds to payentry fees, special materials and financial supportto train for travel and perdiem expenses for competitorsrepre- international type skeet andtrap shooting. Inthe senting the command.These funds must be charged meantime, the shooter must not let his standing with against theoperating and maintenanceallotment of the American skeet and trap methods of shooting de- the command. cline. In addition, CNO has authorized, underthe same Some shotgun shooters develop a high competitive instruction, the use of appropriatedfunds to buy capability for both skeet andtrap. Others become necessary skeet and trap equipment for a command’s proficient in only one field of shooting, or in only shotgun program not otherwise provided by the Navy. one class or gauge.Whichever, the merits of each Based on theirperformance in registered shotgun individual are analyzed by the BuPers Small Arms Marksmanship Training Programmanager who de- termineswhich shooters will receive the available support. From that momenton, success as a marksman- Billets for Marksmanship Instructors champion demands dedicationto training. Ask any Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor billets are lo- one of today’s top 20 Navy shotgun shooters. cated at 23 sites in the U. S. and overseas. They are: ComOne,ComThree, ComFour, ComFive, Com- List of New Motion Pictures Available Nine, ComEleven, ComTwelve, ComThirteen, Com- To Ships andOverseas Bases Fourteen, ComSeventeen, ComNaTechTra, Com- NavAhTra, ComiKaBaTra, NAS Jax, NAS Key West, The list of recently released 16-mm feature movies NAS Atsugi, NavSta Subic, NavStaGuam, NavSta available from the Navy Motion Picture Service is Charleston,NavSta Gitmo, PhibScolCom Coronado, published here for ships and overseas bases. NTC Bainbridge, and NavSta Annapolis. Movies in color are designated by (C) and those in Persons interested in competitive skeet or trap wide-screen processes by ( WS ) . shooting are encouragedto talk with a SAM1 to The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (C): Drama; Alan learn more on how to train for a possible position on Arkin, Sondra Locke. the Navy’s Shotgun Team-at-Large. RachelRachel (C): Drama;Joanne Woodward, James Olson.

MARCH 1969 53 Hammerhead (C): Mystery Drama; Vince Ed- aHouse Committee on Banking and Currencysub- wards, Judy Geeson. committeewhich studied the nature and scope of The LostContinent (C): Adventure Drama; Eric creditproblems facing servicemen stationed in Eu- Porter, Hildegard Knef. rope. It concluded that an onsite credit union repre- TheDetective (WS) (C): Drama;Frank Sinatra, sentative anddirect communications betweenthe Lee Remick. military base and the credit union home office in the Rosemaq’s Baby (C): Drama; Mia Farrow,John U. S. wouldbest serve military personnel assigned duty in Spain. .. As aresult, the serviceinitially began in Spain Ferris. and within a month was begun in Naples. Follow that Camel (C): Comedy; Phil Silvers, Jim Membersin either Rota or Napleswho wish to Dale. borrow money from theNFCU shouldcomplete the The Battle of Anzw (WS)(C) : Drama; Robert cable loan application available at the personal serv- Mitchum, Peter Falk. ices desk in the Navy Exchange, Rota, or the NFCU Tender Scoundrel (C): Comedy;Jean-Paul Bel- officelocated in the AdministrationBuilding, Naval mondo, Robert Morley. Support Activity, Naples. Completed cable loan appli- For Love of Ivy (C): Comedy; Sidney Poitier, Ab- cations are transmitted by Telex to NFCU, Washing- bey Lincoln. ton,D.C., where, in normal circumstances, loans are Duffy (C): Comedy; James Coburn, James Mason. approved within 24 hours. The credit union pays the Subterfuge (C): Drama; Gene Barry, Joan Collins. cost of allcable transmissions. : Dayton’s Devils (C) Action Drama; Rory Calhoun, Always a Member Leslie Nielson. The Navy FederalCredit Union’s policy of “once SiogleRoom Furnished (C): Drama; Jayne Mans- a member, always a member” assures lifetime, world- field, Dorothy Keller. wide credit union service to all members who main- TheUgly Ones (C): Western;Richard Wyler, taintheir accounts with NFCU. Thomas Milian. New memberships may beaccepted in foreign Paper Lion ( WS) (C): Comedy; Alan Alda, Lauren countries from any of the followingcategories: Hutton. Navy and Marine Corps officers. The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (C): Comedy;Shirley Navy and Marine Corps enlisted men and women MacLaine, Richard Attenborough. stationed in orassigned to ships homeported in for- The Secret Life of an American Wife (C): Comedy; Walter Matthau, Anne Jackson. eigncountries. Navy and Marine Corps enlisted men assigned to The Angry Bread (C): Drama; Jan Sterling, James MacArthur. a Fleet unit and using Navy Exchange facilities ashore in a foreign country who are not members of another Navy Federal Credit Union Begins credit union that provides full service to its members Operation of Cable Loan Service overseas. AST, dependable, low-cost creditbecame available U. S. citizen employees of the Department of the Fto Navymen in the Mediterraneanarea whenthe Navy who are workingin a foreign country. Navy FederalCredit Union recently put its Cable Application for a loan and membership may be Loan Service in operation in Rota, Spain, and Naples, made concurrently. Italy. The Navy FederalCredit Union is anassociation The newCable Loan Service, provided under an of morethan 115,000 Navy and MarineCorps mili- agreement between the Navy Ship’s Store Office and tary and civilian personnel who have created a source theNFCU, is designedto give NFCU members a of low-cost creditfor themselves and their families rapidmeans of financing US.-manufactured auto- by savingcollectively. mobiles and other high cost items purchased through Thecredit unionlends money to all itsmembers overseasexchange facilities. In Rota,Spain, the loan at the rate of 4/5 of 1 per cent per month on the un- service is availableat the exchangepersonal services paidbalance. This is asimple annual interest rate desk, while the NFCU representative is located in the of 9.6 percent. U. S. Naval Support Activity Administration Building Loans of up to $2500 may be granted on signature in Naples,Italy. alone if the individual’s financialsituation warrants; A spokesman for theWashington, D.C.-based loans of up to $10,000 areavailable with sufficient credit union, which has assets exceeding $90 million, collateral. saidthe Cable Loan Service was inauguratedas a NFCUauto loans may befor amounts of up to serviceto NFCU’s overseasmembers. Fourother 75 percent of themanufacturer’s U. S. list price of CLSsites, hopefully, will be openedsometime this a new car or up to 75 per cent of the current NADA year, he added. An NFCU representative at each site value of aused car, plus an additional amount on will be available to provide financial counseling and signature if the individualqualifies. assist in completing loan applications. Brochurescontaining information on NFCU may The Cable Loan Service is provided in addition to beobtained at Navy exchangeslocated in foreign regular telephone and mail savings and loan services. countries, or by writingthe Navy FederalCredit It is consistentwith the recentrecommendations of Union, Main Navy Building, Washington, D.C. 20360.

ALLHANDS 54 CorrespondenIce Course List Is Revised One new correspondence course has been issued for An Opportunity for Recruiting Duty Navy enlistedmen and nine other enlisted courses, Have you noticed bhe back cover of this issue of plus one for both officers and enlisted men, have been ALL HANDSMagazine? It points up an opportunity revised. for shore duty for qualified personnel in certain rat- A new course has also been issued for officers while ings as Navy recruiters. four other officer courses have been discontinued. Are you interested? For further information, check The new and revised courses are available through the following directives: the Naval Correspondence Course Center, Scotia, N.Y. Recruitersmust be qualified in accordancewith 12302. the provisions set out in Chapter 4 of the Enlisted The new enlisted course is: TransferManual, NavPers15909 series. You must ECC Data Systems Technician 1 and C, NavPers be also eligiblein accordance with BuPers Notice 91234. CONFIDENTIAL. 1306 (which lists the Seavey segment cutoff dates). The nine revised correspondence courses for enlisted Volunteers areneeded and, at this time, there is menare: aparticular need in theFirst, Third, Fourth and OECC A v iati o n Boatswain’s Mate E 1 and C, Ninth Naval Districts. NavPers 91672-B; supersedes NavPers 91672-A. ECC Lithographer 3 and 2, NavPers91471-1A; supersedes 91471-1. ECC Boilermun 2, NavPers91512-4; supersedes for both enlisted men and officers is: 91512-3. OCC/ECC Disaster Control, NavPers 10440-1; su- OECC Boilermun 3, NavPers91511-2; supersedes persedes 10440. 91512-3. The new correspondence course for officers is: ECC Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1 3 and 2, NavPers OCC WaterSupply andSanitation, NavPers 91582-A;supersedes 91582. 10750-A. ECC Machinist’s Mate 1 and C, NavPers 91504-F; Thefour officercourses which have been discon- supersedes91504-E. tinued are: ECC Commissary 1 and C, NavPers91443-2D; OCC ColdWeather Engineering, NavPers supersedes 91443-2C. 10910-A. Engineman 1 and C, NavPers91521-H; super- OCC Design Criteriu for Mechanical Engineering sedes 91521-G. Systems, NavPers 10748-AI. ECC Aviation Fire ControlTechnician 3 and 2, OCC DesignCriteria for StructuralEngineering, NavPers 91634-3; supersedes 91633-1B and 91634-2A. NavPers 10749-A. The correspondence course which has been revised Airfield Pavements, NavPers 10751-A.

TURN ALL HANDS LOOSE-Remember there are nine other shipmateswaiting to read thisissue. . . so pass it on.

MARCH 1969 55 y OUR performance? may be outstanding, but so is almost distinguishing levels of performance You are extremely effective and everyother chief in theNavy. amongchiefs. reliable. You work well on your own. In many cases, word for word. Performancelevel differences Behavior? This is themain reason. thefa- among chiefs are minimal. However, You always act in the highest tra- miliarReport of EnlistedPerform- effectiveselection requires that an)- ditions of the Navy. anceEvaluation (NavPers 792) has differences be evaluated and report- Leadership and supervisoryabili- been dropped as the format for an- ed. ty? nualevaluations on men and wom- The evaluatingofficer in the You get the most out of your men. en in thetop three enlisted grades. field (Fleet) is inthe best position Militaryappearance? Hopefully,the new form intro- to “compare ratee with others of his You wear the uniform with great duced this year, NavPers 18658, will rate.” This is sometimes difficult, par- pride. doaway altogether with rubber- ticularlywhen, for example,there Adaptability? stamp-like evaluations on E-~s,E-8s may be only oneE-9 onboard. You getalong exceptionally well and E-9s. However,there usually isno better with others and you promote good BuPersInst. 1616.7 says thenew way toevaluate than by using i morale. evaluation form is based on a num- “compare” basis. Here, the ability of Nice; you’re a 3.8 to 4.0 Navyman. ber of precepts, which include: the evaluatingofficer to single out However, if you’re a chief, senior Chiefsperform in anoutstand- the top performers as well as the in- chief ormaster chief pettyofficer, ing manner in competing for senior effectiveones is animportant func- these cliches of praise(you’ve seen grades, and thereforecomprise a tion of leadership and responsibility them over and over and over and generallyoutstanding group. of command. over) don’tmean much to an ad- Adjectives such as “outstanding” The newevaluation report gives vancement or assignment board. You and “exemplary”are ixleffective in a more detailedaccounting of the

Some Ratings Decompressed, Others Reestablished, at E-8 and E-9 Levels A recent BuPers study on the en- This latest rating change, effected ist’s Mate(particularly those with listed ratingstructure has resulted on 15 February, was announced NEC 33XX) ortoMaster Chief in the disestablishment of one E-9 through BuPers Notice 1440, which Boilerman. rating,the decompression of three appliesto all Regular and Reserve, Withregard to promotions, the job titles, and the reestablishment of activeor inactive members. exams taken in February 1969 were eightsenior and master chief petty Those affected by the revisions do basedonthe compressed rating officer ratings. not necessarily have to whip out the structure.Therefore, special meas- As it now stands, senior chief ma- needle andthread to sew on any ures are being taken at the Examina- chinist’s mates and boilermenno newrating badges. Instead, they tion Center in gradingthose exams longer will work toward the title of may automaticallyretain their pres- toinsure that candidates are com- Master Chief SteamPropulsionman ent rating if it remains the same as petingonly among their contempo- since this rating title has been erased the rating in which they have been raries in the revised rating structure. from thegeneral rating structure serving all along. New exams will be available for the chart. Inother words,amaster chief February1970 examinationcycle, The three occupational titles, both quartermaster, who advanced up the according to the Notice. at theE-8 and E-9 levels, which QM promotionladder, may remain Individuals slated to be advanced havebeen decompressed are Tor- a QMCM. On the other hand, if his on 16 April and 16 June, as a result pedoman’s Mate, Quartermaster and path of advancement to QMCM was of selections by the 1968Selection Storekeeper. upthe Signalmanladder, he may Board, wilI be promoted in the new Reestablishedin the rating struc- request to remain a QMCM (which path of advancementprescribed by tureare: he became as a result of the previous the revised ratingstructure shown Master and Senior Chief Mine- compressionruling) rather than re- here: man. vert to SMCM. Masterand Senior Chief Avia- However, if he wishes to do so, he E-7 E-8 E-9 tion Storekeeper. may threadthe needle and switch QMC QMCS QMCM Xfaster and Senior Chief Signal- back to his signalmanstatus, or re- SMC SMCS SMCM man. questachange to another rating, TMC TMCS TMCM Master Chief Ship’s Serviceman. altogether. MNCS MNC MNCM PRC PRCS PRC The sameprocedure applies to PRCM Master Chief Aircrew Survival AZC AZCS AZCM Equipmentman. each of the ratings mentionedMMCS above MMC MMCM Master Chief Aviation Mainte- withthe exception of theMaster BTC BTCS BTCM nance Administrationman. Chief SteamPropulsionman SHCS rating. SHC SHCM Master Chief Machinist’s Mate. Individuals in this categorySKCS must re- SKC SKCM Master Chief Boilerman. vert to either Master Chief Machin- AKC AKCS AKCM

56 ALL HANDS chief‘s status and performance. Until yourdivision officer (or whoever else does your evaluation) gets used to the form, he probably will spendwith roteeCompare ofall others TOP moretime preparing it thanhe did his rate known to you.Mark only the old NavPers 792. The latter still thesmallest top or bottom percen- is used for evaluationson those in tage which applies. gradeE-6 and below. toD/bottom mark*Anvin 10. 5 or I_” !‘.,I In additionto your name, duty station,description of primaryand collateral duties, and any special assignments youmay havehad, the reportwants to knowhow many people you supervise and if your billet level is above or below your pa)’ grade. Theevaluating officer is asked whether he bases the report on frequent or infrequent observations. He also makes recommendations for your futureduty assignments. Inthe evaluationsection of the form (see cut), specific traits tobe marked are performance of duty; en- durance; personal appearance; coop- erativeness; reliability; initiative; conduct;potential; resourcefulness: leadership(separate marks for di- rectingand counseling); verbal ex- pression (separate marks for writing and speaking) ; over-all evaluation; and trend of performance during the marking period. Declining 0 Improving 0 Steady 0 Here, the marks assigned must re- Inconsistent 0 Firstreportratee for flect yourperformance in compari- sonwith others of your rateand rating. For example, a DCCM should p. YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD HAVING RATEE CONTINUE be comparedbe onlywith other UNDER YOURCOMMAND: DCCMs. Prefernot to hove.. . . . Willingto have . . . . . 0 However, if you are on aspecial .o . . . assignment,such asrecruiter duty, Pleasedto have...... Particularlydesire to hove 0 you would be compared with others Q. DURING THIS PERIOD HAS RATEE BEEN: YES NO in your pay grade who perform simi- (1) Individuallyreported on inany commendatory way? lar duties. 0 0 For each category, the evaluating (2) The subiect of disciplinary action (either military 0 0 officer marks you in one of thecivilian)? 10 or If YES. exDlain percentage zones, or “not observed.” It is presumed that you fall with- top five percent or top one per ly, it must be filled out with graph- in the“typical outstanding” zone, cent; orconversely, bottom 30 per ite pencil. unless thequality of yourperform- cent,bottom 10, etc. By the time you read this, evalu- ancecan be distinguished as above Justification must be writteninto ationsusing the new form should orbelow that of otherswith your thereport only if you aremarked have beenmade on schedule for rateand rating. in the top or bottom one, five or 10 chiefs (16 Jan 1969) and senior and Therefore, if you’re a“typically per cent. masterchiefs (16 Feb 1969). Com- outstanding” chief, you wouldap- The reporting officer also is asked mands which did not receive copies propriately be marked in the “top 50 whetherhe is pleased to have you of theform and the implementing -percent” or “bottom 50 percent,” on board, and must specify whether directive in time to meetthe Janu- as the evaluating officer sees fit. thetrend of yourperformance is ary and February marking schedules However, if you are something steady, inconsistent, declining,or were to delayevaluations until the more (or less)than “typically out- whatever. newforms arrived. standing,”you could be placed in Since the form is processedby Full details on the new evaluation the top 30 per cent, top 10 per cent, romputer andscanned electronical- report are in BuPers Inst. 1616.7.

MARCH 1969 57 Serialized Correspondence However, Navy Regs does not state This section is opento unofficial com- municationsfrom within the naval service that the mess president be the senior SIR: The CorrespondenceManual, onmatters ofgeneral interest. However, chiefin the ship’scompany. the guide used by yeomen to prepare it is notintended to conflict in any way with NovyRegulations regarding the for- Does the absence of suchwording letters,states that serialnumbers are wardingof official mail through channels, notrequired on unclassified corre- nortoisitsubstitute for thepolicy of mean that a chief who’s on board for obtoininginformation from localcommands TAD, or a chief on board with a flag spondence,but that classifiedcorre- in all possibleinstances. Donot send postage orreturn envelopes. Signfull name or staff allowance, could be the mess spondence shall be serialized. andaddress. Address letter to Editor,ALL Manya yeoman will tell you, I’m HANDSPers G15, Bureauof NavalPer- president? D.C. 20370. sure, that theircommands, neverthe- sonnel,‘Navy Dept., Washington, Forexample, let’s say the senior less, do serializeunclassified corre- ~~~~ chiefin a flag allowanceembarked spondence regularly. on board a heavy cruiser is a QMCS, Asidefrom the Manual, is there Efficiency experts have discouraged while the seniorchief of the ship’s anythingin writing to which I can the use of serial numbers on unclussi- companyis a GMCS. Since gunneris refer regarding this serialization prob- fied correspondencesince, inmany mateis two stepsbelow quartermas- lem?-T. G., YN2, USN. cases, their value is more than offset ter on the list of ratingprecedence by their cost in time and effort. for militaryseniority, the QMCSis There are nowritten Depart- In other words, when used outside the senior chief on board. theirintended purpose, to aid inthe ment of theNavy guidelinescon- However, the consensushere is accountability of classified correspond- cerning serialization of correspond- that the GMCSshould be the mess ence,except for thosecontained in ence, serial numbers tend to facilitate unessential controk-ED. presidentbecause he ispermanently the“Correspondence Manual.” attached to the ship, while the QMCS Where securityclassification is in- is onlytemporarily assigned. On the volved,the procedure of using serial CPO MessPresident otherhand, somechiefs maintain numbers is for the purpose of positive SIR: To quote Navy Regs, the that since Navy Regs makesno such accountability.This, too, may be the president of aCPO messon board distinction, the seniorchief who be- reason some commandsuse them on shipshould be “the chiefpetty offi- longs to the mess, behe permanent unclassified correspondence,particu- cerwho issenior for purposes of or temporary, should be its president. larly when more than one letter is military authority.” This makes sense, Is there anyofficial reference sent tothe same addressee onthe of course, and usuallyit is easy to whichcan resolve this confusion? - same date. figure whoamong a group is senior. D.C. G., QMCS, USN.

0 First,take a lookarticleat C-2103, “BuPers Manual,” revised by WaveServing With NavyHusband change 17 last September, andyou’ll SIR: I’ve been told that a Wave where she canserve inboth her findthere no longer is precedence married to aNavyman is eligible rate and rating. among ratingsfor militaryseniority. for transfer to his duty station after If a transfer is not possible, she Thismeans, in your for-examplesit- she has served at her duty station k eligible for an honorable dis- uation, the QMCS is not senior to the one year. charge by reason of convenience GMCSbyvirtue of rating alone. Is this true?-E. L. W., DTAN of thegovernment six monthsfrom (See next month’s ALL HANDSfor more (w),USN. date the of her request. on enlisted precedence.) However, if she has attended But,to cover eventualities, let’s In general, yes. But let’s chi- service school, she has anaddi- say the QMCS has been in grade E-8 fy thepertinent facts, as relayed tional active duty requirement that longerthan theGMCS, doesindeed to us from the people who deal di- must be fulfilled before she can be takeprecedence, and there still is rectly with Navy’s distaff corps. released from active duty. confusionabout which of thetwo Afteran enlisted woman has These basic requirements, which should be president of the mess. serued a minimum of one yearat are spelled out inthe “Enlisted It’s truethat “Navy Regs” is not her current duty station, she is Transfer Manual” (Chapter 16.5), much helpin resolving this specific eligible to be transferred at no cost and the “BuPers Manual” (Article problem - except that, for analogy, to the government to duty within C-10306(3)),apply to all married you can check the “Regs” on officer the general area (approximately 50 enlisted Navy women whethertheir messes. Article 1812 limits the officer miles) of her husband’s permanent husband be a Navyman, a member mess presidency to“the senior line dutystation, home port or resi- of anothermilitary service, or a officer in command or in succession to dence.The area must be one civilian.-ED. command.”This means that officers of anembarked staff maynot serve

58 ALL HANDS as messpresident, because they are ~ not in the line of succession to com- mandthe ship. ShipReunions .Byusing the analogy, it could be 1 Newsof reunions of ships and organi- Powers, 2100 E. 25th Place,Yuma, concluded that in the spirit of “Navy zationswill be corried inthis column Ark. 85364, for details. Regs,” the senior chief in the ship’s fromtime to time. In planninga re- uss Northampton ( CA 36)-The company should be president ofthe union,best results will be obtainedby second annualreunion will be held CPOmess. It believed thatthe notifyingthe Editor, ALL HANDS Maga- is 7,8, 9 August at Northampton, generally short-term availability of zine,Pers G 15, ArlinstanAnnex, Bureau Mass.For further information,con- a TAD, flag orstaff senior chief, ofNaval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. 20370, four months in tact T. Kinard, 1537 Chowkee- could makeit impractical for him to s. advance. binNene, Tallahassee, Fla. 32301. function properly as the mess president.-ED. uss Idaho (BB 42) - A 50th uss Canberra (CA 70 and CAG anniversaryreunion of allofficers 2) - Willhold its reunion 10, 11 andenlisted men who served in and 12 Octoberin New ’York City. Moreon Navy Tank Corps Idaho will be held in Boise, Idaho, For further details,write to Jerry SIR: I seem to be the 11th man on 21-24 August. For detailswrite uss DerBoghosian, P. 0. Box 1602, the totempole, since the September Idaho (BB 42) Association, 7130 Portland,Maine 04104. 1968 issue has just reached me. I must WheatleySt.,San Diego, Calif. V-12, Carroll College-A reunion say that, in spite of theirdetermina- 92111. is being planned 17, 18 and 19 Oc- tion,your nitpickers must have mis- uss New Orleans ( CA 32 )-The tober for V-12 students who attend- laidtheir fine-tooth combs, because secondreunion will be held 8-11 edCarroll College, Helena, Mont., they missed a big one in that issue. July,Jung Hotel, New Orleans, La. in 1943, ’44 and ’45. Fordetails, Youopen the article“Desert Tank Contact NO-Boat Reunion, P. 0. Box writeAlumni Office, Carroll Col- Corps”with the question,“Would 773, Kingsville,Tex. 78363, forall lege,Helena, Mont. 59601. youbelieve-a Navy Tank Corps?“ I details. uss Pennsylvania ( BB 38) - A mustask you relateda question: uss Pintado ( SS 387) - The tentative date of 24, 25 and 26 Oc- Where do youthink tanks got their first reunion ofplankowners on the toberfor areunion of allformer start? The answer is in the Navy-The ship’s25th anniversary sched-is shipmatesbeingis planned. For Royal Navy, that is. uled for August to helplaunch further information,write Walt The article onTanks in the 14th Pintado ( SSN 672) at MareIsland Gage, 2508 Boulder Road, Altadena, edition of the Encyclopaedia Britam NavalShipyard. Write to F. W. Calif. 91001. nica shows that the Right Honourable Winston Churchill was the only mem- J ber of the Committee of Imperial De- fence (that’s the Britishspelling) whothought the idea of “landships” hardlybe true. It wasnot untilthey TheNavy, as part of its responsi- worthtrying, and it was under Ad- showeddefinite promise or beingef- bility for protecting Britain against miraltysponsorship that theywere fective in action that the War Office air attack, had established airbases developed. It iseven said that they showedany interest.-Philip A. C. at Dunkirk, France. These bases were werecommissioned as His Majesty’s Chaplin,LT, RCNR (Ret). defended by armored cars which were Land Ships. Since they were too small notvery satisfactory for crossing tobe self-accounting units, this can Werectify that omission herewith. ditches and other obstacles. Church- The Naval History Division has ill‘s “landships” were part of his filled us in on a few additional de- search for better armored cars.”ED. velopmentsconcerning the Royal Serving With Marines Navy’s involvement. It seems that USNR to Fleet Reserve during World War I, ErnestDunlop SIR: Is an enlistedman, who has SIR: Should chief petty officers at- Swinton, a lieutenant colonel in the completed 12 years of continuous ac- tachedto aMarine division wear British Army, developedan idea for tive duty and eight years of temporary bronzed ( blackened ) collar insignia a gasoline-powered armored vehicle active duty, eligiblefor transfer to or gold collar devices on the shirt? that would move on revolving tracks. the Fleet Reserve with payon com- U. S. NavyUniform Regulations Col.Swinton made his proposal to pleting his twentieth year of service? seemto favor the latterand that’s the Secretary of theCommittee of -R. K. C., CDR, USNR. what I havebeen wearing. I find, ImperialDefence, SirMaurice Han- however, that goldon the collar key. Yes. drawsnumerous salutes from young Check Article C-13.204 of BuPers andunknowledgeable Marines. - The Secretary incorporated this concept in a memo to Prime Minister Manual. It states that any enlisted 0. H. Jr., HMC, USN. member of the Naval Reserve on ac- Experts on the subject tell us you Asquithon the deadlocked war in France. Winston Churchill, First Lord tive duty-includingtemporary active arecorrect in wearinggold devices duty-may transfer tothe Fleet Re. of the Admiralty, saw the memo, uw on your cokw. As to the salute, we serve upon completion of 20 years ac- suggest youadopt one of two atti- derstood the importance of the idea, tive service provided all other require- tudes - grin and bear it or relax and and officially encouraged theuse of ments are met, that is, completion of enjoy it.-ED. Swinton’s vehicles in a memoon 5 anyactive duty agreements, served Jan 1915. one year on board, &c.-ED.

MARCH 1969 59 oletterd to tLe &Ator and a volunteer with a markedliking for animals, the dogs are drafted from the Air Force. The Navy does not have its own source of K-9 su ply or training. The do s are general y supplied from the kennefs at Lackland PAir Force Base, Texas. It is also therethat the Navy volunteer attends an eight-week Senty Dog Handler course, after compkting a four-week Internal Security Force course at the Naval Amphibious School, Coronado,Calif. A liking for dogs is only one quality anindividual must display when he’s considered as a potentialhandler. He must also be unusually resourceful, patient,dependable and intelligent. Fur- thermore, he must meet the volunteer requirementsfor Vietnamduty as described in BuPers Notice 1306 of 8 May1968. No specific height or weight require- mentshave been established,other than the usual good physical condition. A handler may be of almost any rating. However, handlers are usually in paygrade E-3; supervisors are in pay grade E-5 or above. All this is somewhat academic, as the Navy K-9 detailer informs us that there is a waiting list for assignment as Sen- try DogHandler NEC-9541. Nevertheless, if youwish more information,you maywrite theto Chief of Naval Personnel, ATTN: Pers B211 RVN,Navy Department,Wash- ington,D. C. 20370. Goodluck.-ED.

WASH DAY-USS Wichita (AQR 1) tests washdown system during builder‘s trials. She will carry a variety of supplies including 8,900,000 gallons of fuel. Claim Against Slow Mover SIR: When I transferred from Pensa- cola to Jacksonville last summer, I was allowed one day travel time while my household goods were tagged to be de Evaluations says. An evaluation should be made at livered within eight days. least once during each regular reporting That’snot too bad a ratio, I guess, SIR: There less-than-unanimousis period. If a man receiues a special except that mygoods didn’t catch up agreementin our admin division on evaluation, and there is no substantial withme until 15 dayslater . . . “due change in his performance, a regular how to interpretsome instructions in to alack of equipment . . .” so I was the BuPersManual enlistedon ecaluation is notrequired. toldby the mover. performanceevaluations. However, if a “significant portion” Inthe meantime,shelled I out One sldemaintains that regulara of a reporting period is not covered moneyfor temporary lodging in Jack- evaluation should be made even though with a special evaluation, a regular re- sonville, money which otherwise would the man had a special evaluation work- port should be made. A “significant have been better spent. ed up during the same reporting period. portion” is 90 days or more.-ED. Since the moverdidn’t make de- The otherside (mine) breaksout livery within his contracted eight days, articleC-7821 of the Manual, and K-9 Handlers is there anyclaim I canmake to be readsparagraph (6) whichsays: “. . . reimbursedfor this somewhat costly at leastone report for each marking SIR: I wouldlike toknow more expense?-A. E. H.,AE1, USN. period,either regular or special,is about the Navy’s K-9 Corps-howa made . . .” person becomes a handler, and whether Representatives of NavalSupply In other words, and to condense the or not he must have any special back- Systems Command ( NAVSUP ) , Wash- dispute, I argue that whena man has ground or rating.-R. D. C., QMSN, ington,D. C., who have responsibility a special evaluation made on him, there USN. for managementand administration of is no requirement for a regular evalua- the Navy’sPersonal Property Program, tion at the end of the samereporting At the present time, the Navy uses contacted the origin .shipping activity, period.Another PN says I’m wrong. sentrydogs primarily Vietnam.in A’AS Pensacola, in regard to yourcase Am I?-H. M. K., PN1, USN. Thirty-fiveteams have been assigned, and the records in Pensacola indicate with a team consisting of one dog and that at thetime you submitted your You’re a qualified winner. The ar- one handler. application for shipment, you indicated ticle you citemeans exactly what it Althoughthe handler is a Navyman a preferred arrival date of 28 Aug

60 ALL HANDS 1968, for delivery of your household whom 1 workfor.-R. D. J., PN1, USN. theterms appears tobe more ad- goods. vantageous for expeditingmail. The Underexisting regulations, a mver No need to feelself-conscious SNDL, however, is the Navy’s standard is expected tomake euey effortto aboutnot knowing whothe boss is. publicationon mailin addresses, and deliver a shipmenton or beforethe The answer is moderately complex. should be followed. T%ey feel that the preferred arrival date. But, if he is un- However,the office for administra- use of a different format on the cover able tomeet his deliverydate, he is tivemanagement, Office of the Chief of the SNDL is not necessarily incon- obligatedbefore that date to notify of Naval Operations, su gests a work- sistent, as the emphasis there is organ- boththe origin and destination Per. able rule of thumb: Un 4ess you work izational identification for gmernment- sonal Property TransportationOfficers for a staff office, bureau, or headquar- wide purposes. of the circumstances causing the delay. ters inWashington, D. C., you are a One further point. Of the two terms, In your particularcase, suchnotifi- part of the Department of the Navy. the preference of the Department is to cation was made-themover informed Title 10 of the U. S. Codedefines use“Department of the Navy” on thetransportation officers that the de- “Department of the Navy” as including letterheadstationery and return ad- lay was,in fact, due to a shortage of the executive part of the Department of dresses and indicia onenvelopes. In- equipment, a conditionthat frequent- theNavy; the Headquarters, U. S. structionsto that effect have been is- ly occurs, so we’re told,during the Marine Corps; the entireoperating sued to the Navy Department.-ED. peak summershipping season. forces; andall fieldactivities, head- Nevertheless,delivery was made on quarters, forces, bases, installations, ac- Points for Advancement 3 September, six days beyond the date tivities, and functionsunder the con- you wished to have delivery de. trol or supemision of the Secretary of SIR: I narrowlymissed making chief In some instances inwhich owners theNavy. havesuffered undue hardshipbecause General Order 5 defines“Navy De- in the August 1968 exams. I passed the partment” includingthe central ex- test but my finalmultiple was one of anexcessive delay beyond the pre- as point below the minimum required. ferred arrival date, movers-or car- ecutive offices and bureaus of the De- partment of theNavy located at the I have no hard feelings; I understand riers, if youprefer-have honored in- the linemust be drawn someplace. convenience claims forextra expenses seat of government. Thus,the terms are notquite the However, I amconcerned about my incurred above the claimants’ nmmal educationalservices office not having livingexpenyes. same.Each has its officialdefinition, and either may be used whenever the figuredmy multiple credits for ad- Such claims,however, are private vancementtwo points higher. matters betweenthe owner of the use is in keeping with its definition. Before the exam, I was told I could property and the carrier. If you wish to The people we referred your que* tionto were not aware of any Navy- notbe given two pointscredit for a submitsuch a claim, you willhave to GoodConduct Award I wasto have cite the extra expenses which yoube- wide directive such as you cited. They suggest that it may have been issued by earned as of 14 Nov1968. I suspected lieve to have resulted directly from the the correctness of this.For ore thing, carrier’s failure to deliver your property theWashington headquarters of the mytime in service andtime in grade with “reasonable dispatch.” activity concerned. (make that two things ) auld have Thetime allowed Navymen for They also pointout that neither of beenfigured as of 16 Nov1968, even travel betweenduty stationshas no though didn’tneed that leeway.For bearing on thetime required for the I I 1 another, I recallAugust 1964 when I transportation of personal effectsby took the DK1 exam and was given two commercial moving com anies. In your Retainer PayRecomputed pointscredit Goodfora Conduct case, NAVSUP tells us t R t the normal I I Award I hadnot earned before the transit time allowed for household ship I I exam, but wouldhave earned before ments of the weight of your shipment, SIR: I wasrecalled to activeduty terminal eligibility date after exam. betweenPensacoh and Jacksonville, from the Fleet ReserveMarchin sliould have beenseven dap.-E~. Whatever, I shruggedoff-notit 1966for a four-yearadditional tour. realizing that oneor two pointsin a When I retired the first time, I had 19 finalmultiple could be the difference. years,six months and 10 days of mili- Now, what must be an obvious ques- Department of the Navy taryservice, but by the timeI’m re- tion: Musta Good ConductAward leased in 1970, I’ll have 24 years’ total havebeen earned on the date of an service.This will make me eligible SIR: A question has bugged me from advancementexam if it is to be in- time to timeduring the pastyear or foranew retainer based on the 26- cluded in a final multiple? so-eversince I sawa directive which yearpay level. Ifnot, and ifmy ESO made a mis- said, in effect, don’t use Navy Depart- Question is, which pay scale will be take, do I have any recourse?-P. B. G., G., mentletterheadsin and addresses. usedfor the recomputation?-M. DKl, USN. Make it Department of the Navy. MMC. USNFR. Fine, so which is it? Your ESO did not goof. Paragraph The Standard Navy Distribution List Our fiscal wizard friendsin the 401.2.1(I 8) of the“Advancement still uses Navy Department in some of- Comptroller’s office tell us your new Manual” statesthat only awards re- ficialaddresses. However, the SNDL retainer pay will be recomputed based ceived or authorizedbefore an exam- cover indicates it’s a Department of the onthe “present pay scale” (the one ination date may be used in computing Navy, publication. thatwent into effect July 1968) for the awards multiple. I processofficial mail for my com- 26 years’federal service. This requirement has been in effect mand, and believe I shouldaddress The 1968 pay scale will be used only since 1 Mar 1967-which explains other commands properly. because, as the law now reads, tobe why you were given credit for a Good Is there reallyany difference be eligible to have your pay recomputed Conduct Award you would have earned tweenNavy Department and Depart- at the rate ineffect when you arere- beforeyour exam’s terminaleligibility ment of the Navy?Since I’m assigned leased from uctiue duty you must serve datein 1964. to the Fleet,which do I come under? on activeduty atleast two years and The reasonfor the change? Some Hope you don’t think I’m some kind draw the same rate of pay during those peoplewere giuen credits for uwards of weird, but it appears I don’tknow two years.-ED. they never received.-ED.

MARCH 1969 61 detter3 to tLe CAtor Oglala. The change was made as a ges- It's Oglala, Not Ogallda ture of appreciation in behalf of Presi- Retainer Pay Again dentCoolidge who was madean how SIR: A chief friend of mine tells me orary chief of the Oglala tribe during a there once was a ship with the same SIR: When one of our chiefs re- visit to the Badlands of South Dakota nameas my hometown, Ogallala, Neb. tires next year,he will have 21 the year before. If so, wouldyou please print a run- years, nine months, and 12 days of Bearing her newname, Oglala as- down on her history?-S. E. W., IC3. activeservice, with no constructive sumed duties as flagship for Pacific time. Will hereceive retainer pay Fleet MineDivision One.She aged 0 As nearas OUT historical research based upon a 22-yearpercentage quietly during the next 13 years, but friends are able to determine from their multiple and a 22-year base pay nearly met her deathduring the Pearl files in theNaval History Division, there rate?If not, will hebe required to ftarbor attack. has never been a shipnamed after extend his enlistment to complete a Within two minutes after GQ sound- Ogallala, Neb. 22-yeartour?-R. D. R., Lieutenant ed on 7 Dec 1941, Oglala had taken a Therewas, however, a ship with a ( jg) USN. torpedo blast that caved in her side, name spelled very nearly thesame: flooding the fireroom. Asthe firemen uss Oglala ( ARC 1 ) ( ex-CM 4 ), which As far as the Navy pay people were escaping from the flood, a bomb was named after the Oglala tribe of the are concerned, the chief will have landed between her and uss Helena Dakota Sioux lndian nation. She is prob- completed 22 years' active service (CA 75) further rupturing herhull and ably the ship your friend has in mind. when he goes beyond 21years and causing extensive waterline damage. Onthe chancethat 0-g-a-1-1-a-1-a six months.This is truewhether Asit was apparent thatshe could is a variant spelling of the lndian tribe, computing basic pay OT percentage not stay afloat much longer, it was de- you may share with pride your associa- multiple.-ED. cided to move her. tionwith uss Oglala who gave almost Two tugs managed to work their way 30 years' service to the Navy. alongside and tow her clear of Helena She was built in 1907 in Philadelphia to dockside,where she wastied up. Shawmut which was a gunboat of the as the merchant ship ss Massachusetts, By0930, she was listing 20degrees butwas acquired by theNavy and Civil War era. Therewas also, briefly, a Shawmut 111 which was the ex-uss and her gun crews could not stand placed in commission on 7 Jan 1918 as steady enough to fire their weapons, so uss Shawmut to serve as a minelayer in Salem ( CM 11 ) before she was stricken fromthe Navy list. But we're talking she was ordered abandoned.Thirty World War 1. minutes later, SUTV~VOTS of her crew, about Shawmut 11. You'll find a fairly She helped lay the North Sea mine- who had meanwhile set up machine field, then remained on station a month complete discussion onthe vicissitudes of suchnomenclature inthe January guns ashore, watched as Oglala rolled after the armistice in 1918, bucking icy onto her port side in six fathoms of squalls and heavy seas.A short time 1958 issue of ALL HANDS,followed by a briefer discussion inthe August1958 water. after her return to Hampton Roads, she Because engineers and salvage crews was refitted as an aircraft tender and issue.) On 1 Jan 1928, Shawmut I1 briefly were needed to restore the larger ships began operating withthe fledgling damagedduring the attack, it wasn't naval air arm in the early '20s. received national recognition when her namewas changed from Shawmut to untilmonths later thatmen could be (Yes, we know. There was an earlier spared to right the minelayer. She looked a fright.Her superstructure was crushed; rust and mud clogged her engines, and her decks were covered with barnacles. But almost overnight yardmen removed the rust and barnacles; replaced the damagedengine parts and constructed a temporaryplywood superstructure which was set in place before Oglala charted a course for California on 23 Dec 1942. For 13 month she was labored over at the Sun Pedro Terminal Island Navy )'urd near LongBeach. During this $urd period her classification was changed from minelayer (CM 4) to repair ship (ARG I) andall necessary repair shopmodifications were made. On 28 Feb 1944, she was again placed in full commission. After sea trials and a shakedown, Og- lala left for her new post in Milne Bay, New Guinea,where she furnished re- pairs to landing and patrol craft until 1 July that year. She then shifted her colors to Hollandia andlater to San Pedro Bay,Leyte, Philippines,where she remained until the end of the war. Upon returning tothe U. S. Oglala was decommissioned and removed from the list of ships in March 1947.-ED.

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MARCH 1969 63 The United States Navy Guardian of our Country TheUnited States Novy is responsible for main- toining control of the seaond is a reodyforce anwatch at homeand overseas, capable of strongaction to preserve th6 peoce or of in- stant offensive actionto winin war. it is upon the maintenance ofthis cont 01 that our country’s glorious future depends. The United States Navy exists to make it so. We Serve with Hanor Trodition, valor andvictory are the Navy’s heritage from the past. To these maybe odded dedication, discipline and vigilance 01 the wotchwordr of thbpresent and future. At home or on distant stations, wo serve withpride. confident in the respect of our country, our shipmotes, ond ourfamilies. Our responsibiii- ties soberus; our odversities strengthen us. Service to Godand Country ouris special privilege. Wa serve with honor. The Future of the Navy The Novy will always 6mpioynew weapons, newtechniques and greater power la protect anddefend theUnited States on the seo,under the sea,and in the air. Now and in the future, control of the sea gives the United States he1 sreatelt advantage for the maintenance of peaceand for victory in war. Mobility, surprise, dispersal and offensive powerare the Keynotes. of the new Novy.The *** of roots the Narylie in,a strong belief in the future,in continueddQdicotion to our tasks, and in reflection on ourLeritage from the past. Never have our opportu#lties and our responsi- bilities bean greater.

L ALL HANDS TheBureau of Naval Per- $onnelCareer Publication, solicitsinteresting story material and photo- graphsfrom individuals, shi a, stations,squad- ronsand ather sources. Alr material received is carefully considered for publication. There’s a goodstory in everylob that’s be- ingperformed, whether it’s on a nuclear car- heid counter. rier, a tugboat, in thesubmarine service or in the Seabees. Theman an the scene ir best Princeton’s tabulatornoted that during the Western Pacific quolifiedto tell what’s goin an in his outfit. Storiesabout routine day-to.!ay jobsare prab- cruise (her 17th, since we’re counting), the ship: ablymost interesting to the rest of the Fleet. 0 Steamed 38,476 miles, spending 176 days out of 229 at sea. Thisis the onlyway everyone can get a look at 011 the different parts of the Navy. Consumed 9,000,000 gallons of fuel. Researchhelps make a goodstory better.By Conducted 30 unreps, 17 of them with oilers. talkingwith people who are close1 relatedta the subject material a writer is abre to collect Generated over 13,000,000-kilowatt hours of electrical pow- monyodditionol details which add interest and er. understandingto a story. Articles about new types of unclassified equip- Distilled 18,000,000 gallons of fresh water. ment,research projects, all typesof Navy as- signmentsand dutles, academic andhistorical Recorded 6775 helicopter landings on her flight deck. sublects, personnel onliberty or during leisure ,; ,; Received 720 medevacs,including some 200 requiring major hours,and humorous and interesting feature ,~ subjects aze a11 of interest. ::’ 11 surgery. Photographsare very important, and should accompony thearticles if possible.However, a ~li(” .a8: Handled slightly over 60,000 messages, over 40,000 of them goodstory .shouldnever be held back for lack incoming. of photographs. ALL HANDS prefbrs clear, well- identified8-by-10 los~prints, but is not re- Served more than 400,000 meals. stricted t; use oftflis type. All persons in the Fried, scrambled, or boiled more than 530,000 eggs. photogrophsshould bedressed smattly and correctly whenin uniform, and be identified by Served 57,000 loaves of bread. full nome andrate or rank when possible. LO- cation andenerol descriptive information and .Cooked420,000 pounds of meat. thenome 04 thephotographer should also be Boiled, fried, or mashed 227,500 pounds of potatoes. givbn.Photogrophers should strive for original- ity,and tokeaction pictures rather than group Issuedmore than $2,000,000 worth of supplies. shots. Paid more than $2,500,000 in payrolls. ALL HANDS does not usepoems (except New Year’s daylogs), songs, stories on Dished up more than90,000 portions of icecream and change of command, or editorialtype articles. Thewriter’s name androte or rankshould 650,000 cups ofsodta. beincluded onon article. Material timed for Washed 420,000 pounds of laundry. a certaindate or eventshould be received preferablyeight weeks before the first day of 0 Recorded some 900 showings of movies in various locations the month precedingthe monthofintended publication. aboard the carrier. Addressmaterial to Editor, ALL HANDS, Perr *Fed 58 miles of data processing cards into the computer. Gl5. NavvDeoartment. Washinaton. D.C. See,somebody upthere counts-andcares.

e AT RIGHT: NET WORK-Helicopter airlifts a cargonet of dry stares to a waitingSeventh Fleet ship as the de- strayer USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD 748) Pre- pares to came alongside USS Camden WOE 2) for refueling.-W. Hopkins, PH2, USN.

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