f\lAVAL RESERVIST [M~W~ News of the Total Force Navy for the Naval Reserve Community

Yol. 110. 7

Flag Officers Confer At "NAVRES

Forty-one nag officers rrom throughout the Nual Resene met with Department of DefelUle, Department of the Nuy andOlief of Nay" Reserve oflki..IJi during late AlJIIlSl (or briefings and discussions aHI.­

ceminl the status and future DC the Selected Resene. The meeting WIIS the fourth annual Reserve Flat Officem Confer­ence beld at eN A VRES in New Orl_.

During the sessions, the n!­

sene admirals wen! addre&lll!d by (]tier of Naval Reserve Adm. James L. Holloway III; Deputy

---"~t Secretary of Defense 00( 'F-erve Affairs) Will Hill ~Hrsley; Deputy Assistant

Secretary of the Nuy (Resene Affairs) .I. Palmer Gaillard Jr.; Oller of Naval Reserve VAdm. P. N. Charbonnet Jr.; Deputy Olief of Naval Reserve RAdm. Thomas A Kamm;and Assistant Deputy Director of Naval Re­r.erte (OP-09RBl) Olpt. J. G. McDonneU.

Admiral {lunbonnet wel­comed the gathering and ouUined major issues that will affect the size, structure and t rainiog of the Seleeted Resert'e in the months ahead. CNAVRES starr orrlftn later presented more detailed briefings and aruliyses of readiness oomm-.nd rulijllment, implemeotltion of Oeet mobilization requirements, funding, m .... power, and other future actions_

Tbe Washington perspective ofisues which will inOuence the fuhln! of tile Nu" Reserw weft! ~nted by Seen!Wy Tankers­

......,. ...... 5ecr'etary Gaillard and \..... .;taiD Mdlonnftl_

• (c-rinufil _ p-8J

AK2 JO ANN DEE •.• outstanding

New orl

NAVAL RESERVIST Lt. Bernhlrd C. Ulrich, center, Ind HM1 CoCo Robison. USN. left receive last minute details on <II re$Clll! attempt at a capsized oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico from the COlst Guard helicopter pilot. Lt. Cdr. Busick_ The two Navy men have been recommended for the Navy/M;uine Corp$ Medal for their efforts_ (See story. page 61.

AK2 Dee Earns NERA Outstanding Enlisted Tlfle

Aviation Storekeeper Second Class Jo Ann Dee has been selected as the 1976 "Outstanding Enlisted Naval Reserv­ist." The award is presented annually by the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (NERA) to an inactive duty enlisted reservist for distinguished performance and service.

AK2 Dee was nominated by the Naval Air Reserve Unit (NARU), Norfolk, Va., where she is aa:;igned to Intermediate Maintenance Activity Unit 1806.

Petty Officer Dee enlisted in the U.s. Navy in 1962 and served on active duty until 1967. She arCiliated with the Naval Reserve program in Norfolk In May 1973.

According 'to Capt. R. A.

awards for deserving students in the Norfolk City Public Schools.

Petty Officer Dee Is active in the Tidewater Silver Salts, an organization of fanner active and reserve WA YES and was a member of the steering com­mittee for the National convention of WAVES held last summer in Norfolk.

As recipient of the NERA award, AK2 Dee will be meri­toriously advanced to aviation storekeeper fll"st class. The award will be presented during the NERA annual conference in Virginia Beach, Oct. 14·17_

La . 1976

RESFORONS Win CNO Safety Award

The Naval Air Reserve Force has been named winner of the FY76 Chief of Naval 6perations " Readiness Through Safety" award. The Naval Reserve aviation community recorded a 56 per cent reduction in accident rate over the previous year and culminated a five year history of outstanding safety achievemenL

The aWlld is presented annually to one of the seven major Navy and Marine Corps air commands in recognition of out­standing combat readiness, high morale and economy of opera­tion through safety.

In announcing the winner, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James L. Holloway ill said, "Competition was u:tremely keen as evidenced by the Navy all-time lowest mi.shap rate, and the tact that five major com­mands established new all-time lows.

"'lbe dynamic and aggressive safety program of the Naval Air Reserve units," Admiral Hollo­way pointed out, "'WlS most effective in conserving man­power and materialll5Sets."

Adding to the comments of Admiral Holloway, VAdm.P. N. Charbonnet Jr., Ollef of Naval Reserve, said, "Our safety pro­gram got a boost last year when the safety department was officially established in our RESFORONS and the training of the aviation safety orncer was made mandatory. The reorgan· ization moved the NATOPS officer from the operations department to the safety depart­ment thereby putting additional emphasis on an already highly effective program.

''The 56 per cent reduction in our accident rate over FY75," Admiral Charbonnet said, ''was achieved by a 67 per cent reduc­tion in preventable accidents where pilot error was the cau5l1 factor. In FY76 we experienced only one pilot enOl" major mishap," the admiral said. "Our maintenance troops put in another of their superlative per-

(Om/iI/UN on p. 7)

Zones Set ForFY1977 Promotions

The Navy has annoWlced the convening dates for Re­serve selection boards and the promotion zones (See Table 1) for Naval Reserve officers and TARs eligible for selection in fiscal year 1977.

U you are a Naval Reserve otrlCH in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or above, within the promotion zones shown in Table 2, you will be considered for promotion provided you are:

- In an active status in the Naval Reserve, or

- A TARorticer, or - An orncer on temporary

active duty (TEMAC),

If you have previously been placed on the Inactive Status

(Continut d 011 p-7)

Pro;ed Readiness Planning Underway

Project Readiness is the name assigned to implemen­tation of the Navy's reserve mobilization requirements report (Op-605 Report). Plan­ning is now underway for implementation of the report and tor activation of the initial phases of Project Read­Inl!lili. The October edi tion of NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS will describe the significance, goal!; and impact of Project Readiness on the Selected ..... ~.

Wenning, USNR, commanding omcer of NARU Norfolk, "She has Consistently performed in a superior manner throughout her entire Navy career." He said, "her devotion to duty is an inspintion to aU others and she has dedicated herselt and her talents to the Navy with the same fervor and total commit­ment that she has given to her family. her friends and the com­munity at large."

For Reimbursement

Petty Orncer Dee is active in civic and community affairs. She is commander, American Legion Women's Post 118 in Norfolk and does volunteer work with a number at youth and health programs such 1$ the Norfolk Detention Home for Boys and Girls; a school for disadvantaged children; and the Kecoughtan Veteran's Administration Hos­pital.

The West Blockton, Ala., native also serves on several com­miti.eel which provide annual

Non-availability Certificate Needed Naval reservists on ACDUTRA who tail to

obtain command certification as to the availability at government messing and quarters at their training site may not be reimbursed for their eXpen9l:!S, according to CNAVRES Manpower Division sources.

There have been se~eral recent ca9l:!S where a member on ACDUTRA reported to the training site and was advised that government quarteu and messing were not ava ilable. The member utilized commercial sources and later filed a claim to recover authorized expenditures. In the absence of

an official certir)CItion as to the non-availability of government facilities , no reimbursement could be made.

The DOD Military Pay and Allowances Entitle­ments Manual specirtes that the certirication must be obtained from the activity concerned. This is true regardless oC what the member's orders may indicate upon reporting.

The CNAVRES Manpower Division spokesman stressed that obtaining the certification is the sale responsibili ty or the member concerned_

2 NAVAL·RESERVIST NEWS - SEPTEMBER, 1976

Word from NRPC

Understanding the TAR Background, Manning Policy (Editor's Note: The {olioWin, in{oTmiIlion on the status arui backgrourui of TAR manning Wa! provided by the Naval Rererve Personnel Center in New Orleam. The article answers ~me of the most frequently asked queuions conct!minl the TAR COmtllWlity.)

The Naval Reserve Personnel Center (NA VRESPERS. CEN), a field activity ot tbe Sulnu ot NaTal. PersolUlel (DuPen) Is _aned distribUtion control tor enlisted personnel on active duty In the Training and Administra­tion ot Reserve (TAR) program. Enlisted TAR ptJ"5Onnel are assianed to deslpated billets aboard NaYlli Resent! Force (NRF) ships, Reserve Force Squadrons and many other aurface and air activities and staffs.

The enlisted TAR proll"am comisU primarily ot prior active service personnel wbo have volunteered for active duty as a TAR. A smaller percent.e ot the TAR enlisted community entered the program. through the TAR enlisted pro(ram (TEP). This proeram provides for an input below the E-3 pay ,rade with a four-year active duty obligation. Others are recalled ffOOl the Ready Mariner prOiram (formedy the 4 x 10 program) for a four-year minimum tour.

Currently, there are about 7,.00 enlisted TARa to fin approximately 7,700 desianated po5itiom.. NRF wps account for about 365 TAR billeu and the Reserve Force Squadrons (RESFORONS) indude about 3,200. The balance art TAR staff and support biDeu.

ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY

ExcellS manning is normally not pennitted and individuals are recruited to satisfy existing TAR vacan­cies. · Thill is necessary to preserve advancement oppor­tunity of TAR personnel. In 1976 advancements were bued on TAR vacancies and were not significantly affected by USN promotions.

The TAR Distribution System continu", to cope with deficit manning problems since manning in excess of billets II not pennitted. The TAR community does not haft a "pool of people" in the form of a tllllllient,

JIlltient and prisoner (T, Pl:P) account. Activities expe­rience the peatnt acfftme impact wben unprogrammed I~s occur outaide of. the IlfXInl; and planned attrition racton.. GappinJ of billetl usually results becaUle of limitationa inherent in the respOOIt time required to pro1ide a replacement.

MANNING PRIORJIlES

In order to minimize the etrtcU of deficit mllllli.ng, pri~ities al't obItlftd and a [air share diltributioo ot avaHlble penonneJ is employed. First priority manpower manacement eftorta center around lIlP.ning NRF ships and RESFORON requiremmts.

TAR SEA DUTY When the plan to pl_ enlisted TAR yeoman,

penonnebnan and stoll!keepelll in NRF ship billets w. dewloped in Nowmbtr 1973, a problem existed In pro'l'iding immediate eDlisted TAR replacements for USN Inc:umbents. 1nitia1ly, projected rotaiion dates (PRD) of certain USN members were mOftd up and it became neceasary to moft nperitnced TARs from ahore acti1ities to afloat billets. Plans subsequently formulated within BUPeD stipuJated that USN personnel would C<lIJlplete their nonn. tour _ iDdicated by their respective projeeted rotation date in order to provide a gradual tumoft!r while minimizing the effect 00 the TAR eommunity.

lDitially, 3M billets were to be filled by TAR personnel over a thftle year period_ There are now 365 yeoman, pehOllDelman and storekeeper billeu aboard NRF ships. Approximately 23 of these billl!tl! still have USN pelSOllDelllllldgned.

The poliey of replacing USN personnel with TARs at expiratioo of PRO applie!l to future additions to the Nava1 R.eselft Force_ Unprogrammed cltanp5 to PRDs create the need for immediate replacement. In tbis sittatioo the time required to relieve and reassign a qualified en1isted TAR from another activity results in

an extended vacancy. This is something a priority manned activity can ill afford.

AVIATION SPECIAIlTY

During the last two years the reserve aviation com­munity has continued to evolve and more closely identify with the fieet organization. The disestabli.lh­ment of the air antisubmarine squadrons and establish­ment of the new patrol squadrons with the associated tralWitation to tbe P-3 "Orion" aircraft has cr-eated an increased need for P-3 night enJineers and maintenance personnel. The transition of attack squadrons ~ A-7A and A-7B, fighter squadrons to the F-4N carrier airborne early waming squadrons to the E· aircraft has produced similar requirementl. An addi­tional Impact occurred with the tlItablishment of new helicopter units.

The singular problem in all "hardware transitions" and "new acquisitions" is the tnUninlf of personnel. 'Ibe difficuJty in this area is compounded by the relatively small nwnber of people available for such training.

PERSONNEL REPLACEMENTS

The question m06t IlIktd enlisted TAR detailers i, "Why can't we get trained replacement personnel'!" The answer is that every effort is made to send pelllonnel to their new duty stations via appropriate ~choob, when schools can be identified and it quotas are available. Beyond that the numbers of qualified and trained personnel are inadeqtate to fill all the needs.

Additionally, It is not always possible or desirabl~r consistently detail pelllonnel trom within a spe~.

community. 'Ibis is called "closed loop" detailing. When detailing to deficit mannini (more billeu than people), it is necessary to distribute persolUlel by general qualifica­tioIlll, rate/rating and Navy Enlisted OL'5sification (NEC) code when feasible. When new requiremenu are insti­tuted, personnel with the requiSite background/qualifica­tiOIlll must be moved from on6! eommunity to another.

Narrative Emphasis Increases on Performance Evaluations Greater emphasis will be

placed on narrative content of performance evaluations after September I, when BuPtra no longer wUi accept commenda. tory correspondence for inclu­sion In enlillted service jackets. All such material received alter that date wHI be returned to the ,ubmlttlng eominand.

'Ihis action is beiDa taken to eliminate the 't"oIume of cor­respondence which must be rued by hand. Additionally the eorIHpondence el/lentially dupli· cates information which should be refieeted in the individu.'. performance naluation.

use the formal performance eniuation reports to record any special commendatmy corn­ments. 'Ibis wiD increllS6! the importance &iven to evaluation and wiD enhance their value in

. recordin( an indiridual's O't"l'nn perfOlDlfllce_ A similar PI"Olram for oMcets fttnll!lli reports which Commanding officelll mould

Word on June ACDUTRA Cancellations Close to 4,000 seu of ACDUTRA orden were

cancelled in June, causing significant incon­venience and disruption of plans for the reservisu concerned.

Some reservists have apparently attributed the cancellatioo decisions to tbeir local minin, officers or program manl(tlll at reserve OI!Dters, navai air stations and unita, readiness commands or naval district headquarters. All such assumptions are wrong. The ClIlcellatiolU were made as the result of estimated shortage ot available and identifiable funds in the Reserve Personnel, Na't"J (RPN) account and were in response to fUidance promulgated by CNAVRES headquartelll. A mi.jor part of the sbortfall generated from an urgent requirement to support unusuaIly high driB pay co.sts encountered by BuPers.

''The decision to cancel most June ACDtrrRA was made with pat regret but waa neCHSlry In view of our financial. pictull! at the time," said Capt. D. L. Boyden, dil'l!ctor of financial. man.e­ment tor CNAVRES.

"It was a matter of choOling between cancellation of all June drills and acl.enely affectinl many thousands of Selected Ketene memben aeroY the eountzy, or eanoeWna: a !mown number of ACDUTRA orden and Umitial

the ad't"eDle effects to a smaller number of people," he added.

June, as the last month of the rlllcaJ year, ill traditionally been a poor choice for ACDtrrRA perioda due to the fact that the funds available to support ACDUI'RA are nearly exhausted and the accounting SYltem that tells CNA VRES financial managers the status of available monlea has several built-in delays. Owr the ytllft, lI!serris1;5 have been urged to not wait until the last month ot the nsea1 year to lake their annual acti'lle duty training. In ~O1l$ yean~ prior to FY75, the allocation of funds for RPN ACUDTRA and drills WH of such substantial proportions that the amounts easily eovered all RPN eo!nmibnenbs. 'Thb is not the 1"Jl&e

today, where there is little latitude for participa­tion error, drill or ACDtrI'RA.

E'i'en though the r.caJ. year period has been changed to run from October through September instead of from July throU(b. June, members are UIIed to not wait until the end of the r.-l. period to apply for or to take their ACDUTRA.

"We are workiD.« hard and makin« prorreM iD improving the responsiwntll of our accounting system to a"JOid .. t minute adWISt actions such as ACDUTRA cancellations and abo to impron our Oftrall. mOlley mmagement," ~tain Boyden _old.

was Instituted in September 1973 has proven successful.

Copies of all commendatory eorrespondence should be for­warded to an individual's com­manding officer to ensure they are available for preparing performance evaluations. Additionally, to aid the report-

iog senior in preparing the evalu­ation, individuals should be liven an opportunity to submit intormation which they feel ahould be mentioned. A standard form is bein« developed by BuPers for this purpose.

Details an! In BUPERSNOTE 1070 of Aue:ust 6, 1976.

Sea Cadet Sails on EAGLE Sea Cadet Kyle Bucholz of AJeundria, VI. recently was a ~

guest aboard the United States Coast Guard training barque, USCG EAGLE, during a trip from Quantico, Va., to Alexandria. The six hour trip was part of a bicentennial voyage honoring the nation's maritime heritage.

BuPers Explains Enlded

Promotion

Th~ Na\IQ1 Reserve Enlisted A~ &ction ifr 1M nUretlu of Na\IQ1 P~rsonnel (Pm-R32) is rnpomible for 1M adminUtration of enlisted ad~ IUId spoIUor for Ih~ itlllCtiW!/ TAR/ConJllUSt!l' Reauiter/TEMAC E-7/E-8/E-9 selection botuds. The "-1 of 1M iMctiw! IIdwmcemerII I«tion is PNCS Aaron A. Adams, umt«i by YNJ Riclttud H. L~ipft!t't, undO' I~ direction of Cdr. L. A. Stroud ir., Imector, Na\IQ1 R~$D'W! (]jfiar Promotions/Enlisted Ad\IQncementJ Di~ision... (T~/qJhoflt:: Autol'Qlf 222-1479 or commuci41 (202) 692-1479).

••••• In the put' 24 month. the enlbted adtancltment 5}lSWm

bu undel"JOM numerous ch ..... To attempt to eqJlUn aU th_ cbanJeI would require publilbiDla manlllll. ~ of this article. However, a lilt of chanp .,.. publkhed by Ollef of NaYa1 Penonnel letter Pers-R32:AA:d 1430 of Dec. 6, 1976 and Chief of Na..t PmoImeI letter Pen.­R32:AA:d 1430 of Jan. 6, 1976.

'Ihe new enlitted adwancernent manual Is ~tly heiDI typed In the lmooth. Upon completioo it d NClriw I filial chop and is tentatlwly scheduled to be published and in Ute raeld for the Febnwy 1977 eDminatioDl.. The new IdYancement manual wiD contain all the C'hanpI tbat hue been published In the put 24 month5- Some of Ute new chqes Included will be time in r:ate (TIR) ctJanares, time in Rmce (TIS) dlaqea. deadline dates for completiOll of Idnncement requirement., darifieatiOn of a.. "A" Sdlool requirement., correIpondl!nce co_ completiOn n!quirement., eurninatiOn IdminiJtratiOll dates, ctJancInI terminal elipbiUty date. and owr:aD eGIIIOIidatkm with the actl_ duty requirementl wbert fasible.

Two important are .. of the selectioa baud procea whicb haw crelted many problemlln the seIectlOll procell for E-7/E-8/E-9 candidatel are enlisted ewalual;iOll$ and letten of reconunendatlon. Each inciYidualihould take I personll interest to insure that all enlisted eftluations and letters of reoommendation are submitted in I timely manner. This Is wry important and ClDDot be owr~mpba· sized.

GradiDf of tbe NI"'" Resene Adtancement eumtn.tion Is reflected by I Nny Stand.d Sccft (NSS) which Is I method for showing how an mdividual competed OIl the examination in relation to other peop&e tald.. the same examination. Thus. I NSS of 50 indicates an Iwnee r:aw IJCOre; lbove 50 indicates an lbow IWr:are score; and below 50 indicates I below Iwrare score. 'Ihe required NSS 1OOre5 to pass the examination are:

• To pay lillie E-4, NSS of 42 • To pay IIIde E-5, NSS of«

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• To pay pde &-6, NSS of 46 (effective with the July 1976 examinatiofl$)

Attaining I passina: NSS rneaM thlt an Individual will be pIM:ed in competition with bls peers for advancement to the IUthorized Vlcanciell within the reserve community. Adw.nottnent wllI be baled on the hiPellt examination 1COl'"- A NSS of 50 ill required to effect dwJce of rating for those personnel competing in NI~-wide eumlnation. for 81In,e of r:atm, It the E-7 lewl

Indiltduall who participated in an active duty examlna· tion in February 1976 and were aubtequently released Cram actiw duty and affUl.at.ed with I Nual Ketene unit must attain I NSS of 50 for advancetnent to pay pde E·6. Penonnel participating in tb~ AupK 1976 active duty eurninatlon must Ittain I NSS of 46.

Selection boards for adn.nc:ement to chief petty omcer, Mnlor chief petty officer and master chief petty officer convene annually. The tentative ICbedule for these Rldon bauds ill AprU 19, 1977, for SCPOIMCPO Ind Alii. 9, 1977, for CPO.

Boud. eUllbility of inactive perIOnnel is determined on the buis of compeUtift examinations adminiltered Innual· Iy in Nowmber for eUpbk! SCPO{MCPO candidates and in Januuy for eU&lbJe CPO candidates.. The Inactive Seleetion Boud will rerieiew the top 50 per cent of the E-7 inactive te.t taker popuiatlOll, and the top 75 per cent of the E-8 . and E-9 inactive te.t taker population.

BUPERS NOTICE 1430 of June 18, 1976, has recenUy establilbed new time in r:ate requirement. for advlncement to E-2 and E-3. Personnel enllstlnl on active duty OIl or IIlblequent to June I, 1976, will be regulred. to serve six mOlltM in pay Fade E-l vice four months. E-h who eatered on actne duty prior to June I, 1976, mlY stjU be ad1'ADced to E-2 Ifter four months TIR.

Effective June I, 1977, the minimum TIR for advance· ment to pay pde E-3 will be ft!vi.ed from eipt month. to six DlODthS.

BUPERSINST 1418.10 pertainlna: to Pertonnel Advance· ment Requirements (PAR) procr:am, wbich is I new form and I new concept of determininl elipbillty for Id-rance· ment, has been published Ind the Pl'OlRm will be effective Jan. I, 1977. The PAR fonn (NAVPERS 1414,4) wiD replace the record of pqctkal factors Ind will be tued in conjunction witb Section I. Muull of NIVY Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Qassiflcation and Occupational Standard&, NAVPERS 18068D. Under the new PAR pro· gram completion -of pr:actica1 factor requirements for advancement to Plytndes E-3, E-8 Ind E-9 hIve been eillninated. The PAR program will be used to determine adwancement eligibility commencing with the July 77, August 77 euminltion <:yele.

Readiness Command Realignment, Expansion Outlined On October I, Chief of Naval

Reserve will implement I plan to realign Ind expand the staff of Naval Reserve Readiness 'Com· 1llllds (REDCOMS). ~ This Ictlon has resulted In I ". ~ of questiom from within l,.. ) reserve community: What is ...... new status of REDCOM?

Whit is Its function in the reo sene? How does I REDCOM Iffect me, the driJlinil merrilt, It the local lewl?

The REDCOM realignment program was brought lbol,lt by direction of the Conere. and is designed to n!place NlvaI Dis­trict cornmandants in the com· mand and Idministr:atlon of Nlval Resenre units and activo itiel. REDCOM tub and tunc· tiom Ire, as the nllDle itnplles. tbe ''readiness'' of the Nlval.

-~. In essence, Reldineu Com· ml1lds command and direct local

~~'«Ad man. the vulous ~ propams to .. ure

bWzation readinea of _lIIign· ed retOUreei. Thil proYides mem-bers of the Selected. Reserve with the opportunity to actually putlcipate in reterw lIlInIF­ment and direction.

'Ibe nspoosibllities of aeldi· ne. Comtnandl include:

• Command of reserw activities and units within the RED· COM lrel and direction of the training of unitl and personneI in order to maxi· mize readiness;

• Direet and supervise aU inac­tive' Nlval Reserve recruitin" mlnpower management efforts and retention pro­crams;

• Man. resources.,. prepll'e and execute budj;et, ensure efflcient Ulle of facilities and recommend moditicatioIll, and pedonn personnel rec­om. management;

• Mike recommendations for changes in location of units and drill sites, and cmduct inapeclion and visit procrams;

• Monitor NAVFORSTATI and initllte corrective action;

• Keep eN A VRES apprised of plann~l, progrHS and prob· leml -and mIke recommenda· t10Ill on actions to be talr.:enj

• Maintlln liaison with Nny, Nlval Reserve and other mm­tuy eomrnandl within the REDCOM lrel;

• PrePIn!, eoordinate ' and exe· cute mobiliuUon plans; and

• Aabt and support other_ Na.a1 Relel'ft unltl indudma: the _lIlffient of command

re. ponsibilitiel wbeft! no actiw duty of racer iI Ulicned and process and administer naval retemstl.

All NlvaI Resene umtl with· in the Readinea Command arel

n!port to the REDCOM except NRF ship. and staff, Reserve Forc e Squadrons (RES· FORONS), coostruction bit· taIions (Sea1Jees) coutal river squadrolUl and divisions (CO&' RIVRON/DIV) and intellipnce

units. Detachments of Destroyer

Forces Atlantic and Destroyer Forces hcinc IIld nlva] reserv· btl mpportina tbe Marine Corps Reserw (prCJlllffi 9) units also will not report to REDCOMS.

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PAR Replaces Practical Factors New oecupationll stamilrds for Nuy ratings

haw been dewloped by Dupers. and, II I result, I new PeISODDeI AdftDC!ement Requirement (PAR) pqram h. been ~ted.

PAR ll!tlectl the Dl!W occupational standards and wil replace pr.ctical facton • I rneuure of basic ,kill.l for determinlD( advancement elipbil. ity. The PAR program pl'e5enU taU statements (thin. to be done in the m;inc) Instead of the previoua IistIi of pr:actlcal fw:tol'L It is desiped to be I more rulistic method of eftluatinf overall lbility by .Iowq comm_1is to en.I.uate the Individual in I day~o-day enYiromnent.

PAR fOrml (NAVPERS 1414,,) blft been dneloped for eaeb r:alinc. Since the E-3 appren· ticelhi~ Ire brold IIld in many (WeI; ft!laed to II!wr:al ntinp., I sinpe PAR illmpnctJeaI. Tbere­fOR, elilibllity for "tancltment to &.3 will be "-d on local. COIllIDIIld etaluatloo. in ICIt(lI'danoe witb Ihe adn.ncement IDlllwi. PARa abo are not

required for Idvancement to paycrades E·8 and E-9 since otber adequlte means for advancement IJelection exist for these paylJades.

Each PAR contains descriptive information, instructions for adminiitratlon, special ratin, reo qulft!ments (physical, citizenship, RCUrity clear· ance) and Idvancement requirements.

PARs will be effective Jan. 1,1977, Ind will be used to determine Idvancement eligibility be­ginning with the August 1977 advancement cycle.

In addition to the compn!heDllive PAR pro­gram, I special pilot PAR prolfram for the BT rating hal been established. This propam com· blnn PAR with- contiDuiDg PQS/NS require· ments. If thi. combination proves aueceutul, the test proanm wiD be expanded to ProdllCl! more compft!henslve PAR fonns for aU PQS'PMS cowred ratlnp.

Detallure in BUPERSlNST 1418.10.

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Aboard a reSllne P-3 Orion aircraft enroute to Bermuda, Commodore D.R. Veag&!', USN,left, com­mander Atlantic: RlISllne Patrol Wing, briefs Capt. J.D. Ward, CNAVRES staff. on Naval Reserve oPlrlltions in Bermuda.

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Reserve Patrol Squadrons Fly P-3 Orion ASW Missions, Assume Portion of Fleet Responsibility from NAS Dermu

By LCdr R. Gua..t, USN ,., CNAVRES Staff

J.he U.S. Navy Ries daily anti5llbmarine war­fare (ASW) patrol milsiollS OYer the vast 1Qc:bes of the Atlantic Ocean from as Car north as the entrance to the Norwepan Sea and as far south u the Caribbean.

Reeently, Naval R.eeenilb aawned a portion ot that Reet mJlllon, Dying their own P·3 Orion patrol craft out of NAS Bermuda, the land base that is at the center of a mid-Atlantic Ocean surveillance patrol lrel coverint 900,000 sqlllJ'e miles.

The reservists come from four east roast Nlval Reserve P'ltrol squadrons. VNi2 from Jacksonville, F1a., VP-64 and. 66 from Willo .. Grove, Pa., and VP-68 frotn Patuxent River, Md.

Owr a five-month period. .. hich bepn in July and wiD end in December, the tour squadrons will send cre .. s and. support pel"llOll­nel on COlllil!eUtiWJ two-.eet acOw duty for training (ACDUTRA) periods.

Reservists have assumed lbout 50 per cent of the Bennuda-bl!led neet million, jointly perfonning it with VP-ll, the neet squadron currently deployed to NAS Bennuda. '!be evolutioo is aUowinl the actiw duty personnel urtently needed time to plfticipate in Beet exercises and to pedomJ other Reet tasks .. hieb otherwise could not have been accomplished.

In addition to ASW, the reserrists will be uaistin, their Ictive counterparts in oWII'ch and rescue efforts and ob6enin(; movements ot surface ships.

According to Capt. D. R. Yeapt', USN, Commander Reserve Patrol Wine Atlantic in Norfolk, this Is the loncest, most siCnincant period of neet augmentation. duty that east coast reserve patrol squadrons ha~ conducted.

A prelude to the Bermuda duty occurred in May 1976 when two wett coast squadrons, VP-60 and VP-90 !'rom Glen'fiew made a similar deployment to Guam in tbe Pacific.

Commodore Yeager explained: "Th~ is the fIrst time since the l ir re5e1Tt! wu reorganized back In 1970 thlt the force has usumed I fleet

commitment for this long a time. It demon­strates that the re<Wpnlzation is successful and meanlnrtuJ. ..

He stzessed thlt the reserve patrol squadrons were performinj: an operational neet task for a specific period of time.

"We're not just providina: support, or merely getting mobiliUltion training in Bennuds," he said. "Don't get me wrong. I'm not belittlinl the importance ot training, but our mission here is unique. We came here to perfonn the same job that our active counterparts do on s daily basis. And we'nl doing it."

The ,reorganization or the Naval Relll!rve lviation community in 1970 provided I self· sumcient:y Ind autonomy never experienced by l1!Servists before. Before 1970, patrol squadrons had no equipment of their own; reservists performed their drllls and active duty for trlining usina: the lircraft and support equip.. ment pro'fided by a reserve air station. Reorpn­IZltion pve squadrons their own lircraft and equipment, which in recent years have become more compatible with that used by neet units. All reserve patrol squadrons ny or are transi­tionin, to the P-3, the same basic patrol aircraft used by the neet.

The P-3 Orion 15 ideally suited for Navy ASW patrol and sea surveillance. Powered by four turbo-prop enlines, the Intlsubmarine warfare version is packed with sophisticated electronic equipment that recei~s and records active and passive SOhlr sllnals and magnetic Inamoly detection (MAD) signals. Both sonar and MAD are used for detecting submarines_

Lieutenant Commander Julian "Deac" Heath, USNR-R opera~ions officer and pilot in VP·62's Crew 14, has been in the squadron since 1971.

"We have I serioUll responsibility here," the 8Oft..spoken ofrlCl!l said. "Our fli&hts last IS

long as 12 honn, which cln be a ,rueling ordeal for any 12-man night crew. It takes I lot of dedication and detennination from everybody. Our maintenlnce people, our operations people, those in perllOnnel ... they're aU lfl'I'at."

Those 12-hour nights sometimes lsst longer

than they're supposed to. Include aircraft pre­flight and post-Rl&ht inspectioJIL Include crew hriermp and debriefmp before Ind Ifter the fli&ht. The time accumulates rapidly_

crew briefinp take place in the Tactical Support Center (TSC), an elect:ronic manel with the computerized lbility to analyze and display complicated problems Involving na'fip­tion, submarine tracklna: and other matter5 concerned with command and control of these patrol misl;l.ons.

After the initial mission briefIllf in the Tsc, the crew Is of! to search, patrol, Identify. track., or in time or war, to destroy enemy sub­marines. The TSC can be used to analya tactical data while the rutht is in Protress.

The TSC provides In especially valuable 6I!rvice Ifter the flirht h.u been completed. Inrormation from the P-3', traclrlne equipment can be fed into the TSCcomputer,from wbim a visual readout can be obtained for the crew to observe and to "revie .... the niehl. They can

Bee a risuaI prneDtatioD ''re-Oy'' it, JIIItu,ms on I ride<

lieutenant Com_del J USNR-R, .. as the oHicer-in<h crews in Bermuda durinc the July. "This Bermuda deplO)'l beneraciaI ACDUTRA _'ft opinlon," Commander HI!IIJ "We'~ retUne orHbe-job tra~ contributioo to the fleet mil time. We 1ft litenDy d includiD, seareh and JeteU.e, I for aDd identifyilll submarir bq.. Bermuda Is ideally $it. only t .. o and a balf hours !n the I!YeDt .. e neetI loPsl Bermuda can't otrer.'"

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support. lower 1IIuIIi~ I operaUoaal in"-'" j ll( ability ot operatioaall"l:.ds Bermuda a m05t produdi ACDl1I'RA. uu,_

la ... their aim'l.ft -.!ID.~,

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SEPTEMBER, 1976 - NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS 5

A VP·90 crewmember maintllins witch on a sub­marine in thl Pacific duro ing antisubmarine opera· ,tions from Agana, Guam.

Instrument panopfy sur' rounds two reservists as they make navigation plots aboard P-3 Orion .

... And in Guam, VP Squadrons Fly with Seventh Fleet

Lieutenant Sam MlUar, USNR·R, a VP-62 pilot, dimbs thl 1<KIdir into a squ~ron P-3 Orion for a p\IItroi fli~t out of Bermuda.

Two VP-62 rnlrYI P-3s .... 1

~ framed on thI NAS Bermuda ,*,,-ing ramp by a sister shill from fMIt patrol ...-Iron .Jewln. VP-62 and VP·11 sNred the responsi· bility of ClM'ryil'lCll out thI tlMt's patrol mission during July and early A ..... st.

A continuing mission of the U.S. NIYY's Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific is airborne ocean surveillance and antisubmarine wlltare pab'ol, carried out by fouHngine turbo-prop P·3 "Orion" aircraft.

One of the bases from which these aircraft operate ill located It Alana, Guam. The fleet squadrons stationed at Alanl maintain a oon· dant state of alert, perform a variety of significant miiitiions and are totaDy oriented toward ''readiness'' for any contingency that may arise.

During a recent ACDUTRA period, two Naval Reserve patrol squadron" wh05e wartime mission would be the same as their fleet counterparts, participated in the Seventh Fleet patrol mission from Guam in a fully operational status.

Two reserve squadrons, VP·60 and VP·90, both homebased at Nlval Air Station Glenview, BI., became temporary operating elements of the Seventh Fleet and carried out all the ASW area responsibilities, fUnctions and commit­ments of regular neet squadrons. Members of both rtServe squadrons live throughout the midwest, coming into Glenview for monthly drill5-

VP·60 wu the f1nt of the two reserve squadrons to deply to the PacirlC. Three of the unit's eight aircraft operated out of Barbers Point, Hawaii, while the others staged out of Apna. A grelt deal of the latter crews' time was spent on Maritime Air Patrol (MAP) nights over the Marianas Islands, Dieeo Garcia, the coastal regions of India and the Seychelles

-"' . A total of 800 night hours was loued by VP·60 on the misions.

While It Guam, YP·60 assumed sector ASW responsibility under the operational control of CI'F·72.. For their effort. J.tAdm. Gordon J.

Schuller, USN, COMPA'IWING One/CTF·72, said, " ... the reputation you established for yourselves is long and outstanding and the direct result of 'doing your homework' .•. all hands deployed ready to produce top-notch results. From the Indian Ocean to the Guam opelltional IrK the results were consistently professional. You are a dedicated, enthusiastic unit who have wisely and efficiently madl! every day ot your ADCUTRA count."

When VP·60 returned to Glenview, VP·90 assumed its sist.er·squadron's responsibility by deployiIl( to Alina.

During its one month stint of continuous patrol duty, VP·90 spotted the shipwrecked crew of a small fishing boat on an island and brought in rescue assistance; spotted Soviet ,hipping in the Philippine Sea near Guam and new a ready alert rught after a report came in of an unidentified contact.

For its professional perfonnance, VP·90 received high. praise from Cdr. James Poore, commander of Task Group 72.6 and officer in charge of Patrol Wing One, Detachment Alana. Commander Poore assigned the squadron itl; operational missions on behalf of the Seventh Fleet commander.

Commander Poore said, " ... the reserves have dotll! an excellent job carrying out opera· tional tasb assigned Ind could come into line In rapid order under current mobilization plans. For a relll!rve patrol squadron to "perfonn the full neet squadron mission rather than merely augment a neet squadron's activities is some· thing new."

Rear Admiral D. B. Whitmore, USN, acting Commander Seventh Fleet, added that "Patrol Squadron 90's enthusial;tic response and thoroll(hly professional approach to a wide variety of taskina: during your active duty trainiIl( in Guam is noted with great pleasure."

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Reserve Dodor Assists in New Life-saving Techniques at Califomia Veterans Hospital

By JOSN Luann Carter USNR·R

A Naval R.eserft! medleal oM· cel, who Is chief radiolotist at the Veterans hOlpitai in Mar· tlnez, Calif., recently allisted in ..... Int the Ufe of an injured man usln, I new teehnique previoU$ly attempted only aix times_

Dr. Alfred Weinlhelbaum, I commander in the .elected re­ieI'Ve, 1$ an aviation medical orncer aaifned to NAB 3020, • component of the Nan! Air Reserve Unit (NARU), Alameda, Calif.

On May 21, • school bta accident tooll: the lift. of 28 ltudent., 1 adult and Injured several others from Yuba aty. The accident took place It the Marin. Vilta off-ramp in Mar­tinez. The bus drhoer, Evan J. Prothero, md others lutferinl hom injuries were rushed to teveralloea1 hOlpltaiL

Lieutenant (jg.) Robbi L. Smith of the FlINt Training Group 6110, RIIOO, N.Y., r_nt­Iy won the 16,000 sec:ond Pfizi in the n_iON! bicM1tennial ._ds prOflnlm "To_,d Our Third CllfltUry" ipOOlorld by tht Smithsonian Institution Ind Well. Fir., S.nk. Her entry, OM of 320, WI. I wilts of three origin" kIIksOllll with IpOkln tflMltion •• tTening the develop­ment of indi,icl.IlI po_till. by Americlns. Whllt on Icti .. duty, L"ut...-nt Smith .... d in the Nuy Con.,.nionIl LililOll Offici, Withington. D.C., IfKI _. 1110 llIOCilWS Mth the lIIi.,ment of .om.... 10 the former ho.plt.l ship USS SANTUARY (AH-17).

• In Prothero's cue, Com·

InIIIder Welnshelbaum played a major role in salinl hill life. Prothero wu slowly bleedln, to death, in a .tete of shock and .ufferinJ: from multiple Injuries. HI! w. liven 24 pints of blood from the time he entered the hospital (VeteraDI Admlnistra· tion) at 11:30 a.m. until 1 Lm. the next day.

A ra~iy uled surpca1 pro­cedure WII required. The deeiaion to ute the technique wu m.:le by Dr. Daniel C. .arrill, hOlPltai Chief of Ural.· ocy, who had p~Yl.oully eon· fened with telIDlJll!miJen Dr. Welnmelbaum and Dr. Theodore N. Flnley. The operation re­quiled the patient'. own clotted blood to stop hemoITh.aetlll In hg crushed pelvic area. Accord· in, to hOlpltai orncill., this operaUon hu been perfonned dx times and three paUents .urvi"d.

Radiololm Welnshelbaum bepn the operation at 1 a.m. May 22. He injected a piutic tube into Prothero', femoral artery Ibove the site where extreme bleedln. w. suspected. Dr. Weinlhelbaum inserted oon· trut material Into the tube usilll a fturc.oope and rapid photoe­raphy to locate tbe exact point of bleedinJ.

Appiyin, the drui Amlcu, , which add. body to clotted blood, Dr. Weinshelbaum lIowly injecl.ed Protbero'. own blood clot into the located trouble spot. The teebnlque .topped the bleedin, IlmOft at once. This was done very earetuUy to lvold the risk. of Oftrtiowlna: the blood clot Into the hellthy artel:Y, which could call1l! ,anrrene._

The operation luted 90 · minutes and WII a complete success.

Two Corpus Christi NRC

Men Cited for Heroic Action Two men from NaTli Rell!ne

Center, Corpus Christi, Tex., haYe been recommended for the Navy/Marine Corps Medal for their herate Ictlon in attemptini to reseue surviyors of an oil drlllllll riC that capsized durin, a senre storm In the Gulf of Mexico in mid·Aprii. The recom· mendation has been made by the former commandlni officer of Coast Guard Air Stetlon, Corpus OIri1ti.

On the ennini of April 15, the drtllinc rig Ocean Express capsized and Sink in \he Gulf approximately 40 mil .. east of Port Annllll, Tex. Initial reports Indicated that when the rig cap· IJlzed, all 35 men aboard evae­uated successtully, but a &eOOnd accident turned one of the two saucer·sbaped survival capsules up·li.de-down with 13 men Inside.

In response to a request from the Coast Guard, two divers from Naval Ketene Center, Corpus Christi - Lt. Bernhard C. mrich, USNR-R, and HM1 C. C. Robison, USN - volunteered to accompany the Coast Guard hellc:opter to the scene In an attempt to locate survivors and to help right the capsized .ur­vival craft.

The plln of action for the two divers wu for each to enter the water one at a time from a line dropped from the heli· copter. Once In tbe water, the dlven were to attach a line to the capm1e that would enable one of the tu •• alonpide to riCht the capsule.

A Coast GUlrd report. indio cated that weather oondltl.ons at the scene ."rely hampered rescue efforts. The winell were (U.tm,; up to 60 knots, leU were up to 25 feet, vIaIblllty was limited, and a aqlllll line had

been reported movm,; throllJh the area.

The nnt diver went Into the water to activate the plan. Due to the severe conditlolll, he WII unable to reach the capsule. The second diver wu then deployed clOier to the capsule. FaUm,; to locate a suitable purchase fOJ" the ri&htiJli line, he attached the line to a hand rail. This proved frail to the strain and snapped.

The Coast Guard reported at dawn a seoond attempt _s made by the diver, Ind apin the hand ran snapped The diver then investipted the condition of the capiule and found the ­hatch .. open uid evidence that there were probably no survt· ,mL

After 12 hours on the seene, the two divers turned the rescue operation ove!" to a civilian reeovery team. The capsule was later lifted aboard the deck of USS LEXINGTON. Thirteen men died in the acckient.

Lieutenant Ulrich I. tnlnillJ · offloer for Harbor aearance Unit 1210 at Corpus OIrllU and MH1 Robison is _ID'd to the . reserve center.

In recommendil1( the two men for the Navy /MarIne Corpl Medal, €ipt. H. B. Thor.n, former USCG Air Station com· mandlIlJ offIcer, said, "The action of the two divers from the Naval Reserve Center In the face of pie fOJ"Ce winds, ralin. lleas, darkness and the uncel' taioty of beln. recovered to the safety of aireraft or veuel. Is hiihly commendable. Eyen thoUlh the efforts to locate sur· vivors and to rilht the captUle were futUe, the deeds of these men were in teepin. with the hilh"t tradlUoDi of the United States Navy."

REUNIONS Announcements of ship and unit rtuniom are published here from ' ~ to time as. space permits. Informtltion should be submitted to: Editor, NflPfll Reservist News, CNAVRES, (Code 004j 4400 Dauphine St., New Orkom, LA 70146.

• USS INTREPID (CY·II j - Reunion Oct. 9·10, 1976, U.S. Naval Bale, Philadelphia. Contact: JOC Bill Uedtke, COMFOUR ' ,----0

U.S. NaTli Due, Philldtlphia 19112 or telephone (215) 755·n AUTOVON 443·3271. The reunion will I1lII"k the completion of INTR.EPID'. summer of servl.oe u a D_tinr mUieum cd "Daphlp" for Philadelphia aM Navy/Marine Corpl bioentennialactlritlel. It II hoped it will 1110 Jenerate a permanent INTREPID reunion aaociation.

.., * * .., * • USS TAYLOR (D[)'468j - 35th anniversary reunion, Boaton

area, October 1977. Plana in maklna:. Contact: Edward C. Hitehlnp, 488 Euex St., Beverly, Mus. 01915 or telephone (617) 922·3554.

* * * .., * • USS TENNESSEE (BB·43) - Propoted reunion in Denver, Colo. Contact: Edward F. Frause, 4682 South Pennsylvania St., BIllie. wood, Colo. 8(1110; or Jacl!: Whelton, 2750 North Gate Rd., Colorado Sprinp, Colo. 80908.

* * * * .., • USS ARIZONA (BB·3l ) - Reunion belnl considered for those

who lI!nt!d from 1916 to 1941. To ooindde with USS ARIZOlJ~ , MemmaJ Services Dec. 5·6-7, 1976, at the University of ArizG. J Contact: CWO Joe Potenza, USN (ret.) 1201 Avenlda Marleb':'""" Tucson, Ariz. 85715. Telephone (603) 886-9031.

* * .., * * • USS CANNON (DE·99) - Reunion June 1977. Location undeter· mined at pre&eIlt. Contact: MSCS Robert T. Olin(er, Nayai Reserve Readineu Command, NaYli Air Station Memphis, Milliniton, Tenn. 38<)54,

* * * * * • . USS ESTES (AGC·I 2j - Former crewmembel1 who served dlll"inl period June 1, 1946 to AprU 3, 1947. Contact: James G. Peretti, 603 Carlsbad Street, Sprm,; Valley, €ilifornia 92077.

* * * * * • 70TH CONSTRUCTION BA. ITALION - 1005 and 1006 Detach·

ments, CBMU 578 and 679. 34th Anniverllry reunion at USN Submarine Bue, Groton, Connecticut, Oct. 15-16, 1976. Contact PaulK Blum, 145 Busteed Dl"1ve, Midland Park, New Jeraey 07432.

* .., * .., * • USS STEVENS (DD-479) - Form,r crewmembers of USS

STEVENS (DD479). Contact: M. J. Lydon, 254 Hazelwood Ave., PittabUf'lh, Pennsylvania 15207 01" Swede NellOn, 3108 Vichy Ave., Napa, California 94558. Phone: (707) 226·6228.

* * * * * • USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40j - 19th annual Nunlon, Friday and

&turday, October 8 and 9, 1976, Ed,ewater Hyatt House, Lon" Beach, California. Contact: John Youni, 363 South Topanp. BIn...) Topanga, California 90290. ~.

***** J • RETIRED NAYY OPTIciANS - PropOied. reunion In 19tf'

Contact: Fred Johnson, 45 East C.,llier Road, Scottsville, New York 14546.

.., * * * * • USS POLK COUNTY (LST·/olUJ Former erewmemben.,

reuruon. Contact: Frank 8mz, 204 Belden Drive, San JOIle, California, or Bill Hoppel, 717 Minel"ft St., Hayward, CIllfomia 94544.

* .., * * * • USS NEWTON - Ela:hth Reunion sinoe 1940 'lbanb.i:rini Day

mobilization on Oct. 23, 1976. All memben of the 24th, 25th and 28th Dlvisioos, 7th Battalion, U. S. N. R., Jeney City, N.J. Contact: Jerome J. Tutak, Sec~tary, 10 Adele, EdiIOn, N.J. 08817.

* .., * .., * • uss roA.mS (DE-685) - Reunion plln. now underway for all

former crew memben of the USS OOATES. Location: New Ir~ CoIUl. T1.me: r..te Odober 1976. Contact:" Robert V. Davis,.Iti. Rd., Bethany, Conn. 00525; Fred Well, 92 Meadowbrook Ct., Haven, Conn. 06516; or OlulN KUan, 1Uden Rd., Danbury, Conn. 06810. .

* * * .., * • TRANSPORT SQUADRONS VR·75I and VR-752 - Reunion, Oct. 23, 1976, Toml River, N.J., Confact: AD.IC John Nauahton, 103 Hardin. Dr., Bricktown, N.J. 08723 01" Cdr Harry D. CAnnon, 243 Ocnn Ave., Beacbwood, N.J. 08722.

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Zones Set for FY77 Promotions ... (ContilUltd [rom p-l)

LiIIt (ISL). you must hive been returned to an active status (or at least one year as of the date your selection board convenes to be elielble for consideration (or promotion.

Winant officers and chief warrant officers will be eligible for coo.sideration if they all! in an leti'>"! status and as of Sept. 30, 1978, (Fiscal Year 1978 board), wID have completed the following service in their present

. ~1»lY!pennanent ifades:

'-' • Temporary - Warrant orflcer,

W·l, to chief warrant officer, W·2 - one year; chief warrant officer. W·2 and W-3, to cllief warrant officer, W-3 and W-4 - four years.

• Permanent - Warrant orticer, W-l to chief warrant officer, W-2 - three years; chief war­rant officer W-2 and W-3, to chief warrant officer, w·a and W 4 - six years.

Officers of the Inactive Re· serve Nurse Corps Ilf elle:ib1e (or consideration for promotion if they are senior to the junior

~• - Corps officer ot the same

on actiw duty who has selected (or promotion.

Accordinaly, the promotion zones lor reserve olficers of the Nurse Corps will be establbhed upon fio,1 approval of the Fiscal Year 1977 (active duty) III!lec­tioo. boards for Nurse Corps officers.

Reportinil seniors of officers who are within a promotion zone are urged to ensure fitness reporbi for active duty for train· ing (ACDUTRA) and annual fitness report& are submitted to the ChieC of Naval Personnel in a timely manner to arrive prior to the convening date of the appro­priate board.

Individual officen should make sure that annual quallfica· tion questionnaires (AQQ's) are submitted promptly and that their J;l!rvice records are up to date before the selection board is scheduled to convene.

An orocer who is eligible to '- ) considered Cor promotion hu " -,a,.. 'd&bt to send a communica­

\. to the appropriate selection 1)tfard inviting attention to any matter oC record in the anned forces concerning himself that he considers important in hill cue. The communication may not criticize any oCficer or reflect upon the character, con­duct or motives of any orticer. This communication must arrive

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berore the convening date oC the selection board and should be addressed "to: President, Resene Selection Board, Bureau of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers· R31), Washiniton, D.C. 20370.

Officers selected Cor promo­tion will be required to establish their physical qualification Cor promotion prior to their appointment to the next higher grade being delivered. All orfi­cers who are to be considered by the FY'77 selection board are encouraeed to ensure that their physicals are current.

CNO Safety Award ••• (Contlnrmi from p-l)

ronnanees, in that no major mishap resulted from mainten­ance error."

Admiral Charbonnet added that no matter how a proaram b structured it cannot be termed "agaressive" unless it is atten· dant to "enlightened and ener­getic leadenhlp" - leaderiiihip which encourages and demands that each individual be alert to the t&skllat hand.

The award "testifies to the existence of that leadership and to the willingness oC everyone ' involved to take that extra step in providing the attention to detail necessary to accident pre­vention," he said.

NRA Conference Set fOT Philadelphia It is anticipated that Admiral

Charbonnet will accept the award Cor the entire Nlval Air Reserve Foree from Admirai Holloway in the near Cuture. The 23d annual national conference oC the

Naval Resene Association (NRA) will be held in Phil.qrlphla October 21·24. Theme of this year's

~ce will be Navy and Nation: Historically "-""'" .

The meetinil will open on Thursday (Oct. 21) with symposia for Staff Corps and specialist offi­cers. General sessions of the deleptes will be held on Friday and Saturday (Oct 22-23), with special presentations interspersed with association .... business.

Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf II will be lUest .. ker It the opening luncheon on

Thun;day and Deputy Assbt&nt Secretary of the Navy (Reserve Affairs) J. Palmer Gaillard Jr., will be guests speaker at the Friday awards luncheon.

Congressman F. Edward Hebert, lrom Louis­ilna, will be the guest speaker and honoree at the closing banquet. He will receive the NRA', highest award, the National Dbtingulshed Service Award in recoJOltion of his lonll service in Congress.

Vice Admiral P.N. Charbonnet Jr., Chief of Naval Reserve, will be among the many high ranldne: Navy nag and stalc olficers who will participate In the annual conference.

Runnen-up in , the com­petition are the Naval Air Train· ing Command and the Fourth Marine Air Wing {Marine Air Resene Training Command. Other commands in the compe· tltion included Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet; Naval Air Foree, Pacific Fleet; Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic Fleet; and F1eet Mar!ne Force, Paclnc Fleet.

608 Fnls 'Full House' Workload

'The dutiel and tasb per· fonned by a Naval Air station reserve unit on ACDUTRA are as diversified and varied III th05e of a naval air station starr itself .

NAS 608, attached to NAS Atlanta, Ga., recently com· pleted two weelus of ACDUTRA It NAS Corpus Christl. Enlisted and oCticer personnel of NAS 60S' worked with active duty personnel in almost every field, Including medical, air opera· tions, maintenance, admlnistra· tion, dental, enlisted dining, supply, photography, security and many others.

Trained to man a naval air station in the event of mobiliza· tion, either by replaclnil person· nel who are reassigned, supple­menting the personnel of the air station, or In reactivating a station, the unit's complement includes all rates required to do the necessary job.

On NAS 60S 's recent ACDUTRA, Cor instance, RM2 J. L. Cobb monitored the dlsas· ter control net while on com­munications watch; AC3 Shirley Williams controlled radar approaches to the field; Lieuten­ant Commander (Dr.) John A. Roush, Jr., MC, performed dental service and Petty Officer second class J. R. Patten;on worked in the NAAS Cabanill Field control tower. MS2 Tom D'angelo rolled batter Cor pies in the enlisted dininl hall, while EM1 K. R. Schultz qualified at the Corpus

·Christl pistol lIIlge. HM2 J. P. Andrews dispensed prescription drugs at the Naval Medical Center; AN J. M. Harrlniton worked in the maintenance department; ASAN Valerie Bush updated inCormation for the MAF/VmS board In the AIMD department and other personnel oC NAS 608 perfonned the mul­titude of jobs which serve to provide civilian sailors with the experience necessary for them to reach the high level of readiness needed in order to perform satis­Cactorily in the event of mobil­ization.

Runners Invited To Marathon

An invitation ahs been ex· tended by Maj. Gen. M.P. Ryan, USMC, Director of Marine Corps Reserve, to aU naval reservists to participate in the fint annual Marine Reserve Marathon in Washington, D.C. The 26 mile-3S5 yard olympic distance marathon will be held ' Nov. 7,1976.

Entry blanks are available Crom Marine Reserve Marathon, Col. J.L. Fowler (Code RESP), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. 20380. Entry lee Is $2.

Neither active duty Cor train· ing nOl drill credit will be allowed for participation In this event.

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VAdm. Gravely Assumes Third Fleet CommClld

Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Jr., USN has been assigned as Commander, U.s. Third Fleet. He formerly was commandant of the Eleventh Naval District.

Admim.! Gravely is the Navy's flISt black vice admiral and first black fieet commander. He has marked several other milestones during his naval career: fint

Thirteenth VPSquadron Establ~hed

The Naval Reserve's 13th pa­trol squadron was established at Naval Air Facility Detroit on July 1, 1976.

The unit carries the de!dgna­Uon of VP-93. originally com­missioned on Jan. 5, 1942 at Norfolk, Va. During World War II, VP·93 crews new PBY, in the North Atlantic and later moved to Brazil. It provided convoy cover, horizontal bombing and numerous rescue missions of downed allied aircIeWli. The squadron was redesigned VPB-126 in the middle of the war and was decommissioned on June 7, 1945.

The new VP·93 is command· ed by Cdr. E. J. Furdak, USNR,.R ot Plymouth, Mich. In civilian life Commander Furdak is a systems project manager for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He has served in numer­ous active and reserve squadrons and has an extensive antisub­marine warfare hackuound.

Other $taCf' officers include Cdr. R. B. Duxberry, executive officer, from Minneapolis and Lt. Cdr. C. R. Karisonn, USNR,. R (TAR), officer in charge, trom Sterling Heights, Mich_

'I1te squadron is manned by approximately 400 Naval Re­servists from Detroit, the Mid· west, and other areas of the country.

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Admiral HoUoway spoke on the Navy's curn:mt commit­ments, state of readiness and the relationship of the Naval Reserve to the Navy in the Total Force. "In my mind, talking about the Navy includes talking about the Naval Reserve," he told the assembled nag officers.

"I don't like to think about the Naval Reserve In any way but as part of the Navy, and I want you to think of it the same way. We are pushing Yety hanl. for the integration of this 'lbtal Force," he said.

The three-day eonference included a meeting of the eNO Reserve Mfairs Advisory Board, a specially appointed representa­tive group of inactive duty reserve nag otncers who consult with the CNO on select reserve matters via the Chief of Naval. Reserve, who serves as president of the board_

black executive officer and com­manding officer of a Navy ship; first black line <;.ptain and admiral; and one of the fIrst of two blacks to attend the Naval War College in Newport, R_I.

In discussing the new assign­ment, Admiral James 1.. HoUo­way ill, Chief of Naval Opera­tions, said, "Command at sea is not unusual for Admiral Gravely_ His career includes command of four surface ships and a crulser-destroyer group, U well as service in fIve other ships."

As commander of Third Fleet, Admiral Gravely ill respon­sible for guarding the western sea approaches to the United States and training the crews of ships deploying to the western

VADM.GRAVELV ... Third Fleet

Paclfic_ Third Fleet consists of approximately 100 ships and 60,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

Dayton Honored for

Community Service The A1med Forces Reserve Center in Dayton,

Ohio, has been named recipient of the Fy'76 Naval Reserve Community Service Award for its educa­tional usistance program. The unit sponsored an alternative middle school at the reserve center and an "upward bound" program which provided coUf:!¥!:! preparatory assistance for students.

Other winners in the annual awards competition were: first runner-up, Navy Wives Qub Chapter, Mt. iJfemens, Mich. (NAF Detroit); second runner-up, Naval Air Station SouUt Weymouth, Mass.; third runner-up, Mobile Construction Battalion, Detach­ment 0217, China Lake, Calif.; and fourth runner-up, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, San Bruno, Calif.

According to the selection board, made-up of seven CNA VRES staff members., the quality of all nominations was extremely high and reRects signifi­cant community service contributions by units con­cerned.

In announcing the winning organizations, VAdm. P. N. Charbonnet Jr., Chief of Naval Reserve, Slid "Personnel at all levels who participated in the program are to be commended for their initiative, unselfish deyotlon of time and effort and for the results achieved in their respective communities."

The program is sponsored by CNAVRES.

NAVAL RESERVE PERSONNEL CENTER

New Orleans, La. 70149

Official Business

The Otief of Naval Operations Sea Power Presentation Team at NARU Norfolk has been awarded CNO', Second Golden Centurion Award. The award is the fIrst of its kind and recognizes 2,000 presentation,s on the vital role of U.s. sea power_It wu presented 00 July 18 by RAdm. Robert 8. McClinton, USN, commander, Navy Recruiting Command, on behalf of the CNO. In October 1974 tboc.-.. Norfolk team was the fint in the nation 10 win the first GofI{ , Centurion Award for 1,000 presentations. Speaken at the praent"\-/ !ion included Congressman G. William Whitehurst, (Va.), a member of the House Anned Services Committee, and RAdm. David M. Cooney, USN, Chief of Information, NARU Norfolk's team was formed in 1971 under the leadership of RAdm. J. Russell Rohleder, USNR-R. Starting with only 17 piankowners, the team has grown to 40 members. All are Selected Reservists attached to NARU Norfolk and COMSIX units.

Three husband and wife "teams" are drilling reservists with NAS 3711, which trains at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque. N.M_ They are: ATC Phillip G. Durbin and YNI Pauline J. Durnin; AE2 William F. Long and YN2 Sylvia A. Long; and GMMC Nomert L. Waleke and DK2 Patricia A. Waleke. ·Ueutenant Commander Thom:£ E. Baynes Jr., USNR, JAGC, has been appointed a Judicial Fellow to the United States Supreme Court. His duties will include working on the administrative staff of the Chief Justice. A membeT of the USNR for 16 years, Commander Baynes serves u legal offil{ ofNAS 508 and drills at NARDET Opa Locka, AI. _. _ ~

More than 100 veterans from the Veterans Admini.stration Hospital and the Minnesota State Veterans Home were recently hosted to a picnic sponsored by the active duty and selected reservists of the Naval Air Reserve Detachment Twin Cities, Minn. More than 700 people attended, including Navy and Marine reservists, their families and honored guests. Ship Maintenance Repair Unit 2202 has refurbished a 4O-foot mobile home and set it up as an administrative office at the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, NJ. The mobile home, obtained from salvage at no cost to the government, was placed adjacent to USS FISKE (D0-842), the NRF ship supported by the unit. According to unit officials, the new administration office has reduced the travel time from the old offices to the ship and increued unit proficiency by an estimated 25 per cent ..

In the June issue of NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS, it was re­ported Patrol Squadron 68 (vp-68), NAS Patuxent River, Md. was named recipient of the fIrst liberty Bell Trophy fO£ antisubmarine warfare excellence. The entire squadron did not win the award; only Crew Number Two of that unit eamed the tropby. 11le liberty Bell Trophy is sponsored by the Naval Reserve A5SOciation and was pre­sented July 3 during the NAS Willow Grove Bicentennial "Salute tr America" air festiyal... . y

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