In reply addregs not the signer of this letter, but Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Refer to No.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT
B U R E A U OF NAVIGATION WASHINGTON, D. C.
6 Septsnibbsr 1922
1. tuthorieed Commissioned P e r s o n n e l . Tho question h.ving 'See3 S U I ~ n i t t e d t o t h e Attorney General a3 t o whether as: numbdr af ~ ; m ~ & ~ i q i \ e d o f f i c e r 8 of t h e a c t i v e l i s t of t h e line of the fJuvy shoild be com$ute& a t #e p r e s e n t time on the brrsi$ of the t o t n l ctut3arieed cniiatecf s t r e n g t h of t h e Navy a s provided i n t h e n c t ~ f !July 1, 1918, ( 3 ~on the btcsis al' the .;veru&e number of e n l i s t e d men ax" t h e IJnvy sia provided in tSae w t of July 1, 1922, t h e httorney General rendered the foflotding opinion:
''1 an of the opinion that the A c t of J u l y I , 1982 in reducing t o *% ES,000 the average nupber in t h e e n l i a t e d atren8th of %e Navy d u r i n g t h e f i s c a l year 1923 d e a l t solely w i t h t h e nctuql number of enllisted men who should be i n the service of the Navy during this lir4ited period, and t h a t it therefore did not a l t e r the figures previous3y f i x e d by congress for t&e mxirrruw w t h o r i s e d exp-nsion of the &?vy in case of emergency. I conclude t f u t the total number of commissiwmd officers of t h e a c t i v e l i s t of t h e line of the ihvy m y b e Qomputed a t t h e present time upon t h e basis of t h e totql au'thorized enlisted s t r e n g t h of 131,485 men 8s provided in the net of' July 1, 1938." 2, Revocation, ~f baointments of P e w Q f f i c a The Bureau w i l l s h o r t l y issue more definite Lnstruqtions i n tho Minun1 a6 t o t h e procedure $0 be followed by commanding Officere ip C R W S of reduction i n r a t i n g for inoompetenoy, w as a punishment. Cornroanding Offioers have variously interpreted the meaning of Article 24 of the Re&ulatianfi r e f e r r i n g t o the punishmmt of "reduction of any rating estabkished by himself'', Reduotion i n r a t i n g i s authorized by t h e Regulations bath 0.9 4 punishment f o r offenf.:i,; and f o r incompetenoy. The tiording '6y hiniselftt ipplies t o t h e o f f i c e of the Commafiding Officer Qx' a particchr ship op s t a t i o n , m d not t b t h e officer persoaallyc The detachment o f cz Oarinanding Officer cIop,s not t h e r e f o r e d e p r i v e his succes3or o f the? m t h o r i t y t o reduce, f o r pro2er cause, Lo the next i n f e r i o r r a t i n g any mzn who has prwviousiy G e m ndvariced t o a higher r a t i n g by t h e bnmanaing Officer 0.'' t h o s h i p or station t o which he is a t t a c h e d . Tranefer o f t h e mtln tcr -imther stntion however t e r -
minates t h i s a u t h o r i t y .
a u r e s u Yglics re blaptaint3_'. C ; o n c k n k Jt i s t h e p o l i c y of the durecu 3. t o c o n t i n u e o f f i c e r s in. the @ad@ni captain while a t sea i n conwnd u n i i l they hnve completed twca y s i r S ' G r L t i 8 8 r ?ha exigonbies of t h e Service iX+)-, of course, require $ m e exwdtims tQ t h i s r u l e , but it is hoped t h 3 t such excaptions will be ag few a$ p o s s i b l e .
Tho Xaw r e q u i r e s t h a t a t l e i s t two y e a r s ? sua s e r v i c e i n 3. c r u i s i n g v e s s e l i n t h a grade of c a p t a i n shali bc one of t h e p o i n t s 02 e l i g i b i l i t y prior t o s e l e c t i o n f o r promotion.
A c o n s i d e r a b l e number of ctAptains had u n t i l r e c e n t l y less thLn two y e a r s of such seriric(2, and t h e %reau endeavored t o g i v e such o f f i c e r s this necessary rcquirement t h d t t h e i r promotion might not be thereby hampered. This condition of l a c k i n g t h e r e q u i r e d two yearst sea service of capt a i n s has now besn Overcome, and it is n o t t h e intention t o chinge commanding officers, p a r t i c u l c r l y those commanding dreadnaught b a t t l e s h i p s , as has been necessary d u r i n g t h e p a s t two y e a r s while g i v i n g o f f i c o r s opp o r t u n i t i e s t o complete t h e r t q u i r o d amount of a e i s e r v i c e i n t%ir grade. It i s t h e i n t e n t i o n of the &w+nu t o g i v e captains, p r i o r t o t h e i r becoming high enough on the l i s t t o reasonably expect s e l e c t i o n , cmmxnd of n dreadnaught t h a t they m y appear i n the best l i g h t b e f o r e the Select i o n Board. It w i l l be conceded by a l l hands that it is d e s i r a b l e t o a v o i d f r e q u e n t changes i n t h e oommands of s h i p s ; and it is believed t h a t a c o n d i t i o n has now been a r r i v e d a t by :vhich changes will be less frequent than i n the p a s t .
By allowing c a p t a i n s t o remain two y e a r s a t se.:, it w i l l be necessary f o r t h o s e on shore t o remain n e a r l y t h r e e years. This c o n d i t i o n comes about through a c b b i n a t i o r , of circumstances. shore s t a t i o n s r e p r e s e n t t h l t the p r e s e n t number of' c a p t a i n s assigned is i n s u f f i c i e n t . There are a t sen fewer c a p t a i n s #an the Bureau's plans contemplate. For i n s t a n c e , it is the i n t e n t i o n t o p l a c e a c a p t a i n in command of' every d i v i s i o n of dest r o y e r s . Some of t h e a u x i l i a r y v e s s e l s now comnanded by commanders w i l l b e commanded by c a p t a i n s . These changes, however, m a s t be made slowly, as c a p t a i n s become due for sea. The q u e s t i o n will s o w confront the Bureau a s t o whether a c s p t a i n i t t h e t o p of t h e l i s t , who has a l r e a d y c o m m d e d a dreadnaught, shall a g a i n command a v e s s e l . Obviously he would compand no less t h a n a dreacnaught. This might p r e v e n t captains f a r t h e r down the l i s t from being a s s i g n e d t o commands commensurate with t h e i r rank. tTp t o t h e p r e s e n t tirre o f I i c e r s above t h e class of 1895 have been a s s i g n e d to Srecidmughts. It i f i l l not be long before t h e class of '95 1s considered e l i g i b l e f o r such c,;xman6s when they a r e due ?or se8*
4. T r a n s p o r t a t i o n of O f f i c e r s and Dependents. Due to t h e changes i n t h e law and i n order t o c o n s o l i d a t e t o b e t t e r advintage all t r a c a p o r t a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s in t h e Bureau, the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h i s a c t i v i t y was, on 1 & ~ l y1922, c o n c e n t r a t e i i n t h e S e c t i o n *4Recruitingani! Transportation". The o f f i c e r s on duty i n t h e Detail Section of Ofiicer Personnel Division r e c e i v i n g communic-itions from o f f i c e r s i n t h e s e r v i c e refer them t o "Rec r u i t i n g and T r a n s p o r h t i o n " f or a c t i o n .
The Bureau m s t have a t all times an a c c u r a t e account of t h e funds a v a i l a b l e l o r t r a v e l of officers, chargeable t o t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n V a y
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Reports frow o M i ers who hive been w t h o r ized by t h e Miscellmeous" d u r e a u t o i s s u e orders involving t r a v e l should Ilorc" prongtly be forwarded t o t h e dureau. The Bureiu has been g r z i t l y embarrassed by the delay in r e c e i v i n g these r e p o r t s . I
Requests f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n g o v e r m e n t conveyc:nce have been c ~ n siderably in e x c e s s of the space z v a i l 3 b l e . I t is n o t p o s s i b l e t h e r e f o r e :or t h e dureau to furnish, i n nany cases, t r m s p o r t a t i o n t b others than those l e @ U y entitled t o it Requests should therefore. alw2ys be confL e u 50 re-isonable requirements.
z y i i c i t i o n s from o f f i c e r s i n t e r e s t e a n %@ lheINaval #!? Exmining . board is 11s rripiilly 3s possible. There were sane t h i r t e e n hundred examimtions t : k e i i s i n c e LO June, 1922, 2nd it will. be s e v e r a l honths before t h e findi n g s in 7.11 02 these exziminztioiis w i l l be known.
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1 2 Septeube-r 1322,
Bureau o f N a v i a t i o n News Ehdietin Nc. 3&
The News B u l l e t i n is issued from t i m e to time C o place 1. before o f f i c e r s information concerning Bureau achr,5.viS.iast h a t It is not the 03je;t~ of +,he Furaau may be of g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t . t o p u b l i s h in t h e b u l l e t i n any orders o r i n s t r u c i ; i s , i s , b u t t o confine it simply t o such n a t t e r s as w i l l g i v e P, b e t t e r undessttandi n g o f t h e Bureau's aims and p o l i c i e s as well as R fair a p p r e c i a t i o n of some of i t s d i f f i c u l t i e s .
2. E n l i s t e d Man, Replacement and. .Losse,s, To maintain the Navy a t 869.Qo9men, about 38,903 recruits will be n c s e s m r y t h i s year e s t i m a t i n g the number of reenlistments a t 505, Report f o r the week ending 31 August 1922 shows: Reoruiting Atlantia Pacifio S t a t iona Flea6 Fleet 1st e n l i s t m e n t s 729 8 c re-enlistment s 143 1-3 33 2 66 4.4 extensions
For t h e remaining 43 weeks of t h e year; we should average 767 r e c r u i t s per week in order t o keep t h e anlisted'personilel a t 86900D. There are 685 o f f i o e r s and men on r e c r u i t i n g duty at the 33 The avarclge number of r e c r u i c o > e r week so r e c r u i t i n g stations, far has been a t r i f l e over one per man on r e c l r u i t i n g duty,
The average c o s t per r e o r u i t f o r J u l y was $55.98 based on o f f i c e rent, a v e r t i s i n g , s t a t i o n e r y , and transportaLion t o t r a i n i n g The c l o t h i n g g r a t r r i t y amounts t o $!.OUL 00 per r e c r u i t . station, I n addition, t h e r e is the time spent by the r e c r u i t a t t h e Training Sta'tion, and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n from Training Station t o F l e e t t h a t must This i s bc: met before t h e Navy g e t s m y r e t u r n " f r o n tha r e c r u i t , a p a r t from t i e pay and s u b s i s t e n c e of r e c r u i t s and o f f i c e r s and men engaged i n r i j c r u i t i n g and t r a f n i n g , and does. not i n c h i l e naintenance of t r a i n i n g stations. It is e a s i l y seen t h e r e f o r e $>at replacenent of losses i n personnel i s expensive.
The market f o r r e c r u i t s varies considerably i n . d i f f e r e n t , I n July I Philadelphia furnished $,ha lnrgest r!mber localities. of e n l i s t m e n t s , 273 Raleigh, N.C. wcle second wS.th 150; and P o r t The c o s t par r e c r u i t for transportation, land, Oregon, l a s t with 23.
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Omaha r e c r u i 5 s cos, $134.22, t h o s e from Snn Francisco and Bnltimort: about $20.90 eacha
etc, v a r i e s g r e a t l y .
The nunbar o f r e c r u i t s r e q u i r e d depends on l o s s e s t o the Navy through d i s c h a r g e , d e a t h , d e s e r t i o n , e t u . , Less t h e number of' r e e n l i s t n e n t s , The F l e e t c a n exei*cise -ihe g r e a t d s t i n f luonce on r e c r u i t i n g by reduci-ng t h e number of d i s s k . r g o s 3%e Navy gdts a laCl$ i n o t h e r t h a n honorable and ordinary. vestment a n t h e r(r?cru-it who stays 4 y e a r s who goes o u t with He t o o should be the Navy*s bast rea n honsrabJe disaharge. c r u i t i n g agent, 3, LonF: Distancc: C ~ l l s , The Department i s endmvoring t o This c a n be done if a l l cut down corufiulunication expenditures. hands cooperate but t h i s Bureau s t i l l r e c e i v e s c?11s, t h e s u b j e c t i n some mztter o f which could be handled by l e t t e r Oi* dospci?ch, cases t h e b u s i n e s s under d i s c u s s i o n i s more o r l e s s parsonrll and should p r o p e r l y be p a i d f o r by t h e i n d i v i d u a l ori.g;nzting t h e c a l l . O f f i c e r s telephoning t o t h o Bureau on p e r s o n a l b u s i n e s s shou1.d make c e r t a i n t h a t the chnrges have been s e t t l e d i n full with t h e Station from which t h e c a l l o r i g i m t e d .
It i s hopad t o have ready f o r New Uniform Regulations. 4 i s s u e w i t h i n a s h x t t i u e t h e new Uniform Regulztions. I n a Circul a r L e t t e r i s s u e d by t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e Navy, t h e a t t e n t i o n of o f f i c e r s is c a l l j d t o t h e n e c e s s i t y of s t r i c t cocipliance with t h e Uniform Regulations and t h e t a k i n g of p r i d e i n one's nppeurmce. Hz s t a t e s t h a t ?-
"It is with
growing concern t h a t t h e Department sees SOiiW o f f i c e r s t o be c a r e l e s s i n their p e r s o n a l appesrance. 'tiMctny t i , s e s when u n i f o r m a r e c o r r e c t t h e i r c o r r e c t n e s s i s rmrred by t h e l a c k of arnartness i n t h e o f f i c a r , o r , i n o t h e r words, a l a c k of P r i d e , 11S o f t c o l l n r s i r e occn s i ons l l y s een , not w i th s ti?nding t h e o r d e r s a g a i n s t t h e n ; also, c o l l a r s t h a t do not correspond t o t h e type p r e s c r i b e d by t h e Regulations f o r a g i v c n u n ~ f o w ~ i ; k n i t t e d t i e s d r e p r e v a l e n t , non-regulation w'.ist,;,o :'I e . slouchy caps, e t a . I n Addition t o t h e s e i r r e g u 1 : r i t i e ; soine o f 3 C a s a r e careless i n leaving t h e i r coats unbcttoned, wzlki-ig n i t h t h e i r hands i n t h e i r pockets and smoking on t h e s c - c e k , a!.l of which tend t o lower t h e p r e s t i g e of t h e Navy i n t h e e y a of c i v i l i a n s md r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s , 2.
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The Bureau d e s i r e s t h a t s p e c i a l e f f o r t be made t o c o r r e c t t h i s c o n d i t i o n and that c a r e l e s s i r r e g u l c r i t i e s ba i n d i v i d u a l l y poirked o u t and c o r r e c t e d , It i s hoped t h a t t h e n e c e s s i t y will n o t a r i s e f o r t h e S e c r e t a r y t o a g a i n c a l l a t t e n t i o n t o t h e appearance d f o f f i c e r s i n t h e i r uniforms, 5, D r a f t for Paci$& Fleet, The CMUMONT s a i l s today from N o r f o l k f o r San Francisco and Manila with a d r a f t of about 1QO'Ornenf o r t h e P a c i f i c Fleet.
6. Conf irrnation o f %w!natixs fgr P r ornutionst Since t h e recent opinion o f t h e Attorney General t o t h e e f f a c t t h a t t h e r a t i o of officers t o e n l i s t e d p e r s o r n e l i s based on 4% of t h e a u t h o r i z e d streilgth 131,485 i n s t e a d of on 66,Q(EP, i n f o r mation has been r e c e i v z d t h a t t h e r e c e n t nominations wculd b e confirmed by the Senate b e f o r e adjournment w i t h i n t h e next t w o weeks. 7. Estirnat,es 1924, The Bureau has completed i t s e s t i m a t e s f o r t h e F i s c a l Year 3924, and submitted them t o t h e Budget Officer E s t i m a t e s were submitted b o t h f o r a n of t h e Havy Department, e n l i s t e d s t r e n g t h o f 86,000 and 96, QOO. I I
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NAVY DEPdiTMDK! Burzau of Neavi8cition.
13 September, 19232. Orders issued t o Officers under d a t e of 11 Septmbzr, 1922, Condr.Chxles CI H w t i g m Comdr ,Uexnndzr S. Yladsworth LtCorndr .Thomas C , Kinkaid
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Lieu t Ha r ry Adam s Lieut, Nathan B
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Lieut.Xudwig YJe Gumz Lieut. Joseph H e i l LieutoOscar H. IiOltLXin Lieut Same1 li. Hurt LieuLCharles D. Leffler Lieut,Mays L. Lewis Lieut , d i l l i a n A. S , hlacklin Lieut d a r l i l , Morris Lieut .tiugh S i n c l a i r U ( jg)Eiorner B. Davis L t ( j g ) Carl B. Forth
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L t (jg)Marcus L. Kurta
L t ( j g ) Willment P . Martin L t (jg)Stonewall B S t a d t l e r Ens.Myron F. Zddy
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Ens. 'Jard C. Gilber t
Det ,USS Delaware; t o Bu.Ordnance Navy Dept .Viash.DC Det.USS C.mopus; t o i c n e Coordinator I Corps Area Boston, Mass. To S t a f f of Coradr U ,S. Nav .Detachment i n TLan kish
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kiaters Orders 8-21-22 revoked, continue Rece3ving Ship PhiladelpBia , Pa, Det,Board Inspection $s Survey Mavy Dept. ; t o Aircraft Sc,uadrons, B a t t l e F l e e t . Orders t o USS Woodbury cancelled t o USS Charleston Det.WSS Bridge; t o Naval Proving Ground Indianhead Bld. Det.USS Isharwood; to Nav.Xcademy Litmapolis, Md, i)et,USS Denebola; t o fJava1 Acadeny Annapolis, Md. 3 e t .US3 Lardner ; t o idaval Academy Annapolis, Md. Det .USS fdaury ; t o Naval hctxdeny t h n a p o l i s , Md USS blacDonough; t o USS Robert Smith. 3et.liSS E d s a l l ; t o itaval Acadeny Annapolis, Md. Det.USS Ortolan; t o USS S i r i u s . USS S t o d d e r t ; t o USS r h l l e r . 9et.USS Vestal; t o a s s i s t a n t t o Naval Inspector of biachinery Bethleheri Shipbuilding Corp. %n Francisco, C a l i f . USS Blacdonough t o USS Robt.Snith Orders cancelled USS r'arragut; to USS Nicholas. Orders USS Farquhar; t o USS h l l e r cancelled. Det. : \ i r c r a f t Squadrons Battle F l e e t ; t o Naval A i r S t a t i o n P e a r l harbor T.B. Det.Staff Coindr, i n Chief Pac,r'lt. ; t o USS C a l i f o r -
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Zns, Yilliam F. Jannings Sns. Josephus M. Lieber (Supply Corps) Ens.Alfred L. Lind Ens .George C e Meilsen Ens,Dewey G. Porter Sns, iiirillian & Swanston
Ens. Ro land 3, Waller Capt.Robert 1:. Kennedy (Medical Corps) Capt .Theodore Yi. Richards ( I h d i c a l Gorp s)
Uet.Nava1 Academy Annapolis Md. ; t o Pacific F l e e t . I)&. Ninth Naval D i s t r i c t ; t o Navy Yard New York Id.Y Det.USS Sirius; t o Receiving S h i p N e w York, S . Y . Det .Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp San Franc i s c o , Calif. ; t o USS Vestal, u e t . S t a f f Coadr. i n Chief Pac.Flt. ; t o Gal if o r n i a Det.USS 5-14: t o USS Buffalo. Det.Nava1 Air S t a t i o n P e a r l Harbor T . 8 . ; t o A i r c r a f t Squadr om B a t t l e Fleet. get .Board I k d i c a l dxm i n e r s Navy a e p t . ; t o connand Nava 1 Hospital Annapolis, i.3d. @ e t . c a n a n d Naval Moq i t a 1 Annapolis Md,; t o Menber Board of Medical 3xaminers and Baval R s t i r i n g Board Navy Dept. ibshington, D.C, I
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Orders i s s u e d under date of 11 Septenber, 1922,
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L t Conidr LaI t e r C + Espach (Medical Corps) Lieut, George B Do wling (Medical Corps) L i eut Fred J . Eakins (Medical Corps) L i m t . Nouston B , P i t e (Medical Corps) Lieut ,Henry P , Merrill (hredical Corps) Zieut, J a m s 3. P o r t e r (Medical Corps) Lieu& Joseph L, Schwartz (Medical Corps) Lieut .Talmadgi? Wilson (Medica1 Corps ) Liect, Leslie T. Conditt I)
ZtCondr ,Maurice H, Karker (Supply Corps) Lieut.Russel1 L, K i t t r e l l e iSupply Corps) L t ( j g ) Leon I. Sinith (Supply Corps) , Ens .Robert H, i'jhitaker (supply Corps) Gun, Nei 1 ,ivery Gv;n.Ralph S , Lunney CMkch. Louis Verbrugge ChCarp,Patrick S a r s f i e l d Carp. V i l l i a m G. McIntyre Carp,John Y. Paul d?Clk,John G, Gruebele
Det.USS h r o n j t o duty with U.S, Veterans Bureau Manila, P.I. Det,Naval Medical School '$!ashington, D.C, j t o Xsk.t5c S t a t i o ne Det,li'SS Rochester; t o Assistant Medical Officer Best. Squadm.n Nine I Det,Submrinz Base H a q t o n Roads Va, ; t o USS Texas, Det,Receiving Ship N e w York M . Y . ; t o Asiatic S t a t i o n , %jt,USS Arctic; t o Naval Training S t a t i o n , San Francisco Calif t Det.Naval S t a t i o n Iiawaii; t o Receiving Ship San Francisco, Cali?, Det.Nava1 B o s p i t a l Pearl Harbor T.H. ; t o Naval S t a t i o n , Hawaii F)et,Xarine Barracks P a r r i a I s l a n d S.C. ; t o Receiving
To %avy Supply Depot So.arooklyn, 8.Y. Det,Navy Yard Pug& Sound %ash. ; t o treatment Mavd HoBpital ~ ~ a s h i n g t o nD,C. , Det,Receiving Barrarrks Hampton Roads Va, ; t o Havy Yzrd N e w York P?,Y, Det,R/Earracks Maxpton Roads Va. i to supply officer Div, 42 on USd Reuben JamesI Det.USS Wyorning; t o Officer i n Charge Naval Radio S t a . Cayey, P.R. bet.Receiving Ship San Francisco C a l i f . ; t o Navy Yard % g e t Sound, bfash, Pet,USS i l j a x ; to Naval Station Cavite. bet.USS Chaunont; t o 1hvy Yard Zew York, N.Y. Det.USS Tennessee; to Navy Yard Mare Island, Calif. Det. Navy Yard New York N , Y . ; t o USS Tennessee Pet.USS P r a i r i e ; t o NavaZ Base San Di<ego, C a l i f ,
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21 Septemb er 1922. BUREM, OF NAVIGATION NEVJS BULLETIN sf4. The B u l l e t i n issued by the Morale Tjivision w i l l Articles bearing on Morale A c t i v i t i e s will be included i n t h e Bureau's News Bulletin.
1. Morale Bulletin. be discontinued.
2. I n s t r u c t i o n f o r SPecial Ratinzs, The Bureau Circular Letter No. 41-22 j u s t issued states that about 70% of tha e n l i s t e d p a r s o m e l t o be r a t e d nust receive i n s t r u c t i o n afloat rather than a t t r a d e schools; and gives a l i s t of books, used for s e l f i n s t r u c t i o n ccurses which may be obtained on a p p l i c a t i o n t o the Bureau. 3. P i l o t a a e Costs and C a n a l Tolls, The passage of t h e Blackhawk, Saprlo, and destroyers through the Suez Canal r e c e n t l y cost t h e Iiavy $52,275. This is a large portion of t h e Bureau's yearly allotment f o r p i l o t a g e , t o l l s , etc. It i s more than ever necessary t o sewre t h a cooperation of a l l i n reducing the expenditures during the remainder of t h o year for pilotage, towage, wharfage, canal t o l l s , pontoon h i r e , i c e breaker h i r e , custom, inspection and buoy h i r e , all of which are paid f o r from t h c Bureau's p i l o t a g e alLotment Tho Bureau will shortly issue an order Mileago far E n l i s t e d b'len. requiring e n l i s t o d man t o designate a t l e a s t t h r e e months i n advance of the e x p i r a t i o n of their enlistments whether they d e s i r e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o t h e i r homes or t o the place of t h e i r enlistments. For some time, the Bureau has been aware of last minute changes of e n l i s t e d men ab t o t h e i r wishes i n t h i s respect a t considerable c o s t t o the Bureau's t r a n s p o r t a t i o n approp r i a t i o n . Cases have occurred where men with hornus near t h e East C a s t , who e n l i s t e d o n the Viest Coast, have t a k e n advantage of t h e s i t u a t i o n i n order t o get maxinum mileage from the Government. 4.
There is a t present before Congress l e g i s l a t i o n which provides f o r t h e payment of 'ransportation t o place of e n l i s t n u n t only. This l e g i s l a t i o n , i f passed, would>f course c o r r e c t this condition. 5. New Books. Thirty-two l a t e publications of 1922 have been ordered shipped to t h e larger ship and station l i b r a r i e s . Special a t t d n t i o n i s i n v i t e d t o %Gibbons Introduction t o World P o l i t i c s " , i n which t h e author, contrary t o many writers, does not b e l i e v e any g r d t changus i n n a t i o n a l a s p i r a t i o n s r e s u l t e d from t h e 'viorld War. Basides tbe l a t e s t papular f i c t i o n "The Life and Lettors of \{alter H. Page, Late &ntasaador t o Great B r i t a i n " is incllided.
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6. Avoidable losses O Y Discharge. Tho Bureau has issued a l e t t e r t o the Recruiting S t a t i o n showin8 that t h e underage and medical discharges of r e c r u i t s a t one t r a i n i n g s t a t i o n in two weeks represanted a c o s t o f $12,950 from which the Navy secured no r e s u l t i n g benefits.
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1. Examination t'p Promotion. Eue to t h e readjmtment of ranks i n the several corps, t h e Bureau has, within the past eighteen months, issued many orders for examinations for promotion. Practically all offiaers due for promotion have now been ordered and it is hoped that a l l pending c&ses will be oltdared up bg 1 Novcmber, 1922. 2. The Bureau constantly receives requests t o delqy these examinations for various reaaons. The principal reason given i s lack of t i m e for the officers t o prepare for them. The Bureau has complied with these requests as far 8 s practicabh, but the time has now arrived when further delays w i l l serve no usef'ul purpose. It is believed that offioera should be able t o prediot within mrrow l i m i t s when they may expeoC t o be promoted. To a s s i s t Chose who may be interested, the following l i s t shows the junior officer i n enoh rank, Line and S t a f f , as of 15 September 19=, Line
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3. Assinnment of O f f i c e r s . The Bureau i s i n const-tnt r e d e i p t of r e q u e s t s f r o n s h i p s and s t y t i o n s f o r tho Lssignmtmt t o t h o s e p a r t i c u h r s t i l t i o n s OS o f f i c e r s h-.ving S p e c i a l q w l i f i c n t i o n s a s t o rank or experienc2, It should be readily understood t h a t the Bureau, with t h e l i m i t e d number of experienced o f f i c e r s a v a i l a b l e , i s unable t o meet a l l such r e q u e s t s a,zd r u s t m k e such assignment of' o f f i c e r s as w i l l b e s t meet the needs of' t h e Service as a whole. I
4 , Navy Dax. The Navy League of t h e United S t a t e s has d e s i g n a t e d October 27th a s Navy Day t o r e c a l l p a s t s e r v i c e s of the Navy and t o emphasize its value t o the Nation i n peace as w e l l as i n war. The S e c r e t a r y o f t h e Navy h a s d i r e c t e d t h e Naval Service t o assist i n so f a r a s p o s s i b l e i n making t h i s day a success. The League has w r i t t e n t o the Governors of the S t a t e s and t o s e v e r a l thousand e d i t o r s throughout the c o u n t r y , and. the rnovement has been r e w i v e d v e r y favorably i n p r a c t i c a l l y all. q u q r t e r s . 'Ihe Navy has taken a s i t s keyn o t e on this day "Americanism and t h e Navy's Mission i n Time of Peace."
5. Unii'ornr Reaulations *l"o1lowing are p r i n c i p a l . chan&es i n Uniforv Kegulations that have been approved and s e n t t o the p r i n t e r : of d i f f e r e n t uniforms modified i n p a r t ; and uniforms t o be worn on d i f f e r e n t occasions, s l i g h t l y a l t e r e d fx*wformer p r a c t i o e due t o a b o l i t i o n 01 s p e c i a l %ll Dress c o a t .
(a) Designation
(b) Adoption of r a i n c o a t f o r e n l i s t e d men.
( c ) Mess-jacket t o be continued. (d) Uniform f o r a v i a t o r s t o be same as f o r all o t h e r o f f i c e r s , doing away w i t h the brown. (e) Retention
of b r a s s k z t t o n s on overcoat.
(f) Authorization of m i n i a t u r e medals for %vening Dress uniform. (g) Broadening crown
of' caps of o f f i c e r s and ohief p e t t y o f f i c e r s .
(h) Wearin& of dungarees under c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s a u t h o r i z e d f o r a l l ratings.
(i) No change i n t h e E p a u l e t t e a . (j) Corps Devi.ce f o r warrant o f f i c e r s t o be worn on the s l e e v e , same as t h a t forn:erly worn on t h e o o l l a r .
(k) Uniform for r e s e r v e o f f i c e r s t o be same as f o r r e g u l a r of f i o e r s . (1) Folding collars, i n s t e a d of stand-up m l l a r s , f o r all unifclrms except evening d r e s s blue,
(m) Collar and c u f f s on o v e r s h i r t and d r e s s jumper made s l i g h t l y narrower. (n) Chief p e t t y o f f i c e r s t o wear fore-in-hand t i e i n s t e a d of bow t i e ; cooks and stewards t o wear t h e bow t i e . (0)
Overccats f o r cooks and stewards t o be s a m as f o r chief p e t t y o f f i c e r s .
(p) Service s t r i p e s , one f o r each four y e a r s of s e r v i c e i n s t e a d of f o r eaoh p e r i o d of e n l i s t m e n t .
(4) The new r e g u l a t i o n s w i l l c o n t a i n t h e l a w s a g a i n s t unauthori tmd wearing of t h e uniform and d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a g a i n s t the uniform. It goes i n t o g r e a t e r d e t a i l regarding the i s s u e of uniform o u t f i t s t o e n l i s t e d men, and covers l a t e s t o r d e r s regarding t h e i s s u e , care and marking of bags and hammocks@ The new Uniform Regulations w i l l g o into effect upon receipt of D e p a r t m n t Order *