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( I t is requested t h a t the Nwm B u l l e t i n b s cin?uulttted amng all o f f i c o m and that i t e m crf i n t e r e s t t o en7,iste:d Fen be prib'lished t o them).
The officers: bost qihzlified t o expross an o p i n f m
on the above sribjjoct a r e thc: Recruitin$ Officers, wlio a m i n d a i l y contact w i t h the -oublic, and a r e i n a Tositig:i t c know vhet'her there would be any d i f f i c u l t y i n m k i n g enlistments f o r a s t r a i g h t six-year period, Tho question was, ther3fore, rsforrod t o thscn f o r an expression of o p i n i o n r Thirty-one o f f ic em replied. Tventy-nine Wex@ unThe t w o favorable t o a six-year enlistment, and two i n f a v o r of i t , who a r e i n favor of i t come f r o m D i s t r i c t s which hsvc n o t been h i t b y t h e wave of i n d u s t r i a l prosperity, which is consider63 p a r t l y responsible f o r mducing enlistments i n t n s -past faw mnths frorc 900 t o 340 p r week, and applicants from 2000 t o 950 p e r -$leek. Vhere Recruiting Officers favorably consider a six-year pcrkod a t all, they qualify i t by redwing the age l i m i t t o sixteen years, NEtny Recruiting Officers consider t h a t tne present few-year term f o r f i r s t enlistments is too long t o secure r e c r u i t s i n tho necessary nurrber and q u a l i t y under the prevailing i n d u s t r i a l
condi&iom,
Lbout two years ago when r m r u i t s V J Q ~alloved t o choose the tw, throe o~ four-year enlistments, about 95% preferred T3e l a r g e nurrb-er of threa-ysar e n l i s tments t h e two-year period. mde a t t h a t time were due t o t h e r u l e that 8 mn wns reqntred t o e n l i s t f o r thme y e w s i n order t o secure zssignment t o a T s d e School. Nany of the most desirable qpplicants now refme t o s a i i s t f o r a period of f o u r gears ; i n s o m D i s t r i c t s this nmbeir alrounts t o SO$,
2, Botioua PictpaFesc The Dvy â‚Źlotion Picture EsrcMbgf3 has recently been able t o obtain f r o m various f i l m producers rang pictures i n -:hat is krpown as a p e - r e l c a s e stat= This has g r e a t l y Wproved the quality of the mvy Tfiotion Picture Exchaage library. Them a r e a l l first q u a l i t y pictures, vhich, when I n t h e i r pre-release status are only shmn a t f i r s t rwn Eoving piCd ture theatres. On account of tbe eontracts e x i s t i n g between the f i l m prodmers and theatres showlng t h e e lsfctnres, i t was only a f t e r positive assurance by t h e Notioa Picture Exchange Officer that these victures would not be shavn a t shore e s t a b l i s h m n t s u n t i l release from the- pr%-reltsse status that th.3 %ivy has been able t o obtain them. A t p r w e n t , they are sent o u t t o seagoing units i n b r i @ t red cam which c o n t a i n the imcriptiont f'Pre-mlease F i l m Not t o be EZchibited a t Shorn Stations un&x aay C i s u m s t a m c e s r t 0338s 3.m t o be re-painted s l a t e c o l o r with a four i m h red band aroundtk center and unti3 sufficient length, of time h'is passed for a23 cam t o be re-pinted, them w i l l be pre-releZse pictures i n cam pintcad e n t i r e l y red as well as cans containing the b r i g f i t rad s t r i p e above wnt ione 8.
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3. Athletics. The Bureau of 1Bvigatio;n wishes t o announce to the Service that the Xavy'has joined the Rational .Wteur _lthtletic Federation of America, This Fedemtion was organized and 'iauxhed b y the coribined e f f o r t s of the Arq, t'ne mvy, t h e mtfonal ColIeg5ate A t W e t i O Association, t h e Boy Soouts of mepica, the Y.BL/Lc&., and the slrerican W i c a l Education Association, while nang o t h e r orgardZatiotX3, although mot a c t w ' l l y associated v i t h its i n i t i a t i o n , l e n t their a f d I'he mission of t h i s Federation and hotv it intolmlrd its fornation, tends t o fulfill the reprllirements of its mission are quoted from its: c o n s t i t u t i o n as follows t A, b i t e all o r g i n i B a t i o n s of a pernarnent chiwacter aybich are natulal i n scope, and which @re actively interested i n the promotion of amtcur a t h l e t i c s atxl o t h e r form of physical retcreation, B1 Aid the constituent organizations of tho F c d e p t i o n i n t h e i r e f f o r t s t o improve and place wholesome &%ysical activ i t i e s w i t h i n t h e reach of all. C. study the b e s t methods of furthering the develapmmt of t h e j+,ysfcal, social, and m o e l well-being sf a l l classes o f individuals through p r t i e i p t i o n i n wholesom @qsical activities. D. E m a t e its c o w t i t u e m y in p r t i c u l a r , the public i n general, regarding t h e fuwtion anci value of ynjrsic31 a e t i P i t Sea when properly c o nduc t od. E, Adopt, foxndate, and p&lish princip&es, standards, and rules governing the @mcs a n d events t o be promted. F. Emcouzage a11 farm of amtsar a t h l e t i c s and p s t i r n e s , and through the constituent o r g t n i z a t i o n s , o r as a F e d e r a t i o n , if the same is advisable t o pronate and stimulate s t a t e , sectiorra l and natiotB1 championships,
G, F o s t e r i n t e r e s t i n the International Olympic Gana and excourage the p r t i c i r a t i o n o f roprisentatives of the United States i n these events, The Federation has been in actual operation for one year aud has nearly doubled its rnedmrship,
On April 17th. i n Neu York, there was held the f i r s t meeting The 1Jat.y was of the Executive Comnittee of t h e OZympio ,Issociation. represented by Captain C. R, Train, Bureau of Xavipptioa.
The Olynpic Assmfiation is the outcome of t h e mre o r less unsatisfactory conditions which elnaratcsd from the OlyEpic Cowittee. The Olympic Cornittee was not s a t i s f a c t o r y t o t h e XawJ n o r was t h e proposed m w Olympic &sociation u n t i l its consstit,urtlon was changsd which permitted no one organizatioix t o have c o n t r d of t h e Olympic Barns. As c&,ns;tituted a t present the Olynpic .&sociation is representative of the country, and 130 one organi%ationvrill c o n t r o l it. 4,
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The sqmdron wsses around north of Scotland going ta and returaing from Copa9Sget.t. ItirBrarg based on speed of 10, krtaots, Target praoticcs on Southern Dzill Grounds during period 18 t o 27 Angust. During the period 20 April t o 15 5. Special Time S i m l s : October 1923 $ha Bval Observatory w i l l sen& out a special time sigzxtl daily at 4:OO am, 75th Xerfdian t i m , f o r use of the C@ast and Geodetic Survey i n c o n n e t i o n with survey work i n Alaska. This s i g a a l is transmitted only v5a t h e &val B d i o Station a t &mapolis, Xd, The regular time signals are tr;tmmitted via B n n a p l i s and Mizagton a t &on and 10 pm., 75th Merid%amtime, and v i a lalad telegraph l i n e s at Noon,
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1. E n l i s t e d Perssiinel: A t t e n t i m 3f t h e S e r v i c e i s invi-hed t;, the n e c e s s i t y 3f S r i i ~ l g ai ~ bm ~ t~ m3re r e e n l i s t ments i n 3rdcr t o keep tr.eii?ed Den i n t h e IJavy and reduce t u r n - m e r i n persDnne1, The f D l l w J i n G t a b l e shwus f3r each year t h e percen-gc r e p r e s e n t e e b y the f r a c t i o n : Reenlistments and e x t e n s i m s 1,Ien e n t i t l e d t r , r e e n l i s t znd extecsiDnse E'escenta.ge
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It i s x a l i z e d t h a t p r e s e n t i n d u s t r i a l c m d i t i e n s in t h e United S t a t e s a r e favorable and appeal t 3 men wh9 are being d i s c h a r g e d , but i t i s believed i f e x t r a e f f o r t i s naae by t h m e cmcerned m3re men can be r e t a i n e d . I i e c r u i t i n g S t a t i s t i c s week encting 26 A p r i l 1 9 2 3 : T 3 t a l 1st e n l i s t m e n t s required. f w year ending 1 July 1 9 2 3 [ c s t i m z t e d ) . + a 1st e n l i s t n e n t s 1 J u l y 1 9 2 2 $ 3 26 Lpr. 1 9 2 3 . 25519 D e d u c t i m s due t 3 undezpge znd physical d i s a b i l i t y dischzrgea. 1606
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Net 1st e n l i s t m e n t s . e e 1st e n l i s t m e n t s t o be 3btsined by 1 July 1923, P x week ending 26 i ' p r i l 1925: 1st e n l i s t m e n t s . , 327 Reenlistments, e e e 67 Extensi3ns. 0 TDtal. e s s 394 e
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With t h e s e f i g u r e s as c? b a s i s it i s estimated- t h a t t h e o f f i c e r s i n d i c a t e d t e l 9 : : r:i17 be t h e juniors in %M grades 3n t h e d a t e s i n d i c a t e d : FiSZ-lkS
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1. Desertion: The o t t m t i o n o f ~ 1 officers 1 i a invited t o t h e f o l l o ~ ~ 4 . usqt c . t i s t i c s c o v e r f n F a n u m b a o f y c c r s in regcrd t o a e s e r t i o n s i n t h e N z ~ y : Yen r
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The Bureru reerets t o n o t e t h 3 t t h e gmcr?ntt:ge of des e r t i o n is i n c r e p s i n p c n d d e e i r c s spt?cj.~1qff'orf be m d e t o reduce i t ,
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Deductions due t o undersge cnd p h y s i c a l discbility d i s c k r p s , , 1'643 Net 1st. e n l i s t m e n t s . . -24,270 I s t , e n l i s t m e n t s t o be a b t c i n e d by 1 July '23-10,730
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A Chq1Z:in r e c e n t l y a s s i g n e d t o new Zducztionnl Courses: ~~ d u t y found an oneninp t o lzunCh c campiipn nrith the N E T T Educat i o n e l Corresnondence Courses, and c s c r e s u l t closes h i s monthl y =mort a s f o l l o w s : I -
“It h z s nlrezdjr been demonstrcted t h r t success i n t h i s work i s cornmensuxtc irrith t h e cmount Lna c e r e f u l n e s s of t h e s w e r v i s i o n pioen t o i t , b o t h from t h e p e r s o n c l s t c n b o i n t and i n keeaine of records, The ;lverC;ge mzn needs h i s i n t e r e s t s t i m u l s t e d f r o m time t o t i m , e s u e c i - r l l y when t h e v o r k become$ d i f f i c u l t o r o t h e r c c t i v i t i e s tend t o i n t e r fere. The9 t o o , i t r e q u i r e s c o n s t z n t v i y i l c n c e t o keep t h e strezm o f resignmcnt p z p e r s rnovicg from t h e The s a t i s f z c t i o n t o student t o i n s t r u c t o r 2nd b z c k cxpcin, t h z %ducstfon:<1O f f i c e r , however, i n s e e i n p t h e r e v i v i n g mentcl z c t i v i t y End zDprecirLtion of‘ t h a v r l u e of study, nmply r e p a y s -11 t h e e f f o r t expended”, The Burecu 5 s much i n t e r e s t e d ‘ i n %he s u c c e s s of t h e Msvg Educationsl CorrcsDondence ’Cour8es, which will aweken i n t e r e s t fmonP r e c r u i t s rnd l e s s e n DcrGonnel t u r n - o v e r , Last week cou.rses of s t u d y were f i n i s h e a on llStorr.ee B r t t e r i e s ” and “lubr i cation’’,
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