further transferred from the Naval Reserve Force to the Naval Reserve on July 1, 1925. (Class F-3.) (d) Men who served in the Navy prior to July 1, 1925, who were either in the Navy or Naval Reserve Force on that date or who reenlist with continuous service after that date and thereafter transfer to the Naval Reserve after 16 or 20 years' service in accordance with article H-2416, Bureau of Navigation Manual. (Class F-4.) (e) Men who first enlist in the Navy after July 1, 1925, or who reenlist with broken service after that date and transfer to the Naval Reserve after 20 years' naval service. (Class F-5.) There are three ways in which enlisted men may enter the Naval Reserve: 1. By assignment to the Fleet Naval Reserve. Enlisted men of certain ratings, as authorized by the Bureau of Navigation from time to time, may be assigned to the Fleet Naval Reserve, class F-2, for a period of four years upon the termination of their enlistment in the Navy. Such assigned men are paid in advance $25 each year. If they reenlist in the Navy within three months of their discharge they must refund the $25 they received for the first year. They can not be called to active duty in time of peace except with their own consent. Men of class F-2 will not be attached to divisions of the Fleet Naval Reserve nor will they be allowed to perform equivalent or appropriate duty. Enlisted men, after discharge from the Navy and recommended for reenlistment, may, in the discretion of the commandants of naval districts, be enlisted in the Naval Reserve either in class F-1 or in the Volunteer Naval Reserve, for a period of four years. Those who enlist in the Fleet Naval Reserve and are attached to divisions receive one day's pay of their rating for the performance of each drill or period of equivalent instruction or duty. They may not, however, be enlisted in the Fleet Naval Reserve unless there are vacancies for them in the Naval Reserve organizations to which they are to be attached, and also subject to the approval of the commanding officers of such organizations. Enlisted men assigned to the Fleet Naval Reserve or who enlist in the Naval Reserve within three months of discharge from the Navy keep their continuous service rights with the exception that, if they reenlist in the Navy after three months from their discharge, they will be reenlisted in the rating held at time of discharge only if vacancies exist in that rating and if such ratings are open to broken-service men at the time of their reenlistment. Enlisted men serving in the Navy on July 1, 1925, or who reenlist with continuous service after that date may be transferred to the Fleet Naval Reserve, class F-4c, after 16 years and to class F-4d after 20 years' naval service. They make application to the Bureau of Navigation through their commanding officer for such transfers to the Fleet Naval Reserve. The following are examples of the monthly pay received by such men: Enlisted men who were not serving in the Navy on July 1, 1925, and who reenlist with broken service or who enlist for the first time after July 1, 1925, may be transferred to the Fleet Naval Reserve, class F-5d, on their own application, only after 20 years' naval service. Such men of the ratings indicated receive monthly pay as follows: Enlisted men who were transferred to the Fleet Naval Reserve after 16 or 20 years' naval service may be retired after 30 years' service. All naval service counted for transfer to the Fleet Naval Reserve and all time in the Fleet Naval Reserve after transfer is counted for retirement. Fleet reservists on the retired list after 30 years' service receive monthly pay as follows: 1 Rates presuppose more than 16 years' service for pay purposes at the time of transfer but do not include credit for extraordinary heroism in line of duty. NOTE. The hospital fund of $0.20 per month has been deducted from all of the above rates of pay. NAVY TRAINING COURSES In order to assist enlisted men in advancing themselves in rating or in learning a trade, and to improve and to find the best way through the trial and error method is a wasteful procedure. A simple form of technical instruction plus experience is a more rapid and satisfactory method of training. With a few months' study of the Navy training courses, advantage may be had of the lifetime experience of other men in the various technical lines. THE DUTIES OF A PETTY OFFICER The rating badge of a petty officer includes not only the specialty mark of a particular rating but also the insignia of all petty officers, the eagles and chevrons. The specialty mark stands for proficiency in a certain line of work. The petty officer insignia stands for the military duties, the authority, and the responsibilities which are such important parts of every petty officer's rating. As a specialist, you will be called upon to do the work of your rating in an efficient manner. As a petty officer, you are the direct representative of the commanding officer of your ship or station, and will be called upon to carry out his orders faithfully and fully. Consequently there is an added responsibility given to you when you are rated a third-class petty officer, and you must understand and accept these responsibilities. You have started to climb the ladder which leads to success. You will have new duties and responsibilities, but you will be given also added authority and privi leges. This article is written to make very plain to you the duties you will have in common with all other petty officers; duties which are military in character and which all petty officers must know. When you are given a petty officers' rating you must realize that your position has been radically changed. As a nonrated man you were expected to carry out orders and do such work as was given to perform. As a rated man, however, you will be expected and required not only to carry out orders given to you by proper authority but also to issue orders to nonrated men and to supervise their work. With each promotion the proportion of supervisory duty becomes greater. Hence you must understand some of the qualities which must accompany this exercise of authority. As a petty officer you must always remember that this rating carries with it the necessity of showing in yourself a good example of subordination, loyalty, courage, energy, sobriety, neatness, and attention to duty. Nonrated men will not keep their clothing neat if you appear before them habitually slouchy, dirty, or unkempt. The orders given by you will not be obeyed willingly and promptly if you are at all insubordinate to other petty officers of higher rating or to commissioned officers. Work will not go on energetically in a division or part of the ship, if you are not "on the job" so far as your own duties are concerned-particularly if you are forever trying to do as little as is necessary to "get by." There is no more damning fact in a petty officer's unwritten record than a reputation for doing his work just well enough to "get by " with it. The successful petty officer always remembers that he is a leader of his squad, whether it is large or small, and that to get good work done he himself must do good work. |