Includes 4 destroyers not carried on the 1935 operating force plan as these vessels are scheduled to be decommissioned soon. Includes 13 men paid for by the Veterans' Administration for the fiscal year 1935. * Includes 88 men paid for by the Veterans' Administration for the fiscal year 1936. 1 Naval Academy and elsewhere, excepting New London, Pensacola, and torpedo class at Newport. Officers included under stations, etc. Exclusive of Navy Yard, Washington; includes student officers at Newport. Includes student officers at Pensacola and Lakehurst. Enlisted men under Service schools, under instruction. Exclusive of Naval War College. 120906-35-9 Includes 13 men paid for by the Veterans' Administration for the fiscal year 1935. PROPOSED TRAINING FOR OFFICERS OF MERCHANT MARINE NAVAL RESERVE Mr. MCLEOD. Admiral, is all the Naval Reserve under your jurisdiction? Admiral LEAHY. Yes, sir. Mr. MCLEOD. I would like to ask you a few questions that were presented to me by people interested in the Reserve. First, they make the request that 2 weeks' training duty be given to 4,000 officers of the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve. Is there any merit in that? Admiral LEAHY. There is. We are very anxious to provide training for the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve. Mr. MCLEOD. How much would that require in the way of funds? Captain SCHOFIELD. $600,000. Mr. MCLEOD. And, in your opinion, the training of 4,000 officers of the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve is desirable? Admiral LEAHY. It is exceedingly desirable from the point of view of the Navy, in addition to promising particular value to the merchant marine itself. PROPOSED TRAINING FOR OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEER NAVAL RESERVE Mr. MCLEOD. They also request that we give 2 weeks' training to 1,000 officers of the Volunteer Naval Reserve. Admiral LEAHY. That is considered very valuable to the training of the Naval Reserve. Mr. MCLEOD. Is it essential? Admiral LEAHY. No; it is not essential, but very valuable, in that the Volunteer Naval Reserve gets practically no training now, and we are particularly anxious to expend some small amount of money on the training of the Volunteer Communication Reserve. PROPOSED TRAINING OF VOLUNTEER RESERVE OFFICERS IN AVIATION Mr. MCLEOD. The next request is for 2 weeks' training for 100 officers of the Volunteer Reserve in Aviation. Admiral LEAHY. That has not come to my attention. It would, of course, be valuable training for them. Mr. MCLEOD. There is a shortage of flyers in the Navy? Admiral LEAHY. There is a very serious shortage of flyers in the Navy, and we will always need as many Reserve flyers as it is possible for us to maintain contact with. Mr. MCLEOD. And there is a great shortage in the number of Reserve flyers of the Navy? Admiral LEAHY. There is a very serious shortage. Mr. MCLEOD. Entirely inadequate in case of emergency? Admiral LEAHY. Oh, entirely inadequate. Mr. MCLEOD. Is the importance of the situation commensurate with the money involved in extending 2 weeks' training to 100 officers in the Volunteer Reserve, Aviation? Admiral LEAHY. We consider it extremely desirable to do that. It is not essential. One hundred is too small a number to make it essential. |