,---CNAVRES Speaks Out -----------------, 3,000 SELRES Transfer to Active Duty

Focus is on Naval Reserve Retention Earlier this year the word went out to the Naval

Reserve community that Congress had authorized an increase in theSelected Reserve strength . We were told to go ahead and build our strength by 7,000 to a rotal of 94,000.

Mobilization Manning

Authorized On Board Percent NEW ORLEANS

Almost 3 ,00 0 S e lected Reservists traded their weekend drill pay in 1981 for full time active Navy pay.

Top Ten Commands Strength Strength Manned

That was good news for the Naval Reserve. I immediately sent out a new challenge to Naval Reserve recruiters. I outlined new recruiting goals and told our recruiters to make a special effort. I lifted some previous restrictions and reemphasized our demand for quality in new accessions.

There's no doubt in my mind that our recruiters will respond as they have in the past. I have no complaint with our recruiting effort.

But bringing new Reservists in is only one side ofthe story. Equally important is how to keep them in!

Too many Naval Reservists are leaving our ranks. That's what I want to talk to you about in this article.

Last year, almost 3,000 Selected Reservists traded (See CNAVRES, p-3j

NAS South Weymouth

NARU Memphis

NAS Willow Grove

NAS Atlanta

NAF Detroit

REIJCOM Sixteen R~~DeOM F()ur

REDeOM fo~ight

REDCOM Five R~;ncOM Nine

1.374

1,020

2.377

934

1,351

2.745

3,850

3,843

4,008

2,773

1,361 99

991 97

2,259 95

875 94

1,245 92

2,500 91

3,448 90

3,433 89

3,522 88

2,430 88 (See Readiness Chart. p·3)

The report comes from the Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Chief of Naval Reserve.

It stated that 2,898 drilling Reservists either enlisted in the regular Navy or were accepted for volunta ry r€Cali to active duty between January and December 198!.

The biggest transfer came during the final

(See 3,000. p·6)

NAVAL RESERVIST [M~W~ News of the Total Force Navy for the Naval Reserve Community

Vol. 7, No.2 Chief of Naval Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana April 1982

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RESERVE POWER PUNCH _ The Navy'. newell Itl-ike fighter, the F/A-18 Hornet, i •• clted.ded to become part of the Naval Air Reserve Foue. Thi, will rrutrk the font time Naval RelerVe unit. receive the .. me aircraft, rilht off the a .. embly line, al the adive duly Navy. Rellr Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, USN, Chief of Naval ReteI'Ve, (above) and SELRES

Commander Pete Pettigrew rellently flew the n_ aira-aft with VFA·125 at NAS LemOMe, Calif. Commander Pettigrew, former CO of VF-302, haa flown the Hornet twice and will coordinate the activation of the new Naval RelleTVe F/A·18 equadron •.

Policy Board Eyes Reserve Modernization WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Secretary

of the Navy has reviewed and taken action on the 1981 National Naval Reserve Policy Board recommendations.

The Secretary's concurrence with several of the board's recommendations could mean expa nsion and modernization in many areas within the Naval Reserve.

Some of those recommendations agreed upon by the Secretary include Reserve Carrier Air Wing aircraft compatible with the fleet forces, modernization of the

Reserve organic airlift capability, and more personnel and units training with the gaining command in fleet exercises.

He also supports the estsblishment of additional overseas Naval Reserve locations, the granting of commissions to Public Health Service physicians, and more counselor ratings in the Naval Reserve.

The Secretary set aside some recommendations and forwarded others to

(See Policy, p·3j

Horizontal Integration

SECNAV Supports F / A-1S for Reserve

NEW ORLEANS - The Naval Air Reserve is beginning a new chapter in its history.

That message came out clearly in early 1982 before both Senate and House Armed Services Committees from the Navy's two senior officials and the Chief of Naval Reserve.

Tes tifying in support of the 1983 fiscal year Navy budget, Secretary of the Navy John Lehman told committee members that the Naval Air Reserve will begin a shift this year "from a vertical integration of our aircraft - the practice of putting older aircraft models in the R eserve as we phase newer ones into the fleet -toward horizontal integra­tion of the Naval Air Reserve into the Total Force."

With horizontal integra· tion, Naval Air Reserve pilots will be flying the same airplanes flown by the active 'Navy.

Secretary Lehman said the Navy will establish Re­serve squadrons for vir­tually all of the front line fleet aircraft, beginning with the first active F I A·18 squadron.

The F/ A ·18 Hornet is the

newest fighter type aircra ft in the Navy. Called a "strike·fighter," the new airplane was designed to replace the Navy's A·7 Corsair II attack plane and the F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft.

With the introduction of the F/ A·18 to Reserve squadrons, the Navy Secretary said, the Navy will have Selected Reserve units qualified and equipped to augment fleet units immediately in front line aircraft.

Chief of Naval Opera· tions Admiral Thomas B. Hayward told the House Armed Services Committee that he and the Secretary of the Navy were carefully reviewing the Naval Air Reserve program with the full intention of moderniz· ing the tactical air squadrons.

Besides the F / A·18 , (See FIA-IB, p-3)

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Death Possible from Illicit Cocaine Use

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In testimony before the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Dr. Robert C. Peterson, assistant director of the Division of Research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, reported that illicit use of the drug cocaine may be hazardous to an individual's health. The hazards range from adverse psychological response to death.

Clinical reports have described a range of adverse psychological responses to heavier, more prolonged use of cocaine on a daily basis. Hallucina­tions reported resemble those of the alcoholic experiencing "DTs". The. user believes that bugs, snakes orother animals are burrowing beneath the skin. This belief can be so vivid that the person tears at the skin in an effort to rid it of the imagined pest. !

Death from cocaine use. ! while uncommon, does ~ occasionally occur. There is :I: no question that cocaine ~ can cause death as a direct ~ effect of its pharmacolog· ~ ical action. ;:;

Naval ReeerTiIt New1I April 1982

One common hazard is damage to nasal tissue. According to Dr. Peterson, "When used repeatedly, cocaine causes local tissue death from the decreased blood supply. This results in ulceration ofthe mucous membrane of the nose. In mild cases the symptoms resemble those of the common cold with stuffy or running nose. Continued use of over· the-counter nasal sprays often becomes necessary to permit breathing through the nose."

VP-91 Qualifies With Torpedo Drop TORPEDO TRAINING _ AOM Dayid Embry, ~ft, and AD3 Bany Ward, right, tighten the luapemion bando on a torpedo before hookil1(l it up in the P-3 bomb bay. Another crewman from VP. 91, ADZ Ken SarJent, usistl.

BARBER'S POINT, Hawaii - Antisubmarine Patrol Squadron (VP) 91 has completed an annual qualification torpedo dropping exercise in the Pacific near here.

The Moffett Field, Calif.,

Letters to the editor

BAQ/COM-RATS

My husband and I are both drilling Reservists. We chose to go on our last AC· DUTRA together since we were told one of us could collect single BAQ and the other could collect BAQ with one dependent , whether or not barracks were available.

Our orders substantiated this, but the finance center did not pay that amount. There is some controversy over this at our Reserve center. Can you advise us, as well as other husband­wife teams, on this issue and enlighten us as to the choices we have pertaining to BAQ and COM·RATS.

HM2, Minnesota City, Minn.

Concerning your ques­tion about BAQ, our experts report that Department of Defense regulations provide for a partial BAQ allowance to Navy members married to other members of the United States Armed Forces , who have no dependents other than the

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spouse, and who are assigned to single·type go vernment quarters, afloat and ashore.

If no single-type govern· ment quarters are avail· able, both husband and wife are entitled to a BAQ allowance in their own righL .at the without dependent (single) rate only. There is no provision in the law to provide an increased allowance on account of a dependent for any period during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay.

If assigned to family-type quarters. no entitlement to any quarters allowance exists unless the test for dependency would apply to someone other than the spouse.

Now for the COM-RATS portion of your question. Authority to establish policy regarding who may mess separately when a general mess is available but impractical to utilize due to time and distance factors, and be paid a commuted rations allow­ance, resides with the in-

P-3 aircraft crew loaded its MK-46 torpedoes at home and made the six-and-a­half hour flight to Hawaii for the exercise.

The crew used 12 sonar buoys and one hour to successfully sound out its

stallation commanding officer. No member shall be permitted to commute their rations and subsist them­selves without proper authority.

Drill Chit Wrong???

As mentioned in the November Naval Reservist News, exchange privileges were extended from one visit per day of drill to one visit per drill period.

How come our monthly earnings statement still states, "One day exchange privileges for each two drills .... "

AT2, San Jose, Calif.

We checked with the Finance Center and the answer is form. They have a supply of the old forms on hand and will continue to use it until a reprint is needed. It will then be updated. The center also said. anyone having a problem with access to the exchange because of the form should contact the manager, do not call or write the finance center. Those problems are a local issue and can be solved at the local exchange facility.

30-Year Career Phasing out of Reservists

on the 3O-year plan is all well and good. However,

prey. The torpedo ran true according to sensor operators.

Torpedoes in this type of training operation are fished from the water by helicopter and used again.

this leaves a Reservist in "limbo" for a few years until age 60 and paid retirement.

Without a waiver this leaves a Reservist who IS

used to receiving $150-200 monthly with that much less in his pocket.

I don't know if this has been suggested, but I strongly advise a service!

age multiple. Take 90, for instance: If a Reservist has 35 years of affiliated Reserve service and is 55 years of age, let him!her go out gracefully with paid retirement. I would think after 35 years of service to your country, paid retire­ment should be forth­coming.

HMC, New York City

NAVAL RESERVIST 1Nl~~ News of the Totlll Foree Noyy for the Ncrw.II'5ent C-unity

CHIEF OF NAVAL RESERVE Rear Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, USN

DEPtrrY CHIEF OF NAVAL RESERVE Rear Admiral William D. Daniele, USNR

PUBLJC AFFAIRS OFFICER Coptain William N. GenilM", USN

Published monthly by the Public Affairs Office, Chief of Naval Reaerve, Naval Slipport Activity, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orlean., Looisiona 701-46. Publication oUhe N(Jv(ll Refefvi.t Newl ia in accordance with Dep.nment of the Navy Pliblication. and Printing R~lationl', P·35. Opinionl apreued are not n_arily thON of the Dep«mnent of the Navy and reference to ~Iation., orders and directivetl il for infonnation only and dOM not constitute authority for letton. Well·written original articl,tw pertaining toO Naval RHerve individual. or uniu ",hich ",ould be of I[enerol intM"Mlt toO the Relel'Ve community may be lubmitW toO Editor, Naval Relferlli.t Newl, CNAVRES Code 004C, 4400 Douphine Street, New Orlean .. La. 70146. UnpubImhed artidN and pictureM cannot be returned.

EDITOR David W. Snydar

ASSISTANT EDITOR Ru .. Anderson

April 1982

NRF Ship Tops in Retention

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Naval Reserve Force ship USS Racine (LST 1191) has been named a winner of the Pacific Fleet's Golden Anchor award.

The award is presented annually to Atlantic and Pacific activities showing superior achievement in their retention programs.

In announcing the winners, Admiral James D. Watkins, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said, "This year's Golden Anchor winners have shown that superior retention programs are based on strong leadership throughout the chain of command and a genuine command·wide concern for the welfare and dignity of each individual."

STRlKE·FIGHTER - A Rillht of F/A·18 Horneb from the active duty Navy FiKhter Attack Squadron (VFA) 125 fiy in formation over their home hue.t

NAS Lemoore, Calif. The F/A.18 i. acheduled to become part of the Naval Air Reae,...,. Force.

Pace 3

F/A·18. •• (Continued from poI) Admiral Hayward said they were reviewing the introduction of the A·6E airplane into the Naval Air Reserve.

He also said the Navy is trying to identify a number of used DC-9 Skytrains to augment the 13 C-9Bs already in the Naval Reserve transport squad. rons.

Commander Pete Petti­grew is activation coordi­nator orthe new Naval Re­serve F/A-18 Hornet squadrons. Naval Reservist News neIt month will carry a special interview with Commander Pettigrew concerning his new assignment and his eIper­iences in flying the Navy's new strike fighter.

Rear Admiral Frederick

CNA VRES Focuses on Retention. • •

F . Palmer, USN, Chief of Naval Reserve, told the Manpower and Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Forces Committee that he strongly supports the new philos· ophy of upgrading the capability ofthe Naval Air Reserve. (Continued from p·l)

their weekend drill pay for active Navy pay. That's good for the Navy. It's good for the country, but it's 3,000 fewer for us.

If that was the extent of our loss, it would be no problem. It's still the Total Force. the One Navy. Unfortunately, too many others are turning in their uniforms. We have to do something about it.

Last October's pay raise was a boost to the entire military structure, includ· ing the Naval Reserve. Commander, have you reminded your crew that things are better now and getting even better? Chief, are you talking up the Naval Reserve when you get the chance?

The time to do this is now. Things have seldom been better. Modern frigates are being introduced into the Naval Reserve. We have

Unit Readiness· Top Ten Commands NARU Point Mugu REDCOMFour REDCOM Ten REDCOM Thirteen NAS Glenview REDCOM Seven NAF Detroit REDCOM Five REDCOM Twenty NARU Whidbey Island

two - the USS Lang and the USS Miller. Many more are coming. Our aircraft squadrons will soon be flying and fixing the same aircraft that the active Navy uses. We are getting the F/ A-18 Hornet. We're also planning for the A·6E and the A·7E. The Naval Reserve is definitely coming up.

Still, the number one concern of any military organization is people. Without enough people, the right kind of people, the best weapons in the world are a waste.

The Naval Reserve is meant to be a fighting force. Readiness is the key word here. We need to keep our experienced people in order to maintain a state of readiness.

The Naval Reserve is necessarily different from our active fleet. For most, it's part time work. But all of you are members by choice. My concern is what causes some of you to change your mind.

We want quality sailors in the Naval Reserve and, in turn, we want to respond with quality in your life­style. This is always on my mind. We don't always have the money to provide all that we would like. We do what we can.

In another vein, I can think of nothing more disheartening to a young Reservist than to feel he or she has somehow been left

out of the mainstream. Every member of this Reserve force is important. You might be the Chief today. You have valuable experience that we need. But who's going to be the Chief tomorrow? That seaman or ainnan or petty officer third class. That's who. Remind him of that. Put some more responsi· bility on his shoulder. He'll like it.

And he'll probably stay in the Naval Reserve.

I offer a new challenge to Naval Reserve manage­ment. I want retention of our existing Reservists to be uppermost in the minds of all of you. I want you to think "retention" day and night. And on weekend drills, WETs and AC· DUTRA, I want you to DO

something that will help re­tain our young Reservists.

These young men and women don't want to be coddled. They want to be respected for the part they play in our Navy. They want to be a real part of it. They want to be reminded that they're welcome and needed.

Beginning in this issue of the Naval Reservist News, a running box score will be published of results of the major subordinate com· mands' efforts in the field of retention.

Kudos go out today to Readiness Command Six and NAS Willow Grove for earning the 1981 Golden Helm award for retention. I look forward to solid competition in the months and years ahead.

A slow·down in the transfer of aircraft from active to Reserve forces in the mid-seventies, he said, "has led to a Naval Air Reserve force that is not sufficiently modernized or compatible with fleet units with the same or similar missions. "

-He said the result is an exceptionally qualified Reserve force which is not immediately employable aboard aircraft carriers either as full squadrons or as individuals to augment fleet squadrons.

Admiral Palmer said that the current high level tactical air discussions are focused on providing F / A-18, A·6E and A·7E aircraft to the Naval Reserve as early as possible.

Policy Board Meeting Results . .. (Continued from p·l) the all·services Reserve Policy Board for further consideration.

The Naval Reserve Policy Board would like to see ID cards issued to dependents of Reservists and would like compensation for Reservists forced, by medical reasons, to leave the Naval Reserve before 20 years of qualifying service.

Since both proposals would affect the other Reserve forces, they will be studied by the joint policy board.

Other policy board topics reviewed by the Secretary of the Navy and sent to the Chief of Naval Operations for implementation include:

Naval Reserve as part of the 15 Battle Group Navy, readiness reporting, annual active duty at mobilization sites, National

Defense Reserve fleet ships manning, Individual Ready Reserve as a mobilization asset, Total Force pilot retention, Naval Reserve enlistment programs, and advanced pay grade program age require­ments.

Also, command advancement program, employment of Naval Personnel in enforcing civilian criminallawB, personnel support facilities, "portal to portal" medical care and survivor coverage, commissary privileges, pay for Naval Reserve limited duty officers with prior enlisted service, and the Naval War College Reserve officer curriculum.

More information on the 1981 National Naval Reserve Policy Board can be found in SECNAV Notice 5420 dated January 21, 1982.

Wh en mobilization day comes , the six N avaJ Reserve units supporting

Naval Beach Group 2 will be ready to roll, thanks to the efforts of the active duty command.

Beach Group 2 at Little Creek, Va., has set-up a weekend away (WET) training schedule that has a two-fold mission. First it gives the Reservists Ii chance to hone their skills to meet the de­mands of

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the active unit. Secondly, it the active unit to observe fit the progress being made augment team.

Reservists performing" Little Creek train alongsi, active duty counterparts following areas:

• Ship to shore moveme • Casualty treatmell

evacuation; • Non-combat evac l

operations; • Field messing; • Chemical, biologic;

radiological warfare defen • Tactical beach defensl • Amphibious raid proci • Command and control • AmphibioUB auxiliar

fuel system (AABFS) empi • Barge ferry and Cf

operations; • Surf salvage; and, • Cargo handling.

The Reservists partici WETS in March and Ap year. The March WET is through" amphibious exer. permits each Reservist to familiar with operati equipment.

In April the WET is cond a Marine Amphibious Uni size landing and is actu Operation Readiness EVl (ORE) to determine the readiness for mobilizati, participation in majo exercises during the grou duty for training.

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The active duty personnel also perform WETS with each of the Reserve units at its drill site. These visits by the active duty sailors support unit training requirements with lectures, training materials,

and readiness related operating projects. It also gives the active duty sponsor an opportunity to observe their Reserve counterparts at the centers and to meet the senior ranking personnel.

AN EYE ON TRAINING _ N;lYal B-r.h Group 2 take. pride in it. expanded amphibioua u ... ult training program for R"..,rvilli. During a.er.enl ",xeniee: Rese ..... i.t.f.ondud f-&sualty <:<Introl and .etr ... .tion (photo top "'ftl; LeM-8 .,...,w offload. .. Ivag., ".,hide (top ~.ente.); atormed the bea.,h (above); <:<Irpaman treats simulated wounded (below); perimeter.""u.ily patrolstancb alert (bottom • ..,nt.,.); and a uaftsmade. hold. hi. LCU Iteady 10 the bea.,h while waitiJl.ll to ..... uuate .,asualtie,.

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Par 6 Naval Relervitt Newl

$1.8 Million Valve Shop Opens on Gulf Coast

ORANGE, Texas - A new Naval Reserve $1.8 million valve repair shop has been opened here to service the active Navy fleet.

Captain C.W. Andersen, commanding officer of Naval Reserve Mainte· nance Training Facility Headquarters 110 which operates the valve shop, said the new Orange Reserve facility will be upgraded to a fully operational Naval Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA), the first and only on the Gulf Coast.

Though the estimated cost of the valve shop runs close to $2 million, the actual cost was about $50,000. And the invest· ment is expected to pay for itself in the first six months the shop is in full operation.

The shop is expected to repair about 200 valves a month for use on Navy ships and should save the Navy about $100,000 a year.

"This means," said

Captain Andersen, "that when SIMA becomes a reality, active warships of the Navy may once again

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be steaming to and from Orange on a regular scheduled basis for routine maintenance and repairs."

Draft Registration Required NEW ORLEANS - Se­

lected Reservists are not exempt from Selective Service registration, ac­cording to a reminder from the Secretary of the Navy.

Registration responsi· bility also extends to those

Mid-west Lawyers Attend Seminar

FORT LEAVEN­WORTH, Kan. - Some35 Naval Reserve lawyers from throughout Readiness Command Region 18 recently attended a law seminar which included instruction from faculty members of the Army's Command and General Staff College here.

persons entering active or Reserve service under the delayed enlistment pro· gram.

Members of Reserve com· ponents on extended active duty need not register.

Male Selected Reservists who were horn on or after January 1, 1960, and who have attained their eighteenth birthday, may register at any U.S. post office, embassy, consulate or overseas military base with a designated registrar.

Also, active duty persons within the registration age group must register within 30 days of their separation date if not already registered.

Navy League Seeking Naval Reservists For Positions as Sea Cadet Adult Officers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Naval Sea Cadet Corps needs adult officers.

The NSCC, officially recognized by the Navy

• CDR P.J. Eagan of 23625 Via Garfial, Mis.ion Vi~jo, Calif., 92692 is seeking information on any recentr~union for USS Ca~~i" (DD 43).

• Harold J. Luedeman of 9."iO E. Wy~ Lan~. Milwauke~, Wis .. 53217 i~ """eking infonnation on a USS Bunker Hill (CV·17) reunion.

• E02 Carl G. Peanon. 2355 Foothill Blvd .. Oroville, Calif., 95965 wantfl information on a USS Halsey fDG 23) reunion.

• Author J. Daniel Mullin of 1105 Whitehall Dr .. Mt. Pleasant S.C. 29464 is seeking information from personnel who s~rved with Destroyer Division 49 (Ford, Pope, Peary snd Pillsbu.ry) ofth~ Asiatic Fl~t from Dec. 8, 1941 to March 8. 1942. He is writing a book on th~ division.

• George McMillin of Coffin Point, Frogmore, S.C. 29920 is

and under the auspices of the Navy League of the United States, wants to expand providing qualified leadership can be found.

writing a book and is ~~king information from anyone, of any rank or branch ofBervice who was or thought he was going to be in the WWII invasion of Japan. McMillian is al so looking for picture~. diarie8, letters and other related material and promi8es to return same to the owners.

• The Japan e s~ oational newspaper, Th e Mainich i New5papers . is writing a non· fIction story of the BatUe of Midway. The paper is seeking contact with per~ons who ""rved in Enterpril e rCV 6). Hornet (C V S), Conyn /l ham (DD 37 1). Hamman (DD 412). Hughe, (DD 410) and Patrol Sqoodrolls 12. 24, alld 44. Persons interested in participating should contact Mr. Kasumi Kitabatake. Waahington Bureau, the Msinichi News· papers . ;n7 National Press Bldg .. Washington, D.C. 20045.

Navy League officials are appealing to Naval Reserve officers and petty officers to fill the needed positions.

There are currently 172 sea cadet units enrolling about 7,000 youngsters between the ages of 14 and 17.

Interested persons should contact the local Navy LeagUe, local Reserve Centers or the Navy League of the United States at 818 Eighteenth St., Washington, D.C. 20006.

3,000. • • (Continued from p-1) quarter ofthe year with 784 Reservists going active.

The turnover, though good for the active Navy, places an additional requirement on the Reserve recruiting force, officials said.

Rear Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, USN, Chief of Naval Reserve, in com· menting on the loss of Selected Reservists, said that "retention. of our top notch Reservists is the touchstone of our growth from 87,000 to 94,000 this year."

April 1982

.~ fathom that Piped over the side

CAPT F.T. Gamble retired at _ Naval Air Reserve Center. Columbus. Ohio. after 35 years of military servic~ .

CDR S.E. Barnes retired as com· manding officer of GYTU 0214. Naval Reserve Center. Pitts· fi eld. Mass.

LCDR Laura Caustin. N C, retired as head of th e medical department at Naval Reserve Center. Pueblo. Colo .. aJtermorc than 20 year:!! of military service.

CDRJame1l Holton retired aaexec· utive officer of NISORO 060'2. New York City, after more than 24 years of military service.

CDR Richard C. Tamburino re-­tired as executive officer of Harbor Defense Coordination Component 606. Naval and Marine Corps Re~erv~ Center, Norfolk. Va.. after more than 26 years of military service.

AFCM Priciliano Quijas retired at Naval Air Reserve Center. Columbus. Ohio, after :19 years of military aervice.

TMC W. Ted Rykowski retired from NR SSF \02. Naval Reserve Center. Ft. Wadsworth, N.Y .. after more than 40 yea,." of military servi~.

ADC Louis M. Kral retired at Naval Air Reeerve Center. Patuxent River. Md., after more than (0 yea" of military service.

RMC RF. Libert retired from NR Mobil e Insbore Undcrse" Warfare II in San Diego after mor~ than 41 years of military servIce.

YNC Charles Manning retired at Naval Air ReBerve Unit North Is land after more than 22 yean of military service.

YN I JOIIeph Ryland retired at Nuval Air R""erve Unit North Island after more than 2ri years of military service.

f:AI Byron Mann retired at Naval Air Reserve Unit North Island after mor~ than 20 years of military .... rvice.

Alll Douglas Kirkmeyer retired at Naval Air R",,~rve Unit North Is land after more than 211 years of military service.

Change of Command CAPT S.A. Coakl~y r~li~v~d

CAPT P.W. McClellan as com· manding offic~r of Naval Station New York.

CDR Thomas E. "Frenchy" Lecours relieved CDR Kenneth W. "Pete" Pettigrew as com· manding officer of Fighter Squadron (VF) 302 at NAS Miramar, Calif.

CDR Norman J. Hauesman r~lieved CDR Hal A. Gulledg~ aa commanding officer of Patrol Squadron (VP) 65, NAS Pt. MUIr\I, Calif.

CDR W.E. Halter relieved CAPT Gayle H. Ree8 as commanding officer of NR AS-39 Land Det 309, Naval and Marine Corp~ Reserve Center. Louisville, Ky.

CDR H.R Hank Ochel h aB assumed command of Fleet In· t~lligenc~ Rapid Support Team. Pacific OHO at NAS Dallas, Texas.

ENS RF. TrippJr., relieved LCDR RB. Pelinski as commanding officer of N aval Res~rve Center, Pitufield, Mass.

CDR Thomas Leonard assumed command of Fighter Squadron (VF) 301 atNAS Miramar, Calif.

Awards LCDR J. Todd Grl!<lno from NR

Naval Air Force Atlantic Det 0293, NAS Willow Grov~, Pa. , received the Naval Commenda· tion Medal for redesigning the hardware devices and the gun· sight sy8t~m on the lQMr air·to· air gunnery system (LATAGS) while on active duty with Naval Air Training, NAS Corpu. Christi. Texas.

LCDR David W. Richardson rec.!ived the Navy Achievement M~dal for duty as weap()n~ manager of Weapons System 194, Naval Air Reserve Unit North Island, Calif.

DPC Dale Boydstun received the Navy Achiev~m~nt Medsl for duty as chief petty officer and administrative 8upervieor at NR Material OffICe 294. Naval Air Relierve Unit North Island.

ATC Lawrence Stone received the Nsvy Achievement Medal for duty as command career coun· selor at Naval Air Reserve Unit North Island.

PNC Georg~ R. Horton, Naval Re-­. erve PenlOnnel Center (NRPC) in New Orleans rec~iv~d th~ Navy Achi~vement Medal for duty a s personnel officer ahoard US S Fiske (DD 842).

ISC Albert T. Baxter r~c~ived the Navy Achievement Medal for service with Fle<!t Intelligenc~ Rapid Support Team 0693 at NAS Willow Grove, Pa.

SKl Melville H. Kennedy. Naval and Msrine Corps Retl erve Center, Rochester. N.Y., rec~ived the Navy Achievement Medal for duty a s leading petty officer oftbe supply department onhoard USS Dominant (MSO 4,'/1).

GMG2 David Williamson received the Navy Achievement Medal for duty as the primary tech· nicisn for the USS MaUIlD Kea rAE 22) two th~·inch W-caliber gun mounts.

QM2 Kevin Tapp received the Navy Achievement Medal for duty as acting leading quart~r· ma~ter onboard USS Mau.na Kea rAE 22).

DM2 Moses L. Jackson from Naval Reserve R~adineM Com­mand Region Six in Washing· ton, D.C. , received a Chi~f of Information Merit Award for hi" outstanding work in graphic design "" partofthc Fathom Six news magazine staff.

ATI Ralph Freyaldenhov e n named TAR sailor orthe year for Patrol Squadron (VP) 62 atNAS Jllcksonvill~, Fla.

AT2 Gerald Wad e nam ed Reservist of the y~ar for Patrol Squadron (VP) 62 at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

MR:1 Charlea E. Burris named aailor of the year for NR NAS Alameda 3087.

MRI William F. SUanll' from Reserve N av al Mobile Construc· tion Battalion 23 named rated seabee of the year for the RN Construction Force.

CMCM Ernst Moh II of Reserve Nanl Mobile Construction Bat· talion 23, named non·rated ~eabee of the year for the RN Construction Force.

L T William A. SyvenJon of Reserve Naval MobileConstruc· tion Battalion 27, Det 0927, named detachment officer·in· charg~ of the year for the RN Om8truction Force.

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April 1982 Navai Re.enist News Pap 7

Exercises

Texas Kriegspiel Trains Reservists

DALLAS, Texas - It was a good day for Alfonso Apodaca, Jr.

He was a German sea captain, a group com­mander at the Battle of Jutland. He sank 12 British ships and damaged five more.

It was all a matter of skill, he said. Skill on the plotting board.

At least that's the way it works with war games.

Apodaca is a Naval Reserve personnelman second class. He sunk his ships during a recent weekend away training session as a member of Naval Control of Shipping Gulf West/Canal Zone 111 out of Dallas.

realities of speed, weather, time and enemy con­straints that a convoy commodore faces at sea or a Naval Control of Shipping Officer must anticipate in routing.

Wrong Designator Reported by NRN

NEW ORLEANS-The March 1982 Naval Reserv· ist News erroneously

, reported that officers with a 15X5 designator will be accessed to drill status. The mistake appeared in the article "Congress Hikes SELRES Strength; CNAV­RES Eyes 'Quality Acces­sions'.

NAVAL WAR GAMES - Captain Jolm Pankrstz, Commander Dnid Brumbaugh, repr ... enting the CWO-4 Lee Oliver and PN2 AlfonlO Apodaca, Jr., Briti.h. await. hi. turn to m .... e.

The war-gaming took place at Grayson County College in Sherman, Texas.

The war games were developed by Commander Ed Owens, commanding officer ofMSCO Korea 111. He is also an instructor of modern European history at the college.

The article should have stated: "In the officer corps, commanders and below in 1135, 1145, 14X5, 18X5 and 2105 designators who are qualified shall be accessed to drill pay status without delay, whether or not a mobilization billet is available."

from left, plot the German fl .... t'. route .. Lieutenant

Upgrade 82 Weeds Out UNSAT Sailors WASHINGTON, D.C.

- A program to weed out unsatisfactory and marg­inal performers has been established by the Chief of Naval Operations.

"Upgrade 82" now allows commanding officers to discharge those few individuals who routinely migrate between unsatis­factory and marginal per-

formance. The program is based on the unqualified success of last year's upgrade.

This year's program increases the time officers and enlisted leaders will be able to spend with the majority of their men and women, thus improving morale and command readiness.

Rear Admiral Kearns Lauds NRF Crew For Outstanding Fleet Readiness

By D.C. Poyer LT., USNR

Commanding officers may discharge; for the convenience of the govern· ment, those individuals who are no longer deserv­ing of further counseling, guidance or command attention. The character of the discharge will be warranted by the indi­vidual's record.

Unit members agreed that the exercise was worth the trip to Sherman.

Naval Reservist News regrets the inconvenience caused by the error.

The commanding officer of the Dallas Reserve unit, Captain Ed Mouritsen, summed up the exercise this way.

LANSING, Mich. The Naval Reserve Mili­tary Sealift Command Office MIDPAC 113 has been established at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center here.

"Translated into naval control of shipping terms, the exercise illustrated the

ABOARD USS CHARLESTON - It's not all that often regular Navy admirals stop by on weekends to chat with Reserve enlisted men; but that's exactly what Rear Admiral W.A. Kearns, Jr., Commander Amphibious Group Two, did aboard USS Charleston (LKA-113).

Admiral Kearns spoke informally, sounding a challenging note to the crew. "I came here to see you face to face," he began, "and to tell you how impressed I am with your contribution to our Navy's operational capabilities.

"The most important thing about the Reserve, to me, is that basically there's no separation between you and the rest of the fleet. In 20 some years in the service I've heard a lot of names go by. The Old Navy, the New Navy, the Regulars, the Reserve. I want to say that I haven't seen that much difference. To me it's all 'straight stick' USN, all blue and gold ... we sure need the Reserve. I wish there were more of you," the admiral said.

The men listening knew it isn't always easy to serve, and Admiral Kearns recognized this. "You have made a personal commitment that our Navy and our country appreciate. I know it has a disruptive effect

at times. You have to do a little extra- but, 'a little extra'; isn't that the definition of a good crew?"

Admiral Kearns, who commands 32 ships and more than 12,000 men in the Tidewater, Virginia, area, brought the assembled Reservists up to date on the initiatives the amphibious fleet is now taking, including the keel laying of the new LSD-41 class, the upcoming deployment of the first air· cushion landing craft, and new tactics for the projection of Navy power ashore.

He pointed out that along with new equipment, the fleet needs ideas, and that the Reserve could well be a source of them. "Your civilian careers may give you some new insights," he said. "Pass them on up to us through your chain of command."

The greatest resource of the Reserve, though, remains its experience. "I see a lot of experience, a lot of maturity here," Ad­miral Kearns said. "And it can he a positive influence on the younger regular personnel you deal with. They want to be proud of the uniform, as you are. They want to learn, as you did. Don't forget your responsibility to teach them."

Charleston is commanded by Captain A.A. Hastoglis and Captain J.E. Hamilton is the unit's Reserve coordinator.

Pap 8

Spindrift Tenorex 81 Press Coverage

Providing news coverage of ill Naval Reserve readiness exercise can be a large operation. But, providing publicity for the recently completed Readint'Ss Command Region 10 Tenorex 81 operation proved 10 be a massive undertaking for the NR OffICe of Information Del 310 personnel in Houston, Texas. The publicity effort was compiicated by the fact that the exercise was run in four four-hour blocks, twice a day on two separate non·consecutive weekends. This totaled out to 14 different crews from 16 different Reserve centers located from Texas to Florida. The Reservists met the challenge by having the exercise covered by All Hands, Navy Times, Surface Warfare magazine, Navy Log, Chief of Information (CHINFO) Newsgram, Naval Reservist News, and the Houston Post newspaper. Also, 1,328 hometown news releases were sent 10 63 newspapers in 42 towns in five different states. Two of the audio feeds were in Spanish to meet the demands of the stations. The publicity coverage of Tenorex 81 was as successful as the operation itself.

Photo Competition Opens The u.s. Navy Pacific Fleet Audio·Visual Command in San

Diego will direct the annual military photo competition at the 33d International Exhibition of Photography, June 18 through July 5. Military photographers are encouraged to submii their eniries by May 8 10 be eligible for the May 22 judging. Entrants may submit up 10 10 entries (slides or prints) al a fee of $3 ex:h. Entry forms with compelil;cn rules, shipping instructions and other pertinent information are available from Lieutenant Commander Frank Peele, 33d International Exhibition of Photography, Southern California Exposit ion, Del Mar, Calif. 92014.

Stallions Host Canadians The Stallions of Fighter Squadron (VF) 302, NAS San Diego,

hosted the 434 Squadron Schooners from Cold Lake, Aberta, Canada, for t\U6 weeks of dissimilar aircraft combat maneuvering training. The visits with the Stallions are used by the Canadians as their primary source of air·to-air training. The Schooners fly the CF·5A Freedom Fighter and the Stallions fly the F-4SPhantom II. This waS the fourth visit by 434 Squadron.

Reserve Roundup Naval Reserve Commander John P. Haines, VR-55's

mainlenance officer, shared the ·spotlight with his son, Lieutenant (jg) Kevin T. Haines, an A· 7E pilot with VA-l22, wncn they both put on their new rank at the same time ... . Ueutenanl Bruce Spiher received a certifica te of appreciation from Rear Admiral Bruce Newell, Navy Chief of Information, for his efforts in promoting Ihe Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Day at the Naval Academy last fall . ... Three members of the Reserve Naval Construction Force s ta ff in Austin, Te xas - lieutenant Commanders James Corbett , Marlin Thomas and Steve Erickson - were among the 9,753 runners participating in the s ixth annual Marine Corps Marathon in Wa.s.hiogton, D.C . . .. Members otVR-52 lake their Reserve duty seriously and ilre letling the Willow Grove, Pa., community about il - they have license plates on their cars that read VR-KNXX, VR· NXX and NATOPS .. . . Phoenix·based Seabees are sharpening their construction skills by renovating the Girl Scout camp al nearby Prescott .. .. VF-3Ql pilots chalked up two more "kills" on the Pacific Missile Range when they launched two Sparrow and five Sidewinder missiles against two high-speed target drones -downing both bogeys - as part of the squadron's validation of its F·4S weapon firing capabilities ....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Navy announced April 2 that it will convene a new selection board to con­sider eligible line N aval Reserve captains for promo­tion to the grade of commodore. The original selection board for this purpose convened. on Feb. 22, 1982.

The ~retary of the Navy dissolved the selection board on March 18, 1982, based uponevidenceiliatsev­eral board members had been contacted out&ide official channels prior to the board's convening and informa­tion and opinions not in official record had been con­veyed to those board members concerning some of the officers eligible for consideration by the board.. The new board will convene as soon tlB new mem bers can be selected,

April 1982

Rand Study Reveals

Job Pressures, Family Ties Affect Reserve Retention

WASHINGTON, D,C. - Reservists arc proU!ded by law from the whim of their civilian employers in such areas as promotion, vacation , seniority and the basi c right to return to work after a military training session.

• USS ESSEX _ June 23-26 in Ocala, Fla. Contact Bob M. Mor.an, USS EHU Inc., 3841 S.W. 29\h Place, Ocala, Fla. 3267-4. · . . . .

• USS FURSE (DD 882) -Planned (Of June (or all former tte .... member. from 1968 to 1972-Contect Van Worman, Cedar Lane farm. Midland, VL 22T.!8; f1(3).788-4356. · ....

• U,S. NAVAL HOS PITAL PHILADELPHIA _ ptllIIOed (or eteff member. from 1960 '" 196-4. Contact BiU S'-phen.tOD, 4607 Pe:ony~k St., Philadelphia, PL 191 36: (21/i}331-64M. · ....

• LS1 396 _ July 27-31 at Norfolk. Va. Contact Frank A. Cuta, 3769l,1, Marlborough, San DiII"O, Calif. 92106. · ....

• AEWRDNPAC (VW·12, VW· 14, VW·16. BARSRDN-2) -Aurult reunion propolled for Midway lelande. Contu;t CDR Dwain F. Pe'-raen, USNR, 108 E. Gltncrett Dr., Mankato, Minn. 5600lj {507}345-6707. · ... ,

• U.S. SUBMARINE VETS -Alliuet 18-22 in Hertford, Conn. Contact Milton J. Bro ... n, 325 Emily St. , Philadelphia, Pa. 1914a

• • • • • • USS LIBERTY (AGTR-6) -

Jllne &6 in W .. hington, D.C., for alltVivol"f of the June 1967 ( .... eti atteck. Contact MCPO Stan Whi1.e, USN (Ret.), Rt. 2, &s: 32, Vermillion, S.D. 6'108&: (606HlM-9311 (b .. iJ\Me) or (605)-624-5129 (borne). · ....

• USS CHESTER -Junel8-19 in Media, Pa. Contact Frank LaBombard, 4 Howard Ave., Vallejo, Calif., 94690: {707}-64-3· 9098. or J.m~ E. Tracy, .{951 Cutllna lias, .... kewood, Calif. 90712; (213}-600.1840. · ......

• USS MYRMIDDN (ARL·16) - Auru.t 7-8 in Moline, m. Contact IiMl AI(Ooc) Val'll"a, 1428 20th. Wy.ndotte, Mich., .{8192.

• •••• • USS FANNiNG (DD 385) -

PI.nned lor June in ON Moine. , 10 ..... Contact f'rad WinIfl, 712 Hew-1m St., Bakanflek!, Catil. 93309; (806}-323·701 3. · . . . .

• PACIFIC NDRTHWEST WA yES _ 40th reunion in Seattle AUllllt 29. Contact. Pa'-Y J .

But the law cannot assure a Reaervist of his boss's good will. And that causes a problem with Reservist retention , according to a r!'Cent study made by the Rand Corpora· tion.

The Rand study showed

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• DESTROYER ESCORT SAILORS ASSOC. - Seventh Iinnua1 in Norfolk, Va. , AutrU8t 17· 21. CootetsJ ad< Colline, P.O. Box 68. Oviedo. Fla. 32160; (~) 3M-533 ..

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SQUADRON (NATS) - AUI"Ult 1~20 in P,mll8cola, FlL Contel CAPT Alvin R. May, USNR(R«), 1015 Weat SotIth Ave. , Ind. pendence. Mo. 64050 or Joyce Milt., 91 0 South 53d St., KanaN City, Mo. 66106.

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ERANS OF WWII - 28th NationiiI Convention in Hlirtford, Conn., Augu.t 18-22. Contact Milton J. Brown, 325 Emily St. . Philadelphia, Pa. 19148 for li,unl" of participaunl!" boat ere .....

that nearly a third of all m embers of two of the Reserve servi~ quit the military because of civilian job pressures. Another third claimed that family demands and too little leisure time caused them to drop out.

Rand notes that many from this latter group in fact a lso may relate to employer conflicts: the family urges the member to devote more time or loyalty to the civilian job.

Employer Support Committee Moves

ARLINGTON, Va. -The agency that co­ordinates with civilian employer. on behalf of the nation's 1.3 million members of the National Guard and Reeerve forces hAS m oved ita headquarters to Arlington.

The new address for the agency is: National Committee for Employer SUpport of the GURrd and Reserve, Suite 206, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Va. 22209.

Autovon phone .numbers are 226·5305/5307/53111 5303. A toll-free number is (800) 336-4590.

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