NAVAL RESERVIST News of the Total Force Navy for the Naval Reserve Community 19&6 Urged ByNavy The Navy is working with the staff of the House Ap- propriations Committee to modify recent congressional changes to Fleet Reserve transfer / enlisted retire- ment computations de- si gned to align Na v y / Marine Corps enlisted personnel retirement policies with those of the other armed services. Changes requested by the {S e e 19&6, p-8] Carrier Air Wing (CVWR) 20 ordnancemen load practice bombs on A-7 during wing's recent "outstanding" operational readiness evaluation (ORE) at NAS Fallon, Nev. Air Wing 20 ORE - Outstanding: Reservists Match Fleet Eval Standards Carri er Air Wing Reserve 20 re<:entiy deployed to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev. , for two weeks annual active duty for training involving a wide range of air operations, an operational readiness evaluation (ORE) and the first reserve inter- wing bombing derby. According to a wing spokesman, all training FY78 Reserve Funding Shortage Scvt!re mt!asures to accommodate a $3.5 million shortlall in roserve per- sonnel funds [Reserve Personnel Navy appropriated by Congress lor the Selected Reserve in fiscal year 1978 will be taken within the nellt two months, sccordiog to VAdlll. P.N . Charbonnet , Jr. , USN. Chief 01 Naval Reserve . Actions to reduce spending in order to remain within b udgeted limits are now under study at CNAVRES headquarte r ,. in New Orluns_ the optio ns under consideration are the following: • Reductio n 01 officer manning in non-hardware nnits to 60 per cent • Transfer present Catt!gory Bravo officers to nOD-pay "latus • Transfer 01 some Category Alia omcers to Category Bravo [non- har dware units only1 • RL>duction in maximum drill" for all Category AUa units [ non-hardware onlyl • Redudion 01 annual ACUUTRA for all Selected Re!ll!rve personnel [non- har dware units onlyl by a given number of days • Combination,. of the above. These options wert! outlined by during a recent address to the i"Oaval Reserve A8Sociation'ij annual conl erence in Ana heim, Calif. In addition. the RPN budget approve d by Congre,.,. failed to include Category Delta AC - DUTRA in FY78, ac- eord i ng to Admiral Charbonnet. Therefore, the 2,900 Category Delta ACDUTRA billets planned for this year may have to be roduced to about 100, he !lAid. l'he complete ted 01 the admir al's remarks before the NRA mct!ung will be carried in the November issue of Naval Reservist News. objectives for the cruise were met with over· whelming success as more than 1,800 llight hours were logged and 53 "Es" were awarded in air competitive exercises and the wing earned an "outstanding" grade in its ORE. At the end of the first week of training. a bombing derby was staged by three attack squadrons in the wing to determine the "best bombers in CVWR-20". The Falcons of VA-205 were crowned the winners. Following that bombing derby, CVWR-20 hosted the first annual CNAVRES inter-air wing bombing derby. That competition was won by CVWR-30, but the scores for all squadrons were high and the contest was a close one, according to the Air Wing 20 spokesman. The final week of AC- DUTRA concluded with a test of combat capabilities through an operational readines's evaluation ad- ministered by Commander Tactical Wings Atlantic (COMTACWINGSLAT). Air Wing personnel received written exams in the areas of aircraft tactics. air intelligence/recognition. electronic warfare and NOTOPS. Additionally. the CVWR -20 crews were [ See CVWR· 20, p- 7) F. T ru bee Davison VF-302 Captures '77 TailhookAward The F. Trubee Davison Award for 1977 has been presented to Fighter Squadron (VF) 302, Naval Air Reserve Unit. Alameda, Calif., for its outstanding performance as the best "tailhook" squadron in the Naval Air Reserve Force. The award is sponsored by the McDonnell-Douglas Corp. and is presented during the annual Tailhook Association reunion. Selection for the F. Trubee Davison Award is based on the performance of a Naval Air Reserve Force unit during the previous year. In a letter nominating VF-302 for the award , Cdr. R.D. Mixson, USN, Com· mander Carrier Air Wing Reserve (CVWR) 30, said "The most significant ac - complishment within the Naval Air Reserve during t. he period of this year's F. Trubee Davison Award competition was... the successful completion of the T ACAIR Test by Air Wing " , ;U j , _ 6 • • 0 , , 0 , , " . . , • w • 2 w U u • w , 0 , 2 • , g , • • > w 0 • • w • /; w , w. p u • .2 Thirty in November 1976. (Naval Reservist News, [See Davis on , p-S] MACGCuts Set; 3,000 To Non-Pay Two related actions af- fecting naval reser vists currently in the mobilization assignment control group (MACG) will result in some being transferred to non- pay status and in volunteer training units (VTUs) and others being retained in the MACG beyond the date originally scheduled. MACG member s for whom no Selected Reser ve mobilization billet or requirement has been identified during placement actions conducted by Naval Reserve Readiness Com- mands and CNA VRES will be trans ferred to a VTU effective October 31. Personnel affected include about 1,000 officers and [See MACG, p-61 , E • u , 0 , , , • • • , ! , w > 8 • , Il ! - • • , .- ... !g 0· _ o. z· 0 0" o. • - • ..
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NAVAL RESERVIST [M~W~ News of the Total Force Navy for the Naval Reserve Community
19&6 Urged ByNavy
The Navy is working with the staff of the House Appropriations Committee to modify recent congressional changes to Fleet Reserve transfer / enlisted retirement computations de-signed to align Na v y / Marine Corps enlisted personnel retirement policies with those of the other armed services.
Changes requested by the {See 19&6, p-8]
Carrier Air Wing (CVWR) 20 ordnancemen load practice bombs on A-7 during wing's recent "outstanding" operational readiness evaluation (ORE) at NAS Fallon, Nev.
Air Wing 20 ORE - Outstanding: Reservists Match Fleet Eval Standards
Car rier Air Wing Reserve 20 re<:entiy deployed to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev. , for two weeks annual active duty for training involving a wide range of air
operations , an operational readiness evaluation (ORE) and the first reserve interwing bombing derby.
According to a wing spokesman, all training
FY78 Reserve Funding Shortage F~ToughDec~~s
Scvt!re mt!asures to accommodate a $3.5 million shortlall in roserve personnel funds [Reserve Personnel Navy (RP~)] appropriated by Congress lor the Selected Reserve in fiscal year 1978 will be taken within the nellt two months, sccordiog to VAdlll. P.N. Charbonnet, Jr. , USN. Chief 01 Naval Reserve.
Actions to reduce RP~ spending in order to remain within budgeted limits are now under study at CNAVRES headquarte r ,. in New Orluns_ A~ong the options
under consideration are the following: • Reduction 01 officer
manning in non-hardware nnits to 60 per cent
• Transfer present Catt!gory Bravo officers to nOD-pay "latus
• Transfer 01 some Category Alia omcers to Category Bravo [nonhardware units only1
• RL>duction in maximum
drill" for all Category AUa units [non-hardware onlyl
• Redudion 01 annual ACUUTRA for all Selected Re!ll!rve personnel [nonhardware units onlyl by a given number of days
• Combination,. of the above.
These options wert! outlined by CNAVR~S during a recent address to the i"Oaval Reserve A8Sociation'ij annual conlerence in Anaheim, Calif.
In addition. the RPN budget approved by Congre,.,. failed to include Category Delta AC DUTRA in FY78, ac-eording to Admiral Charbonnet. Therefore, the 2,900 Category Delta ACDUTRA billets planned for this year may have to be roduced to about 100, he !lAid.
l'he complete ted 01 the admiral's remarks before the NRA mct!ung will be carried in the November issue of Naval Reservist News.
objectives for the cruise were met with over· whelming success as more than 1,800 llight hours were logged and 53 "Es" were awarded in air competitive exercises and the wing earned an "outstanding" grade in its ORE.
At the end of the first week of training. a bombing derby was staged by three attack squadrons in the wing to determine the "best bombers in CVWR-20". The Falcons of VA-205 were crowned the winners.
Following that bombing derby, CVWR-20 hosted the first annual CNAVRES inter-air wing bombing derby. That competition was won by CVWR-30, but the scores for all squadrons were high and the contest was a close one, according to the Air Wing 20 spokesman.
The final week of ACDUTRA concluded with a test of combat capabilities through an operational readines's evaluation administered by Commander Tactical Wings Atlantic (COMTACWINGSLAT).
Air Wing personnel received written exams in the areas of aircraft tactics. air intelligence/recognition. electronic warfare and NOTOPS. Additionally. the CVWR-20 crews were
[See CVWR·20, p- 7)
F. Trubee Davison
VF-302 Captures '77 TailhookAward
The F. Trubee Davison Award for 1977 has been presented to Fighter Squadron (VF) 302, Naval Air Reserve Unit. Alameda, Calif., for its outstanding performance as the best "tailhook" squadron in the Naval Air Reserve Force. The award is sponsored by the McDonnell-Douglas Corp. and is presented during the annual Tailhook Association reunion.
Selection for the F. Trubee Davison Award is based on the performance of a Naval Air Reserve Force unit during the previous year. In a letter nominating VF-302 for the award , Cdr . R.D. Mixson , USN, Com· mander Carrier Air Wing Reserve (CVWR) 30, said "The most significant ac complishment within the Naval Air Reserve during t.he period of this year's F. Trubee Davison Award competition was... the successful completion of the T ACAIR Test by Air Wing
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[See Davison, p-S]
MACGCuts Set; 3,000 To Non-Pay Two related actions af
fecting naval reservists currently in the mobilization assignment control group (MACG) will result in some being transferred to nonpay status and in volunteer training units (VTUs) and others being retained in the MACG beyond the date originally scheduled.
MACG members for whom no Selected Reserve mobilization billet or requirement has been identified during placement actions conducted by Naval Reserve Readiness Commands and CNA VRES will be transferred to a VTU effective October 31. Personnel affected include about 1,000 officers and
[See MACG, p-61
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MIKE BOATS UNDERWAY AT CLEVELAND-An LeM-6 churns the waters of Lake Erie during reserve boat training and qualifications. The LeM-6 landina craft is one of two recently received by Assault Craft Unit-2, LeM·6 Det 2605 at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Clevelar-d. Ohio. Commander John A. Wolf, Det 2605 commandme officer, said the craft is benefitina; the unit by allowing "hands on training" on actual mobilization type equipment Preparations for transfer of the two 50·foot cralt from the Naval Amphibious School, Little Creek, Va .• to Cleveland were conducted by members of Det 2605. In order to put the lcMs into top operational condition, many unit members have performed additional drills without pay. The 28-ton LeM·6 carries a tank, truck or up to 80 combatequipped troops ar,d was designed for use in amphibious assault operations. (Photo by J02 Rich Beth, USNR-R (Tar»
Co-Existing Fleet Command Structures Provide Support For Navy's Unique and Complex Worldwide Mission
Tlu'l u.s, Navy i, a unique a:nd complex organization. In order for it to ful/iU its miuion of conducting prompt and ,u3tained combat operations at sea in ,upport of nationa/lntere,t, a dual administrative and operational cooln of command is utilized. A, members of the Naval ReseTVe and participating partners in the Total Force, all reseTVist , ihould be familiar with overall Navy ,tructure. Following is an explanation of the command organization and staff structurt for tht operating forces of the U.S. Navy !U outlined by the Chief of Naval Operations.
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There are two co-existing chains of command in the Navy: administrative and operational.
The administrative organization is permanent, provides for maximum fleet readiness. and consists of forces of a warfare type (surface. air. or submarine).
Command of operating forces is exercised through the operational chain of command. which is essentially a functional or task-related organization, Established by the fleet commanders in chief as required to implement operations plans and orders. these task organizations can be modifien as necessary to meet operational requirements. Below the task force level. task groups. units. and elements tend to become, erogressively more specialized in function •.
NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS CHID'OF MAY AL llI:IDYI:
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Task organization commnnders and staffs are assigned on an additional duty basis using the existing administrative' staffs as sources of manpower. with ad· ditional duty augmentations in numbers and skills from ships and other organizations.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
To carry out the Department of the Navy's responsibilities for providing ready forces. trained and equipped. to the commanders of the Unified Commands. the operating forces of the U.S. Navy are administratively organized to maximize fleet readiness.
Fleet readiness consists of: 1. Personnel readiness, including the
. quatitative responsibility of meeting total manning requirements and the qualitative goal of providing the necessary skills for operations and maintenance.
2. Material readiness, encompassing required maintenance and logistic support for effective sustained operations.
3. Training readiness. which requires sufficient operating time in terms of steaming days and flying hours. and sufficient participation in exercises. to ensure a capable and proficient naval force.
uss KING (DDG-41) was recommissioned September 17, following a major anti-air warfare (AA W) modernization to increase her capability to provide carrier striking forces with AA Wand antisubmarine defenses.
7. Task Force Commander 8. Task Group Commander 9. Task Unit Commander 10. Task Element Commander 11. Individual Unit Commanding Officer • JCS are in the operatio1liU chain of command to provide drategic guidance a:nd direction to the commanders of Unified and Specified Command.!:; however, the JCS do not exercise operational command or control of forelll. •• Strategic force missile nbmari-lMr. when an ptdrol, are under the direct operational com~control of the commander of a UnijWd Command. In same ntuatw7UI tAil operational cantrol matJ be fv.rther delegated.
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In Hawaiian Waters
VP Squadrons Stalk Nuke 'Fish'
Naval Reserve P-B Orion aircraft from Whidbey Island. Moffett Field. Point Mugu and Glenview gathered in mid-summer at NAS Barbers Point. Hawaii, for the second Reserve Antisubmarine Warfare Exercise of 1977. Participants, all from Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific (RES· PATWINGPAC), were Patrol Squadrons (VP) 90, 60,69, 65 and 91, under the command of patrol wing commander Capt. "Tex" Coleman, USN.
The objective of the exercise was to provide realistic antisubmarine warfare (ASW) training for selected air reserve ASW crews. The targer was USS SWORDFISH (SSN 579), a nuclear submarine.
For five days. continuous on-station swaps occured, resulting in 24 sorties and 123 flight hours. Fifteen advanced ASW qualifications were acquired with an on-station effectiveness rating of 95.2
SWORDFISH - operated several hundred miles south of Oahu, Hawaii. The squadrons' job was to localize, acquire and attack the sub using prescribed procedures dictated by the desired crew qualification criteria.
For many of the crews it had been some time since a live submarine was employed in ASW training. Lt. Cdr. Wayne Hillegas, USNR-R, patrol plane commander of Crew 5, VP·
90, summed up his crew's reaction. "We spend so much time flying the weapons systems trainers, attacking electronic devices and going to ground training on drill weekends," he said. "our crews really get "antsy" to do the real thing.
"Their enthusiasm is incredible, especially when we get down to the nittygritty on the attack," he said.
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~ '" "\.\_-\/~ '-,! ResCen Louisville Group Training Program Draws CNA VRESKudo
A one year pilot training program approved by Naval Reserve Readiness Command, Region 9, Memphis, Tenn., and implemented by Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Louisville, Ky., has drawn praise from CNAVRES as a "success story others can emulate."
The program places strong emphasis on individual rating group and functional team training. As chairman of the planning
.board for training. the Louisville Center commanding officer, Lt. Cdr. J .A. Franklin, USNR, is responsible for ''running the school" similar to a Fleet Training Center. Com·
manding officers of all units drilling on a particular weekend participate in planning the training sessions and provide trainees to rating group classes and functional team evolutions for professional development and general military training.
In congratulating those involved in the program, VAdm. P.N. Charbonnet, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Reserve, said, "It was obvious that a progressive and effective training program had been implemented. It was also apparent that the center's commanding officer is actively involved in training
processes and from his driver's seat, he has, directed and coordinated the efforts of the various assigned units in achieving a viable program. To the commanding officer, a well done and congratulations to you and the reserve community. Your leadership and dedieation have spelled out another success story others can emulate."
Despite the adjustments that are required in a training program of this size, Lt. Cdr. Franklin said the system is working well and accomplishing what it is designed to do: provide trained reservists to supplement the active naval forces in time of emergency.
Oclober, 1977 - NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS 3
A P·3 Orion (above) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 90 passes Diamond Head, Hawaii, enroute home to NAS Glenview, III., after participating in a reserve antisubmarine warfare exercise. lACCO commander Cdr. Bill Britt (photo left) facing camera . cQflgratulates a VP-90 Orion crew following a successful "attack" on USS SWORDFISH (SSN·579).
Davison Award ••• [Continued frlYm p oll
December 1976 / January 1977). -
"It marked the first time a Reserve Air Wing had been fully tested at sea and tasked with the full range of evaluational tests accorded a regular air wing prior to deployment. The "Stallions" of Fighter Squadron Three Zero Two were rated by the COMNAVAIRPAC ORE Inspection Team as "top squadron" during this evaluation and earned an overall grade of 95.34 /outstanding, one of the highest marks, if not the highest, given in recent history to any squadron, regular or reserve.
"During preparation for the ORE, VF-302 was the first fighter squadron to complete day and night carrier qualifications for all assigned aircrews and won the Carrier Air Wing Reserve Thirty "Golden Tailhook Award" for superlative performance at the 'blunt end.' "
In outlining VF -302 accomplishments during the year Commander Mixson cited seven separate areas of achievement: combat readiness, combat exercises, contribution to weapons system development, contributions to tactics development, retention, flight hour program and safety.
Runner-up for the F. Trubee Davison Award was VF -202. Naval Air Station Dallas. Texas. According to
Capt. C.L. Tinker, USN, Commander Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20, "During the period of July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977. VF-202 was engaged in transitioning from F-BH to F -4N aircraft. Their main objective was to achieve the highest level of combat readiness possible. Although having only five F -4Ns on board at the beginning of the reporting period, and not receiving their full complement until October 1976, they flew over 3,400 hours and completed 2,260 sorties."
In March 1977, the squadron completed their first air -to-air missile exercise in the Phantom (F · 4N) resulting in a total of 12 individual "Es" and 10 "quaIs". Captain Tinker reported .
VF-202 has a safety record of 22,000 accident free hours which have been accumulated over more than six years.
The aviation award is named in honor of now deceased F. Trubee Davison, who is highly revered in Navy and aviation circles for his early contributions to Naval Aviation in general and Naval Reserve aviation in particular. The names "F_ Trubee Davison" and "First Yale Unit" - a volunteer Naval Reserve aviation group found during World War I by Davison and his colleagues at Yale - are synonymous with the formation and birth of the Naval Air Reserve. Davison died Dec. 14, 1974.
4 NAVALRESERVIST NEWS-October, 1977
Correspondence Courses
Course listings provided by
Naval Education and Training
Program Development
Center Self-study media for inactive duty Naval Reservists to improve themselves professionally and to earn retirement points toward nondisability retirement.
Naval correspondence courses are designed as sel.f ·study media to provide instruction to naval personnel in professional naval subjects.
Naval reservists on inactive duty, officers or enlisted, may earn retirement points toward nondisabi lity retirement by the satisfactory completion of correspondence courses. ENLISTED PERSONNEL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR EITHER OFFICER OR ENLISTED COURSES; OFFICERS RECEIVE CREDIT FOR OFFICER COURSES ONLY. Retirement credit is granted for the satisfactory completion of all courses evaluated for retirement credit.
The following is a current list of correspondence courses published by the Naval Education and Training Program Development Center, the number of assignments to each course, and the total retirement points evaluated for each course.
Details regarding any course and application enrollment forms may be obtained from the following :
A. Officers on inactive duty in the United States: (1) If in a training program under the cognizance of
the Chief of Naval Reserve: (a) Aviation forces program: Via the CO of the cognizant NAS or NARU. (b) All other programs: Via the CO of the cognizant Naval Reserve Center.
Enlisted Courses Currently Available
The following is , tUrrent list of enlisted !XI\Ir5eS which must be ad· ministered by Iocalccmmands. Although text numbers.re , Iso provided in the list, commands must request rourSei on the NAVEDTRA Form 15101 1 by !XI\Irse number. TheCenter does not provide tex~ with enlisted courSei. Tex~ must be ordered from the Naval Publicat~ and Forms Center, by stodl number, on 00 Form 1348.
COURSE TEXT NAVPERSI NAVPERSI TOTAL NAVTRA NAVTRA NO. OF RETI RE
A. GENERAL COURSES NUMBER NUMBER ASSIGT POtNTS
Basic Ma,hines 9123().F 10624·A • 8 Std First Aid Trng 91217·J 10081·8 S 10 Course
(2) If not in a drilling reserve program: (a) Unclassified courses : Via the CO, Nava, Reserve Personnel Center (Code 40), New Orleans, La. 70149; (b) Classified courses: Not authorized.
B. Enlisted personnel on inactive duty in the United States: (1) If attached to a Reserve Unit: To the ap·
propriate Naval Reserve Center, or if participating in the aviation forces program, via the CO of the cognizant NAS or NARU, via the unit commander and such other official channels as may be locally prescribed.
(2) If not attached to Reserve unit : (a) Unclassified courses: Via the Naval Reserve Personnel Center (Code 40), New Orleans, La. 70149; (b) Classified courses: Not authorized.
C. Officers and enlisted personnel on inactive duty and residing in a foreign country:
(1) Unclassified courses: Via (a) the cognizant naval or other military attache or U.S. Representative and (b) the command maintaining enrollee's service record.
(2) Classified courses : Not ordinarily authorized. Note: To expedite the processing of necessary documents, it
is recommended that reservists coordinate with their respective Naval faci lities.
COURSE TEXT NAVPERSI NAVPERSI TOTAL NAVTRA NAVTRA NO. OF RETIRE
GENERAL COURSES NUMBER NUMBER ASSIGT POINTS
5 Av~ Boatswain's Mat. 91678·E 10302·C 9 18 E 3&2
5 Av~ Boa~wain's Mate 91672·0 l0305-C 6 12 E l&C
5 Av~ Boatswain's Mate 91636·1F 10300·C 6 12 H 3&2
S Avia Storekeeper 3&2 91674-2 10398·E 40 54 S Av~ Struct Mech E 91622·2A 1~-C I' 24
3&2 5 Avia Struct Mech E 91366·C 10312·C 10 18
l,e 5 Avia Struct Mech H 91365·1B 10310·B 10 20
3&2 5 Avia Struct Mech S 91364·0 10000·C II 22
3&2 5 Avia Support Equip 91409·B 10316·A 20 36
Teth H 3&2 5 Avia Support Equip 9141o.B 10314-B 13 24
Teth E 3&2
GENERAL COURSES
S Avia Support Equip Teth 1&C
S Boatswain's Mate 1&C S Boil.rmaker 1 &C S Boiler Tethnician 3&2 S BoilerTethnician I&C S 8uilder 3&2 S Builder 1&C S Commissaryman I&C S CommunicationsTech
A 3&2 Communicatiol1s Tech M 3&2 Communications Teth M l&C Const Electriti,n 1&C
S EletTlllthPartl1 3&2 ( Radar) ElectronicS Test Methods and Practices
S' Elet Warfare Tech 3&2 S Engineering Aid 3&2 S Engineering Aid 1&C S Engineman 3&2 S Engineman 1&C S Equipment Operator
3&2 S Equipment Operator
1&C S' Fir.ControiTethB
l&C (Sup I ) S' Fire Control Teth B
l&C (Sup 2) S FireControiTethG
3&2 S Fir. Control Teth M
3&2 S' Fir. Control Tech M
l,e Fire Control Tech M 1&C Terrier (Sup)
S' FireControiTethM l&C Tartar (Sup)
S' Fir. Control Teth M 1&C Talos (Sup)
S Gunner's Mat. G 3&2 S Gunner's Mate G l&C
S Gunner's Mate M l&C S Gunner's Mate Tech
3&2 S' Gunner's Mate Teth
:&C S Hospital Corpsman 3&2
Hospital CorpSman l&C SHull Maint Teth 3&2
Hull Maint Tech 1&C (ECC I FITS) Illustrator Orattsman 3&2
S Illustrator Drattsman 1&C
S Instrumentman 3&2 S Instrumentman 1&C S Intelligence
Specialist I&C S Interior Comm Elec
3&2 S Interior Comm Elet
l,e S Journalist 3&2 S Journalist 1&C
October, 1977 - NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS 5
TEXT COURSE TEXT NAVPERSI TOTAL NAVPERSI NAVPERSI TOTAL NAVTRA NO. OF RETIRE NAVTRA NAVTRA NO. OF RETIRE CATEGORY II NUMBER ASSIGT POINTS GENERAL COURSES NUMBER NUMBER ASSIGT POINTS Text$ need not be returned forthefollowingcourses,
10236-A 8 24 3&2 , Financial Management in the Navy 10732-C 11 17
" MissBe Techni<;ian 91361-2 10154-8 I' 28 Sj Fluid Power 10439-Al 9 12 10637-0 10 20 1&C History oj Chaplain Corp, PI I 10906-3 8 12
10644·F 17 24 Molder 3&2 91554-2 10584-C 10 18 History 01 Chaplain Corp, PI II 10907 , 12
102&<-C 20 28 , Molder 1&C 91556-18 10585-8 10 20 History of Chaplain Corp, PI III 10423 10 15 ,. Ocean Systems Tech 91235 10141 13 26 st Introduction to the 3·M System 13107-1 2 ,
10682 6 12 I&C RTMI NRCC Sj Mathematics, Part I IA 1W9·1 5 10
1068.3 , 18 ,. Operations Specialist 91268-2 10l47-E 11 22 st Mathematics, Part 118 10438 , 11
10685-C 5 15 1&0 st Mathematics, Part II I 10450-A 5 20
S Opticalman 3&2 91386-8 10000-A 12 18 st Metri<;System, The 475-{)1'()()· 75 2 3
10685·C 5 15 S Opticalman l&C 91389-2 10206·A 8 I' Military Justk;e in the Navy 10993-A2 13 20 , Patternrnaker 3&2 91549-2 10578·C 12 18 Military Sea Trans. Servic;e 10972-81 7 10
10687-C , 12 S Personnel man 3&2 91420-2A 10254-C IS 22 , Naval Control of Shippins 10413·2 , , , Personnel man 1&C 91422-2C 10258-E 7 12 , Naval Orientation 10900-43 19 28
10275-E 12 24 S Photographer's Mate 91493,18 10355-A 21 48 , Naval Postal Officer 10518·8 3 S
Sup) 1 2 3&2 , Naval Reserve Chaplain 10517-1 3 ,
S Photographer's Mate 91649-E 10375-C IS 24 , Navy Admira lty Law Practice 10725·1<3 2 3
1&C S Navy Food ServiCe Management 131oo·A1 8 11
10546·0 11 17 S POSla l Clerk3&2 91401-3E 10215·8 10 18 Navy Public Affairs 10720-8 8 12 Posta l Clerk 1&C 91460-1A 10216-A , 12 Navy Public Works Management 10741-A2 9 I'
10195-A 19 36 S Quartermaster 1 &C 91253-F 10151-0 6 12 S Navy Regulations, Part I 10740-81 S 8 , Radioman 3&2 91403-3A l0228-F I' 32 Navy Regulations, Part II 10427-A 7 10 10195-A 18 33 S· Radioman l&C 91405-4 10229-F 11 18 S NavySupplySystem, The 10978-AS 3 5 , Ship's Serviceman 3&2 91447·28 10286-F 9 I'
S Navy Travel 10977-10 , 8 0967-Lp· 7 12 S Ship's Serviceman 1&C 91450-F 10287-E 9 I'
Officer Courses Currently Available t Officer·Enlisted Course 1021O·S3 , 12 , Textbook not issued by center: obtainable at IocIII Nlvy comm.nds only
Officer courses that are administered by this Center are listed below, • USNR Enlisted and Officer [ Inactive StatUI) 10185-8 27 40 Use Appl ication Form NAVEOTRA 15501 1 only. Completed answ'!r shaets 10186-C 30 4S must bit returned to this Center for prcx:eSSing and issuance 01 completion Plus letter,
C & 1()()37-C CATEGORY I C & OPNAV 43P2
TelC! must be returned for the 10Howing courses. Officer·Enlisted Courses AV 5510.:C
COURSE TOTAL The follow ing Officer·Enlisted courses MUST bit iKlministered to en listed NAVTRAJ NO. OF RETIRE personnel by local commands. Courses are to be requested 00 form
10200,8 12 24 COURSE TITLE NAVPERS ASSIGT POINTS 15101 I.· Officers, and perMlnnel o! other services must hive the courses
10125-0 15 30 S Air Navigation 10959-8 10 27 administered by the C~nter, and should request the courses on form
Avionics Systems 10757-A 12 18 15501 I. 10126·C , 12 S· Combat Infor CenterOfficer, The 10952-,M 19 28 COURSE TOTAL
S Defense Systems Analysis 13101-A 8 I' NAVTRA/ NO. OF RETI RE
10669-A 7 21 S ~iesel Engines l0938-A 7 12 COURSE TITLE NAVPERS, ASSIGT POINTS
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6 NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS.:::-_Qct9tJ~r,1977
Inactive Duty Reserve/T AR Officers
SuPers Sets Selection Dates and Promotion Zones Convening dates for FY78 Reserve selection boards
(S\jfl Table 1) and promotion zones for inactive duty Naval Reserve of~icers and TARs eligible for selection in fiscal year 1978 (see Table 2) have been announced by BuPers.
Reserve officers in the grade) or above. within the promotion zones shown in Table 2, will be considered for promotion provided they are:
• In an active status in the Naval Reserve, or
• A TAR officer, or • An officer on
temporary active duty (TEMAC)
Officers previously placed on the Inactive Status List (lSL), must have returned to active status for at least one year as of the date their selection board convenes to be eligible for consideration for promotion.
Warrant officers and chief warrant officers will be eligible for consideration if they are in an active status and as of Sept. 30, 1979, (Fiscal Year 1979 board), will have completed thtl following service in their present temporary / permanent grades:
• Temporary Warrant officer, W-1, to chief warrant officer, W -2 -one year: chief warrant, W-2 and W -3, to chief warrant officer, W-3 and W-4-four years_
grade of lieutenant (junior
that their service records are up to date before their respective selection board is scheduled to convene.
An officer who is eligible to be considered for ' promotion has the right to send a communication to the appropriate selection board inviting attention to any matter of record in the Armed Forces concerning himself that he considers significant. The communication may not criticize any officer or reflect upon the character, conduct or motives of any officer. This communication must arrive before the convening date of the selection board and should be addressed to: President, Reserve Selection Board, Bureau of Naval Personnel (Attn: Pers-Ra1), Washington, D.C. 20370.
Officers selected for promotion will be required to establish their physical qualification for promotion prior to their appointment to the next higher grade being delivered. All officers who are to be considered by the FY 78 selection board are encouraged to ensure that records of physical exams are current.
Reserve Selection Board Convening Dates FY78
Convening Dates : RAdm Capt Cdr LCdr Lt CWO
Line Jan. 4 Feb. 7 Mar. 7 Apr. 4 Ma), 2 Mal 2 (TEM ).
• CWO·W2 and CWO·W3 bewmn eliaible lor accelerated lemporary promotion during the liseal year in which theycomplele two yean; service in grade computed from dateo! their eligibility lor that grade.
Table 1
Promotion and Eligibility Zones FY78 Listed below are the register numbers of the junior officer in the zone. An)'one havina: a lower register number than that shown will be in the promotion zone. Rqlster numbers are taken from the Register 01 Commissioned and Warrant Ottars of the United States Naval Reserve (NAVPERS 15(09) dated Dec. 31, 1975,
For Promotion To: RAdm Capt Cdr LCdr Lt
Junior officer in promotion zone : 100984-00 204932-00 313665-00 429750·25 510873-00
Junior woman officer in the promotion zone :
Junior otticer in the eliaibil. it)' zone : 102015-00
Anchor officer with Oct.!. '73 date 01 rank
820047·00 830059·00 840187-00 850024-00
NO NO NO NO below· below- below· below-zone zone zone zone consider- consider- consider- consider· ation ation ation ation
Table 2
• Permanent Warrant officer, W-1 to chief warrant officer, W -2-three years; chief warrant officer W -2 and W -3, to chief warrant officer, W -3 and W-4-six years_
Officers of the Inactive Reserve Nurse Corps are eligible for consideration for promotion if they are senior to the junior Nurse Corps officer of the same grade on active duty who has been selected for promotion. Accordingly, the promotion zones for reserve officers of the Nurse Corps will be established upon final approval of the Fiscal Year 1978 (active duty) selection boards for Nurse Corps officers.
MACG Cuts Trigger Pay Loss ... porary "holding unit" for otherwise qualified assignable reservists who have been displaced from a remote mobilization billet and who are awaiting new assignments.
Reporting seniors of officers who are within a promotion zone are urged to ensure fitness reports for active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and annual fitness reports are submitted to the Chief of Naval Personnel in a timely manner.
Individual reserve officers of all grades are advised to ensure that their annual qualification questionnaires (AQQ's) are submitted promptly and
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2,000 enlisted whose designators, pay grade and rating failed to qualify them for a MOB billet in the latest CNAVRES national remote assignment screening process.
Reservists in this category were originally scheduled for transfer to a VTU on Sept. 30. 1977, the original deadline for all personnel who have been in MACG status for longer than 90 days. The deadline was extended in midSeptember to allow for a I final nationwide screening effort to identify MOB billet "fits" for such personnel. Those who failed to screen have been classified as unassignabl.e under present reserve structure.
A second group of personnel, those eligible for assignment to one or more MOB billets but for whom no billet was immediately
identifiable, will be retained in the MACG for a limited period of time beyond October 31 contingent upon identification of new billet requirements.
Extension of the MACG deadline resulted from efforts to retain those personnel with "hard skills" who are considered assignable and for whom valid billets are anticipated under FY78 manpower mobilization requirements.
Personnel scheduled for transfer to the VTU are those for whom no billets were avilable under FY77 MOB requirements and who do not fit into anticipated FY78 requirements currently under review.
The MACG structure will remain in effect as a means of retaining future accessions to the reserve who are assignable to mobilization billets but for whom specific billets are not
immediately available at the local activity.
The MACG is also intended to serve as a tem-
P-3Bs to Upgrade RESPAT Inventory
The Chief of Naval Operations in early October announced the scheduled transfer of five P-3B Orion patrol aircraft to the Naval Air Reserve Force beginning this month rather than during ' late 1978 as originally planned. The order is designed to bring the Naval Reserve patrol community closer to authorized unit aircraft (P-3) allowance.
The P-3Bs. updated versions of the P-3As with more powerful engines and an increased gross weight, will be transferred to Patrol Squadron (VP) 91, Naval
Air Station Moffett Field, Calif., but will be subject to recall if remaining active fleet source assets cannot fulfill future active fleet requirements.
Three P-3Bs will be transferred from Commander; Naval Air Forces, Pacific, one per month starting this month, and two aircraft will be transferred from Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic, in November.
All five P-3B Orions will be in standard antisubmarine warfare (ASW) configuration.
I
CNAVRES, CRUITOM TopGoals
The Navy Recruiting C<lmmand has exceeded all Reserve Enlisted Program goals for the first time since assuming responsibility for recruiting in the Reserve Non-prior Service (NPS) program in April 1973.
A FY77 total of 17,181 NPS personnel were recruited against a goal of 16,914 (101.6 per cent attainment).
Program attainment in the three-year active/threeyear inactive duty. active Ready Mariner program was 101.1 per cent of the 14,913 goal.
The TAR enlisted program attained 110.3 per cent of the goal of 87 accessions.
The six-year inactive duty Ready Mariner program attainment was 2,014 against a goal of 1,914 (105.2 per cent attainment).
CNAVRES retains responsibility for recruiting prior-service and fleet veteran members of the Naval Reserve. FY77 goals in that area were 22,704. A total of 22,786 personnel were recruited, reflecting an attainment rate of 101 per cent.
On October 1, increased pay rates for the Selected Reserve and active duty personnel went into effect. The overall 7.05 per cent increase approved by the President includes a 6.20 per cent hike in basic pay. Selected Reservists drilling monthly (one weekend per month) will receive pay equa_1 to
FOUR TIMES the rate shown on the above chart, since they earn two days pay for each full day of drill. The chart does not list 0-9 and 0·10 pay grades since there are no Selected Reservists in these catelories.
Power Projection-Integral Part of Sea Control
.LST 11.1,l - Reunion to be held in California sometime during 1978. Contact: E.H. Sallee, 1318 West Church, Bowling Green, Mo. 63334.
-USS WADLEIGH [DD·689! - Reunion planned in 1978 for an offieers and men who served between Oet. 19, 1943 and 1961. Contact: Elwood E'ast. 107 Cheapside, R-7OS, Lexington, Ky., 40507.
Enlisted Records
In a recent speech delivered to the Reieroe Officers Assoc. in Seattle, Adm. James L. HoUoway, III, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, commented on the status, mission, and future of the U.S. Navy, stressing the following pfn'nts:
•••••• "A year ago I said there
was a myth that the U.S. Navy, as a matter of policy, had emphasized its power projection role to the detriment of its sea eontrol responsibilities. During the
Page 12 Data Shifted Effective October 1, the information contained on
Page 12 (Transfers and Receipts NAVPERS 1070/612) of the Naval Reserve enlisted service record will be entered on Page 5 (Disposition of the History or Assignments, NAVPERS 1070/605). Prior to October 1, page 5 was not maintained in the inactive duty service record.
According the CHNAVPERS message (DTG 281928Z Sep 77), the following information will now be reeorded on Page 5: gains and losses to pay, non pay units, discharges, reenlistments, extensions, AC· DUTRA, and related data.
BUPERS cautioned that when Page 12 is removed from the service record, ACDUTRA information must be recorded on Page 11 (Record of Naval Reserve Service, NAVPERS 1070-611). The old Page 12 should be retained by the individual reservist in his/her personal me, BUPERS said. -
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past year, we have seen a new wrinkle added to that argument one that suggests that the Navy could be reduced sub· stantially in size if it would eliminate its power projection role.
"I think it important that I once again confront this highly flawed argument by stating that power projection as it pertains to the Navy is not a function unto intseH, but is an in· tegral part of sea control. If we utilize power projection forces, it is to gain control of an area so that we ean exercise control of adjacent sea lanes. Without this eapability, our ability to control the sea in many parts of the world certainly would be subject to question."
••••• "Sea based aviation is
currently our margin of superiority over the Soviet Navy. Over the past decade, extended surveillance capability, long· range striking power, tactical flexibility and reduced reliance on overseas bases have been provided to the U.S. fleet by our sea·based air power, These capabilities have been indispensable in the past and are likely to remain 80 in the
future. Toward this end, we intend to reserve this crucial asset through maintenance of a foree of 12 large·deck carriers with their multi·purpose air wings. But our future plans are to continue the ex· ploitation of sea· based air across the spectrum of naval vessels through VSTOL (vertical and/or short takeoff and landing) spreading high·performance aircraft throughout the fleet. The Navy must remain progressive, in-
novative and ~t the forefront of technology in order to cope with the ever· increasing threat,"
••••• "As for the future, the
National Security Council study of U.S. maritime strategy and its impact on Navy ship requirements stated a clear requirement for the U,S. to maintain its maritime superiority. The study recommended an expansion of the Navy through the five·year shipbuilding plan."
CVWR-20 ORE ... [Continued from p·l] tasked with the' planning and execution of war-at·sea air strikes, coordinated air strikes, a simulated mining exercise, air intercept p.xercises, and search and rescue exercises.
An overall ORE grade of "outstanding" was assigned to Air Wing 20. Testing and grading criteria for the readiness evaluation were the same as those used in evaluating fleet carrier air wings.
Air Wing 20 squadrons participating in the cruise were Fighter Squadron (VF) 201 and 202, NAS Dallas. Tex.: Attack
Squadron (VA) 203, NAS Jacksonville, Fla.; VA-205, NAS Atlanta, Ga.: Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 206, Naval Air Reserve Unit (NARU) Washington, D, C,: and Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 208, NAS Alameda. Two squadrons from the wing, V A-204, NAS Memphis, Tenn., and Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW), 78, NAS Norfolk, Va., did not accompany their sister squadrons because they were in the process of transitioning to different aircraft.
CVWR-20 is commanded by Capt. C.L. Tinker, USN.
8 NAVAL RESERVIST NEWS - October, 1977
Naval Curator Seeks r'H
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It is commonly believed and researchers. .;t:'!" t< that every aspect of the Both organizations are :.;~ Navy's history is completely very much interested in ,h' I covered in offidal records. receiving donations or ."; $
Unfortunately, this is not bequests of Navy-related so. A great deal of the material. Navy's experience is locked Active duty, reserve, in the memories - and the retired and former service personal files - of those personal are encouraged to who helped to make its submit personal papers, history . memorabilia, artifacts, and
Captain A.W. (Bert) Howard, USN, right, director of the new Navy Air logistics Office (NAlO) discusses establishment actions with Capt Phil Smith, USNR. the original project officer for the agency. NALO is the office through which CNAVRES will exercise responsibilities as CNO's executive agent for all CONUS Navy air logistics and organic
airlift functions. Activated on October I, NALO is located in New Orleans and is expected to be formally established in the near future. Principally a coordinating aleney, NALO will manage the use of Navy organic airlift assets while monitoring and evaluating scheduling systems. (Photo by JOCS Bob Wood, USNR·R (Tar))
Through the years, the other material relating to Curator for the Department their Navy experience to of the Navy has been the Director of Naval collecting historical objects, History (SH), Building 220-from artifacts and 2, Washington Navy Yard, 19 & 6 Urged by Navy ...
[Continued from p-1] already approved, and allow Navy are to reinstate the the Chief of Naval Personnel six-month round-up feature to approve those additional in determining retirement Fleet Reserve transfer multiplier, allow members requests based on less than with previously approved 20 years service that are Fleet Reserve transfer received by BuPers prior to dates based on less than 20 Oct. 1, 1977 for transfer years service to execute dates not later than Sept.
mementoes of ships and Washington, D.C. 20374. aircraft to photographs, Questions about the plans, publications, and possible suitability of personal papers. material, may be submitted
The Naval Historical to the same address or by Foundation, an affiliated calling (202) 433-2585/ 3643. private organization, has The Naval Historical likewise received the Foundation is also located in personal papers and Building 220-2 at the memorabilia of many Navy Washington Navy Yard. these transfers on the date 30, 1978. '
Amplifying details of these and other retirementrelated provisions of recent congressional action are contained in NAVOP 109/77. Final resolution of Navy proposed changes was anticipated by Sept. 30, 1977 and will be announced at a future date.
Co-Existing Fleet Command Structures ... [Continued from p-2]
CHAIN OF COMMAND The administrative chain of command
of Navy operating forces begins with the President and the Secretary of Defense and continues through the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations on down to individual unit commanding officers of ships, submarines and aircraft squadrons. (See Chart 1, page 21.
FLEET STAFFS The purpose of fleet staffs in the ad
ministrative chain of command is to develop and maintain fleet readiness. (Le. to carry out the responsibilities for providing ready, trained, and equipped forces to commanders of Unified Commands).
Ashore Staffs: The fleet CINCs, type commanders and some lower echelon commanders and their staffs are based ashore and structured to discharge their readiness responsibilities. Their composition is determined by the tasks and functions assigned. The location of the headquarters and staffs must be at a base concentration of fleet activities to ensure the necessary accessibility for the close association required.
Afloat Staffs: Group commanders and their staffs, except for submarine and small combatants, normally embark in ships of their command. Group commander staffs are organized and manned to monitor, develop and support the three categories of fleet readiness.
OPERATIONAl, ORGANIZATION The Department of the Navy. through
its Administrative Organization, trains, organizes and equips forces which are then
employed operationally under the Unified Command structure. Command of operating forces of the fleet, at all echelons, is exercised through the Operational Organization.
CHAIN OF COMMAND The Operational chain of command for
Navy operating forces begins with the President and the Secretary of Defense as national command authorities, and continues down to individual commanding officers of ships, submarines and aircraft squadrons. (See Chart 2, page 2).
OPERATIONAL TASK Fleet commanders in chief and num
bered fleet commanders have geographically oriented responsibilities and are permanently organized and assigned to a Unified (theater) Command. Below the numbered fleet level, the operational chain of command is task oriented and is not permanently constituted. The task organization is predicated on the mission contained in a war plan or an operation plan of a commander of a Unified Command and further delineated by the fleet CINC (naval component commander) and the numbered fleet commander.
The task organization must be explicitly detailed in the operation order or operation plan. Changes in the task organization may occur with changes in forces assigned to the task group, geographic area of operation, military task, or tactical situation.
Task forces are normally constituted for the purpose of prosecuting broad tasks, and are usually comprised of various components of different types organized by task groups, task units and task elements,
each successive organizational level diminishing in scope, responsibility and size.
PARALLEL FLEET STRUCTURES
The existence of two parallel fleet command structures has proved an effective means to manage both the readiness and operational aspects of the fleet. By manning the staff and command organizations of both chains of command with the same personnel on additional duty basis, both manpower economy and the coordination of readiness with operations is K!'ea!!y enhanced.
NATURE OF TASK ORGANIZATION
Because of the flexible nature of the task organization. task force, group, unit and element commanders and their staffs, cannot be permanent assignments. but will be detailed on an additional duty basis to parallel a primary duty assignment.
Task organization commanoers and staffs are created as required by appropriate operations plans and orders. Personnel are assigned on an additional duty basis from existing administrative staff organizations. commands within the task organization, and, where special skills or large numbers of personnel are required. by augmentees on additional duty from outside the task organization.
Afloat commanders and their staffs are embarked in a unit of the task organization which will provide the requisite command, control and communications facilities when adequate or suitable facilities are not available afloat. The operational staff may be located ashore if the peculiar command, control can thereby be better provided.
