2 S eptenbcr 1924,

ThcEBurcau rcqucsts t h a t t h i s Cu! l e t i n be givcn l r c e c i r c u l a t i o n alllong Qi ' f iccrs and. that i t c n s or 1n to r ; s t be published t o t h e i i n l i s t s d k r s o n n e l , ' L ~ L d i s c r c t i o n 01 tlic Co:Ai,xmdinE; OfLiccr. I o r iq - - rovc : ,xn t w i l l ba apprccia'ccd.

This b u l l e t i n is €!OT c o n f i d e n t i a l and i?ay bc destroycd a t Constructive suggcstions

Nen received a t shore st ; t ions i’rx?:

(b) Trcde schools ’io w‘:” ..ic:i t r a n s - f e r red f r o n a.ppronticj ti-i~ining sta- Lions, never havin,: ssrved. on other shore s t x t i o n s 01- on bovrc-i ,$:i:p, L

( c ) Trade scliools t o rr’ii.c@ tr;ris- ?erred f r o n se2 duty.

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Bureau of ITaviga'iioii Kens fJui:Le't;in ff53 cont'u.

:ien received at shore sta",ms ?ro2n:

( g ) S p e c i a l duty an a r ece iv ing s h i p , s p e c i a l ch ty being while on gene ra l ctetail.

C l a s s i f i c a t i o n of d . u L --I----

E nlisteo. rnen a r e not considere,! as being on shore d u t y while on general L e t a i l , and. svch cases sGloulu be referred t o thc dureau should it appear t o coi-mandini; oXicers that t h e i-ian's t i ne on gencrzl d e t a i l was v i r t u a l l y shore duty

) ETaval Bospi ,a Is, having be t r z n s f c r r e d t h e r e Iron F p r c n t i c e t r a i n i n g o r t r a i n i n g stat ton and never having been or1 aiiy other s h i p o r s t a t i o n .

( i) Naval E o s g i t a l s h a v i q 'been J- L~ L.Iiidf - 0 er red t o such hoapi ta , ls f r o n (1) sea duty, ( 2 ) general d e t a i l oil z i-ece iving s.'.:.F;?.

(j) Naval BoslJ i ta ls , having been t r a n s f e r r e d t o such h o s p i t z l s f r o i : ~ shore duty at so~:ici othei- sliore s t a t i o n , o r f rom shore duty on s a i e s t a t i o n .

Shoi-e duty from da te 01' e n l i s t - x n t ,

Shom c!uty fi-om da te of r epor t ing a t shore s t a t i o n ,

If considerable length of t ; r x has been s-?ent i r i h o s p i t a l during a t o u r of Lholae Cuty, 'bhe Bureau wou1-i con? ider f avorahly extending i;he da te Oi' h i s re:entio;i 012 shor2- L o ,.iskc up Tor t ime s2eri-b i n liospj tal - da te of coixencencnt of tour o l shore duty this cLse, hoirever, should be cohsidersu 8s OL

+.ate of repoyting a t sh0i-C st,atio:i (i'ro;;? sea or enlistr.ieilt,

(k) Recrui t ing s t a t i o n s a t &ich S5Oi.Q duty f r m da te of r e s o r t i n g Yicy have just e n l i s t e d o r r e e n l i s t e d , a t Sl:Ore s t a t i o n .

n (1) 1"roix a Ccriod of leave granted under condi t ions given i n (k) above.

1 his t o detei-.iinL? tr!ietlrer s h r c duty begiris am e x p i r a l i o n oi' leavt. o r p r i o r tkerc'co - Tour 02 shore duty shoiLi.ld be considered as JaLe of re-Jorhin, a'L shore s a t i o n .

( m ) Shore duty on another shore Shoulci be considered as havin, s t a t i on. coxienced t lxir t o w 02 shore w t y

on t h c $?'Lo l i r s t aaiigiied t o s: 01-c uu%y a t otlicr shore statioiis.

m ihe intention oi' t hc Bureau. i s t h a t uhen an ml i s t cc ! 'nan i s ass igned t o share duty that he should. b'3 al1o:red. t o co.n;3letc t i , o ycErs On such duty as long ;is his seilvices a r e requi red and a r e s a t l s l c c t o r y . because 01 the ion;l l i s t of a p p l i c a n t s i o r ass ignnent t o 311 91ol-e

c loses kh2.i; m y i n d i v i d v a l i n t n e l l x y who servccl Linder a I perrnanent co.iiiission D r pe:aar:ent oi' z c t i q ltzrrm'i. dmii ig s a i d per iod, repr47.ess of thr: rr?nk i n Lhich l19 served, i s riot e n t i t l e d t o sount 9iz s e r v i c e as such ueroancnt, coixiir,sioncrl

I or 13erlxnent o r x t l n ; warrmt o f f i c e r under t h o pi-ovisiuns of th i s AcL, even t h o u & iIs .izy have h o l d a kigher tempormy ronk o r grade t h e r e i n , In o tkcr words, snb-parzgr2pl-i ( b ) 02 S e c t l o r 232 JL' t h i s ..kt exc lu ie s al; i nd iv idua l s vdio iield a pr:im m t co.xniss ion o r por , , ia~ent o r i c t i n g \:arrant in t n c ivavy &irinG the erit ire pe:iod i'ron -'pi1 5 , t o J u l y 1, 1919, b c t , for such pe:.io:i 02 s e r v i c e dur jng tha t t i n s i n whioh s c i d inCiividu:J kid no^ hold. a p r n m e c t sormis: i o n o r Per ianent or x t i n s i:arrxtp c x h service LJ~; - ~e counted, It f ' o l l o v ~ s tliet the oxccJtiouc c ait:.incd i n sub-pwzgmgh ( b) ~

Sect ioa 202, do not nL3_nPy t o non-coimCssioneu o i ' f i cers and- o ther c n l i s t c d rlcn 01 the G a y , and fLrt!icr, t!lt?t s c i d cxccpt ions ca$zb i n t h e 14zrine Corps, do n o t apply t o ofl ' icers i n tho I : c v ~ 1 Reserve Force o r h i n e Corps Reserve.

i I except 2.s t o rEn!i abovc l i e h l e n m t i n the k v y o r

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Bureau 03 IjcviLation TTeiis E f i ~ s t i n f ti; concluiled.

-'i"o14i the f o r c z o i n g it w i l l be ;een til,-it o f i i c e r s ~ i h o hold cw

.iLi-?lj.cL:tions f o r ad jus t ed service c e r t i f i c z t e s be f i l e d by such O f T i . c € i n Z 1-r;oor ;.xi s x p n s e ,

t hus r e l l c v i n L t h e Depwtxneiit oi c cnsiderqble unaecesszry

1917, and. p i o r to t h e d,?tc of c.cccpt;?ncc 01 n,)Lmint,ient ii1 t h e prlnr"nEtnt Navy, i; such per*naricd'i r\ppointi.ien-l VICP ccceptcd o r i o r t o 1 J u ly , I919, rnay be c r e d i t e d t o oTi'icers i n co-.i,x1 k i n , t!lc a m u n t of ,o.djusteS. scrvice to brkich they :my be c n t i t l c d .

In i 'urthcr reference t o t i i l r L e t , t h c Ccpzrt,.ient d e s i r e s t o erphzsizc: t h o f a c t thzt i n czse En ofi ' iccr o r nn e n l i s t e d m n i s i n dcubt as t o whcther oi" no t hc Fc c r l t i t l e d t o any b c n c f i t s undcr t h e Act, hc should s u b a i t 3n zbppl icat io? f or considerzt ion and decis ion.

Department D i s t r i b u t i o n : I, IT, 111, IV, v, VI, v n , VIII, IX, X , (a, b, c ) .

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tEig letter, bst Ilvresu pf Navigation, Navy Depnrbmcnl. Washington, D. C NAVY DEPARTMENT

b i e r to No. BUREAU OF NAWGATION

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