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2 THE ORGANIZED RESERVE The purpose of the Organized Reserve is to provide a trained force of officers and men which, added to qualified personnel from other sources, will be adequate in numbers and composition to complete the war organization of the United States Fleet. The Organized Reserve consists of officers and men required to perform annual training and other duties and who shall be available for immediate mobilization. The division is the basic unit of organization for the surface component of the Organized Reserve. The aviation squadron is the basic unit of organization for the aviation component of the Organized Reserve. Officers and men my be assigned or transferred to the Organized Reserve only to fill vacancies. Insofar as practicable, divisions of the Organized Reserve are cruised annually on board naval vessels of types similar to those which they will man at the time of mobilization. Training and drills conducted as pre-scribed by the Bureau of Navigation. The aviation squadrons are drilled and trained at Naval Reserve aviation bases and naval air stations. Their training consists of flight duty, ground duty, and care and operation of aircraft. Members of the Organized Reserve are required to attend armory drills and to perform 14 days' trainin [[training]] duty annually unless excused therefrom for good and sufficient reasons. THE VOLUNTEER RESERVE The purpose of the Volunteer Reserve is to provide a force of qualified officers and men in numbers which, added to the officers and men in other branches of the Reserve, will be adequate to fulfill the purpose of the Naval Reserve. The Volunteer Reserve is composed of those members of the Naval Reserve not assigned to the Fleet Reserve, the Organized Reserve, nor the Merchant Marine Reserve, who are qualified or partially qualified for prescribed mobilization duties. The Volunteer Reserve is divided into two subclasses for administrative purposes: (1) General service, and (2) special service. Members of the Volunteer Reserve (general service) are required to meet the same professional and physical requirements as members of the Organized Reserve. They may be associated with organizations of the Organized Reserve for training purposes. They may be transferred to the Organized Reserve to fill vacancies in divisions, battalions, or squadrons. The Volunteer Reserve (special service) is composed of specialists, qualified by their professional experience and attainments, for appointment in one of the various special service classifications. They may only be appointed if required and recommended to fill vacancies in procurement and mobilization quotas. The qualifications for these special service classes are hereinafter set forth. THE MERCHANT MARINE RESERVE The purpose of the Merchant Marine Reserve is to provide officers and men for service on merchant vessels and to provide officers directly connected with the operation and management of such vessels when commissioned in the Navy. Insofar as practicable, it is contemplated that officers and men of the Merchant Marine Reserve procured for service afloat will be assigned to duty in their own vessels. NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps are now maintained at the following universities: Yale University, New Haven, Conn.: Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.; University of California, Berkeley, Calif.; University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.; Tulane University, New Orleans, La.; and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Students enrolled in this corps are given instruction in naval science and tactics by officers of the Regular Navy. This course is taken concurrently with their regular college studies. The students are given cruises on naval ships as part of their training. Upon graduation and completion of the naval course the students become eligible for commission as ensign, United States Naval Reserve, provided they are in all respects physically qualified. EDUCATIONAL COURSES The Bureau conducts correspondence courses in navigation, military law, international law, gunnery, seamanship, engineering, visual communications, naval intelligence, and Navy regulations and customs for Naval Reserve officers. A correspondence course for supply officers is conducted by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., and a course for naval constructors by the Bureau of Construction and Repair. The Bureau of Yards nd Docks conducts a correspondence course which each officer of the Civil Engineer Corps of the Naval Reserve is required to pursue after appointment. War college correspondence courses in strategy and tactics and international law are available to officers. Rating courses, when available, are also provided for men attached to organized units of the Naval Reserve. The Bureau of Navigation does not provide educational or correspondence courses of any kind to civilians with a view to preparation for commission or enlistment.
