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1 *All HANDS* THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION

~~ JANUARY 1966 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 588 VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN The Chief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel CAPTAIN JOHN W.

3 ~~ JANUARY 1966 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 588 VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN The Chief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel CAPTAIN JOHN W. HIGGINS, Jr., USN Assistant Chief for Morale Services TABLE OF CONTENTS Features First Combat Mission-An Eyewitness Report... 2 How to Build a Fighting Unit in the Air Navy... 4 The COB: Man with a Big Job... 8 USS Intrepid: FRAM for the "Fighting Eye" Roundup From the Vietnam Front A Blueprint for Goodwill Seabees Learn to Protect What They Build South Pole Sailors Have a Real Cool Sense of Humor...:. 20 Craving Fun in the Sun? You'll Find It on Guam tribution as necessary; where special circumstances warrant sending direct to subactivities the Bureau should be informed. Distribution to^ Marine Corps personnel is effected by the Commandant US. Marine Corps. Requests from Marine Activities should be addressed to the Commandant. PERSONAL COPIES: This magazine is for sale by Superintendent of Documents, US. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C The rate for ALL HANDS is 25 cents per copy (except for the December 1963 Rights and Benefits issue, which is 50 cents per copy); subscription price $2.50 a year, domestic (including FPO and.apo address for overseas mail); $3.50 foreign. Remittances should be made to the Superintendent of Documents. Subscriptions are accepted for one, two or three years. Special Feature Seventh Fleet Flag Duty Centerspread: Navy Flagships, Past and Present-A Sampling Departments Letters to the Editor Four Star Forum: Suppose You Were CNO for 60 Minutes Servicescope: News of Other Services The Word... : Decorations and Citations Bulletin Board Maior Revision of Seavey-Shorvey Will Interest You Educational loans from Navy Relief Society Check Your Chances of Advancement list of New Navy Enlisted Classifications Eligibility Rules for Vietnam Service Medal New Regulation Allows Certain Dependent Travel The Background Investigation: Its Significance Navy New Year's log You or Your Ship May Be One of the Winners Taffrail Talk John A. Oudine, Editor Associate Editors G. Vern Blasdell, News Jerry Wolff, Research. Don Addor, Layout & Art French Crawford Smith, Reserve 0 FRONT COVER: LOW OVERHEAD-Navy jets of Carrier Air Wing One, U.S. Sixth Fleet, operating from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) roar through Mediterranean skies as they pass in review over Sixth Fleet ships. The review followed a demonstration of their striking power, held for fellow tea members of the Fleet.-Photo by J. H. Perkins, AN, USN. At LEFT: TIME SAILS ON-Comparison of the metal sail of a Skipjack class nuclear- powered submarine with the canvas sails of the wind-powered Argentine train'ing ship Libertad points out not only the passage of time but also the advancements that have been made in seapower. 0 CREDIT: All photographs published in of Defense photos unless otherwise designated. ALL HANDS Magazine are official Department

~~ $11.45 per case (cheap when the life of the G. I. can is extended). Consult your GSA catalog for correct ordering procedures. That s the story.-frederick P. Schmitt, LTJG, SC, USNR-x.

4 ~~ $11.45 per case (cheap when the life of the G. I. can is extended). Consult your GSA catalog for correct ordering procedures. That s the story.-frederick P. Schmitt, LTJG, SC, USNR-x. It au sounds very practical and sensible to us and we thank you for passing on the infomution. We expect it will be used by many ships of the Fleet. A check with the CRUDESLANT Supply Department confirms that many ships are, in fact, using these liners ED. Great Guns! SIR: I have been asked to obtain information on a short-lived USN shooting medal, which I believe was known as the great guns, great guns efficiency or great guns expert medal. I have been unsuccessful in uncovering any information on this subject. Do you know the correct title of this award; when it was authorized and the criteria for receiving it?- R. A. W. We imagine that you re referring to the short-range battle practice award -a badge given to midshipmen for exceptional merit in short-range battle practice. The award was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy on 11 Jan 1934, and subsequently a medal wit% ribbon was approved. The award was discontinuedduring World War 11, but during the latter part of 1957 a recommendation was made to reinstate it. In March 1958 the Permanent Naval Uniform Board recommended against the issue or wearing of the short-range battle practice medal or ribbon because there was 1~) longer a midshipman practice squadron. The Board felt it would be impracticable to conduct competitive firing SWIFT BOAT is name given to the new PCF (patrol craft, fast) 50-footers which arrived in Vietnam recently as part of the Coastal Surveillance Force. exercises for midshipmen without the personnel in pay grade E-4 (with under practicesquadron. four years service) and below could On 21 Apr 1958 the Assistant Sec- ship their cars to Hawaii on a space retay of the Navy for Personneland Reserve Forces approved the Uniform Board recommendation,abolishing futther wearing of the medal or ribbon.- ED. On Shipping Cars to Hawaii Sm: As I was reading your Octobei issue, 1 came across a statement which was incorrect. In your article entitled It s Aloha i available basis. That is no longer true. This policy was discontinued some time ago, due to operational commitments which made it impossible to ship automobiles on Fleet vessels for these members. Therefore, if an E-4 with less than four years service, or a lower rated man wants to take his car to Hawaii, he ll have to foot the bill.-w. LTTG. SC. USN. C. Salembier, JANUARY

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THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION

- THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL CAREER PUBLICATION ~~ JANUARY 1967 Nav-Pers-0 NUMBER 600 VICE ADMIRAL BENEDICT J. SEMMES, Jr., USN The Chief of Naval Personnel REAR ADMIRAL BERNARD M. STREAN, USN The