74TH CONGRESS 1st Session } SENATE { REPORT No. 402 TO PROVIDE FOR AVIATION CADETS IN THE NAVAL RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE MARCH 13 (calendar day, April 2), 1935.—Ordered to be printed Mr. TRAMMELL, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 5577] The Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate, to whom was referred the bill, H. R. 5577, to provide for aviation cadets in the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, having considered the same, report it to the Senate without amendments with the recommendation that the bill do pass. This is a companion bill of S. 1801, both being Department bills. The purpose of this bill is to create the grade of aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve. Cadets will be selected under regulations issued by the Secretary of the Navy from male citizens to serve for a period of 4 years, unless sooner released. The authorized airplane program for the Navy makes it necessary to obtain aviators from other sources than the Naval Academy until such time as the output of the Naval Academy will furnish the number of officers needed for both ships and airplanes. Under the authority of the proposed bill the Navy Department will train at the Naval Air Training School at Pensacola, Florida, a total of 498 aviation cadets; 85 of that number will be appointed approximately about July 1, 1935; and the remaining number will be appointed in 1936. After 1 year's training at Pensacola they will be assigned to active duty at sea, or active duty, for a period of 3 years. Under the proposed bill, aviation cadets will be selected from college graduates, and it is believed that this method is most efficient, expeditious, and economical. This legislation is recommended by the Navy Department. The committee has considered H. R. 5577 which has passed the House with amendments instead of S. 1801 and recommends that H. R. 5577 be passed. Both the House and the Senate committees held hearings on this legislation, and House Report No. 214 explains fully the changes made in the bill and is hereby made a part of this report. [H.Rept. No. 214, 74th Cong., 1st sess.] The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5577) to provide for aviation cadets in the Naval Reserve, having considered the same, report it to the House with amendments with the recommendation that it do pass. Amend by striking out the period on page 1, line 4, and inserting in lieu thereof "and Marine Corps Reserve.' Amend by striking out on page 3, line 1, the word "sea." Amend by striking out the period on page 3, line 6, and inserting in lieu thereof "or the Marine Corps Reserve." Amend by inserting on page 3, line 8, after the word "Reserve" the words "or Marine Corps Reserve.' Amend by striking out on page 3, line 15, "$5,000", and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,000". Amend by striking out on page 3, line 16, the number “6”, and inserting in lieu thereof the number "7". Amend by inserting a new section known as "section 6": "SEC. 6. Aviation cadets of the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve shall, upon release from a period of active duty of four years or more be paid a lump sum of $1,500, which sum shall be in addition to any pay and allowances which they may otherwise be entitled to receive." Amend by striking out on page 3, line 20, the number "6" and inserting in lieu thereof the number "7". Amend by inserting on page 3, line 21, the words "and Marine Corps Reserve" after the words "Naval Reserve". Amend by striking out the period in line 23, page 3, and by inserting in lieu thereof "and 'Pay, Marine Corps', respectively.' Amend the title to read: "To provide for aviation cadets in the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Re serve. Until the act of March 27, 1934, became a law, the Navy was operating under an allowance of 1,000 airplanes. This act authorized the Navy to have airplanes necessary for a treaty Navy. At the present time this number is estimated to be 1,910 planes. Under the present shipbuilding program, the Navy will be built up to treaty strength by 1942. It is the Navy Department's intention to increase the number of aircraft as necessary to meet the needs of a treaty Navy. When naval aviation is built up to treaty Navy requirements, the aeronautical organization of the Navy will require 1,908 naval aviators. The normal source of supply of naval aviators is from graduates of the Naval Academy. Experience shows that out of 100 Naval Academy graduates, 40 are not physically qualified for flying. Of those physically qualified, 20 do not volunteer for flying, and of the 40 who enter Pensacola for flight training but 24 graduate and become qualified aviators. On a basis of 3 appointments per congressional district the available number of naval aviators will eventually stabilize at about 1,200; on a 4-appointment basis at about 1,425; and on a 5-appointment basis at about 1,650. Seven years-4 at the Naval Academy, 2 at sea, and 1 at Pensacola-must elapse before additional appointees are qualified as naval aviators. The number of naval aviators-806 at the present time-is insufficient to man the Navy aeronautical organization, and a study indicates that, because of the rapid growth of naval aviation, this shortage will become more serious in the next few years. Specifically, 348 aviators more than those now in propsect will be urgently needed in 1937. The purpose of this bill is to provide the means by which this prospective shortage may be met and the necessary naval aviators provided to meet the needs of the Navy. In addition to providing naval aviators to meet the immediate needs of the Navy, the enactment of this proposed legislation will provide a skilled group who may be called upon in time of a national emergency. The personnel to make up this group will be drawn from every State in the Union and will be composed of college graduates who are able to meet the prescribed physical and mental requirements. This bill has the approval of the Navy Department as is indicated by the letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which letter is hereby made a part of this report. NAVY DEPARTMENT, The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. SPEAKER: There is transmitted herewith a draft of a bill to provide for aviation cadets in the Naval Reserve. The purpose of the proposed bill is to create the grade of aviation cadet in the Naval Reserve. Under its terms, aviation cadets will be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy from male citizens of the United States to serve on active duty for a period of 4 years, unless sooner released. At the completion of their period of active duty they will be eligible for commission in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve. Provision is made for the pay of aviation cadets, a money allowance for subsistence, travel allowances, necessary uniforms and equipment, and for the issuance of Government life insurance in the amount of $5,000. The authorized airplane program for the Navy makes it necessary to obtain naval aviators from sources other than the Naval Academy until such time as the output of the Naval Academy will furnish the number of officers needed for both ships and airplanes. Under the authority of the proposed bill the Navy Department plans to train at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, a total of 498 aviation cadets; 85 of that number will be appointed on or about July 1, 1935, and the remaining 413 will be appointed during the fiscal year 1936. The period of training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, will be approximately for 1 year. Those who complete the course of training successfully will be ordered to sea duty for the remainder of their active duty service. It is believed that this method of obtaining naval aviators as authorized by the proposed bill is efficient, expeditious, and economical. In addition to the fact that it will supply the immediate needs of the Navy for naval aviators, there will be available in the future a skilled group of Reserve officers who may be called upon in a national emergency. The Navy Department recommends the enactment of the proposed legislation. Sincerely yours, O CLAUDE A. SWANSON. MARCH 13 (calendar day, APRIL 2), 1935.-Ordered to be printed Mr. ADAMS, from the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 946] The Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, to whom was referred the bill (S. 946) to amend sections 3 and 4 of the Act of July 3, 1930, entitled "An act for the rehabilitation of the Bitter Root irrigation project, Montana", having considered the same, report favorably thereon and recommend that the bill do pass with the following amendments: On page 2, lines 8 to 10, strike out the clause: That interest now due and unpaid, and interest become due and payable July 1, 1934, shall be added to and merged with the principal sum advanced under component (1). and insert in lieu thereof the clause: That all interest now due and unpaid on component (1) shall be added to and merged with the principal sum advanced under that component. On page 2, line 13, strike out the phrase "on component (1)". On page 2, line 14, after the word "under" insert the word "the". On page 2, line 18, after the words "United States" insert the words "without interest". The bill, with the suggested amendments, has the approval of the Department of the Interior, and its purposes are set out in full in the following letter from the Secretary: Hon. ALVA B. ADAMS, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 25, 1935. Chairman Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate. MY DEAR SENATOR ADAMS: I have received, with request for report, copy of S. 946, to amend sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 3, 1930, entitled "An act for the rehabilitation of the Bitter Root irrigation project, Montana. Under the contract of August 24, 1931, between the United States and the Bitter Root irrigation district, entered into pursuant to the act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 852), the district obligated itself to repay Government advances to the |