[ARC5] command set trivia

[Gary Pewitt]

At the time I enlisted, in 1962, the only commisioned position for an 
indivual who wore glasses was as a Navy Supply officer.  Believe me I 
checked this out carefully as I wore glasses.  Army, Air Force, and 
Marines had -no- opportunities for OCS for us 4 eyes.  It changed later 
but too late for me.


On 10/11/2013 5:55 PM, Tim wrote:
> Hi Guys -
> Captain Van V was an Unrestricted Line Officer (eligible for command at
> sea).  The "combat arm" of the Navy if you will.  That includes submariners
> and aviators....
> A supply officer, just like the other support corps officers like medical ,
> dentists, nurses, civil engineers etc. are not eligible for command at
> sea.  Not unusual then or now for Unrestricted Line Officers to have
> commands in the "shore establishment" like naval stations, air stations etc
> - or in major procurement programs.  Some people go into managing
> procurement programs but it is a relatively narrow career field.
> Tim
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Geoff <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
>> The USN has several branches with the primary one being that of command
>> aka a Line Officer as in Ship of the Line. Those ships are the ones that
>> can go BOOM.
>>
>> Captain Van Valkenburgh would have been a Supply Officer, possibly still
>> called a Ships Stores Officer in the 30's and not in line for command of a
>> ship.
>>
>> Other non line officers are Medical & JAG, Chaplain Corps, Civil Engineer
>> Corps; all of which could advance to admiral within their own category.
>>
>> The Limited Duty (LDO) and Warrant Officer are lower ranks. Both are
>> promoted from the enlisted rates without having the required college
>> degrees of the other ranks and can only go so far.
>> I retired as CWO4.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Long" <coolbrucelong at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Gordon White" <gewhite at crosslink.net>; <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 12:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] command set trivia
>>
>>
>> It seems strange to me a naval officer in 1938-39 would move from being
>> the inspector of an important but still very small defense contractor right
>> into command of a capital ship.
>> Not saying it is not true but what am I missing here? I understand the US
>> military was very small pre-war but IIRC the naval buildup preceded Pearl
>> Harbor by a couple of years.
>> Was Van Valkenburgh possibly a captain on the US Arizona but not the
>> commanding officer?
>>
>> Can anybody shed any light on this?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:05 PM, Gordon White <gewhite at crosslink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> When I was researching the Command Sets I found one Franklin Van
>> Valkenburgh, Capt., USN, was the Inspector of Naval Material in New
>> York, in 1938-39, responsible for Aircraft Radio Corp production. (this
>> research was in the 1960s) As was my practice, I attempted to locate
>> Capt. Van Valkenburgh in case he might add to my knowledge.
>> Unfortunately, his next assignment was as commanding officer of the USS
>> Arizona.......
>>
>> - Gordon White
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