68 OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES 



I wanted to know whether you are participating in that group. 



As you say, you knew nothing or were not very fully aware of the 

 worK of the Academy group and you are an operational service or- 

 ganization for the most part, but in view of what is presently before 

 us, would you be inclined in your organization to make a review 

 of the whole picture and see where not only you might participate 

 more but also where work might be done by others which will aid 

 you in your work whether it be setting out buoys or charting icebergs 

 or whatever ? 



This subject having now come up as a matter deemed to be of con- 

 siderable importance, is it not time for the agencies that are in any 

 way concerned to make a deliberate determination of what they 

 can use or what they need irrespective, in the first instance, of where 

 the money is going to come from or who is going to do it ? 



Admiral Richmond. We certainly can do that. 



As I indicated in my statement, I tried to pull together the im- 

 mediate things that I could see both from the report that we presently 

 have before us and, as I indicated, a more detailed study on our part 

 might develop some others, although I have to confess at this point, 

 after going over the report fairly thoroughly, that at the present 

 time what I have listed here today are the existing contributions that 

 we are making, if you can call them contributions, and the possible 

 areas where I feel that oceanographic studies, whether conducted by 

 us or others might help us. 



Mr. Drewry. I have one more question. Do you know, offhand, 

 whether the Academy at New London carries a course, either required 

 or elective, in oceanography ? 



Admiral Richmond. We do not, sir. 



Mr. Drewry. Not physical oceanography. 



Admiral Richmond. It has been our practice to assign for post- 

 graduate work officers, I would say, on the order of about every 2 or 

 3 years, and I would have to put this in the record later, to the Scripps 

 Institute. I am not sure that they all went to Scripps Institute. 



Mr. Drewry. That would be specialized education. 



Admiral Richmond. Specialized postgraduate training of ocean- 

 ography with the idea that they would serve as a junior officer and as 

 assistant to the officer in charge of the ice patrol, and eventually 

 as they progressed in rank we would have an officer who was fully 

 capable of being the officer in charge. 



Mr. Drewry. In connection with the ice patrol, the chairman sug- 

 gests that we inquire how many officers have been assigned to that 

 postgraduate work. 



Admiral Richmond. I would have to put it in the record. 



Mr. Mir.LER. You may supply it. 



Admiral Richmond. I am not sure. I think we have about four or 

 five still on active duty. 



Admiral Ilirschfield tells me we probably have a dozen still on 

 active duty but I would like to correct that if necessary. 



Mr. Miller. You may supply that. 



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