guards.  The  globe  and  guard  were  miss- ing from one light fixture, so the light bulb was  unprotected.  One  hose  tender  was  sta- tioned in the hold and another stood out- side  at  a  hatch  that  opened  into  it. Notice that the writer begins with the rigging of the hose between the two ships. Then the reader is  led  inside  the  hold  of  the  cargo  ship  and  can picture the situation there. Finally, the positions of the two men involved in the accident are given. The next two paragraphs of the accident report illustrate   the   use   of   CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER  to  narrate  events  and  to  explain  the various  steps  involved. Upon signal to commence the transfer of fuel, a pump was started on the barge, and pressure was applied within the hose. A  section  of  hose  in  the  cargo  hold  rup- tured; the hose whipped with great force, and  struck,  and  broke  the  unprotected light  bulb. Arcing from the filament of the broken bulb  ignited  combustible  vapor  and  caused a flash fire which, although extinguished within a short time, severely burned both men.  The  man  who  was  stationed  inside the   hatch   died   approximately   3   weeks later. Note the amount of concrete detail in both the description  and  the  narrative.  This  is  a  condensed report.  The  original  probably  had  much  more detail, such as the names and hull numbers of the ships,  the  number  of  the  cargo  hold,  and  the names  and  rates  of  the  accident  victims. Another example of chronological order taken from  a  Navy  directive  provides  guidelines  for USN-R  and  USNR-R(TAR)  personnel  who  are requesting  conversion  to  the  RP  rating.  In  this case,   procedures   in   which   time   frames   are important  are  involved. Those  USN-R  applicants  who  are approved for conversion to the RP rating must agree to recall to active duty for 24 months with the regular Navy on the date of  conversion.  Assignment  of  USNR-R (TAR) applicants approved for conversion to the RP rating will normally be delayed 6 months to allow NAVRESPERSCEN to program   a   relief.   Therefore,   such   per- sonnel  must  incur  sufficient  active obligated  service  to  cover  a  24-month 3-13 general   assignment   in   addition   to   the probable  6-month  delay. When the above eligibility criteria are met,   USNR-R   applicants   will   submit a  NAVPERS  1306/7  to  Commander Naval   Military   Personnel   Command (NMPC-483)   via   their   commanding officer.  The  back  of  the  form  and/or  at- tached sheets should be used to cite past experience and special qualifications. The request  must  contain  a  copy  of  an  ap- propriate   Administrative   Remarks/ Page 13 entry and an interview by a Navy chaplain. When there are many steps to be covered, it is  often  desirable  to  present  them  in  tabulated form  rather  than  in  a  paragraph.  When  this  is done, the steps are usually designated by letters or  numbers  as  appropriate. In the example below, the ideas are arranged in  LOGICAL  ORDER,  leading  to  a  conclusion in  the  final  paragraph. Most people, no doubt, have thumbed through  a  mail-order  catalog  and  have been impressed with the number of items available.   Tools,   clothes,   toys,   drugs, stationery,  and  all  sorts  of  household appliances  and  general  supplies  are available.   Actually,   the   largest   catalog carries  around  100,000  different  articles. Compare this 100,000 with the range of items required by the Navy. In our cata- logs we carry some 1,200,000 items—more than 10 times as many as can be found in the largest commercial catalog. The Navy supply   system   carries   everything   from missile  parts  to  brooms,  from  electronic parts   to   potatoes,   from   uniforms   to medicines. More than 20 million items are issued by  the  Navy  each  year.  To  meet  these demands, the Navy carries an inventory of around  $5.5  billion. In other words, within the total defense supply operation, the Navy portion alone is   big   business.   Measured   in   terms   of dollars,  it  is  twice  as  large  as  the  entire General  Motors  industrial  complex. This example demonstrates several things. It shows  how  facts  can  be  advanced  to  support  a conclusion.  In  this  case,  the  conclusion  that  the Navy supply system is big business is supported