Show land lubbers become seamen in six months all right fellows fellos line up on either side of the walk and open I 1 up y your our gear for inspection no knives ves go guns cameras or radios permitted aboard the base the first firs order boots entering the U S maritime service training station ratio at jg sheepshead e ashead bay in brooklyn N Y hea hear r when he they land at the world a largest mer charit chant marine training framing station taken in tow by an MA master maste at arms arm within 24 hours the new recruits are processed peace sd through the station and their equipment issued fron from three to six months month bater at these same me boots merge emerge as thol thoroughly trained merchant seamen ready to take their place as radio operators deck or engine seamen cooks is or assistant S t ant purser lorser hospital corpsmen corpsman aboard one of uncle sam a modern modem merchant mercha vessels reemt recruits from nebraska indiana alabama alabam a michigan all S across the r country otry re port in six days a week a at I 1 U S maritime service trainting tra trung inting stations U to learn carn to sall sail aboard a wartime cargo vessel to deliver the goods for far his first few days it at sheepshead bay the new trainee I 1 is under the cap supervision his I 1 of the indoctrination officer his orientation includes reasons for far and proper met method ad of saluting proper stowing of gear and in in rules and regulations estum of the station A beckon in instructor t duct assigned to each 50 nuart man section then a takes over and continues with ah the it h newly formed section through th the first four weeks a of f preliminary or m boot boo training in boot training the new n trainee it receives instruction in 20 subjects ranging from gunnery to mental hy by giene he attends c classes I 1 asses eight hours a day five d days aleek a beek D during um g his boot period the new re recruit uses e a wide variety of training jr aids d he e sees motion pictures practical d demonstrations air I 1 of fire equipment areat breathing h 19 1 9 devices device breeches buoys and line throwing ahr 19 guns gone wall char charts is on a variety of s 1 I 1 4 f ta outdoor steering trainers are used to teach apprentice seamen the proper method of standing a wheel watch relieving the hell helmsman roan and ad following a course the trainers are circular metal blaff platforms floating in concrete on crete basins they are equipped with a ships wheel bir binnacle male and compass A As the trainee turns the wheel in accordance with directions of the instructor the platform rotates t tux topics are kept in view on an classroom bulkheads completing completing tour four weeks of tact boot training raining I 1 the I 1 e new recruits move into 1 work I it weak 1 I k A v variety clety of duty including k kp p is a a assigned saied each inch vidual to teach discipline and to attend to necessary station tasks next the apprentice is ready to move into the course of advanced instruction st tin for which his preference and tested capabilities qualify h him deck trainees at the end of r their er training framing receive three final weeks of practical 1 duty aboard one ot of the U S maritime a service training x UPS b um ships which se operate elate on an long lou island sound d and chesapeake ke bay ashore they use ingenious equipment to learn in 1 n one of the large indoor buildings I a mockup of a complete ship s bridge is a c constructed so that men may see the equipment and understand der derst stand nd the interrelation inter relation engine trainees receive astruc tion in a wide variety of technical subjects in addition to continuing courses in boats gunnery physical training and swimming in the station po powerhouse house which provides team steam for or cooking and heating a liberty ship engine is installed men for the cooks and buk bakers left trainees practice fire fighting on an rami flaming 9 oil it I 1 in the aft it hold of ill the I 1 S S sheepshead bay three men on an the bridge held g e play a stream of water on the sides aides of the hold to cool on off the plates and ad confine it the fire th the man in I 1 the foreground fore 9 round stands ready with new am foam extinguishers right apprentice sen seamen are shown ht the use of f the t h breeches br lancy buoy which h has uve saved many sailors from drowning 9 on sinking ships alups all SRI other I 1 ze method ad of his are M also tasby gt schools are selected after a series of special examinations in addition to stan standard d ard seamanship courses these men me n learn butchering cooking and baking they are divid provided with two liberty ship galleys and two victory 1 ship galleys exact to the final pot and pan fifty men are admitted to the maritime service hospital corps school each week selected by competitive peti tive examination trained to double U as pursers and hospital corpsmen aboard me merchant chant vessels vessel S this is one of the hardest courses of in st ruction tion the men are not doctors skille but skilled d and competent medical saca men able to treat at ordinary dry ailments dil ments ne of ilea seamen mesi burtre and most imbor important int li how to utilize most in modern der medical methods and drugs drug S to keep alive and eoff comfortable ratable a dangere dangerously ill man until the services of a medical officer ce become available founded b by y a provision of the merchant marine act of 1936 the he U J S maritime service came in into bi being a as the training organization for men to man amer america ra a merchant to marine in addition to the maritime se service ee which trains both apprentice seamen and men for officers cors wh who a ha lave e had 14 in months sea time the t merchant M marine rine cadet corps trains train young cadet midshipmen for duty in the nice merchant c hant marine the par parent e t organization the war shipping administration d comes mes under the uil uns diction of the ic b U S maritime co com mission under recent age limit changes youths 16 to can enroll for merchant seaman training by the U S mari maritime I 1 line service provided they have their parents parente consent men bet between ii 26 to 35 can still volunteer for a all 1 branches of maritime service tr training inin provided they secure aicard gicard a r referral ef aral card from the U S employment service men up to 50 years year of at age can 11 volunteer ortee for far cooks and bakers training only expenses of recruits are paid to one of the four major training stations of ill the maritime service in addition to a 10 coo man at station rom at sheepshead bay are se schools ho a IS at hoffman island N Y st petersburg fla and avalon calif pay during training is 50 per month with increases for the more advanced schools uniforms and quarters are furnished trainees upon completing training the men are assigned as signed aboard a merchant vessel leesel sel to begin dol delivering cring ill the 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