navy now offering 2 year enlistment to qualifying Pers personnel ofine I 1 laying the keel tor for a new navy to safeguard our nations and help enforce world peace the navy recruiting service is accepting applications toi foi two year enlistments the shortest period of enlistment in morn mom than two decades announcement to that effect was made by thomas tp r goonan chief motor machinist officer in charge of the navy recruiting station in cedar city the wo two year enlistment it was explained has a dual purpose first jt gives a young man an opportunity tor for a trial ruu run in the navy without the feces ty of committing himself of lits his future second by training men in the fundamentals fundament ata of the many navy trades the navy protects itself and the country against future eventualities in addition to the two year enlistment applications application s are baing accepted from 17 year olds for three year and minority enlistments list ments the local recruiting officer said A minority enlistment is until age 21 men who have passed their birthday but are not yet 31 may bo be qualified for two wo three four or six years he added benefits such BB ag family at al low ances will be continued tor for the duration of a mans enlistment hence in many cases a longer enlistment may be advantageous tage ous