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Show four Years in the United States Navy I What Seamen Di I I I months advertisements up-, spapcrs and placards arc boards that men are want-Sam's want-Sam's navy to 511 vacan-arc vacan-arc many men and boys lC for a vocat ion in which something new, travel be in a way be care-free, e willing to enlist and it nine tenths of them know line, about the duties they m This was the cxperi-cden cxperi-cden boy who spent, four iavy, most of the time on vfaiits pood, sound men, so must stand a very rigid mination; then it, he is ilified, he is sworn in and readv to obey orders. In will arrive at some train-led train-led as an apprentice sea-rcceivc sea-rcceivc orders to report doctor where he will bo STcxt he is introduced to bo will eventually cut off hair. Sometimes he will cave just a little on top," !)cy orders now and oft it fter a good bath ho is the issuing room and refit, re-fit, consisting of canvas llrcss and two mattress ir of blanttets, canvas bag jtlies, consisting of shoes, s of blue, two suits work-istering work-istering whites, four suits cs. two whito hats, one three laniards, one knife, ig suit, towel, soap, ncck-ist, ncck-ist, a plug of navy chew-He chew-He Must Learn. i shown how to mark his ue in white paint on blue lie is given six or eight tiite cord which he is to f ten inches long, sewing ends so the clothes stops ; then he rolls each sep-elothing sep-elothing up very tightly, id with a clothes stop, re knot on every tic. Next d in the proper wav to ish his4 hammock. Both cttinir into his hammock rv awkward for Jack, aa 3d is new to him. is expected of Jack the .ml ho is allowed to watch nrings. Finally he is as-e as-e division and is started ic different drills which , signals, infantrv, artil-if artil-if arms, boat drill, knot-ig, knot-ig, first aid to tho injured, I and school, onths at Station, ally kept at a training om four to six mouths, 'imined and. if passed, is seaman and at last what ed for is going to bap-bo bap-bo transferred to a sca-ic sca-ic considers himself no y" and is ready to watch ard moves in others iust v Jack is ordered to lash Linmock and to stand by, ing the ship with a draft ome ship, probably just immission. ly comes alongside and th his shipmates, embark ome. After going aboard L up on the nuarterdeck name is called they are billets and allowed "to go lie proper place for stow-pi'k stow-pi'k and for hanging his bag. He is now ready to perform whatever what-ever duties he is called on for. As the transferring of men is usually done a: lor supper, he will, no doubt, be allowed the rest of tho dav to himself having a good night's sleep and ready to start Ins routine work in tho morning. morn-ing. A shin going in commission is usually avrv hard line of duty, for, after the onicial assigning of tho ship to her commanding com-manding otlicer, raising tho colors and breaking tho commission pennant at the truck of tho mainmast, nil hands arc expected to dig in and help got stores from different parts of tho navy vard, storing them in their respective places in the hold below and as a ship usually carries six mouths' supplies it means no small task. After stores are all aboard and ship has her bunkers full of coal, sho is ready to receive her ammunition and. her battery and proceed to sea for u shaking-down trip of perhaps three or four days. In that time steering gear is tested, mounts and guns, engines and compass adjusted, then sho returns to port, coals ship again and is usually then assigned to some division". Now the ship and her crow aro ready to settle down to a quietor routine. Not nenr bo much work or in such big bunches. Reveille accompanied with "up. all hammocks" from the boatswain's boat-swain's mate is sounded at 5:30 a. m. and ton minutes is usAially allowed for lashing your hammock and dressing. Coffee is Bervod at tho respective messes till 6 a. ni., when "turn to" goes and decks are to bo scrubbed down. Jress gear is sounded at G:45 a. m., giving the mess cook fiiftecn minutes to cot his tnblo down, dishes from tho Bcullory, set his table, get his victuals from the galley and havo ovorj'tliine read3' at pipe down, 7 a, m. First call for colors goes at 7:50, colors at 8, bright work call at S:1G, sweepers at 8:30, inspection of ship by executive officer of-ficer or doctor at S;-15, officers' call at 9, assbmbly and quarters at 9:15, after which morning exercise and doublo timo around tho decks, after which each division divi-sion is instructed in some drill retreat. From drill is sounded at 11 a. m., mess gear at 11:45, pipo down at 12 noon, turn to at 1:15 p. m., quarters and drill until un-til 4 p. m., retreat from drill, knock off all work about tho deck, mess gear 5:45, pipe down for supper at G, colors arc lowered at sundown, stand by hammocks ham-mocks 7:25, pipo down hammock 7:30, lay aft tho anchor watch for mu6tor 8, first call for hammocks at 8:45, lights out at 8:55 and silcnco about tho decks at 9 p. m. Liberty is jrranl.ed to men by soctions so as a division is divided into four sections, sec-tions, ho ia ontitled to liberty one in four days. Divided Into Seven Divisions. . Tho ship is divided into soven divisions, divi-sions, viz: four on deck, fifth is powder division or electricians, sixth is tho black gang or englnors, sovonth'is tho mnrino guard division. All divisions aro dividod into two watches, starbaord and port watch, starboard consisting of two and three aoctionB, port watch of two and four sections. Money is paid once a month. Liborty and pay arc restricted as to conduct class as "first, second, third, fourth conduct class. A first class man is entitled to first class privileges, second sec-ond conduct to one-half month pay and liberty every two weeks; third class one-third his mbnev an d liborty once every three weeks; fourth conduct class, one-fourth of month's wages and liberty onco a month. It takes one month of good conduct to work off a conduct class making him, ' . H if ho was fourth class, under thrco , H month '3 restriction with both his lib-crty lib-crty and pay. H How Time Is Sounded. Time is sounded in tho navy by bolls, ; ' H 4, 8 and 12 o'clock as oight bolls; start , . ine again as 12:30, ono bell: 1, two bells; 1:30. thrco bolls; 2, four bells: t 2:30, five bolls; 3, six bells: 3:30, soven I I bells, and 4 o'clock, oight bells. |
