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Show MAKE GOOD SAILORS ' rr MEN FKOM THEMIDDLE WEST WELCOMED IN 'THE NAVY. Tor Those Who Have a Fondness for the Sea, Service on Uncle Sam's Ships Offers Many Inducements. In-ducements. For , the past - few years tho navy has been recruiting quite extensively In tho middle west. From data obtained nt tho navy department, de-partment, It appears that a superior class of men arc obtained from thU section. A less: number of recruits are rejected for physical causes at tho final examination nt tho, training stations,' sta-tions,' nnd tho menjshow, nn unusual icgreo of Intelligence nnd aptitude fod learning their now duties. A largo number of mechanics aro recruited re-cruited from cities in tho mlddlo west, but tho greater proportion of boys who enlist In this rnting aro sent to a training station; - whero they are given a thorough courso of Instruction, Instruc-tion, fitting them for tho duties ol tho seaman branch. For n "young man with a fondness for tho sea a fine opportunity Is open In tho navy Whllo tho pay at the start for apprcn tlco seaman Is small only $1G pel month it must be borne In mind that ho is paid this rate - only while he it undergoing Instructions' and not actually ac-tually performing any duty aboard ship'; then,'to6, his board,""lodglng und medical attendance, and original outfit out-fit of uniform aro furnished hire gratis. Ills transportation from tho recruiting offlco to n, training Station Is paid for by tho government, nnd should ho leavo tho service because of physlunl disqualifications, Jio Is furnished with transportation to hit home. An amplo opportunity for promotion pro-motion Is opon to hlm. After mnster lng the details of any pnrticulai branch of thq service, such ns the seaman branch, sor any of tiio meclmn leal branches, tie Is ellglblo for ad vnnccment' to potty officer, thlf'd class, which pays 30 to $35 a mont After reaching that rnting, advunco ment to second class petty officer first clnss petty, officer and1 chief petty pet-ty officer depends entirely upon his own capabilities, nnd conduct. The pay of a chief petty officer Is. 70 per month, to which Rhould bo nddel free rations, lodging, medical care and hospital treatment, if ho' bo In need of It. There aro extra allowances for certain duties, such as service aboard submarines, for vxportness In signaling, signal-ing, or as n gun pointer; reenlist-mcnts, reenlist-mcnts, good conduct medals, and other things which bring" the pay ot a chief potty officer with a permanent appointment to $7C or $85 per mopth, clear of living expenses. Further advancement Is opon to the man of ability who studies and Irn-proves Irn-proves all his. opportunities to, warrantrank. war-rantrank. This position pays i from l,2ff0 to $1,800 a year and allowances, allow-ances, nnd Is a' Ufa position, with all tho benefits ot longovlty pay and ie-. tlremtnt .that commissioned officers receive. ' ' It Is not Impossible to oven attain commissioned rank In tho navy. It means hard work and a great deal ot study, but tho fact that every year since tho ,passago, of tho act authorizing' authoriz-ing' tho commissioning ot men from tho ranks, somo candidates have passed the', examination, dhows that ,tho goal; Is within -tha,' rcich of any 1 bright, capable young' man who is willing to work for it. Onco ho Is commissioned nn ensign, ho Is on exactly tho samo footing as a graduate grad-uate of, tho naval .academy, and is vilglblo to promotion to tho .higher ranks, tho same as tho other members of his class, and , should easily ha abloln tho ordinary course to reach" the grade of captain, If not oven that' of rear admiral, beforo his compulsory retirement at 02 years of ngc. Tho llrBt man to Uiko advantage of the provisions of this law was Lieut. II. 11. Soulo U. S. N. Ho was serving as gunner In 1001, at tho tlmo of tho pnRsago nt, tho act, and passed a successful suc-cessful examination that year, receiving receiv-ing nn appointment ns ensign. Slnco then ho has boen promoted to lieutenant, lieuten-ant, Junior grndo, then to lieutenant, nnd Is now nearly half wny Jhrough that grade. Ho entered tho servlco ns apprentice, third class, at $9 per month. |