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Show HIED FOR HAVAL RESERVE Unlimited number of men are want-si want-si Immediately for the Naval Reserve, he promotion is unusually fast in this ranch of the service and all comrais-ioned comrais-ioned officers in the future are to e chosen from the enlisted ranks ot he reserve of the regular navy. v Over fifty members from the re-erves re-erves of this district are sent month-y month-y to various Officer 'Material Schools or training for coiiiiuiHsion. In ad-lition ad-lition to these, examinations are con-tantly con-tantly being held for men of the reserve re-serve for entrance to the Officers' Training School at Annapolis and for commissions in the Pay Corps. Pay in the Reserve Is slightly higher high-er than In any other branches of the service, retainer pay being paid in addition to the usual pay of the rating. rat-ing. This retainer pay amounts to $12.00 peV year until after confirmation confirma-tion in rating when It amounts to two month's pay per year. , The period of enrollment in the Reserve Re-serve is four years, but men will be returned to inactive status at the end of the war and will be allowed to take up the usual pursuits of civil life. The men from following trades are wanted: Coppersmiths, pattern makers, mak-ers, blacksmiths, electricians, boiler makers, cooks, bakers, musicians, machinists, ma-chinists, plumbers, telegraphers, wireless wire-less amateurs, moulders, carpenters, painters, masons, hospital corpsmen and men of all allied trades. Inexperienced Inex-perienced men and women whose education ed-ucation has not fitted them for eny of the above mentioned trades, may be enrolled in the seaman or fireman branch. The chances for promotion, and entrance en-trance to the officers' training schools are equally good in all branches |