The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-22

~ Upon the expiration OF the enitgt-
ment CT an apprentice he will. II recon
nen1ed. receive al honorable discharge.
and upon gs-eniiztnsnf within three
months from date Of honorable discharge
- Mil reeesve three norths extra pay OF
hts rating when discharged. continuous
service certificate and IN addition Of II
PR month TO his pay.
- EnIistnsents Of apprentices are made
on board the following named ships. Con-
eteila,ion. Cruisers Harbor Island. near
Newport. r. l.: Vermont. navy yard.
Brooklyn. n. "; Wabash. navy yard. Bos-
ton. Mass: Richmond. navy yard, League
Aiznd. Pa. and the Independence navy
yard, Mare Island. Cal.
D. Apprentices are under the immediate
supervision Of the bGreau OF navigation
Information regarding eui!ssments will be
furnished by that Bureau or by the COM
handing officers Of the above named
ships.
q Apprentices who are enlisted in the
east win be given course OF training at
Coasters Harbor Island. near Sewporf.
r. T., and those enlisted on the Pacific
eeast at Mare Island. Cal
q. An apprentice may be allowed 10
purchase his discharge from the service
during the first eighteen months of en-
txSmens, upon the written request OF his
parent or guardian. which request must be
made upon blanks. which will be furnished
upon application by the bureau CT navi-
CATION.
2. Any apprentice discharged during his
minority at the request OF his parent or
guardian must refund any Indebtedness 20
the government and the value OF the outfit
furnished him upon enlistment. IN aGdi-
ton to the cost OF his discharge.
Chance for Advancement.
Although the circular does not cay so,
a good apprentice boys chance for pro-
motion does not stop at petty officer"
IL must, however. be remembered, that to
be a first-ciass petty Officer In the ma
rine Of the United States Is by 10 means
a small honor. 1t represents good living
and comes after much harder work than
has caused two-thirds Of the commissioned
officers OF the naval powers OF the con-
tinent to receive Their parehments.
There Is open TO such a lad the position
OF q warrant officer. and be has every
opportunity In case Of war and sudden
expansion Of the naval depssStment ito OBJ
tain a commission A warrant officers
pay at sea Is 500, quite comfortable
SUM 10 earn through the medium OF the
apprentice system.
Grown men who want to enlist in the
navy must. in the first place, be native
Americans. Now and then a foreigner
With exceptional ability Ii taken On. Only
in rare instances men not citizens Of the
country are shipped.
The doctor OF the receiving ship 10 which
a man applies for admission decides about
his required physique, and the recruiting
officer Of the same ship puts him through
q eross-examinatlon. which lays bare the
very soul Of the applicant. not aniy with
regard to his professional ability. but his
morals
Only Good Men Caa Serve.
A man ~no has served in the naty for
certain length OF tine. and has, by his
conduct qualified himself for the honor.
gets what n called continuous service
certificate" This certificate entities him
to promotion over every outsider. Men
holding such certificates are the ones most
desired by the naval powers. and they are
most frequently enlisted in the service.
With such a certificate In his pocket the
man b actually entitled TO enlistment. I'M
less In tine interim his conduct has been
bad. The document is Id itself a guaranty
of good character and most highly priced
by the possessor.
Only $500 men can serve In the navy OF
the Unised States at a given time. and
with 7e,oe0000 people Ia draw from, 1t is
NOT surprising that the naval service OF
the United States should be SO hard to en-.
ter
Few Are Chosen Out OF Many.
The recruiting officer who examines can
dfdateS mas no reSafu ior duytHHfS en-
cept the benefit of the navy OF his coun-
try The man who wants to be = sailor
because he can be nothing else gets no
sympathy from him. One Of many. ne
goes back sometimes not knowing where
In he has been short.
When a man enters the service by way
of Annapolis or Coaster. Earhor Island,
naval officers consider that ne has chosen
his career and WIN do the best he can in
the station In which he rs placed The
commissioned officer and the enlisted man
show each other great respect, so long as
they are both .all right" They criticise
each other sharply. and the best friend a
man before the mast has Is wardroom
officer. and a wardroom officers best
friend Is the man before the mast. To
get the best crew IL the ambition of every
comma naer OF a ship. and he would rath-
er he short OF men than have bad crew.
The United States navy stands rre-cni-
inent among the naytes OF the world for
having the best men before the mast or
ahaft T. To belong 10 1t is a pretty good
sign that one is a good man.--Omaha Bee.
TEXAS CHILDREN on HORSES.