The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24
Many Young Men Enlisting at
the Seattle Office.
ATTRACTIVE ARM OF SERVICE.
serving Cases, IL Hapid-Three
/. Years of Service In Foreign Wa
tiers II Assured - Commissions
seattle VIII Furnish a Company.

That no arm Of the naval servtc. Ct the
United States Is receiving moro attention
or attracting more recruits than the
United States marine corps IL tina opinion
expressed by officers and men who ought
20 know. The Inducements for enlistment
are strong. The pay Is good and rfomo-
tion in deserving cases is rapid The
authorized strength OF the corps has been
greatly Increased and corresponding
number Of places as commissioned and
noncommissloned officers are 10 he filled.
An Intelligent and healthy young man OF
fair education could scarcely be offered
better opportunity In any branch OF ma
tional service.
A recruiting ofioe for the Murine corps
was opened in Seattle. May 3, 1900 Capt.
". X. Cole. commandant OF the marine
barracks at Bremcrton. has been In
charge. While the number OF recruits
taken into the corps since the Office
opened u not given out for publication It
II admitted 70 be large The Seattle Office
has done as well as any office in the
country; perhaps better than any except
one or two on tho Atlantic seaboard
In Seattle and San Francisco are the
only recruiting Offices for the marine
corps on this Pacific coast. Among the
attractive features of the service the one
that most strongly appeals 10 the average
young man II the opportunity or going
abroad. since the increase In the strength
OF the corps was autnorize1' coincident
with the urgent demand for marines on
the Asiatic station. the recruiting officers
have been able TO almost guars ntee Inn
mediate assignment TO foreign service
Tho Seattle and San Francisco Offices. on
account Of direct connections with the
. Astatic station have been able TO make
the assurance doubly sure.
the united STATES marine corps ~ open
20 all young men or good character. be-
tween the ages or I'll ana to VINO can speak.
read ana write the English language and
who have at least declared their inten-
tion OF becoming citisens OF the United
States The term OF enlistment is Ave
years, which u " customary to divide 40
NJ 10 sivo three years OF foreign and two
years or nome service. the pay on home
service Tor enlisted mon ranges from si2
70 VS. a month, with an allowances or 20
per cent. extra for foreign service Cloth.
Ing and rations are, OF course, supplied.
The physical requirements are practical
~ the same as for enlistment In tho
army.
The road 70 promotion IN simple and
direct. After two years OF service the
enlisted man. II he II sun under the age
OF -. has the opportunity 20 be examined
for a commission. good hivh school or
academic education. combined with the
practices knowledge Tained in the service.
n all thar n necessary; provided that the
mans general conduct han been such as 10
merit the approval OF his superiors.
In timc OF penca or on home service tho
duties OF the marines on board ship are
not ardnous. On batticsh'ps and cruisers
they usually man thu secondary batteries
ana in som1 instances have been given
charge of the big guns> Aside from there
duties they are practically the policemen
Of the shtp, In time OF war or whenever