Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-15
us. NAVY Wants
MEN To ENLIST

The recruiting bureau at the local
Naval Station received by the last |
mail instructions to enlist men for the
United States Navy. These were &C.
companied by number OF posters,
which are to be put up in various con.
sipcuous places around town. espe-
cially in such as are frequented by
seafaring men.
The posters, which are very large
and attractive are printed in blue and
give a handsome picture of the U. S. S,
Kearsarge. They bear the following
inscription:
Young men wanted for the United
States Navy. Young men, IS to 25
years, SIG per month. Apprentices,
10 to Is years, SO per month.
"All candidates for enlistment must
pass physical examination showing
them to be free from disqualifying all
ments. All applicants will be required
to pass the physical examination and
must be able to read and write English
and on first enlistment will be allowed
an outfit of clothing worth s45. The
term of enlistment is four years for
landsmen, and during minority for ap.
prentices. Should man re.enlist
within a period of four months from
| the date OF receiving an honorable dis
charge he will receive bonus of four
months pay and an addition to his
monthly pay of $1.36 for each re-enlist-
ment.
Men will also be enlisted in any
of the following ratings: Seamen 81 to
| 50, $24; ordinary seamen, Is to 80,
$40: landsmen IS to 20, SIG; ship
wrights 81 to 35. s25; blacksmiths 81
to 80, $50; plumbers and filters Fl to
80, $i5; sailmakers' mates 81 to 35,
sac; machinists. first-class, 81 to 80,
500; machinists, second.class, 81 to So,
$40; electricians. third.class, q to 80,
$50; boilermakers 81 to 80, $50; cop
class, 81 to 35, s35; firemen, second
class, q to 35, $50; coal-passers q to
49, S22; hospital stewards q to 80,
$50; hospital apprentices, first-class,
81 to rs, $50; hospital apprentices IS
to 25. 20; mess attendants IS to 30,
SIG; ships cooks must be cooks of ex.
perience, IS to 80, $25; bakers. must
be bakers by trade, p to So, S35; mu.
sicians, first.class, q to 50, 1872; mu-
siCians, seCOnd-class, q to 35, $780,;
painters, 81 to 80, $50; yeomen, sec
ondclass, is to 25. $S5; yeomen, third.
class, Is to 20. $50; and masterat.
arms 81 to 80, $50.
"Rations, medicines and medical at.
tendance, and a clothing allowance of
Si5 on first enlistment are furnished
gratis in addition to pay. Privilege of
retirement after thirty years of ser.
vice on three.quarters pay. 1t is the
desire of the Navy Department to OBJ.
tain large number of able.bodied
Americans for the Navy who will Be
given every opportunity for advance.
ment as soon as they are qualified for
the higher ratings. The early com.
pletion of five ships for the Navy will
make large increase in the enlisted
force necessary and this will cause
a corresponding large increase in the
number of petty officers who will be
advanced from the lower ratings.
Recruits who may be accepted will
/ be transferred to receiving ship at
Government expense, and will shortly
thereafter be assigned to United
States war vessel. Apprentices will
be transferred at Government expense
to a training station.
Communicate with the recruiting
, officer"