New Britain herald., 1917-09-28
NAVY OPENS ARMS
 TO AMBITIOUS MEN
Romance and Dollars to Be Se-
 cured Through Service


 to the enlisted man and gives better pay both for active service and in re- tirement than any other branch of the armed forces of the government.
 Starting at the very beginning it is posslple Tor a young man by work and study to have continuous and frequent advancement with increase of pay. To his base pay there is always extra pay for special duties and with each en- l1stment his pay is also increased. As an instance of this, a young man en- listing in the Navy receives now the following pay: Apprentice seaman. s32.6O month; seamen second class, $35.9O a month, and seamen, $38.4O month. From this post he may be- come g. petty officer receiving g. pres ent war, pay of s41 for third class, l $46.50 for second class, and $52 for first class. Rising to chief petty officer, his present war pay is from $61 to $SS, depending on his class of skilled work.
 The next higher grade Is that of warrant officer, which is a life posi- tion, attainable only by promotion from enlisted grades. The pay of warrant officer is $1,5O0 to $2,400 year, depending upon length of service with benefits of retiremen at GA years l of age on three-quarters pay or at any time before GA for disability incurred in line of duty. The warrant officers | grade Is composed of boatswains, gum ners. carpenters, machinists, sail makers, pharmacists and pay clerks.
 Warrant officers have still higher ! step in that they are commissioned as chief warrant officers in their various grades with rank of ensign, after six years of service as boatswain, gunner, carpenter, machinist, pharmacist or pay clerk After six years further service from date of commission they receive the pay and allowance of a lieutenant junior grade in the Navy; 1 and after twelve years service from date of commission they receive the pay and allowance of a lieutenant in the Navy.
 Higher Opportunities.
 The advancement which Is open to ambitious young men in the Navy is not limited to the grade of warrant officer. There are several avenues open for promotion to commission. for example:
 A boatswain, gunner or machinist, or chief boatsWain, chief gunner or chief machinist, who has been in his grade four years and is under 35 years of age, may enter the examination for appointment as ensign; this examina- tion is held every year, appointments being limited to 12 annually. A man who wins a commission in this manner is entitled to the same pay, privileges, honors and opportunities for further advancement as are open for officers who are graduates of the Naval Academy
 Pay clerks and chief pay clerks un- der 35 years of age may take the ex- animation for appointment as assist ant paymaster in the Navy. This exam ination is usually held each year and is competitive.
 The law provides for the appoint ment each year of 100 enlisted men to the Naval Academy the require ments being that the applicant must pass a competitive examination, must be under 20 years of age at the time of appointment, and must have been in the Navy at least one year at date of entrance to the Naval Academy. Examinations for entrance to the Naval Academy are conducted on beard all ships and stations wherever there arc applicants. In order to give young mon a chance to prepare for this examination, classes are formed , at all the training stations (and on board ships), with special instructors, and the free use of the necessary text books. The candidates who have the highest standing on tho examination, and have successfully passed the phy sical examination, enter the Naval Academy on August 18th, and arc admitted on exactly the same terms as . midshipmen who are nominated by mem bers of Congress, and, upon grad uation receive commissions in the Navy.
 Retainer During Reserve Service. Retiring from the service, chief petty officers of any class may enter ! the Reserve Force where he receives an annual retainer. Should he be | called into active service he is then i paid, in addition to his retainer, the base pay of the regular Navy for active duty and if on recruiting duty he will receive $2 day or $6O a month for subsistence The following schedule l will show what man will receive aft CT retirement into the Reserves: After four years of service he will receive $62.50 year if he goes into the Re- serve Force four months after his dis charge;; if he waits over that time his retainer will be $50. After eight years service, the re- l tainer is $9O if after, four months of discharge, and $72 after that.
 For 12 years service, $125 yearly | retainer if after four months of dis l charge, and $10O after that.
 Reaching 16 years of active service, | chief petty officer on going into | the Reserve will receive one-third of | the base pay plus all permanent addi- 1 tions amounting to $20 and $25, and 1 averaging a monthly income of $46. If | he has served 20 years this amount | will aggregate s65 monthly.
 If called back into the regular serv- 1 ice this man will then receive the | regular pay of his class plus his retain