Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
1000 WANTED
FOR AMERICAN
NAVALRESERVE
Opportunities Offered For
Young Men DESTROYS of
Career Are Numerous

men in good physical condition are
wanted at once for service in the
Naval Reserve of the Second dis
trict, to take the places of reservists
who have been advanced or trans
ferred to other parts of the service.
Originally there were 5000 men
enrolled in the Second Naval dis
trict reserve service. but owing to
the high standard of the personnel,
the district has been drawn heavily
upon to supply men for various
branches of the naval service.
Many men interested in wireless
teleg raphy have been sent to the
Navy radio school at Harvard for
instruction, while others have been
retained at the school which is be-
ing conducted under the supervision
of the district communication su-
perintendent at Newport.
A number of others have been
sent to the Merchant Marine, which
is known officially as the Naval Aux
iliary Reserve. These men are at
present in training and before long
they will be graduated as warrant
boatswains, prepared for active sea
duty on our transports.
Still others have been sent to An
napolis for training to qualify them
as ensigns, and already one class of
twenty-four men from this district
has been graduated and the men
detailed either to the fleet or to the
much talked of 110-footers. the new
government submarine chaserS.
Others have been sent to tha train
ing school of the Second Naval dis
trict, from which they will be grad
uated prepared to receive their COM
missions as ensignS in the reserve.
Examinations Arc Held
netitiVe axa m inn tiOnS have AL
ready been held in this district, and
more than 100 of the men who
passed with the highest marks have
received commissions as ensigns,
some going to the fleet, while others
have been ordered to the submarine
chasers. Additional examinations
will be held shortly, and all who
are recommended by their COM
manding officer are eligible to take
the tests, which, if successfully
passed, will entitle them to COM
mission as ensign or to attend An
napolis or the school of the Second
district.
In addition to the examinations
given the men who apply for COM
missions other examinations are be-
ing held every week, SO that men
who wish to improve their ratings
may have an opportunity to snow
what they have learned since they
nave Deen OH dCIlNC uulSs
\ great number of men from TINS
district have also been transferred
to the Naval Reserve Flying Corps.
II these men make good at the
ground school. and successfully pass
their pilots examination, they are
assured a commission as hight en-
signs in the Flying Corps.
The age limit in the Naval Reserve
is from 1S to 81. Men are needed
at once, and those who enroll will
be given immediate active service.
Further information can be obtain
Ell from the enrolling ofhcer, war
College, Newport. The best oppor-
tunities will necessarily be obtained
by those first applying.
Applicants for enrolment within
the draft age should obtain letter
stating that they have not been phys
icully examined or selected as yet
for the National Army and are free
u enroll in the reserve.
Qualifications For Service
Observation-Disclosures men in good
physical condition.
Boatswain's Mates and Quarter
masters-Men may be enrolled in
ratings commensurate to their apll-
ity and experience.
Machinist's Mates, Carpenters
Mates, Oilers. Watertenders, Fire
men-Men with several years prac-
tical experience may be enrolled art
ter passing an examination conduct
ed by the enrolling officer.
Electricians and Radio Electric
ians-Men experienced in the theory
and practice of general electricity or
wireless telegraphy are needed.
There is a radio school for the pur-
pose of instructing wireless teleg-
raphers in naval apparatus and pro-
cedure.
Yeoman - Expert stenographers
and typists are needed for yeomen.
Hospital Apprentices-Men will be
examined as to their proficiency by
the medical aid.
Ships Cooks-Men who are good
cooks with several years practlcal
experience, may be enrolled as ship S
cooks of a class commensurate to
their ability.
No men will be enrolled above the
rating of chief petty officer.
All men desiring enrolment
should, If possible, present them
selves personally before the enroll
ing officer at the Naval War Col
Iege. Newport, r. l.. for mental and
physical examination or before the
recruiting officer at AZ Westminster
street. Providence, r. l., Building 1S,
Rrooklyn Navy yard, N. Y, Navy
recruiting station, Park Place, New
ark, n. ]. Also Navy recruiting sta
tions in Pittsburgh, Pa, Minneap-
oils. Mimi, and st. Louis, Mo.
Applicants within the draft age
must present a written statement
from their local exemption board
that they have not been drafted Tor
the Army and that they are free TO
enroll in the Naval Reserve. Appn-
cants must be American citizens; IL
Saturalized, having second papers
sil men should be prepared to ac-
aepL immediate active duty.
Enrollments will be in Class a
for general service; term of enroll
ment is four years; but active serV-
ice only during period of the war.
The pay while on active duty Is
the same as that for enlisted men
of the regular service of correspond
ing ratings, including all war IN
creases and uniform gratuities.
Men having possible physical de-
fects are cautioned that applicants
are rejected by the examining sur
geon for defective vision, color
blindness, underweight, hernia or
other serious physical defects. IL
there is any question as to physical
qualifications, it is advised that ap-
plicant undergo examination before
presenting himself at Newport, and
ascertain by mail the probability of
acceptance.
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