The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-12-20
MEN ARE WANTED
IN nice NAVY JOBS

hN iNtOL INV JUUO
with the ever-increasing ships and
aero equipment of the navy, the de-
mand for eligible men is likewise al
present, and there is an Immediate
demand for men for aviation in all its
branches. There is an important need
OF mechanicians, machinists, carpen-
tiers, coppersmiths, blacksmiths, fab
ric-workers, riggers, aeetylene weld
ers, gas engine overhaul men and
instrument makers. Requirements for
men of this class are American citi-
zenship, intelligence, alertness. and q
general manual ability is expected.
men of trades, such as rigging, fabric
working, and wire working, are par
ticularly desirable. Also men expert
enced in the operation of hydrogen
plants, or in the care and upkeep of
dirigibles or balloons are very much
needed.
These men are first sent to training
camps, and upon completion of their
course of instruction will be rated
petty officers according to their skill
and proficiency shown during their
course of training. Promotion is un-
usually fast in aviation work, and
once a man has finished his training
and been made petty officer, he is
eligible for promotion to the next
higher grade as soon as he has shown
himself fitted for it and has passed
the necessary examination. Now Is
the time for men to nelist who desire
to serve their country at the front
without losing any great length of
time in training. Aside from the pa
triotic side of this great question con-
fronting us all, the supply and re-
sources of the individual are in no
wise forgotten. Never before in the
history of the army or navy of the
United States have opportunities for
advancement along vocational lines
been greater, either in a civil indus
trial establishment, or in the navy it
self. The whole navy is one great,
vast vocational training camp. where
efficiency and opportunity are watch
words, and where the man who is will
ing to help himself cannot fail TO go
fundamentally, physically, financi-
ally and morally. II is the base, the
foundation of start which cannot be
procured with as little expense and
effort in any other undertaking, and
which must necessarily stand good
during a mans entire future, as ii has
a tendency to make a man resourceful
and self-reliant. Too much cannot be
said of the good things awaiting the
recruit who can qualify for any of the
places now open to young men who
enlist in the navy. The number of
men required at present, the lowest
rate of pay, and the place of first duty
for training are given below:
700 Landsman for quartermaster;
1890: San Diego. Cal.
800 Landsman for carpenters; $3.50;
Pensacola, Cal.
700 Landsman for machinists; $3.50.
Can Diego. Cal.
20 Blacksmiths; $6l00; Bay Shore,
Long Island, NY.
1000 Firemen; $500; San Francisco,
California.
40 Coppersmiths; s66,50; Bay Shore.
Long Island. n. Y.
1000 Apprentice seamen; $3.50; San
Francisco. Cal.
The above rates of pay are the low
est nav at commencement of service,
and as promotions are unusually fast.
particularly in aviation work. men
may work themselves up to $14O per
month, provided they can qualify
themselves along lines of work which
pay those rates of pay; they are open
TO all who can show the necessary
aptitude and proficiency.
In addition to the above pay, men
who are married or have other de-
pendents are allowed a government
allotment to be paid TO the dependent
as follows: For a wife, SIS; in case
of a wife and child, $25; wife and
two children. $3.50. and SIS additioanl
for each child up to $50. so that a
man with a family. starting at the
very lowest rate of pay, drawing a
full family allowance, would start
with $3.50 per month Besides, a
man is allowed $50 for clothing on
enlistment, board and lodging found,
which makes the mans cash earning
free of encumbrances. There has also
been provided a very liberal govern
ment life insurance, so that a man
does not need to leave home without
..,.e.-;efo,, for bic family