The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-15
NAVY IS IN NEED
MANY CARPENTERS

| vIuUI U0IJI lUIIlUO
| Carpenters should be interested IN
! the following letter relative to the
appointment of civilians as carpen-
| tiers in the temporary list and exan1l-
| nations for carpenters on the perna-
nent list. The circular referred to
, follows:
For Carpenter In Navy.
/ Applications are requested from
navy yard employees and other CIV
I; ilians possessing the necessary quail
! fications for appointment as Carpen-
i ter in the Navy Applications shoulc
| be prepared on the form provided
and should be mailed TO the COM
! mandant of the nearest navy yard, &C
companied by letters of recommends
ton as to character and ability
f., these letters should include one from
| the head of the department In which
| case of an applicant who is not navy
ward employee, but who IS employed
| if not navy yard employee. In the
/ case of an applicant who is not ma,
Wy yard eployee, but who IS employed
| in shipyard where there is Govern
| ment representative, he should OBTAIN
4 letter from such representative.
The con1mandant will acknowledge
| tbe recent Of the anrl;cation and it
/ the application and letters are salts
factory, will notify the appifcant wnen
and where to report for examlnatIon.
2. A candidate for Carpenter on
the temporary list appointed from
civil life, shall be not over 40 years OF
age, nor under 81 wears of age; CIT
izen of the United States, C good
character. A mechanic trained as
| Ship Filter. Machinist, Ship Carpen-
ter is preferred but mechanics trained
| in other trades or Ship Craftsmen
with mechanical training, will be &C
| cepted provided they have rood GEN
eral knowledge of one of the above
! trades and are satisfactory otherwise
| The candidate should have also some
knowledge of trades other than one
| in which he was primarily trained;
should be familiar with ship work and
| should be able to handle men in con-
nection with ship repairs. Weight
will be given to the candidates gen.
! eral education.
i 3. Candidate will first be examined
| physically bv a board Of two medi
| cal officers appointed by the mand-
ant.
| 4. Those who pass the physical ex
| animation. will be given a mental,
| moral and professional exaninat on
by board of three Officers appointed
| by the comnlandant, at least one o
| whom shall he Naval Constructor.
(a) The written examination
will be arranged to show the candi-
dates knowledge of arithuet to and
includinp the use of fractions end de-
/ inals, and his abilit to keep accu-
rate records and make ineligible
| reports.
fb) The practical examination
will consist of the doing of a job or
answering questions, the examination
being arranged to show the candi-
dates skill in the use of tools both
| hand and machine; his knowledge of
! shipbuilding work in various trades
! and of repair work on ships afoat,
including care and preservation of hull
and fittings; his ability to read plans
and lay off work from Same and to
| make working sketches; and his
knowledge of the principal shinhuiid
ing materials including costs and tests
or inspections for quality.
fc) The board will also assign a
mark on the experience of the candi-
date, which mark will be based on
the statement of the candidate, the
letters of recommendation and other
| informa alton substantiating the state
ment and the general bearing, appear
| ance and alertness of candidate while
| before the board.
Cd The Board will assign a mark
for cash of the above on the scale of
40. A mark of less than 2.5 will in
| dictate that in the Boards opinion.
the candidate is unsatisfactory This
board will also make such inquiry as
| is necessary to determine whether or
not the candidate is morally quail
fed and will include its findings in the
report.
5, All papers will be forwarded
with the candidates application, to
| the Bureau of Navigation through
the Connlandant with recommends
ton as to whether or not the can
didate is considered qualified for ap-
pcintment. Those accepted will be ap-
pointed Carpenters on the temporary
list. Carpenters on the temporary
| list have the same military status as
! carpenters on the permanent list. but
] the appointments terminate not later
than six months after the close of the
| present war. Carpenters on the tenn
porary list receive the same pay and
allowances as carpenters on the per-
| manent list with the same length of
service. The pay and allowances at
starting amount to about $500 per
annun1 at sea and about $500 per an
mum on shore.
8. Those appointed carpenters on
the temporary list and who will be not
over 30 wears of age on November 1,
1917. will be eligible to take the cam
petltive examination for appointment
as carpenter on the permanent list
which examination will be held as
soon after Novemb-1 /. 1917 as ar