The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
MECHANICIANS FOR
Nays FLYING CORPS
Attractive Opportunities Offered Young
Men in the Ground Personnel
of This Service

Eight thousand young men are wanted
for the ground personnel OF the navy's
flying corps. Secretary Daniels has au'
thorized the enlistment of this number
and the recruiting officers of the country
will at once begin drive TO enlist the
men required.
There is an immediate need for mech
anicians for naval aviation for the
ratings OF machinists' mates, carpenters
mates, quartermasters, coppersmiths and
blacksmiths. These men will not be en-
I listed for pilots duties, but will receive
special training in the building handling,
repairing and overhauling of the navy's
aircraft. Ten men are required to keep
each machine in order and make safe
the flight of the air pilot.
! The requirements for enrolment will
be the same as those for the regular
service of the United States Navy. Train
ing for machinsts' mates and quarter
masters will last about three months.
Carpenters mates will train for approx
mately six weeks On completion of the
training, the provisional landsmen. after
examination, will be rated first or second
class petty officers. They will then be
eligible for promotion to the next higher
grade, if they show fitness and pass the
necessary examination. The age limit
for this enlistment is p to 35 years. Can
didates must pass the regular navy ply
steal examination, Men enlisting for
aviation duty but failing to qualify will,
if recommended by their commanding of
fcers, be assigned to general service
The following trades are covered by
the ratings: Carpenters, wood workers,
ma oh al 4 he h1a ol-c he
fabric workers, riggers, acetylene weld
ers, gas engine repair men and instru-
ment makers.
Landsmen for quartermaster need have
no previous trade experience, but gen
eral manual ability is necessary. Men
OF trades such as rigging, fabric work |
ing or wire working are desired, as are
also men experienced in the operation of |
hydrogen plants or in the care and up |
keep of dirigibles or balloons. Men who
display proficiency on dirigibe work will
be assigned to this branch.
Carpenters mates will look after the
upkeep and repair of wings. pontoons,
flying boat bulls and bodies, balloons
and dirigibles. This training will cover
the practical application of their trade
skill to general aviation work.
Machinists mates must show previous
experience in gasoline engines or any |
allied skilled trade such as that of cleo
-rician. They will be trained in the up
Keep and overhauling of aircraft engines.
Provision is made for men especially I,
we'll qualified for enlistment or enroll !
nent as carpenters and machinists |
mates to be enrolled directly for that I
second class rate, should their skill be &
The rating badges for men in ,
his service will be the same as in the !
ocular navy except for the addition of S
loube wings. II
Quotas for enlistment for the various {
districts have been arranged as follows /
Eastern division. Machinists' mates. :
90; quartermasters 900; carpenters i
mates, 800; blacksmiths, 80; copper. r
mths, 40. To transfer to naval air sta !
ion Bay Shore, L. l. t
Central division: Machinists' mates. il
90; quartermasters, 900; carpenters :
lates. 800; blacksmiths. 30: copper. n
miths. 40. First three classes to trans +
err to naval training station, Great a
axes, H., and for further transfer to a
institute, Minneapolis, MINI; CT
oppersmiths and blacksmiths to naval t
ir station, Bay Shore. L. l. v
Southern division: Maehinists mates. O
DO; quartermasters. 500; carpenters
ates, POO blaeksmiths, 20; copper a
nths, 20. First three classes to trans u
r to naval aeronautic station, Pensa- Il
ia, Fla. others to naval air station la
ay Shore, L. /.
Western division: Maehinists mates,
70; quartermasters. 700; carpenters 3,
ates, 800; backsniths, 90 copper OF
niths, 40 First three classes to trans be
r to naval air station, San Diego. Cal {; p,
hers to naval air station, Bay Shore.
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