Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
SEA AND AIR EXPERIENCE
GIVES CHANCE FOR SERVICE

discharge from the naval service must
have been honorable.
An enlisted man with sixteen years
naval service may, on the authority of the
Secretary of the Navy upon voluntary
application on the expiration of his term
OF enlistment, if entitled to an honorable
discharge. be transferred to the fleet naval
reserve in the rating in which he is then
serving. After twenty years service a
man may be transferred during his cur
rent enlistment
The annual retainer pay for officers in
this class is two months base paw of the
corresponding rank in the navy. For the
men the pay is as follows: Men with less
than eight years service, $50 per annum:
men with eight more years and less
than twelve years. s72 per annum. and
men with twelve years or more naval
service. $780,
Officers and men enrolling in this class
within four months of the date Of the
termination of their last naval service or
re-enroll1ng within four months of the
date Of their last term of enrolment shall
receive an increase of 25 per cent of
their base retainer pay for each such
enrolment.
Qualifications in Glass 2.
Class 2 is for citizens of the United
States who have been or may be en-
gagged in the seagoing profession and who
have enrolled for general service and
comply with the requirements. Officers
must have at least two years experience
as officers on board a lake or ocean
gong vessel. Men will be rated on their
previous experience. The pay for officers
and men in this class is Sl2 year under
the provisional rating and when confirmed
they receive two months of the base paw
OF the corresponding rank or rate in the
regular establishment Those who re-
enroll within four years of the date of
ina ion nff he In,
ceive an increase of rs per cent in their
annual retainer pay
Class } is the naval auxiliary reserve
ana Is for citizens of the United States
or OF IT'S insular possessions of the sea
going profession who shall have been or
may be employed on American vessels of
the merchant marine of suitable type for
use as naval auxilaries, and which shall
nave Deen listed as such by the Navy De-
! partment for use in war. The annual re-
tainer pay for officers in this class is one
months base pay of the corresponding
| rank In the navy and for the men the
same class 2.
Class is the coast defense reserve
| for citizens whose positions fit them
peculiarly for use only in the naval
dlstr1ct In which they are residing. This
incIuoes nnotorpoatmen, seamen, river
| men, stenosraphers and typewriters
| telephone operators. radio operators. etc
! The pay is the same in this class as in
| class .. "
Filters Constitute Glass 5.
Glass Is the naval reserve fvine
corps for officers and student f,iers
who have transferred from the naval
flying corps; enlisted men of the naval
flying corps transferred under the same
condition as enlisted men of the navy
are transferred to the fleet naval "a
serve; surplus graduates of the aero
nautic school who may be commissioners
as ensigns: civilians skilled in the Nv
ing of aircraft. or In their design. build
ing. or operation: The pay is the same
| in this class as in class .
/ officers after enrolment and when
they report for duty for training are
given a uniform gratuity of $50 and the
men $50: when reporting for active serv.
ice in time of war officers are given
$3.50 and the men $50. officers and men
must keep uniforms and equipment on
| hand at all times during their enroll.
| ment.