Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-23
NAVY RECRUITING NOTES.
Men For Various Branches of the Ser vice Are Needed-Good Opportuni- ties For the Young Man.

In addition to the enllStmentS De?nS made for the regular navy in the vari- ous ratings the navy recruiting sta tion. S6 State street, New London, is sending out an urgent call for rnen to be enrolled in the following ratings for the U. S. Naval Reserve force:
 MachiTist's mate, second class.
 Seaman, second class.
 Fireman. third class.
 Ids for electricians (radio).
 Officer cooks and stewards.
 Mess attendants third class.
 Men within the draft age will be ac- cepted upon showing a release from their local draft board.
 Applicants for enrolment in the avi- ation branch must appear in person at the main station. L. s. Navy Re cruiting Station 1044 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
 The following ratings are to be en- rolled in this branch: Machinist's mates, carpenters mates. quartermas- ters, eoppersmiths, blacksmiths, and shinfitters.
 (Must be between the ages of 20 and 30 years inclusive.) Special quasifi- cations required for each of the above ratings.
 EnroUments are being made for the U. s. Steam Engineering School of duci4l1CO ctppllNdl1lS III LllS dIlII@ bA machinist's mate, second class. Irn- mediately upon completion of enroll ment t.ev will be transferred to the | commandapt of the third naval dis trict, 2S0 Broadwav New York, for quitting and military train ng Men enrolled for this branch must meet the following requirements: (a) Men of ability and officer ma terial
 Cb) Ages q to 30 (inclusive) (c) Complete High School course, ard graduate of engineering course at 1 recognized technical school, CT equiv alent of above.
 (d) Physically qualified for line off l cers. stan 51rd of regular navy The word technical school refers to ! men who have completed a course that | embodies steam Engineering. l Civil engineers and chemical engin- 1 eers in most cases would not be quail fled.
 l U. S. Steam Engineering School, ! Stevens Institute of Technology, Ho- boken, N. J.. will be the place where men receive preliminary training. | Applicants may also be examined at main station, 1044 Chapel street. rel ative to enrollments in the Naval | Coast Defence Reserve, with view to I tion in the U, s. Naval Reserve Fly 1 ing corps.
 Sufficient qualifications are requir- l ed to enable the candidate to success | fully complete the intensive course of ground school training as rtven at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 The maNarity-of successful anpli- l cants have had two years of college training or equivalent thereof. All men for this branch regardless of previous | aeronautical experience, be sent in through course of approximately three months at the Massachusetts In- | stitute Of Technology, or at the Uni- versity of Washington, Seattle, Wash
 The subjects taken up there include electricity, aeronautical motors, nav igation, seamanship, neteorology, photogra pfy, wireless telegraphy. and
 a number of other necessary technical
 subjects.
 On completion of this course the men are sent to one of the various flight
 training schools
 After successfully passing all
 flight tests. the men are commissioned
 ensigns in the U. S. N. R, F. (Must be between the ages of 20 and
 90 years of age,)