Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-30


mechanics and engineers for the army, has
now been extended 50 that IT VIII 90 inc
came work for the navy.
This great government cduca'ionai
enterprise. although IL begins It's Wo,h
October I is still widely misunderstood I,
offers An opportunity to every registcred
man who has an eighth grade education or
better. Those having high school cd,lch-
ton NAV enter colleges where they VIII DC
trained as officers and technical men, "
their aptitudcs are sufficient TO justify
such training. those having oh'S
grammar school education may enter vo-
caiional units Of the corps, to be trained rs
mechanics and other skilled workers,
The detailed working of the plan can
moi he explained in this article, but 1t is
essentially a competitive one sorting
III the human material available Tor the
new draft army So that each man NAV he
,leyeloped 10 his highest usefulness. The
students in each unit will bc under close
observation: careful records will he kept Of
their work; aud they will be used accord
ing 10 their value
AN ILLUSTRATION.
Thus a man in collegiate section who
shows marked ability along engineering
lines may be kept III college as long as two
who shows no special aptitude along any
line, and is not considered to be officer
material NAV bc sent to a cantonment
for training rs private
his same system has now been OK
tended so that If will surplv the navy as
we'll as the army with officers. engineers
and skilled workucn. The organization IS
therefore now properly the Student Army
and Navy Training Corps.
Naturally the navy docs not need nearly
as many men 0f any sort as docs the army
So naval units of tho training corps have
I been established only at some of the col
! lcges and schools. ~ far, there are nearly
a hundred naval training units, distribut-
ell through - States
Draft rcgistrants who wish 20 enter tho
navv rather than the army should 60 st
pnc to these institutions and apply Tor
admission 20 The naval representative
here. These applications will he con-
icred in the order in which they arc
edc Each applicant viii re examined
to his physical and educational re-
liremcnts On the first ot October. those
ho qualify Will he indicted into the
hawai- unit Of the training corps
NAVAL TRAINING.
This docs not mean that The opror-
tunitv to enter ono of these naval train
ing units will end on October l. The
courSes in both army and navy units viii
be broken up into thrcc-month periods
AZ the end IF three months. therefore
some men will he sent to naval training
stations. some assigned to sea duty while
probahlv a relatively small number will
] be retained for further training The end
ing IF each three month period beginning
| October |. will therefore afford an Oppor
tunity for now recruits To enter the tram
Alng corps units.
The member Of a naval training unit
hill be rated rs an apprentice seaman.
ust as the army student is rated private,
ard will likewise be placed on active duty
paw, end under naval discipline. The only
difference in status between the naval
student and the army student il that tho
former will be allowed certain amount
Nor subsistence mot more than two dollars
Ia dav1 while the army will supply its
Students with room and board
Members Of the naval section Of tho
raining corps, like those of tho army sec
hon, will bc assigned tn duty according
% the ability shown bv each individual.
"a man may he assigned 10 a Naval Tram
Ing Station for training q deck officer,
ln engineer, a paymasteT, an AVIATION
ofiiccr or signal officer, or he may he
gent to a Pay Officers School for training
as petty officer: or he NAV he assigned 10
general sea duty" Just as the army
Draining school students may hc sent 10
csntonmcnt as a private.
Perhaps the greatest demand IN both
the army and navy sections will be for
ncn who arc enginccr-othccr material
PFor the man who has either education or
aptitude or both. along engineering lines.
IL e.
tunitv Naval officers in charge OF units
al training schools arc instructed TO enroll
es many engineer students as possible.
AVIATION MATERIAL.
Another large demand will be for
iation-oficcr material To qualify for
is branch of the service man must be
bt less than 20 wears Of age, except IN
hre cases. must weigh between 1875 and
b. pounds. and must be practically per
Get physically.
Tie instructions issued by the Navy
Department III regard 10 It's training units
Emphasize the competitive character of
be Thinning offered. \ man entering one
bf th,se units land the same Is true of
he AMY units Is not promised anything
keep instruction and a fair chance to
Ein whatever position he IS best fitted
Tor. hhus in the case of naval units the
best men only will be selected and sent to
naval training stations. But at these
training stations they again come into
competition for commissions with other
reservitS. The men from the college units
will hae the advantage Of college training.
but tina Is all. Only tho most competent
will be ent from the naval training sta
nnens 10 ts Officers Material Schools ana
tty OfNer Trade schools, where they
lIve the final training.
ccordinl TO present plans. which are
Icwhat Initiative, the naval units will
er a coHe for engineering students
Insisting eight three-month periods
Id coverinahe same ground as an ordi-
AIRY four yer engineer course. Thus a
keshman VIII Is this fall indicted into a
oval train,nunit as an engineering stu
ent. will, Divided his work Is salts
actory. be refined In college for two years
1e will then allowed To take a COM
etItIve eXamatlon for entrance into q
avail englneerg school. and if he passes
his, will be trned for commission. A
han who IS now sophomore in an engine
ering course at college, and is accepted |
as member of C naval unit. will be ex-
pected to compile his course in is months |
q Junior in II meths; and a senior in six !
months.
Plans for othe.courses have not vet !
beer completed.