The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-05-20
picking up as the rural and town
Topeka Daily Capital.
ABOUT THE NAVY

ing Party, with Chief Gunner's Mate,
Walter C.. Shelton in charge, under
the command of Lieutenant-Com-
mander Richards of the Navy Re
cruiting Station, Kansas City, Mo-,
Kansas District, is visiting cities 10
Gated in the Western part of Kansas,
in the interest of advertising and re-
cruiting for Uncle Sans first line of
defense-the Navy.
Men between Is and 35 years of
age who are citizens of the United
States, of sound mental and physical
condition, good moral character, and
able to read and write the English
language, will find many opportun-
tiles in the Navy.
Until the end of the fiscal year,
June 80, 1920, enlistments may be
made, at the option of the applicant,
for term of two, three or four years.
Pay ranges from $500 per month
for apprentice seamen and landsmen,
to about $4,000 per month for chief
petty officers, with board and lodging
and free medical attention.
Besides the seaman branch of ser
vice, which embraces seamen, quar-
termasters, turret captains, gunner's
mates, boatswain's mates, and mas
ter-at-arms, the following trades, spe-
cial and commissary service are OBJ
tainable: Machinist's mates, electri-
clans (wireless and generaD, ship
filters, boilermakers, coppersmiths,
blacksmiths, plumbers and filters,
shipwrights, sailmaker's mates, water
tenders, oilers, fremen, painters,
printers, photographers, Yeomen
Clerical duty, musicians, buglers,
hospital corpsmen, cooks and bakers
Some of the advantages offered by
the Navy are: a free outfit of cloth
ing, with ordinary care, sufficient to
last two years; transportation and
subsistence from point of enlistment
to place of assignment; travel allow
ances (cash) at the rate of five cents
per mile from place of discharge to
by reason of expiration of enlistment
for instance, a man who enlists at
New York and is discharged at San
Francisco, distance about 300 miles,
will receive $4,000; if discharged
through physical disability, transport
alton and subsistence will be given to
mans home; if injured in line of
duty to such an extent that the man
is discharged, a liberal pension is
given; free medical treatment, and,
if incapacitated for anS duration
from whatsoever cause, except sick
ness or disease resulting from his own
misconduct, a mans full pay contin-
ues so long as he is serving within his
enlistment; furlough of thirty days
each year on full pay, provided ship
is in home waters; advancement in
rating with corresponding increase in
pay to the deserving; privilege of
alloting a portion of monthly pay to
bank for own savings, or to depend
ent relatives; material increase in
gratuity pay to honorably discharged
men who reenlist within four months
of discharge date; many details car
rying additional pay of from $500 to
$500 per month; retirement after
thirty years service on three-fourths
full pay plus a liberal allowance for
lodging and subsistence which in most
cases will amount to $4,000 per
month; an opportunity to enter the
Naval Academy. The examination is
competitive and is open to all young
men under twenty years of age.
When completing the course at the
Naval Academy, the midshipman-to
which status the recruit passes when
officer with the rank Of Ensign; one
hundred appointments may be made
each year, splendid opportunity to
become a chief petty officer upon re-
enlistment, which carries pay upward
of $4,000 per month, and board,
with privilege of competing in exam
ination for warrant officer rank,
which pays from S1,5OO.OO to $4,000.
per annum, which rank furnishes a
bridge by which a crossing can be
made to the line of commissioned
officers.
Only men of good habits, willing
to work and DESTROYS of advancement,
are sought. Dissolute, unreliable and
non-progressive men are not wanted,
and the Navy will not tolerate them
in its service, but weeds them out
when opportunity affords.
EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES