Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR men IN THE NAVY
Travel, Education and Trade,
i With Nest Egg, Some Of As
sured Features.

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Many wilmington boys are taking
advantage OF the excellent opportuni-
ties offered them through an enlist
mcnt in the Navy, according to Lieu
tenant Graham, in charge of the local
Navy recruiting station In the old
Federal Building. Sixth and King
streets. Every day. young men visit
the recruiting station to make appli-
cation for enlistment.
Men between the ages Of Is and 35
years Of age, who are citizens of the
United States, of sound mental and
physical condition, good moral char
alter and able to read and write the
Hnglish language, find great oppor-
thnities in the Navy OF today.
Pay ranges from sci clear Cthis is
ONLY for men under instruction, which
lasts about s weeks) to $157 clear per
month. Actual income ie not so inn
rortant to q young man as is his rea-
tive income. That is, the money
which really counts is the clear
money he has left over after he has
paid his board bill, his doctors bill,
his rent and his clothing expenses.
goss out again fos' necessities. In the
Navy all of a single mans pay is
clear money. Though he receives the
best of food, quarters. attention;
though he receives the opportunity to
travel and zee the strange places Of
the world that many men pay large
sums Of money to enjoy: though he
improves both in mind and iri body, he
pays nothing for any of these ad-
vantages.
On first enlisting he is given a
complete outfit of clothes, so that his
pay is all his to save, to send to hie
parents, or to spend. The pay for
young men is well worth thinking
over. both by the men themselves and
by their parents.
The Navy teaches many trades and
this alone makes It a wonderful vo-
Cational school for young men. Be
sides the seaman branch which is
peculiar TO the sea going profession
and which embraces seamen, quarter
masters, signalmen, turret and gun
captains, gunner'a mates and boat
ewain's mates, the following trades are
obtainable: machinist, radio, cleo
trician, shipfitter, carpenter, boiler
maker, coppersmith, blackemith,
plumber, shipwright, saimaker. fire.
man, painter. printer. photographers
clerk musician, pharmacists mate
cook, moulder. diver, motor mechanic
rigger. pattern maker, haker and
others.
The food everywhere in the Naval
service is wholesome and the best oh
tainable-heing government inspected
The ration issued is compiled by
dietary experts. rhe clsraCter of the
diet is changed with the sea sons of the
year and the climatic conditions of the
locality In which the ship cruises. The
L. S. Navy IA alton is better than tina;
of any other military service IN the
world, and IT is furnished absolutely
free TO the men.
The religious services are non-sec-
tartan, but the chaplain endeavors To
keep every man in touch with his
own church, he il Protestant, Catho-
lie Or Hebrew While there Is every
opportunity offered for religious in
strIction aboard ship, compulsory at
tendance is not required.
The work Of the Navy-and few re
elize how varied its tasks ere-takes
its vessels into all parts of the world
, Much of the travel is performed II
: order to hold some special form of ex'
ercise or drill for which some particu
iar locality is best suited, so that no
only docs the scene change frequently
hut the work carried on changes gen
esally with the scene. The Navy re
cruiting officer at wilmington has
some attractive photographs OF Nav!
men in strange waters and scenes
Room 6. Custom House, Sixth an'
King Streets.
At the end OF his first enlistment
a Young man should have his nin'
brpadened by. travel. body super
abundantly healthy, trade, and I
nest egg of easily $500.