The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-14
BRIT AIN CALLS 5UBJECT5 HERE
 TO VOLUNTEER
Consulate Outlines, Quail. ? fieations for Nations
 Armed Services

ceived by the British Consular officers throughout the United States as to the position of Brit ish subjects who wish to volunteer for service with the British armed forces, the British Consulate at Se- attle has sent The Empire the following notice. .sat..
 British subjects, of United King dom origin, in the United States who are both physically fit and qualified as below, are invited to volunteer for service with t h e armed forces of Great Britain.
 Qualifications are as follows.
 !a Royal Navy .N
 All volunteers must be physically fit and be British-born subjects and sons of British-b born parents.
 For employment as officers:
 (a) Men with experience as mer- cantile marine officers up to the age of 52, or experienced yachts men up to the age of 45. and capa- ble of navigating ship as deck officers,
 (b) Qualified mechanical or cleo trical engineers up to the age oi 4C who either possess university engineering degrees or are mem bcrs of institutions of mechanical or electrical engineering.
 2.-For employment as ratings:
 (a) Ex-naval ratings of all branches of the service up to the age of 55.
 (b) Skilled tradesmen such as filters, turner's, boiler makers, en- gineer- smiths, copper-smiths, in- strument makers, and motor me- chanics, between the ages of Ia and Al.
 Co Electricians between the ages of Is and fl.
 (d Wireless operators between the ages of Is and fl.
 Gel Signalrnen between the ages of 18 and 41.
 f) Shipwrights (not joiners) and blacksmiths between the ages of ls and fl.
 Apart from ex-naval ratings there are no vacancies for unskilled men, and persons applying for em- ploymeht as skilled ratings will be expected to be able to pass an ap- propriate trade test.
 British Army
 All volunteers must, be between the ages of 20 and 45 and must be physically fit. w
 They must reach reasonable standard of skill in one of the fol, lowing trades: @
 Electrician, signals (wireless me | chanic), engineer artificer, filter filter (motor vehicle), instrument mechanic, millwright, tool maker turner, armourer, blacksmith, boiler maker, copper-smith, grinder tpre- cision machinist (metaD, motor mechanic, moulder, operator sig nals (wireless and line), operator signals (teleprinteD, maker, weldel (acetylene or electric).
 Royal Air Force
 All volunteers must be physically ! fit e@a a s
 1.-For employment as officers:
 tal Experienced pilots with over 250 hours solo flying on aircraft of over 40O-500 h.p. and in good flying practice on such types, be- tween the ages of 18. and 28 fol cperational flying duties. and be- tween the ages of l8 and 48 for non-operational flying and instruc- tor duties. sr. .a al
 (b) Men between the ages oi 21 and 50 with technical qualifica- tions such as members of engineer ing institutions, practical engineers and more particularly those exper- fenced in tele-communications en- gineering, especially in connection with radio telegraphy.
 2.-For employment in other ranks: t sf Fr a Semi trained or untrained mer suitable for training as pilots, ob. servers, wireless operators, and ail gunners Such persons should bt between the ages of IS and 28 fol training as pilots and between the ages of 18 and 32 for training for other purposes. a
 Any British subjects resident in the United States who possess any of the foregoing qualifications and wish to volunteer for service in the appropriate branch, of, the British fighting forces should apply to the nearest British Consular Officer for any further information they may require and for advice how to