The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-08-28
Life In United States
Navy Strenuous But
Interesting Boys Say
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listment. At the present time the
navy wants to train men at the rate
of about 1000 per week. The sta
ton at Great Lakes has about H.
900 men.
The days program runs something
as follows: $50, get up and clean
the barracks; 7:30, breakfast; $3.50,
lecture and field practice; 1900,
lunch; 100, drill work; $40, sup
per; GAO wash clothes and recrea-
ton; $3.50, retire.
The men are required to wash
their clothing every day and scrub
bing is done by hand. The barracks,
too, are required to be kept in i'm
maculate condition.
| MOVES
Movies are provided. to the sailors
every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day and on Friday nights the boys
enjoy the happy hour which consists
of wrestling, boxing or band con-
cert. For their social life dance
is given every Friday night and If
any of the boys are unable to dance
they are taught by competent in
structors.
The spiritual welfare of the boys
, is given consideration as compulsory
church attendance is a regulation
and every one is required to attend
, either Protestant, Catholic or Jewish
, | services.
i Every sailor is given blue jacket
= manual which contains the essential
E material needed for those who have
chosen the United States navy as :
: career. The boys study the manual
q religiously and when in doubt about
= some of the regulations or traditions
of the navy they refer to their 80(
A page manual.
4 TRADE SCHOOL
Much more emphasis is placed OF
the trade school than was the cas-,
a formerly. Every sailor learns ;
a trade under we'll trained instructor
Il and often when the enlisted man re
r. turns to private life he is able Il
A obtain employment as highl.
e skilled worker.
# The division of the trade schoo
n which the sailor enters is not
d matter of individual choice but rath
q er the placements are the result o
careful and scientifically devised ar
d titude tests. When the mechanics
a aptitude is determined the sailor j
# placed in the proper training schoo
-e Swank indicated a preference fo
0. the butchers trade in the navy bu
d on the basis of the aptitude test an
re the need he will be placed in til
n aviation machinist section whii
Fisher will be a metal smith. Bot
r of the young men will likely be a,
le signed ultimately to aircraft ca
/ riers.
, IN SAME COMPANY
IS Swank and Fisher are both in th
It same company and the same bal
n racks dut not to their own choic
It but to the fact that they enlisted a
the same time about two months agC
They will be separated, however
when they go into the trade schot
work. In their company are boy
representing all of the 13 states O
I the 9th naval district which include
Ohio.
r. The boys are given a week en-
e leave whenever they desire. 1t start
e Saturday noon and continues unit
d Sunday night. Being close to CHI
Y cago many of the sailors take ac
l. vantage of the entertainment offe,
ings of the metropolis.
T. DISCIPLINE FIRM
=: Discipline, although firm, is not a
t. severe and demanding as the Bluff
?, ton boys had anticipated and the
], have found ordinary courtesies an
!; attention to regulations will enab
n them to avoid difficulties. All off
Y, GERS must be saluted and OCCASIONAL
ID a headstrong and inexperience
l. sailor will try to avoid this usual
t finding himself severely discipline
E. for the infraction of the rule.
< Recently Governors Day was er
joyed at the station in which tt
l. governor of Illinois together wit
he Frank Knox, secretary of the nav,
were present. Maureen O'Sulliva,
the movie star, was also present fl
the occasion.
ol Generally the boys find the life
= strenuous but highly interesting a
rangement.
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