Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Builders and
Defenders
Navy Offers
Skilled Jobs

Journal is cooperating with the
army, navy, marines and all other
governmental agencies in aiding
the war effort.
'We Defend What We Build" is
the new slogan Of the SEABEES,
the construction battalions of the
U. s. Navy, and every member is
trained thoroughly in the use of
small arms as we'll as in the routine
of Navy life.
The men of the SEABEES bat
talions are mature in knowledge
and judgment, and know a job Of
work when they see one. That is
one reason why the new SEABEE
training camp near Msgruder, Va,
is already in operation although it
is only two months since the camp
was commissioned.
While the new recruits were re-
ceiving their indoctrination they
were also busy constructing the
barracks, streets, sanitary facili-
ties, electrical installations and all
the other things which are essen
tial to such a huge undertaking.
This work will continue for a num-
Der Of months as still newer mem
bers of the SEABEES arrive and
take over the job.
Every SEABEE is schooled in
the intricacies Of military defense,
so that if it is necessary for them
/ to swap hammers and wrenches
| for guns on a moments notice,
they'll know how to provide hot
reception for the invader. When
the going get tough, the SEA
BEES will know how to dish it out.
Nature is the strongest foe
against which SEABEES must
fight. The extra problems which
arise in the tropics or in frigid
northern outposts deserve a great
deal of concern. Day after day the
men in training are given tasks to
accomplish under conditions as
similar as possible to those which
will be encountered on far-away
shores.
SEABEES battalions have prov
en- so popular because they allow
skilled men to serve their coun-
try, and at the same time, give men
the chance to continue in the same
line of work for which they are
fitted. This does not interrupt a
skilled mans progress, nor does it
prevent him from learning new
jobs II he so desires.
Every SEABEE is entitled to all
regular government provisions for
dependents. Food, clothing, medi-
cal and dental care are provided to
SEABEES with the same high
standards for which the Navy is
famed.
The Toledo Recruiting Station is
n Adams Street, just opposite the
Court House. Hours are 8 a. m. till
10 p. m. daily, 10 to 8 Sundays.
"The SEABEES are now or
ganizing new Rigger Companies"
says Wayne Snow, recruiter in the
Toledo Novy Office at 7l5 Adams
Street, "snd the list of skilled men
required is as follows:
Blacksmith, experienced with all
heats; carpenter, heavy framing
and form work; electrician, indus
trial construction; gas and Diesel
repairmen, repair of hosting and
moving equipment; launchman, ex-
perience, tugboats and launches;
longshoreman, loading and unload
ing, rigging and general expert
ence; mechanic, repair dock ma
chinery; oiler, crane and engine
maintenance; sheet metal worker,
general building; telephone and
switchboard man, general; water
tender, boiler room experience;
welder, both arc and acetylene
welding.
"In addition" Petty Officer
Snow announces, "the Navy SEA-
BEES are assembling a Head
quarters Company which calls for:
Armorer, expert in firearms, ma
chine guns; baker, with at least 3
years general experience; boat
swain, construction experience
afloat; clerk, with tipping ability,
freight experience; cook, ships and
officers, first class; longshoreman,
trucking and slowing experience;
mess attendant, first class waiter;
storekeeper, warehouse experience,
etc.