Evening star., 1942-09-13
WAVES EnIisting
In Naval Service
Throughout Country
No ChopIoins Apply
For Commission Here;
Need Small Bootmen

Selection of thousands OF young
women for duty as enlisted personnel
In the WAVES was begun last week
throughout the country.
Officers in charge declared only
those who file written applications
will be considered. They should be
sent to the local recruiting Office.
Those who desire to enlist must
not have husbands who are in any
branch of the armed services, and
they will not be taken if they have
children under 18 years of age. There
is no objection If they have other
relatives in the armed forces.
Applicants for commissions must
have college degree, or at least two
years of college credits, with a
sufficient civilian experience which
is said to be sufficient to overcome
the degree requirement. Applications
are also being considered for the
midshipmen courses. The prospects
will be enlisted as seamen, and given
a month of training, and If they
survive this they will be made mid
shipmen, to take a three-month in
struction and indoctrination course,
which, if successful, will bring them
q commission as ensign in the
WAVES.
The selectees for this service are
to fill positions in the shore stations
throughout the continental United
States, and include specialists in the
line of clerks, stenographers, typists,
telephone operations, Office machine
operators, and even some of the
technical services. Those mechan-
ically inclined are especially needed,
No Chaplains Apply.
For the first time in many months
the Navy last week issued a call for
a special branch of the service and
did not receive one applicant here
This was for chaplainS, despite the
fact that the requirements, both age
and physical, have been lowered.
Officers said daily they receive
urgent calls from the Office of the
Chief of Chaplains at the Navy
Department inquiring as to the
results.
Some are expected later in the
year as theological students gradu.
ate. Already some have been taker
into the service but have beer
allowed to remain at college unit
they have graduated and ordained
but the demand appears to be fol
large number to enroll now
Sometime in December, it wa.
said, the Navy will renew its effort
to enroll more theological students
AS soon as they graduate they vii
be commissioned and ordered t
active duty Immediately.
There are hundreds of vacancie
in all branches of the active nGva
service for commissions for younl
men under 80 years old, but the,
must have a college degree. The,
will be taken in Immediately, ant
after three months of attendanc
at one of the indoctrination schools
they will be sent to active dut
assignments, mostly with the com
bat units and in the combat areas
They receive all of the pay ant
allowances of their rank and grad
while at school
Personal physical difficulties hav
confronted the procurement officer
In getting enough men trained il
the operation of small boats TO
this branch of the service. Al
though the educational require
nents have been considerably low
cred, men have not responded il
SUFFICIENT numbers to fill the quota
A few of those who have show
some interest have been rejecte
because of physical problems. L
most cases this consisted of over
weight.
Most of the applicants are com
nercial fishermen on small scale
that is, they either operate thei
own boats or small fleets of then
It is this type that the Navy
seeking for, patrol duty.