![]() ![]() He will never lose his job because of strikes or hard times. STEADY WORK A man-of-war’s man is always sure of his job as long as he renders faithful service and is qualified to perform his duties. He must earn his advancement if he is without skill or experience in any trade, he must (and should) be willing to start at the bottom and work up a grade at a time, -as thousands of others like him have done. ![]() Indeed, when it is remembered that a blue-jacket’s pay is nearly CLEAR of all living-expenses, it is doubtful that, in ordinary times, there in any class of workmen better paid than the enlisted men of the Navy.Īny young man who wishes to enlist must, of course, come up to the requirements of the Navy, -in character, in physique, in education and in ability. The pay is graded according to a man’s skill and length of service and compares favorably with that of highly-paid labor in civil life. This standard was never higher than it is today and any young American who thinks of going into the Navy may feel sure that, on enlisting, he will enter a service in which he may, and should, always feel a justifiable pride and of which the uniform is a badge of honor.īut, in addition to a chance of serving the country in an honorable position, a place in the Navy offers, as a livelihood, many advantages, -such as steady employment good, practical training speedy promotion provision for old age a healthful life an opportunity for travel and education. The Navy has been, throughout its entire existence, a Service of high ideals and its unbroken record of great and worthy achievement, of duty well-done, has been due to the high standard set for officers and men in the beginning and maintained ever since. In the record of the deeds of the men of the United States Navy, from John Paul Jones to Admiral Dewey, the younger American can find the highest inspiration for the Navy, both in time of war and peace, has played a great, honorable and often glorious part in the history of the country. The life of a sailor, - and particularly the life of a man-of-war’s man, - with its adventures, ever-changing scenes, new countries, new people following the sea from port to port, from one ocean to another, -has always appealed strongly to the imagination of men of spirit. ![]()
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