The recruit's handy book: United States Navy

Recruit s Handy Book i Remarks on Pay. Men should remember that their pay is all velvet except that they must pay for their clothes, other than their original outfit. Clothes are sold to them at actual cost to the Government. Twenty cents a month is deducted from their pay for the hospital fund. They are furnished a ration which is more than ample to feed them. There is no board bill to pay. Medical attendance is free. In case of serious illness they are sent to a hospital where they are given the best of medical and surgical attention and nursing. If injured or incapacitated in the line of duty, they get a pension. In case of fatal accident, in the line of duty, while on the active list, their beneficiary receives immediately six months pay. There are no such1 allowances in civil life. It will be noted above that there are certain rewards in the way of pay, etc., for men who graduate from the different classes in the petty officers school of instruction. Proficiency in ordnance, torpedoes, engineering and electricity will ensure promotion; and men who have a special taste for clerical work are sent to the Yeoman s School. And for the man who strives to be a good seaman, there is always promotion. In fact, there are many different trades in the Navy, and a man is usually assigned to the work for which he is best fitted. Recruits should carefully consider the great rewards which the Navy offers them. They should not be discouraged in the beginning, nor leave the service before they know what they are doing. They should settle down to work and remember that good conduct and continuous service will always earn promotion, and that life in the Navy has many bright sides. A man who is easily discouraged, or who will not work or learn a trade, wi Unever succeed at anything.
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