Word: ensigns
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...present we are so pressed for men that new men will have to receive the greater part of their training while in service. Each man will, if he has the necessary qualifications, receive the opportunity of promotion to the rank of ensign or to a higher position...
...personnel at Squantum will consist of a commandant, three instructors in flying, an aviation ensign, a medical officer, 18 machinists, a machinist's instructor, and about 25 other men who will be in the pay of the Government...
...probably be graduated during the summer. The school at which the men will live will be run on a military basis and under strict discipline. Board and lodging will be provided, but no uniforms are required or furnished. Upon graduation application may be made for a provisional commission as ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps, and after three months' provisional service, the student will be rated...
...student flyer will receive a retainer pay of $12 per year, but will not receive duty pay during the course of instruction at Squantum. Upon graduation, application will be made for a provisional commission as ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. After three months' service under the provisional grade, the student will receive a confirmed rating by qualifying before a professional board...
...patrol boat unit, for a boat 40 feet long, would be an ensign, a quartermaster, an engineer and four seamen. Two members of such a unit, the ensign and the engineer, are required to have had some experience. The former has to be familiar with coastwise navigation, know how to read charts, and to fix cross bearings. Engineers are to know how to properly handle their engine. Certain men will be enrolled as quartermasters with the understanding that they will learn their duties immediately. Members of the University have the opportunity of forming among themselves patrol boat units, and deciding...