Report on the Training Systems for the Navy and Mercantile Marine of England, and on the Naval Training System of France, Made to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, U.S. Navy Department, September, 1879
Report on the Training Systems for the Navy and Mercantile Marine of England, and on the Naval Training System of France, Made to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, U.S. Navy Department, September, 1879
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... The men during this interval are also subjected to naval discipline and law. The drill is one relating to arms only; the forenoon and afternoon are both taken up with pistol, cutlass, musket, and great gun exercise. There is no doubt that the 17,000 men now enrolled, and who are available under this organization, are ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... The men during this interval are also subjected to naval discipline and law. The drill is one relating to arms only; the forenoon and afternoon are both taken up with pistol, cutlass, musket, and great gun exercise. There is no doubt that the 17,000 men now enrolled, and who are available under this organization, are a very valuable adjunct to England's Regular Navy; though, scattered, as at least one-third are, over every sea, the whole force could not be quickly brought together. It is for this reason that strong effort is made to draw in the fishing population, hardy and able seamen, who would always be at hand: serving at home or in the coasting trade are 11,940; in the event of war these men can be readily had. Any one desiring to make a voyage of longer duration than six months must get leave to do so; this leave, however, never extends beyond one year; nor can the man go until he has made, if in his first enlistment, 28 days' drill; if in a second or more, a 14 days' drill. Among the men of the reserve there are those holding the following certificates and ratings: Masters, 47; mates, 518; petty officers in merchant service, 3,815. A certain number of midshipmen are admitted to the reserve, who are appointed from those who take honors on board the Worcester and Conway training ships (elsewhere mentioned). There are already 120 of these young men on the Naval reserve list, forming the nucleus of a fine body of officers available in an emergency. The reserves can only be called out by royal proclamation. Their term of service under this call is only three years, unless war is declared, in which case they may be held two years longer. At the end of five years they can, under any circumstances, demand their discharge. The estimates for the reserves for ...
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Poor. 24 cm, 207, fold-out plate, front board missing, rear board separated but present, spine missing, title page worn. This report was made to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, U.S. Navy Department, in September 1879.
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