Duties of com

SECTION 2.--RECEIVING SHIPS.

824. (1) The commanding officer of a receiving ship shall receipt manding officer. daily to the officer commanding the rendezvous for the recruits sent on board, and for their enlistment records and other papers; and if, after an examination by himself and the medical officer, they shall be found fit for the service, he shall administer to them the oath of allegiance, if this has not already been done, and cause them to be entered on the books and paid such advance as may be allowed; and in cases in which he has administered the oath of allegiance he shall send the first sheet of the enlistment records, including the oath, to the Bureau of Navigation.

Clothing list.

To give orders for all issues to recruits.

To guard

(2) He shall have the clothing and bedding of all recruits carefully examined and marked. He shall not allow them to keep on board any clothing not authorized by the regulations.

(3) He shall not allow clothing or small stores to be issued to recruits without his written order.

(4) He shall adopt proper precaution to prevent desertion, and against deser shall not allow any recruits liberty to go on shore, if in debt, without the authority of the commandant of the station.

tion.

Records and

returns.

Weekly report of changes.

825. (1) The executive officers shall keep copies of the descriptive lists of all recruits, and a record of all transfers and other changes. (2) A return for each week, ending on Saturday, and signed by the commanding officer, shall be made to the Navy Department, showing all changes in recruits that have taken place by reason of death, desertion, discharge, apprehension, surrender, or transfer. (3) A list of the recruits received, with their ratings and the numport of men en- bers of their enlistment records, shall be transmitted at the end of listed. each month.

Monthly re

Separate books for crew.

Exercise and

cruits.

(4) Separate books shall be kept for the crew of the ship.

826. (1) The captain, under the direction of the commandant of instruction of re- the station, shall have recruits drilled at the guns, fieldpieces, and small arms, heaving the lead, exercising in boats, with sails, etc. Particular attention shall be paid to the instruction of apprentices and landsmen.

Employed at work outside.

Officers to live and mess board.

(2) Recruits shall not be employed on duties not connected with the receiving ship, except by the specific order of the commandant; and when so employed they shall remain under the direction of officers of the Navy. Except in an emergency, commandants of navy yards shall not require nor authorize the employment of enlisted men in a yard upon duties other than such as are connected with the equipment of ships, or with the preparation of their outfit or stores.

827. The captain and other officers attached to a receiving ship on shall conform to the regulations for other ships in commission, as far as applicable, and shall live and mess on board, unless specially exempted by the Secretary of the Navy.

Surveys in case

828. If, when recruits are transferred to a cruising vessel the of dissatisfaction captain thereof finds cause of complaint or dissatisfaction with with draft re- them, the commandant shall, upon the captain's request, order a survey, upon the report of which he shall decide the case; but no men shall be returned to the receiving ship and exchanged except

ceived.

by the commandant's written order, in which the reasons for the same shall be given.

SECTION 3.-ENLISTMENTS.

829. (1) The term of enlistment of all enlisted men of the Navy Term of enshall be four years. No enlistments for special service are allowed, listment.

(2) Minors over the age of eighteen may be enlisted without ocnsent of parents or guardians.

(3) The regulations governing the enlistment of minors under eighteen years of age will be found under section 10 (Apprentices). 830. Enlistments are authorized:

(a) At naval rendezvous and on board of receiving ships established by the Navy Department.

(b) On board of cruising ships when necessary to fill vacancies in complements, except in ports where rendezvous or receiving ships are established. Any man discharged from a cruising ship by reason of expiration of service may be reenlisted on board of said ship to fill the vacancy created by such discharge. (See also art. 836.)

(c) On board vessels of the Coast Survey and Fish Commission. (d) At naval stations, when necessary to fill vacancies in an established complement of receiving or station ships, tugs, or boats; except that the Department will, as occasion may arise, assign to such ships men who have served twenty-five years as enlisted men in the Navy, who shall receive all the benefits of their continuousservice certificates.

Enlistments, where authorized.

831. (1) Every person before being enlisted must pass the physi- Examination cal examination prescribed in the medical instructions; and no per- of recruits. son shall be enlisted for the naval service unless pronounced fit by the commanding and medical officers, except by special authority in each case from the Navy Department.

(2) In the case of a person having physical disabilities, who has Persons with been enlisted by order of the Navy Department, the physical con- physical disabili dition of the enlisted man must be fully described in the enlist- ties enlisted. ment record, in order that no improper claims for pensions may

be allowed.

(3) Each recruit shall be required to declare on oath, in presence of the commanding officer of the ship or rendezvous, that he makes a true statement of his age to the best of his knowledge and belief.

(4) No person shall be enlisted who does not understand and speak the English language.

Enlistment of non-English speaking per

sons.

Who may not

832. (1) No minor under the age of fourteen years, no insane or intoxicated person, and no deserter from the naval or military be enlisted. service of the United States shall be enlisted in the naval service. (Sec. 1420, R. S.)

(2) No one who has already been in the naval or military service of the United States shall be enlisted without showing his discharge therefrom. Should it be claimed that the discharge has been lost, the circumstances shall be reported to the Navy Department for decision.

(3) Beneficiaries and pensioners who have been admitted to the Naval Home shall not be enlisted.

Ratings in

(4) The holder of a continuous-service certificate which is indorsed "discharged with bad-conduct discharge,' "dishonorably discharged," or "not recommended for reenlistment," shall not be reenlisted.

833. (1) First enlistments in the Navy shall be made only in the which first en- ratings of the following table, and between the ages therein specilistment will be fied for the different ratings. No person shall be enlisted as a petty officer who is not a citizen of the United States. The members of the messman branch are not petty officers. (See art. 850, par. 4.)

made.

Landsmen

(2) Persons possessing a mechanical trade may be enlisted as having a trade. landsmen even if over twenty-five, provided they are under thirtyfive years of age.

Landsmen for training.

Seamen and

(3) A landsman enlisted for a special position shall have the fact stated on his enlistment record.

(4) A landsman who has not less than two years to serve under his current enlistment, may, under instructions from the Bureau of Navigation, be detailed to a training ship for landsmen, to undergo a course of instruction. (See arts. 863, 1741, and 1742.)

(5) No person, except an honorably discharged ex-apprentice, shall ordinary seamen. be enlisted as a seaman, unless he shall have been four years at sea, nor as an ordinary seaman, unless he shall have been two years at sea, before the mast. In both cases applicants shall be required to pass a satisfactory examination.

Artificer class.

Machinists.

(6) Special care shall be taken in enlisting men for the artificer class to see that they have knowledge of the trades required.

(7) A candidate for enlistment as a machinist must be a machinist by trade, must know the names and uses of the various parts of marine engines and boilers, must be able to perform work with various tools in a machine shop, including bench work, must be able to write legibly, and must understand arithmetic.

(8) Machinists who have had experience at sea with marine engines for one year, may be enlisted as "machinists, first class.' (9) Machinists who have had no experience at sea with marine engines will be enlisted as machinists, second class."

(10) The examination of candidates for enlistment as machinists regarding their knowledge of engines and boilers must be made in the engine rooms of ships, and regarding their knowledge of machine work, in the workshops of navy yards when practicable.

tices.

(11) A candidate for first enlistment as hospital steward, hospital Hospital stewapprentice, first class, or hospital apprentice can be enlisted only by ards and apprenorder of the Bureau of Navigation on the recommendation of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. He should address his application, giving his name in full, date of birth, nativity, citizenship, general education, hospital experience (if any), and whether a graduate of a training school for nurses, to the Bureau of Navigation. He must satisfactorily pass a professional examination before one or more medical officers prior to enlistment, and, if practicable, shall be given a course of instruction in a naval hospital before being drafted for service in a seagoing ship.

834. A reenlistment in the Navy can be made in any one of the ratings shown in the table for first enlistments, without regard to age limits, provided the applicant is physically and otherwise qualified for enlistment in that rating.

835. Should any person claim that his discharge has been lost, the case, with such means of identifying the person as can be obtained, shall be reported to the Navy Department for verification.

Reenlistment.

Discharge lost.

Continuous

836. Every person who, upon the expiration of a three or a four years' term of enlistment, holds an honorable discharge or a service men. continuous-service certificate upon which there is indorsed an "honorable” or “ordinary" discharge, shall, on presenting himself for reenlistment at any naval rendezvous or receiving ship, or on board any cruising ship not in the presence of a rendezvous or receiving ship, within four months from the date of his discharge as shown thereon, be immediately reenlisted, regardless of complement, provided he is physically qualified and answers to the descriptive list of his discharge.

837. Should any person eligible for continuous service, as defined Continuousin article 836, be found physically disqualified for reenlistment, a service men copy of the record of his medical examination shall be forwarded physically disqualified. immediately to the Navy Department, with the recommendations of the medical and commanding officers. Should the Department not authorize the reenlistment of the applicant, an indorsement to the effect that the applicant is physically disqualified shall be made on his discharge, and said discharge shall not thereafter entitle the holder thereof to reenlistment. Pending a reply from the Department, the discharge shall be held by the recruiting officer, and the owner may, if he so elect, remain during such time on board ship.

838. Any man who has received an honorable discharge from his Continuouslast term of enlistment, or who has received a recommendation for service pay. reenlistment upon the expiration of his last term of service of not less than three years, who reenlists for a term of four years within four months from the date of his discharge, shall receive an increase of one dollar and thirty-six cents per month to the pay prescribed for the rating in which he serves for each consecutive reenlistment.

continuous-serv

839. (1) Any person who, upon the expiration of a three or a Exchange of four years' enlistment, receives an honorable discharge, or a recom- discharge for mendation for reenlistment indorsed upon an ordinary discharge, ice certificate. shall, upon reenlistment for four years within four months from the date of his discharge, receive in exchange for said discharge a continuous-service certificate.

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Continuous

cates issued by

(2) When said discharge is surrendered for exchange the date of reenlistment shall be indorsed in red ink across its face, over the signature of the commander of the ship or rendezvous where the man reenlisted, and also the amount of the gratuity credited to his account, over the signature of the pay officer. The discharge shall then be forwarded to the Bureau of Navigation.

840. Continuous-service certificates shall be prepared and issued service certifi- by the Bureau of Navigation to men who make application for and Bureau of Navi- are entitled thereto upon the receipt of the discharge from the comgation. mander of the ship or rendezvous where the men reenlist. The increase of pay for continuous service shall begin immediately upon reenlistment.

Custody of con

841. Continuous-service certificates are the property of the men tinuous-service to whom they have been issued, and must be delivered to them upon transfer or discharge; while the men are serving on board of a ship they shall be deposited with the captain for safe-keeping.

certificates.

Reenlistments

in rating.

Shipping arti

cles.

Fraudulent enlistment.

Prepared at

ment.

842. (1) A petty officer, honorably discharged with a permanent appointment, who presents himself for reenlistment within four months from date of discharge, shall, if physically qualified, be enlisted in the rating of the permanent appointment under which he was serving at the time of his discharge.

(2) Other persons can be reenlisted only in one of those ratings in which first enlistment is authorized.

(3) Ship's cooks may, within four months from date of honorable discharge, reenlist in the rating and class in which discharged.

843. The shipping articles and laws relating to enlistments must be read and explained by the recruiting officer to every person about to be enlisted.

844. Fradulent enlistment and the receipt of any pay or allowance thereunder, is an offense against naval discipline and is punishable by general court-martial. (Act of March 3, 1893.)

SECTION 4.-ENLISTMENT RECORDS.

845. An enlistment record which is to accompany each person place of enlist- during his term of enlistment must be prepared at the rendezvous or on board the vessel where the enlistment is made. It must be signed by the medical officer and by the recruiting officer making the enlistment, and if made on board ship approved by the captain.

Entries upon enlistment.

When signed.

Entries during service.

846. (1) The enlistment record shall give the full name of every person enlisted, including all Christian names, in the first entry of the first and final sheets;

(2) A full description of the physical condition of every person having physical disabilities, whose enlistment has been authorized by the Department;

(3) The special position for which any landsman may have been enlisted.

847. The enlistment record must be signed by the captain quarterly, and upon the transfer, discharge, desertion, or death of the

person.

848. (1) The following entries are to be made on the enlistment record, and the instructions contained thereon must be carefully complied with: