month from Washington to whoever you make it out to. It is the best way to save money or to provide support to your relatives, especially when you start long cruises. It costs you nothing and saves you a lot of trouble. Make use of allotments. Your company commander will tell you when you can go to the disbursing officer to make it out.

Government insurance.-This is the cheapest and best insurance for men in the Navy. You can take out any kind of policy up to $10,000. All men having dependents should take out insurance. You must take out this insurance within 120 days after your enlistment. Your company commander will tell you how to get it. Library. Your station has been provided with a library of carefully chosen books so that you may have the chance to widen by reading the knowledge you are gaining daily by experience, as well as a pleasant place in which to read and write in your off-duty time. There is also provided a librarian, who can give you such library assistance as you may desire.

Deposits of money for safe-keeping or saving. The disbursing officer will hold money for safe-keeping. He will keep it in his safe, but he is not responsible in case his safe is robbed. He will also receive money for savings. You can open a regular savings account, and the Government will pay you interest on all savings at the rate of 4 per cent per year. Money deposited in a regular savings account can not be drawn out until the end of your enlistment. This makes you sure to save whatever you deposit with your disbursing officer in a regular savings account, and this system is recommended to you. It is the safest of all savings accounts, for the United States is your bank. Ask your company commander when you can see the disbursing officer to open up one of these accounts.

Friends. Your best friends are your company commanders and officers on your station. They are trying to make a real man out of you. Behind their strict discipline is the true friendship for you that knows no limits in any emergency. You will develop friends rapidly with your new shipmates. Be careful, however, that you do not pick the occasional "shirk," "piker," or "four-flusher" for your friend, as such a man will invariably get you into trouble in time.

Gambling. This is strictly forbidden, and you are severely punished when caught. Card playing, checkers, acey-ducy, chess, etc., when played during recreation periods and for sport are encouraged.

Profanity.-Men are profane usually because they lack education and need profane words to express themselves forcibly or because they are naturally evilminded. In either case men using profane or filthy language have something lacking for development into leaders of men, and they advertise this fact loudly every time they open their mouths. Profanity is not allowed and causes trouble to the man who uses it. One captain of a ship which was cruising in Central American waters noticed that some men in ordinary conversation were calling each other by the vilest of names in loud voices with no regard for anyone. He issued an order whereby the profane man was to be put on the report for profanity, and the man who was called the vile name was to be put on the report for actually being what he had been called if he failed to take exception to it. The first case of two men being put on the report in accordance with this order caused a sensation. The man who was profane got many hours of extra duty, but the man who calmly took the vile name got a courtmartial and had to prove his innocence. Several black

eyes were noticed after this, but in a week or so profanity had practically stopped.

Athletics and recreation. The Navy is anxious to have every man go in for some kind of athletics. Nearly every kind of sport is played. Your training station period is short, but you should try some sort of game right away. Aboard ship you will be given far greater opportunities. For recreation you have "movies,' swimming, "happy hours," music and athletic events. An Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. is usually near your station, and you should make use of it immediately. They give you a fine club life which would cost you a small fortune to enjoy in civil life.

Mast for requests.-The executive officer sets aside a certain portion of his time every day in order to listen to requests from members of the crew. In order that these requests be granted, it is needless to say that they must be legitimate ones. In regard to making requests, men must bear in mind two rules: First, be sure that your request is a reasonable one; second, unless it is absolutely impracticable by reason of your being on watch or through absence from the ship on duty, make your request at the time set for request mast. The executive officer is a very busy man; he sets aside a certain portion of his time especially for the purpose of listening to your request, if it be a legitimate one; consequently, he is not apt to give a very favorable reply to a request made at another time unless a man happens to have been on duty when mast was held.

Captain's mast.-The captain holds mast to investigate reports and to assign punishments. Captains also hold mast to give awards or commendation to men who have earned them.

Seeing the captain and executive officer.-Men can see the executive officer at the regular mast for requests.

They can not see him at other times without first getting permission from the drill officer or the officer of the day. No man can see the captain without first getting permission from the executive officer.

WHO IS THE CAPTAIN?

The captain is the officer in actual command of a Government vessel or station. He is a line officer, and in case of his absence or death he is succeeded by the line officer next in rank. His authority over his own ship and crew is supreme, and he is authorized by law to inflict certain punishments in every case of breach of discipline.

WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER?

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The executive officer is the line officer next in rank to the captain. He has entire charge, under the direction of the captain, of all matters relating to the personnel, routine, and discipline of the ship or station. orders issued by him are considered as coming direct from the captain and will be obeyed as if the captain had issued them. No one has any right to ask whether a particular order came from the captain. The executive will be obeyed, and if his orders are not approved he alone is responsible. In case of absence or disability of the captain, the executive officer assumes command.

WHO IS THE DRILL OFFICER?

The drill officer is the line officer next to the executive officer, and he has general charge under the executive of the training, discipline, and care of the men in training at the training station.

WHO IS THE FIRST LIEUTENANT?

The first lieutenant has charge and is responsible for the cleanliness of the training station.

WHO ARE THE STAFF OFFICERS?

The medical officers have charge of and are responsible for the health of all individuals in the United States Navy and the conditions that make for health.

The dental officers are under the direction of the medical department and look after the dental needs of all hands.

The supply officers have charge of the purchasing of supplies for the Navy, the issuing of supplies, including food, clothing, and general naval equipment, and disbursing of pay to the Navy personnel.

The chaplain has charge primarily of the religious interests of the Navy personnel. In addition, he is interested in the welfare of the men, their general contentment, their relation to their home people and to the public.

OFFICERS ABOARD SHIP

You will find the following officers aboard ship, and their duties are given as follows:

The captain aboard ship is in command and is charged with full responsibility for the care and efficiency of the ship and the welfare of all hands. To this end, he has full authority in order to carry out these grave responsibilities.

The executive officer is next in rank to the captain. Under the direction of the captain he has entire charge of all matters relating to personnel, routine, and discipline. He has the same authority and responsibility