The necessity for setting a good example applies not only to conduct and actions on board ship but also to liberty ashore. An offense committed by you as a petty officer ashore or afloat is much more serioa than the same offense committed by a nonrated man As a petty officer you can often prevent others from unseemly conduct when on shore by your good advic and counsel.

The first requirement of all petty officers is loyalty Loyalty includes obedience. It has truthfully beer said that of all the many qualities that a petty officer must possess, none is so important as loyalty. Loyalty. just means a true, willing, and unfailing devotion to a cause. To you as a loyal petty officer, orders are orders and as such are to be obeyed regardless of your opinion as a petty officer as to their wisdom Even though you happen to disapprove these orders it is your duty and your job either to carry out your orders yourself or to transmit them to your men just as heartily and earnestly as though you fully ap proved of them. Do not criticize. Any criticism of yours will affect your division, the ship's spirit, and the opinion and respect of the men under you. The final test of loyalty is this: Can you be a leader by your cheerful and unfailing obedience to all orders regardless of how you feel about them? As a petty officer, if you do not do this, you fail as a petty officer you are disloyal to both your officers and your men and sooner or later you will lose their respect.

The second requirement is justice. Justice does not mean severity or bullying.

It means simply that all men under you should be treated fairly.

That no favorites should be played.

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That unnecessary and foolish orders will not be given simply to show your authority.

That a chance to carry out an order will be given before the demand is made that the work connected with the order be finished.

A third requirement is initiative. Initiative means that you are able to do your own thinking. You must be able to act without supervision after you have been given an order to do something. You must be able to foresee the need of doing a thing without having your attention called to it. And this applies not only to your own department of the ship but to the whole ship. You may be a radio man or a carpenter's mate, but if you see the gripes on the lifeboat slack and see the boat swinging at the davits, your initiative, your duty as a petty officer requires you to call the attention of the boatswain's mate of the division to that condition in order that it may be corrected without delay. This Imeans that you must cultivate judgment and that you must know the technical side of your rating.

Other requirements are simplicity, self-control, tact, enthusiasm, reliability, honor, and truthfulness. Be yourself; be human. Do not assume a high and mighty battitude just because you have a "crow on your arm. Be calm. Never lose your head. Be patient. Remember that you do not have to yell at a man when you give him an order; the louder you shout, the less you en are respected. Make sure your orders are understood and be patient with the man who is slow to interpret 10 them. Be gentlemanly in all your actions. It has been said that a gentleman is " a man who is never unintentionally offensive to others." This applies to your relations with your officers and the men under you.

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Be tactful.-Study the personal traits of your officers and your men. Imitate the successful ones. Put some enthusiasm into your duties. Be energetic. Unless you are interested in your work, unless you feel that you are an important member of the ship's company, you can not succeed.

Stick to your job, no matter how hard it is. Be reliable. Be trustworthy. Get the reputation of carrying out orders to last detail, of never failing to accomplish what you set out to do. Be sincere in all your efforts to do everything well.

Be honorable and truthful.-The words "honor and truthfulness can not be qualified. There are no "ifs' and "buts" connected with them. A petty officer who is not honorable and truthful can never succeed, no matter what other qualifications he may have.

Know your job.-You can not expect the men under you to know how things should be done if you yourself can not do them correctly and tell them how to do them. As soon as you know your own job, study the job next ahead of you. You may be called upon to handle it at any time without advance notice. It is unfair to the men under you to be forced to bear the consequences of either your own ignorance or carelessness. If you can not get results, study yourself. The fault may be there.

Point out the defects which you notice and administer reproofs personally. When you see a man doing his work well, commend him at once, help him along. If you see some one doing his work badly or carelessly, censure him fairly and personally. Do not bawl him out to the whole world. Listen to helpful suggestions from your men. You will get many helpful ideas from them. Assign the work to your men in accordance with their personal abilities. Do not take out personal grudges on your men-it will not work.

Remember that the commissioned officers, especially those who are in closest contact with you, know you better than you realize. You can not bluff; you can not fool them all the time, even though you may do so occasionally. They know your ability to do the work that you are supposed to do.

These are the qualities which govern your advancement. Study yourself. Are you really hitting the ball? Do you measure up to the standard set by the successful officers and leading petty officers on your own ship? Are you better than the average in the Navy? If you are, you are on the road to success. If you are not, you will remain a third-class petty officer as long as you remain in the Navy.

Cultivate the habit of study and of outside reading. You can always make time for these. Your ship or station library has many good books which you should read. Do not be content to stay "in a rut." Pull yourself out by your own efforts.

Keep yourself fit physically.-You can not expect to do your best work if you are not in the best physical condition.

SHORE PATROL

You are a petty officer because your officers have confidence in your ability to perform military duties. Regardless of your specialty, it is probable that one of the first military duties you will be required to perform will be shore patrol.

Perhaps the establishment of the shore patrol has done more than any other one institution to make petty officers realize their duty as a class. As a rule, irrespective of specialty, they have all worked together in insuring the proper conduct of liberty parties and

winning respect for the uniform on shore in foreign and home ports. It is most important that a candidate for examination as petty officer thoroughly understand the details of this duty.

The following facts should be known by all petty officers of the patrol:

(a) The shore patrol is the force landed from naval vessels to maintain order among liberty men.

(b) It is usually composed of petty officers from each ship, under the command of officers.

(c) The members of the shore patrol must become acquainted and familiar with each other by sight, name, and rating, so that they may work together efficiently.

(d) They must study the local situation so that they may know how to carry out the orders of the patrol officer intelligently.

(e) They must bear in mind that the seriousness of indulging in intoxicating liquor while on duty is such that it is an offense which is punishable by general court-martial.

(f) In each situation they must know when to arrest a man and what to do with him after they arrest him. When a man is making a disturbance, the usual procedure is to arrest him at once. If you are unable to get him to the headquarters of the patrol (usually a police station of the town), call for assistance from one of the patrols near by. Patrols usually work in pairs, or if this is not possible they keep in touch with each other in order to give quick assistance in case of trouble. In the event of an emergency, pick good men out of the crowd and tell them they are on duty to assist you in relieving the condition.