P.B.C.6.

MUSICIANS TAKE NOTICE!

Read Every Word of This. -- Then Call At or Write To the Nearest 
Recruiting Office for Further Information.
Have You a Job? If So, Can You Depend Upon It? Read the Following and Note the
Difference Between Civil and Naval Life.

IN CIVIL LIFE
1. Jobs uncertain; strikes, layoffs, sickness.
2. Promotion slow and uncertain.
3. Favoritism often shown.
4. Pay small while learning trade.
5. Same old tiresome grind every day.
6. Gloomy, stuffy, uninteresting working-place.	
7. Sick? Pay stops, doctor bill starts.	
8. If disabled or injured, little or no pay.
9. If you die, your family gets only what you have
saved from your small wages
10. Little CLEAR money; nearly all your pay goes for	
living expenses.
11. Old age, little saved, your job goes to a younger 
man.

IN THE NAVY
1. Steady job, good pay -- CLEAR money.
2. Promotion quick, for good men.
3. No unfairness; the best man wins.
4. Pay good, with chance to learn a trade.
5. Travel, education, change of scene.
6. Fresh air, sun, sea; healthy athletic life.
7. Sick? Pay goes on; doctor and hospital free.
8. If disabled, you get a pension.
9. If you die, any time during enlistment, 6-months'
pay goes to your family.
10. Your pay is CLEAR money; a $60.00 clothing 
outfit free on enlistment.
11. After 30 years* service, retirement on 3-4 pay, plus
$15.75 for allowances.

Do You Wish to See the World, Save Money, Serve Your Country, and Perfect Your
Musical Education?

Do you wish to make a good start, or to change your occupation for a better one? If you do, the United 
States Navy offers to you, American Citizens of good character, between 21 and 35 years of age, and in sound 
physical condition, a splendid opportunity.
Schools for musicians, both recruits and men already in the Navy are maintained at Norfolk, Va., San 
Francisco, Cal., and Great Lakes, Ill.
An enlistment covers a period of four years. In order to enlist and become a member of one of the Navy 
Bands, or derive the benefits from the Musicians' School you must meet the following requirements:
 1. The law requires you to be a citizen, either by birth or naturalization, and to furnish proof that you
are.
 2. You must be of good moral character, industrious and physically sound.
3.  You will have to undergo the same medical examination required of all other applicants. The 
minimum height for a man between the ages of 21 and 35, barefooted, is 64 inches. The minimum weight, 
without clothes, is 128 pounds.
4. You must be able to read music and play the easy grades on band instruments, either brass or 
string, and on the piano.
The pay of a musician, second class, is $41.00 per month, and that of a musician, first class, is $43.20. First 
musicians receive $47.60 per month.
Bandmasters receive $63.20 per month, and upon being given a permanent appointment, their pay is increased 
to $83.00 per month.
It will be noted that the rates of pay as given above are those which are in force now and for not longer 
than six months after the termination of the war. The rates of pay before the increase -- it is understood that 
these rates will be resumed six months after the war -- were as follows:
Musicians 2nd class.........$33.00
Musician 1st class..........35.20
First musician..............39.60
Bandmasters, acting appointment.....57.20
Bandmasters, permanent	appointment...77.00
Upon enlisting, each recruit is furnished, free of charge, a $60.00 clothing outfit, which should last for more 
than a year if properly cared for.
Men who become proficient in the different ratings are advanced as rapidly as possible.
The routine for a day consists of playing "Morning Colors" at 8 :00 a. m., followed by a concert; rehearsal 
at 10:30 a. m.; concerts at 12:30 p. m., and 6:30 p. m.; and in fair weather, during moving picture entertainments 
at night.
Shore liberty is granted to men entitled to it whenever opportunity offers.