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178 Papers of Joseph Melville Broughton
incorporating them in a regular service. The training of our officers is
severe and their standards of intelHgence, conduct, and efficiency are
the highest in the world. The esteem in which our navy men are held
is the same as it was in 1902 when John Hay, secretary of state, said: "I
have always felt relieved when a naval officer has arrived on the scene
because he always kept within the situation. We have had a number
of difficult international situations in the West Indies in the last two
years, and they have all been handled by naval officers very well.
They have not made one single mistake."
The training and education of officer personnel is of paramount
importance, for every officer is a potential instructor and leader for
thousands of enHsted men throughout his long naval career. His edu-cation
never ceases—he must take a comprehensive examination for
each promotion. The navy needs specialists in order that the latest
developments in science and engineering may be made available to
the naval service. Accordingly, after several years of experience in the
fleet, officers who so desire and who show special qualifications are
given one, two, or three years postgraduate instruction at the Naval
Academy or at civilian universities. These courses are too numerous
to mention here.
On account of the lack of permanency of enlisted personnel, its
training is a much larger problem than the training of officers. The
men must be educated and trained to operate the most dehcate in-struments
and complicated machinery. There are 150 different rat-ings
in the navy, and all of these require skilled workmanship of
some kind. The navy has a multiplicity of schools for training thous-ands
of young men each year—as a matter of fact, each battleship pro-vides
training for most of its men. The standards for enlisted men in
discipline, intelligence, and efficiency are high. Secretary Knox re-cently
said:
In order that the efficiency of the Navy be unimpaired, it is vital that only
young men of the highest type physically, mentally, and morally, be accepted for
service. The very close association and contacts necessitated by the service of
young men in vessels of the Navy require that all men be of unquestionable
character.
Currently we are operating 15 battleships, 6 aircraft carriers, 37
cruisers, 187 destroyers, 103 submarines, and 2,200 planes. The "two-ocean"
appropriation act together with what had already been author-ized
provides for the building of 17 battleships, 12 aircraft carriers, 48
cruisers, 171 destroyers, 82 submarines, and 15,000 planes.
Any probable enemy must approach our land from the sea. The so-lution
to any such problem is apparently contained in the possession
of sufficient sea power, a mobile fleet adequately equipped in all
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| Full Text | 178 Papers of Joseph Melville Broughton incorporating them in a regular service. The training of our officers is severe and their standards of intelHgence, conduct, and efficiency are the highest in the world. The esteem in which our navy men are held is the same as it was in 1902 when John Hay, secretary of state, said: "I have always felt relieved when a naval officer has arrived on the scene because he always kept within the situation. We have had a number of difficult international situations in the West Indies in the last two years, and they have all been handled by naval officers very well. They have not made one single mistake." The training and education of officer personnel is of paramount importance, for every officer is a potential instructor and leader for thousands of enHsted men throughout his long naval career. His edu-cation never ceases—he must take a comprehensive examination for each promotion. The navy needs specialists in order that the latest developments in science and engineering may be made available to the naval service. Accordingly, after several years of experience in the fleet, officers who so desire and who show special qualifications are given one, two, or three years postgraduate instruction at the Naval Academy or at civilian universities. These courses are too numerous to mention here. On account of the lack of permanency of enlisted personnel, its training is a much larger problem than the training of officers. The men must be educated and trained to operate the most dehcate in-struments and complicated machinery. There are 150 different rat-ings in the navy, and all of these require skilled workmanship of some kind. The navy has a multiplicity of schools for training thous-ands of young men each year—as a matter of fact, each battleship pro-vides training for most of its men. The standards for enlisted men in discipline, intelligence, and efficiency are high. Secretary Knox re-cently said: In order that the efficiency of the Navy be unimpaired, it is vital that only young men of the highest type physically, mentally, and morally, be accepted for service. The very close association and contacts necessitated by the service of young men in vessels of the Navy require that all men be of unquestionable character. Currently we are operating 15 battleships, 6 aircraft carriers, 37 cruisers, 187 destroyers, 103 submarines, and 2,200 planes. The "two-ocean" appropriation act together with what had already been author-ized provides for the building of 17 battleships, 12 aircraft carriers, 48 cruisers, 171 destroyers, 82 submarines, and 15,000 planes. Any probable enemy must approach our land from the sea. The so-lution to any such problem is apparently contained in the possession of sufficient sea power, a mobile fleet adequately equipped in all |
