The Royal Navy . 1. THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN 321 all that has been changed. Now the men are trained regularly and continuously in their duties from date of entry, and a warrant rank has been created and thrown open to the class. On entry the stoker has a spell at the depot, receiving there his physical and setting-up drill, rifle and field exercises, etc., and next a period in the stokers training ship at his home port before passing to sea as a second-class man. At sea he receives more training from his engineer officers, and, before being rated as first-class, has to pass an examination, to pr
The Royal Navy . 1. THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN 321 all that has been changed. Now the men are trained regularly and continuously in their duties from date of entry, and a warrant rank has been created and thrown open to the class. On entry the stoker has a spell at the depot, receiving there his physical and setting-up drill, rifle and field exercises, etc., and next a period in the stokers training ship at his home port before passing to sea as a second-class man. At sea he receives more training from his engineer officers, and, before being rated as first-class, has to pass an examination, to prove that he is a good fireman and generally skilled at his work, including also some knowledge of the principal tools in ordinary use. From the first-class stokers the best are picked, and are put through a course of attending in turn all classes of auxiliary machinery in the ship. Then if he has proved himself to have the qualities necessary in a petty oflBcer, has put in two years as a first-class stoker, and is n
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