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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1919)
f v I- V V Why GnardiB the Mag Is the World's Fimeslt Business Uneoiialled Onnorhmities for Red-Blooded Men in the UNITED STATES ARMY DID you think your opportunity to become a soldier passed 'with the signing of the Armistice, or that Uncle Sam no longer needed soldiers? The men who are f returning from the big victory are entitled to immediate discharge. Many are eager to re enlist,bthers are going back hdme and to work. Replace- ment troops are therefore necessary. Uncle Sam will maintain a ready, efficient patriotic army to guard the Flag, which flies in many parts of thfe wojld. This must be a volunteer army, made up of men who believe with -all their hearts that being a soldier of the Unfyed States islhejinest business in the world. N x Immedliailte Seirvfice in - smidl oim the MhMe Ffsiiiiic Replacement troops are now being recruited for immed iate overseas service. Do you want to go along as an active participant in the interesting fevents during the period of occupation ? Do you want to see battle-scarred Prance and the great River Rhine, which the Germans "thought no enemy would ever cross. Or would you prefer to go to Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines, China or Alaska? Well if you're the right kind of a chap, Uncle Sam wants you. Thousands of Americans would gladly pay for this experience. You will get paid for it. What is meant by "the rigjit kind of chap"? One in good physical condition, with a clean mind, ambition, alertness, intelligence. That's you, isn't it? You have the stuff Qf a good citizen in you, of course. Then you have the stuff of a good soldier. And when you have served out your enlistment, you should be twice as good a citizen? Good Pay' Enjoyable, and M Inspiring Work- anBuilding JRecreationi YOU are'the Sort of Chap Uncle Sam Wants: Read What He Offers Food, clothing, living quarters, medical and dental attention all of the very best quality absolutely FREE. The pay starts at $80.00 a month. This seems small until you stop , to think that you get pretty nearly everything FREE. In other words, with the exception of tobacco, if you use it, and such extras as you may choose to buy, you have a net prqfit of about a dollar a day. 1 dan you pay all your expenses from your present income and, have a dollar a day left over t Probably not The work is of two kinds t Military and educational. The military work comprises your duties as a soldier. This b mainly out-of-door work. Some of it is almost athletic in character. It is usually interesting, ofttimes inspiring:' It is sufficient to give your body and mind useful, con structive discipline. It inculcates self-control, quick-thinking, alertness, regularity, exactness, bodily fitness. It makes you hard as nails ; a trained, co-ordinated unit of clean bone and muscle. If you're plump, it turns your fat into brawn; if you're thin, it fills out the spaces between your ribs and builds muscle in chest and arm. Most men gam weight as a result qf army life I Hoy Uncle Sam Makes' His Soldiers z Info Useful Civilians Uncle Sam offers his soldiers absolutely free many opportumV ties for educational training. f In the Army, a man who wants a common school education . can have it. A man who wants to leam a technical trade can obtain both instruction and practice, if he takes advantage of this possibility. . Uncle Sam pays you rhile you study. (EARN, WHILE YOU LEARN I Vocational Training in the Army Fits You for Success Suppose you are a young maivlooking about you for a trade as a stepping stone to success in Itfe. To learn such a trade you must either work for very low wages during your appren ticeship, or else go to a trade school; and in both these cases you have to find yourself while learning. Uncle Sam gives you your living, gives you the opportunity to leam a trade and pays you real money at the same time. And when you complete your enlistment and obtain your discharge, if you have made use of your opportunity you find yourself a trained man, and your services will be in demand wherever skilled men are employed. Among these skilled trades are : Land Surveying Auto Repairing Telephone Repairing Road Construction Wireless Telegraphy Drafting Telegraphy Steamfitting and a great many others. Switchboard Installa tion Motor Mechanio (air or ground) Baking and Cooking Carpentry Photography Electrical Work Lithography ' Bricklaying Blacksraithing Masonry Welding (Acetylene and Electric) Airnlane Mechanics Plumbing Liberty and Recreation The army is run like jk business, with' hours for work and hours of freedom. The soldier off duty writes letters, smokes, plays baseball, pool, football or most any other game he likes; goes to the movies, or theatres; calls on his girl, if he has one in fact, does about as he likes. Being in - uniform, his self-respect as well as the rules of the Service demands that he conduct "himself as a soldier and a gentle man. He has no difficulty in obtaining permission to leave the camp or post at proper times, and he may obtain leave when his turn comes. He meets agreeable people, including Hots of nice girls, at Hostess Houses, etc. He goes to dances, if he wants to.In fact, he usually has a better time than a-civilian,t Now, Men, What Do You Want? Name It and the Chances Are Ypu Can Have It! Where do you want to go ? Do you want to see foreign lands f France and the Rhine (50,000 going'right awayX Panama Philippine Islands China Hawaiian Islands Alaska Men are wanted for certain branches of the Service in each of the above places. You can go anywhere you choose, provided the branch of service you select is open for that place. What branch of the Service do you like best ? Infantry Medical Dept. Air Service Cavalry (including Veteri- (Balloon Corps) Field Artillery nary Corps) - Quartermaster Corps Ordnance Dept. Motor Transport Corps of Engineers Coast Artillery Corps vTank Corps Construction Divi. Signal Corps . don You can select the branch of the Service you like. You can enlist for Foreign Service if you wish. This means extra pay. What sort of education do you want? What useful skilled trade would you like to learn ? Well, men, in the Air Service alone there are Forty-one Skilled Trades, and in some of the other branches there are still more. You can learn almost any trade you wish, and quit at the end of your enlistment with money in the bank and an absolutely certain livelihood in your brain and at your finger-tips, provided you really want to do these things. Do you want to stick in the Army ? Very well. There are vacancies for Corporals, Sergeant? and the Non-Commissioned Staff grades" with increased pay,-opportunity and experience. Appointments of qualified en listed men to West Point are frequently made. The regula tions provide that at all times there shall be men so appointed, to a number not exceeding ninety. f Many men also receive commissions direct from the tanks. Call at the Nearest recruiting station and ask all the questions you wish. You incur not the slightest obligation by doing so. Courteous non-commissioned officers on duty will cheerfully tellyou whatever you want to know and give you printed matter that you can look over at your home. What els do you went to know ? Thi advertisement tells only a part of the story. Get the rest today. Don 't delay. Act nou, United States Army Recruiting Office At Army Building, Fifteenth and Dodge Streets, Omaha Nebraska.'
