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Domestic News February 4, 1955

The Coastland Times

Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina

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Navy Recruiting Station in Raleigh revives High School Graduate Training Program for 1955 graduates, offering enlistment into service schools in electronics, hospital, aviation, and seaman fields.

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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OFFERED NAVY TRAINING

The Navy Recruiting Station in Raleigh announce Monday the re-establishment of its High School Graduate Training Program.

Revived, with the end of the 1955 school year in sight, the program provides for High School graduates enlisting in the Navy to be accepted for one of the Navy's many service schools, within assigned monthly quotas.

The four fields under which graduates may be enlisted are: ELECTRONICS FIELD (EFSR), covering such training as radio, guided missiles, electricity and electronics; HOSPITAL RECRUIT (HSHR), providing training as hospital corpsman and dental technician; AIRMAN RECRUIT (HSAR). embracing aviation metalsmith, photographer's mate. aviation machinist's mate, and air-controlman, to name a few; HIGH SCHOOL SEAMAN RECRUIT (HSSR), with training provided as a mechanic, pipefitter, pattern-maker, surveyor or molder to list a few of the 26 schools available to a High School Seaman Recruit.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military

What keywords are associated?

Navy Training High School Graduates Raleigh Recruiting Electronics Field Hospital Recruit Airman Recruit Seaman Recruit

Where did it happen?

Raleigh

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Raleigh

Event Date

Monday, With The End Of The 1955 School Year In Sight

Event Details

The Navy Recruiting Station in Raleigh announced the re-establishment of its High School Graduate Training Program, providing for high school graduates enlisting in the Navy to be accepted for one of the Navy's many service schools within assigned monthly quotas. The four fields are: ELECTRONICS FIELD (EFSR) covering radio, guided missiles, electricity and electronics; HOSPITAL RECRUIT (HSHR) providing training as hospital corpsman and dental technician; AIRMAN RECRUIT (HSAR) embracing aviation metalsmith, photographer's mate, aviation machinist's mate, and air-controlman; HIGH SCHOOL SEAMAN RECRUIT (HSSR) with training as mechanic, pipefitter, pattern-maker, surveyor or molder among 26 schools.

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