K. .ik.' 1,I:i'''''' f-ES'6i3io" i5DdEij-rB:riiir)Eiii?.HrA, Tuesday,' tone it, hub IfflBJLyW 3E, nlltW l.l( Il. .! ' '" ' '-" '-"HI ! I -..- ! II I I t - II.. -., ... ... ,., II,... I....I l.l. I A &J, "i lib ' taBoa n m c Why Guarding the Flag Is the World's Finest Business Unequalled Opportunities for Red -Blooded Men in the UNITED STATES ARMY 1 -tt Br - Dlt) 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 returning from the Lig victory are entitled to immediate discharge. Many are eager to re enlist, others are going back home 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 the world. This must be a volunteer army, made up of men who believe with all their hearts that being a soldier of the United States is the finest business in the world. 50,000 MEN WANTED for Immediate Service in France and on the Rhine Replacement troops are now being recruited for immediate overseas service. Do you want to go along as an active participant in the interesting events during the period of occupation? Do you want to see battle-scarred France, and the great River Rhine, which the Germans thought no enemy wuld ever cross? Or would you prefer to go to Panama, Hawaii, the Philip pines, China, or Alaska? Well, if you're the right kind of chap, Uncle Sam wants you.- Thousands urruiericans would gladly jpaz for this experience. You will get paid for it. What is meant by "the right 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 of 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, Inspiring Work and Man-Building Recreation 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 profit of about a dollar a day. Can 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 : Military and educational. The military work comprises your duties as a soldier. This is mainly "tyut-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 inculjates 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 gain weight as a result of army life I How Uncle Sam Makes His Soldiers Into Useful Civilians Uncle Sam offers h soldiers absolutely free many opportune ties for educational training. ' In the Army, a manwho wants a common school education can have" it. A man who wants to learn a technical trade can obtain bqth instruction and practice, if he takes advantage of this possibility. -Uncle Sam pays you while you study. EARN WHILE YOU LEARI Vocational Training in the Army Fits You for Success Suppose you are a young man looking about you for a trade as a stepping stone to success in life. 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 learn 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 : Switchboard Installs- Lithography Now, Men, What Do You Want? Name It and the Chances Are You Can Have Ijt! Wheredoyouwanttogo?. Doyouwantto see foreign lands? France and the Rhine (50,000 going right away) 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 ? Land Surveying Auto Repairing Telephone Repairing Road Construction Wireless Telegraphy Drafting Telegraphy y Steamfitting and a great many others. Medical Dept. (including Veteri nary Corps) Motor Transport Tank Corps tion Motor Mechanics (air or ground) Baking and Cooking Carpentry Photography Electrical Work Bricklaying Blacksmithing Masonry Welding (Acetylene and Electric) Airplane Mechanics Plumbing Air Service (Balloon Corps) Quartermaster Corps Corps of Engineers Construction Division Liberty and Recreation The army is run like a 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 lots 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 Infantry Cavalry Field Artillery Ordnance Dept. Coast Artillery Corps Signal Corps 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 Sen ice alone there are'Porty-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 Corporalsv Sergeants and the Non-Commissioned Staff grades with increased pay, op portunity 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. Many men also receive commissions direct from the ranks. Call at the nearest recruitind 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 tell you whatever you 'want to know and give you printed matter that you can look over at your home. What eke do you want to know? This advertisement tells'only a part of the story. Get the rest today. Don't delay. Act now!, , United States Army Recruiting Office, Philadelphia 0 Chester, Penna. 301 Market St. Norristown, Penna. Boyer Arcade Bldg. 1345 ARCH STREET Coatesville, Penna. 242 E. 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