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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY. 30, 1938.

First Day As R. A. F. Recruits

en

Chance For All To Learn A Trade

(From Our Air Correspondent)

West Drayton, Middx Friday.

Recruits then report to the I had dinner to-day at the early Reception Office, where they re- hour of 12 noon, with 160 R.A.F.ceive instructions about their de recruits. It took 11⁄2 minutes to serve us all, so good was the organisation.

The meal was: Roast pork with apple sauce, stuffing, peas and roast potatoes; banana and ice cream. For Roman Catholics there was fish, and there was an alter- native to pork for those who dis- like that meat.

parture to depots or schools, -and are given 108. in advance of pay. They stay here not longer then 48

in batches to Uxbridge for a few hours, and most of them are sent¦

weeks to receive. elementary drill instruction, and learn the essen- tials of discipline.

43,500 RECRUITS IN THREE YEARS

It was an excellent meal, and I discovered that at this. mess a At this depot, where I found day's meals, consisting of break-that veteran, Wing Cmdr. V. fast, dinner, tea and supper, cost Gaskell-Blackburn in command, the only 1s 21⁄2d for each man. No work has increased a hundredfold tinned foods are used.

The recruits ranged from 17 to 36 years of age. They had come from all parts of the country. Some had travelled all night, and these, after being given a meal, were allowed to rest until midday. They had passed medical tests locally.

TRADE TESTS

since the expansion programme began. In three years 43,548 re- cruits have passed--through. There have been only 0.64 per cent. re- fusals and 1.02 per cent. rejections.

The recruits come from all classes. Of late there have been two sons of officers of high rank in the older Services. Some of the younger ones delayed joining until they were too old for the

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the Reception Apprentices' School; others lacked "LOVE, HONOUR & BEHAVE”

They came to Depot here to be attested, and those who have not yet taken á trade test are to be examined. here about their qualifications in any trade they have followed.

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the necessary educational standard.

Those who have not already a trade will now be able to learn one.

In the Air Force it is not suffi- Opportunities are offered to cient now merely to be a choose a new trade. It is interest-blacksmith, a coppersmith, or a ing that the large number of car carpenter. The trade known as drivers who join almost invariably "metal workers' requires pro- seek a different trade.

ficiency as a blacksmith, a copper- smith, an acetylene welder and a sheet metal worker. Valuable men, these.

Care is taken to see that each recruit understands the forms and conditions of service, and replies accurately to the questions on the Two clergymen, one Church of attestation paper. Recruits are England and the other Roman also asked if they understand their Catholic, are stationed here. There liability to fly and to be sent is a daily inflow of recruits, and abroad.

them among

are always a few After being sworn in, they are youths who have never before left told about the advantages of home, and who, at first, feel dis- education in the Air Force, and pirited. Many questions have to the importance of keeping, fit.

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