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He is not a sailor and does not claim to be. When not in barracks ashore he lives aboard some war-ship afloat; and on shipboard he does certain guard work and handles the secondary batteries. But he does not have to sailorize; the bluejacket takes care of that part, and takes care of it well.
Some of us, possibly, do not know that. The navy still wants men with the seagoing instinct men who can sailorize, who can hand, splice, and steer; but more than ever the navy is looking for men who can do other things.