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1912
1912 - 0510.PDF
IfiiCHT) JUNE 8, 1912. ROYAL FLYING CORPS. THE War Office has issued the following Terms of Enlistment in, and Transfer to, the Royal Hying Corps, Military Wing. I. Men enlisting in, or transferring to, the Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing, will be required to undergo such instruction as may be necessary, and to perform any duties that may be required of them in connection with the care, management, and navigation of all forms at military aircraft in the air, or on land or water. They will further be liable to be employed either for Naval or Military purposes as required. Applicants for enlistment should apply to the nearest recruiting officer, or by letter to the Officer Commanding, Military Wing, Royal Flying Corps, Aldershot, and must be prepared to furnish certificates of character of past trade experience and of present trade qualifications. 2. Standards.—Age, 18 to 30 years ; height, 5 ft. 2 ins. and upwards j chest measurement varies according to height and age. Candidates not in all respects eligible as to physical standard, but otherwise qualified, may be specially considered for enlistment. 3. Terras of Service for Enlistment,—For 4 years with the Colours, and 4 years in the Reserve. 4- Terms of Service for Transfers.—Transfers from other arms will be accepted, but the terms of service of a soldier accepted for transfer will be varied so that he shall complete 4 years Colour service with the Royal Flying Corps from the date of transfer, and the unexpired portion of his original engagement in the Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps. Probation,—All transfers from other arms will be made on probation for 6 months. Non-commissioned officers of the rank of Serjeant and upwards may be transferred in the rank of Serjeant, provided that, if of higher rank than Serjeant, they revert to that rank before transfer. All other transfers will be made in the rank of private (non-commissioned officers other than those mentioned above may also volunteer, but on the understanding that they revert to the ranks liefore leaving their regiment or corps on probation). Final transfers will date from date of commencement of probation. 5- Extension of Service.—Extensions of service with the Colours will be allowed under conditions which will be published later. 6. The following classes are required :— (11) Men who have served as an apprentice or improver in a general mechanical engineer's workshop, and, in addition, have served on full rate in a petrol motor engineering works, including cipen'ence in the engine test shop, or have served as an aeroplane mechanic. They should have a good knowledge of general motor engineering, a thorough knowledge of the principles of magneto and coil ignitions, and lie able to make intelligible sketches of machinery details, and rough calculations connected therewith. (/) Men of the following trades ; Blacksmith, carpenter and joiner, clerk, coppersmith, draughtsman (mechanical), electrician, fitter and turner, harness maker, instrument repairer, metal turner, painter, photographer, rigger, sailmaker, tinsmith, wheelwright, whitesmith, wireless operator, wood turner. (') (i) Men of any of the following minor trades : Cable jointer, chauffeur, driller, dynamo attendant, electric-bell fitter, joiner's helper, machinist, motor fitter, plumber's mate, switchboard attendant, tool grinder, wirenian. (ii) Men above the average intelligence, with a certain amount of education equivalent to the standard of a 3rd class school certificate. Men of Class (a) specially selected by the Officer Commanding, Military Wing, Royal Flying Corps, may on final approval be at once promoted serjeants to fill existing vacancies on the establish ment. It must be understood that men so promoted will be on probation for one year, and will be liable to discharge should they not prove fitted for the duties of the rank in the Corps. Those of Class (a) or (/>) who on enlistment successfully pass a trade test in one of the required trades, will be graded as 1st class Air mechanics from the date on which they are finally dismissed from recruit training. Those of Class (,) will lie enlisted and graded as 2nd class Air mechanics. 7. Promotion.—Vacancies in the rank of warrant officer will be filled by the promotion of selected Serjeants. Vacancies in the rank of serjeant and 1st class Air mechanic will be filled either by promotion from the rank below or by direct enlistment as provided for above. Special promotion to any rank may be given for skill in flying. 8. Pay, &c.—The daily rates of pay of men enlisted or trans ferred to serve in the Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing, are as follows ; Warrant officer, 9.1. ; Serjeant, 6s. ; 1st class Air mechanic, 4*.; 2nd class Air mechanic, 2s. 9. Flying Pay.—Warrant officers, N.C.Os. and men who are selected to be trained as aeroplane flyers will be sent to the Central Flying School to undergo a course of instruction in flying. While 510 undergoing this course they will, in addition to the pay of their rank in the Royal Flying Corp., receive flying pay at the rate of is. (one shilling) per diem. On completion of the course, candidates will be tested, and those attaining the standard required will be entitled to 4s. or 2s. per diem flying pay in accordance with their proficiency in flying. Warrant officers, N.C.Os. and men in receipt of flying pay will be tested half-yearly, and retention of flying pay by them will depend upon their passing a satisfactory test. If found efficient at these half-yearly tests they will be re-classified as 1st or 2nd class flyers in accordance with the standard of proficiency attained by them. io. Warrant officers and others serving in the Airship and Kite squadron will, unless they are qualified aeroplane flyers, receive flying pay at the rate of 2s. a day only for days on which they make an ascent by airship or kite. 11. In addition to pay, warrant officers, N.C.Os. and men will be provided with messing allowance, quarters or lodging allowance, fuel and light, and rations of bread and meat. 12. On enlistment, a free outfit of clothing and necessaries will be supplied, which will subsequently be kept up by the man out of a quarterly clothing and kit allowance, the first issue of which will become due on the fourth clothing quarter day following enlistment. 13. Separation Allowance.—When men who are on the married roll are unavoidably separated from their families owing to the exigencies of the service, separation allowance will be issued to their wives and families. 14. When in hospital on account of wounds or sickness contracted on field service, or injuries on military duty, free medical treatment is provided. In other circumstances a stoppage of Jd. a day is made for each day in hospital, but in cases ol sickness caused by military service one-half the stoppage may be remitted. 15. When transferred to the Army Reserve a soldier of the Corps will receive annually a reserve gratuity of ,£10 in lieu of reserve pay. If, while serving in the Army Reserve, he is placed on the First Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps as a flyer, he will receive a further annual gratuity of .£10 subject to his performing a quarterly flying test. 16. Warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Flying Corps discharged on account of injuries received on flying duty, will be eligible for pensions under the conditions, and at the rate laid down for their respective ranks, in the Pay Warrant in the case of men discharged for wounds received in action. 17. In the event of the death of a soldier within seven years as the result of injuries so received, pensions and compassionate allowances may similarly be awarded to the widow and children of a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or man. ® ® ® ® Mr. McClean Flies Over Dover Harbour, „ WHILE 1the naval pilots stopped at Ramsgate on the 30th ult., Mr. Kk. McC ean, on his Short Tractor biplane, took a passenger on to Dover and at a height of about 2,000 ft. circled over Dover Castle.and the National Harbour, returning to Eastchurch without alighting after a trip of an hour and a-half. e,wi1iS\ t M£ crUrch. passenger'pfio'to
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