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Thousands From Jamaica To Get Air Force Jobs+ _ * ' _RECRUITING STARTS WEDNESDAY--\ A laetf© number-of men, possibly several thousands, between, the ifes oft 1* and 3f are to be recruited tn the British West Indies for trttniif m tradesmen in the Royal Air Force and it is estimated that roughly two-Qrirds of this number will be recruited in Jamaica. Recruitment at the Labour Denanteent begins on Wednesday of this week. .‘tfitttjp *l2il* * ever fhtt weshroud- Jmmr ••^Thomson who ha* just-airtred In . the Island irm England to ddviae flee Colonial Government on the recruiting and to ensure that the recruits are directed into the trades of the Royal Air Force for which they are best fitted.Men are urgent!# needed for engineering, woodworking, , wireless, -electrical, clerical and storeKeeping trades. In- addition, however^ many other trades, arejopen. and a complete list can be seen when applying.flight mechanic would actually graduate as a Fitter n within 6 months of enlistment. With further trade experience he later obtains reclassification to Leading Aircraftsman. Thereafter his further promo-ership and is. entirely in1 his own hands. *reclassifications ^Every time a man believes he has improved his skill and increased his ______ knowledge'*, continued the Squadronly high for them *to go into Trade }?®y rrJ!5P 'rtlt;LS rVTraining after a certain amount; of I IJj?nihABoafd*service in the KA.F. • EZiie* ot fact the .whole.seryi^Squadron Leader Thomson will be requiring fa) some skilled tradesmen; (b) a large number of semi-skilled men who can be quickly trained in the necessary trades and (c) a limited number of completely unskiHed men, whose intelligence is sufficient--pviHi:A A A X * X ^ X LX 1 L 1 1 1 X X m V W A XXA X A XUUsady taken place for air crew dictates for which it was essentialThe Gleaner understands that every effort is being made in view of the urgency with which these men ^re: required to transport them to schools of Technical Training in England | and elsewhere as aoon aspossible.) »MECHANICS WANTED .As an example, on the engineering side the R. A. F. requires .a very large' number of flight mechSnie* 76= emits for training. Applicants must have some mechanical ImOwIedge aril sufficient intelligehce to assimilate training. Garage mechanics are found to be very suitable.. The duties- of .'a Jight_mechanic consist of verhauling, repairing and assem-ng aero engines and airframes. •Unlike the recruitment which has alreadcanto lay dowq a limited quota the/num-bers__needed for the ground trades are Completely unlimited.”Asked whether this recruitment would not overlap with the recruitment for aircrews, Squadron Leader Thomson said it would not in any way affect the existing arrangements for continued recruitment of men forair crew duties. He wanted mechanics and other categories for ground crews only. As regards pay the lowest rate for .the unskilled trainee, is 3/- . per day but with everything found. Other grades start at 4/6, 5/-and 5/6. Again these rates represent merely pocket money. The recruit is given his food, clothing, lodging,, and besides, when in uniform enjoys numerous facilities such as travelling half-fare on buses, etc. In addition, subject to the airman making an allotment from his pay of 6d per day, the Government’will pay to his wife an allowance dependent upon the' number of children. . * •QUALIFICATIONS*Just What is the standard of education required?” the Squadron Leader was next asked.Applicants must be intelligent butnot necessarily well educated. Neither must .they be too oldL they should be young enough to be trainable; to be able to adapt themselves to vanning conditions. Older men. even skilled men, because? they have been following a certain job for many years may not be able to assimilate new ideas or apply them as easily as the younger though unskilled man. Hence the Rxing of the age limits at 18 and 32.* ’He explained that there were abundant opportunities for’ the diligent, intelligent man. As soon as the men are selected they will be sent to a Technics School for a Course lasting about 18 weeks. The Graduate is then trade tested and, according to his ability, graded as Aircraftman 2nd Class op Aircraftman 1st Class. At this point opportunity arises for the best candidates to undergo immediate training in a Conversion Course to the corresponding higher group trade, e.g. the airman selected on recruitment ’for training as areclassification on which pay depends is decided' by Trade Test. Boards.** A local board for the selection of trades on recruitment is being set up under the auspices of the Labour Department, where Squadron Leader Thomson and Mr. A. V.- Farmer. Acting Manager of the Kingston Employment Bureau, have been hard at Work on the necessary preparations.into various groups with differentpay^forwe uiiierent groups. Men from the West Indies will bm eligible for training in the following groups: Group I—Draughtsmen, FitterLli n®ine Airframe, jarnjourer and torpedo), FitterTManne, Radio Direction Finding and Wireless .Mechanic. Group IP—Armourer, Blacksmith, , ahd Welder, Carpenter, Coppersmith and Sheet Metal worker* Electrician II Flight mechanic (Engine and Airframe) Instrument Re-pairer.Plant Operator, Radio direction Finding Operation, Wireles*Operator. Group m—Cook, Drain layer. Motor Boat Crew. Group IV— Clerk Accounting, Clerk General Duties, Equipment Assistant, Teleprint, er Operator. Group V—Aircraft Hand. General duties. Armament Assistant Groundsman, Maintenance Assistant.Motor Cyclists, Packer, Telephonist*Works* hand. Medical—Dental clerkorderly. Dental Mechanic and Medical orderly*— ...Wonder of the MicroscopewuMnvent-, it enabled man to explore a new world of wonder previdfoly beyondn?fvI3n?e ;0f 5*uman sight. It hagkwfcnt-Part in the pro-gress of science, physics, chemistry and medicine. It revealed forms of life, and beauties in structures that *only be Exposed by its aid. The■Swoc11 slt;:ientist ^ now developed microscopic research with improvedtechnique and instruments to sucha degree^that to-day it is difficult toforecast the importance of the know*ledge .obtained by the use of the modern microscope. However it is not necessary to see what a grand opportunity is offered t6 you in-thi Gleaner Missing Ball Contest, and the chance to win £300 or one of theTn^n7 °th*r P^zes. Entrance, fee is only 4d for each cross and four crosses can be made- for 1/- if pay-ment is not in stamps. Turn to page 6 cut out the . coupon and send it in to-day. The competition is interest-mg, the rules simple, ancryour chance is good. Someone must win. Why not you? ,MONA HEStmVOIR.JThe area 'klrehdy cleared for construction of* the giant • reservoir atMona is about four*timesHhe size of Knimiord Park. .From theVlay dug ouL some 65,000 bricks have been made and were used for construction of, a lime kiln which is now making many times the quantity of white lime required for the work*
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Kingston Gleaner
Kingston, Kingston, JM
Mon, Sep 20, 1943
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