m VOL. Ill No. 19
"CAN DO"
Seabees again demonstrated their fam- I
I ous "Can Do" spriit in the Antarctica j
i recently vhen temperatures dropped to a j
! low of 99% degrees below zero.
Only IS individuals in the world have i
j previously encountered and survived th-j
; ese temperatures. These were the men who
I wintered-over at the Amundsen-Scott IGY,
| South Pole station last year.
Coldest tractor repair job
Bt The Seabees probably hold the record
^for the coldest tractor repair job in
j history. The tractor, which can only
I stay out 30minutes at these temperatures
I before freezing,became inoperative while
I carrying out empty fuel containers,
jAfter ascertaining the diffinulty was in
| the fuel line and that it had to be
| cleaned and repaired, a relay system was
jworked out. Tow of the men would take
jparts into a garage to thaw them out,
jparticularly gaskets, and then one would
j run out and replace them. Fingers were
\ frostbitten, as were toes, but .in a
jlittle over an hour the tractor was
I repaired and running.
In all probability, the tractor would
j have been out of commission until next
; summer.
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Eight years ago marked the first
i observance of Armed Forces Day.
U.S. NAVAL STATION
Monday 19, May 1958
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER??
Authorization for the establishment
of,pay grades E-8 and E-9 is expected j
from Congress in the near future.
Establishment of these pay grades will I
enable the Navy to overcome some of the j
stagnation that now exists in the E-7 I
level by rewarding the better qualified j
chiefs with additional advancement oppo- j
rtunities. 1
E-8 or E-9 billets will be distributed j
among all rating^.in proportion to the j
number of petty'officers in each rating. 1
Candidates for advancement to E-8 or E-9 j
will be required to be presently serving j
as permanent appointment E-7. Candidates j
for advancement to E-8 will be required j
to have served four years service in pay j
grade E-7 and have a total of 11 years j
naval service. Candidates for advance- j
ment to E-9 will be required to have se- j
rved six years service in pay grade E-7 j
and have a total of 13 years naval .
service.In addition,all candidates must j
be recommended by their commanding offi- j
cer to compete in a regular service-wide i
advancement examination. Candidates who i
successfully complete the examination :
will then have their records reviewed by ;
a selection Board at the Bureau of Naval j
Personnel, which will make the . final !
selections for advancement. i
The first ' examinations will be given ;
in August 1958, and will be similar ter]
- (con't on pa^PH954 Navy-DPPO 13ND Bremerton, Wash.