N.Z. NAVY

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1932, Page 3

N.Z. NAVY

HIGH STANDARD FOR RECRUIT,

CHRISTCHURCH, November 8

Emphasis was placed on the fac, that only, recruits of the highest stanu. aid a r e taken into the Navy, by a nava officer this morning, when his atten tion was drawn to .yesterday’s case a Greymouth., In that instance it wa reported that. a man convicted -t theft had been remanded to sec if lx might be admitted to- the! Navy.

The officer interviewed tcok excep tion. to .the practice. off remanding criminals, usually young offenders, i order that efforts might bf made t find places, for them in the Navy “There’s not the slightest chance c anyone with a criminal record er .

guilty person being admitted,” he said

.In the Greymouth case, anyway the offender was a man, while reerun; have to be sixteen or seventeen year of age. Before-a youth is-taken on in-' quifies : ate made into his past and i is essential that he -ghould i.e" of 't liight stand- mentally, ’feoralljr ’ ' physically; to join the-Navy a nfedita examination has to be passed. Sucl Court cases are liable to do an im merise' amount ot harm, and it is fight tlmf the true position should be stated Anyone with criminal instincts has •bailee of joining t.lio Navy and phi. the best young men are taken on.”