The National Review, Volume 42, Part 1W.H. Allen, 1903 |
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Page 279
... officers . The chief function of the old executive officer had gone . Was it reasonable that he should remain the mere manipulator of powers and engines which he did not understand ? Could he be but the survival of a past age and of a ...
... officers . The chief function of the old executive officer had gone . Was it reasonable that he should remain the mere manipulator of powers and engines which he did not understand ? Could he be but the survival of a past age and of a ...
Page 280
... officers , so in the future will there be engineer officers competent for every general duty in ships , but specialised in their own particular branch . It has been questioned , indeed , whether the new cadets trained at Osborne and ...
... officers , so in the future will there be engineer officers competent for every general duty in ships , but specialised in their own particular branch . It has been questioned , indeed , whether the new cadets trained at Osborne and ...
Page 285
... officers adapted to the require- ments of the modern navy . The system is thorough , and there is no weak tinkering with details . It will give us better execu- tive officers and better specialists ; it will liberate officers from the ...
... officers adapted to the require- ments of the modern navy . The system is thorough , and there is no weak tinkering with details . It will give us better execu- tive officers and better specialists ; it will liberate officers from the ...
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