Drill 9 XS8LO   G3UCA   AGC3U    Q3YKA UA3GC    Z5XPU   A0YE7 7AEQY ORVG6    PWY7T 2H9NK   T D l B P PTBDl 94NSK    1UXZR    31FQM MCJR2   2MRCJ 2HDJL ONQRV GSJBV   WOS4V    VW40S BAC31 SXTG5    YA3QK    5QEFA   QK3YO 2YIF8    RCWTV   Y2B9U ZP5XP lA6Z6   APZIP   XZU5l 9R4NK 2NlH9   H8L3U   3LHU8   N92KH F0EM7    VG6SJ   CM494   MK9CQ F3MIJ    0EM7M   3 Q I F 0    7EBWB EOW76   JGVS8    QSXLT   8WRC0 J4LDL   40DJW    C8TRD    6 Z I P I ZDP6Z   P 6 D l P DL6S6    IPZDW 7TYPU   X Z 8 1 2 DLS86    D9LWP FAW9Q  XO3LA 7E0BP    K J E 0 l P92NX  IEGW2 6VQAL    U 8 T E 3 VNY75  HRE46 8OXZG   OSXNM SLD72   JWGWS QJP8E    B I T 4 C NCM8T  R5ALF FKOVE    YWNMA 70JMK Drill 10 Practice drill 10 until you can send or receive it in 13 minutes if you are studying for advancement to E-4, and in 10 minutes for E-5. These rates are about 8 and 10 words per minute, respectively. Drill 10 is a quotation. Remember that when you receive, you should not anticipate. The intent of the drill is to build up your solid speed. “All persons who in time of war or of rebellion against the supreme authority of the United States come or are found in the capacity of spies or who bring or deliver any seducing letter or message from any enemy or rebel or endeavor to corrupt any person in the Navy to betray his trust shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may adjudge. If any person belonging to any public vessel of the United States commits the crime of murder without the territorial Jurisdiction thereof he may be tried by court-martial and punished with death. All persons in the naval service shall be zealous in...” SEMAPHORE QUALIFICATIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: List the semaphore characters, including special signs, posi- tion drill, the system of opposites, and unnecessary movement. List tips on learning semaphore and the qualification needed for advancement. For advancement to Signalman 3, you must be able to transmit and receive plain language semaphore messages at an approximate speed of 10 words per minute; and, for advancement to Signalman 2, to transmit and receive plain language at an approximate speed of 15 words per minute. TIPS ON LEARNING SEMAPHORE The “semaphore expert” achieved his or her reputation as a result of PRACTICE. The only pointers we can give you is the code itself and a few helpful hints gathered from the experts to assist you in meeting and surpassing the qualifications in our rate. The semaphore alphabet isn't at all difficult to learn. The speed at which you learn to send or receive it depends on how consistently you work at it. First of all, take a look at figure AII-2. It shows how the semaphore alphabet and certain special signals used with it are formed by using two flags. As you memorize the positions for the various letters and signals, practice moving your arms quickly and surely to each of the various positions. The person in figure AII-2 is the sender, and you are looking at the illustration as though you are the receiver. In figure AII-3, you see a man swinging through a position drill. He moves his flags smartly to their positions, using his arms from the shoulders. The flags form an extension of the plane of his shoulders. Notice that there is no mistaking his B for A or C, for example. Don't try for speed at first; that will come after you master the alphabet thoroughly. A sloppy sender not only spends time repeating messages because no one can read them, but also may cause the receiver to make a mistake on a word or a code group, resulting in the message having an entirely different meaning. A single semaphore flag may be held in eight correct positions. You can picture these positions easily if you imagine yourself standing inside a circle AII-5