| | Royal Navy Pay and Conditions - New Regulations for Continuous Service - June 14th 1853 |
| TABLE showing the Periods which Men are required to enter for and serve in the Royal Navy under the new Regulations for Continuous Service |
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| Clauses in Circular, No. 121, dated 14th June 1853 |
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Previous Service in the Navy |
Time a man will be required to enter for continuous service |
After so serving, time he will have completed |
Term of Service on a second entry if he wishes to remain in the service. |
Time he will then have completed |
Terms of service on a third entry if he wishes to remain in the service |
Total Service |
| 1. To all men who volunteer for ten years' continuous and general service. |
} |
None |
10 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
| 2. To men who may hereafter enter the Navy for the first time for the usual period for which a ship is commissioned, and who afterwards volunteer, at any time before the ship in which they are serving is paid off, for such further periods as my be necessary to complete 10 years' continuous and general service from the date of their first entry. The increased rates of pay to commence from the date of their so volunteering. |
} |
None |
Period required to complete 10 years |
10 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
| 3. To men who have already served in the Navy, or who are now serving, and who volunteer for not less than seven years' further continuous and general service. |
} |
1 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
| } |
2 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
| } |
3 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
| } |
4 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
| } |
5 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
17 |
3 |
20 |
| } |
6 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
| } |
7 |
7 |
14 |
5 |
19 |
1 |
20 |
| } |
8 |
7 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
— |
— |
| } |
9 |
7 |
16 |
4 |
20 |
— |
— |
| 4. To men who have already served 10 years and upwards, from the age of 18, provided they volunteer either for seven years' further service, or for such periods as may be necessary to make up 20 years' service from the age of 18; provided, in the latter case, such period of continuous and general service to be completed be not less than five years. (Cancelled by Circular 366) |
} |
10 |
7 |
17 |
3 |
20 |
— |
— |
| } |
11 |
7 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
— |
— |
| } |
12 |
7 |
19 |
1 |
20 |
— |
— |
| } |
13 |
7 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
14 |
6 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
15 |
5 |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 5. To men who have already served 16 years and upwards in the Navy, from the age of 20, and who volunteer to complete by general service such periods as may be necessary to make up 21 years from the age of 20. (Cancelled by Circular No 366) |
} |
16 |
5 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
17 |
4 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
18 |
3 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
19 |
2 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| } |
20 |
1 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
NOTE: Although a fixed limit for the entry of men is given in the respective columns, they may volunteer for longer periods of time, so as at once to complete their servitude for pensions
Pensions after 10 or 15 years' service may be granted to any of the above men whenever their Lordships think proper to grant pensions after those terms of service.
Continuous Service Volunteers, under clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4, will be granted pensions after 20 years service from the age of 18, and the increase of pay to Petty Officer, Leasing Seaman, and AB's is 3d per day; Ordinary 2d; Second Class Ordinary 1d, and their allotments will be continuous
Men who do not enter for continuous service may still enter under the existing regulations, but cannot be granted either the increase of pay or the pensions after 20 years' service.
Men who volunteer for 10 years' continuous service will be entitled to double the present allowance for time served as Petty Officer.
Admiralty, June 14th 1853
Source: Page 232/3 of the Navy List for 1860
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