Recruit studies the Bluejacket's Manual

Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, IL. (Mar. 29, 2002) A new recruit studies a copy of the Bluejackets Manual (BJM), twenty-second edition, during a break in company training. The manual first appeared in 1902 and provided the first handbook of practical information for new recruit. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres. File# 020329-N-3995K-108