Why is the posters message different from the poems description of life aboard a Navy ship?
The poster is used to convince people to join the U.S. Navy and so only the positive aspects of naval service are mentioned on the poster. The poem, writes of the realities facing a new recruit. The poster does not describe the intense work involved with keeping a ship clean and ready, nor the dangers of harsh weather or potential enemy fire. 4. Using both the poster and the poem, how is the sailor’s life different at sea from a life on land? For a rookie sailor, living in a self-contained ship presented the biggest change of lifestyle. These men no longer returned to their homes after a day’s work, they merely moved from one part of the ship to another for work, rest, and recreation. At sea, he slept in an hammock strung from beams subject to the swaying of the ship rather than on a grounded feather bed. He ate different foods than he was used to eating on land. By advertising the pay rates and medical benefits, you can speculate that in the Navy, a sailor might earn a steady wage and
