Had the economic incentive for voluntary naval service disappeared?

Has voluntary naval recruitment changed because its former economic incentive no longer exists?

The American response says the incentive remains strong; Clarke instead stresses changes in the surrounding economy and the education expected before entry.

A participant questions whether voluntary service still offers its former economic incentive. The American response says that incentive remains substantial, while Clarke distinguishes the recruitment system from its social and economic setting. Historically, naval service could offer advancement to people from poorer backgrounds. The more developed change in this comparison is the expectation of education before entry, where the interwar service is described as more willing to teach recruits basic skills. Advancement is also said to have remained possible without prize money.