One thousand daredevil young fellows; who know just enough to handle their machines perfectly, are worth more to us now than 100 highly trained young officers, though, of course, we shall need these as well. The former class can be obtained in large numbers and trained in a few weeks. The other kind would require a year or more of training and would be more difficult to find. And it is not desirable to delay too much by insisting on too long training or being too particular about material in order to get the highest grade of intelligence and training. Some of the best foreign material has been uneducated, and for bomb attacks upon an enemy's fleet, or destroying a landing party, courage and ability to handle a machine are the prime requisites. The size of our population, and the quality of our youth from the mingling of many strains, give us more and better material in the essentials of physique and temperament to draw on for quick, intelligent, daring aviators than any nation in the world, unless it be France. An aero roast defense system should consist of coast patrol and a series of squadron stations. The coast patrol would comprise a line of stations about 100 miles apart, somewhat closer together at important places, as the entrance to New York harbor, Hampton Roads and San Francisco Bay along our entire coast from Eastport to Brownsville, and from San Diego to Cape Flattery. Each station would be equipped with two or three strong, enduring, heavy weather seaplanes.  planes with a force of several aviators, observers and mechanicians, and facilities for repairs. 