Mispillion (AO 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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BLACKIE GETS RELIEVED We believe that it is only fitting and proper that somewhere in this book we mention the fact that Blackie was released from the naval service during the ship's stay in Formosa, after successfully completing a year's tour of duty aboard the USS Mispillion . He proved himself such a good dog' that two of us were sent to relieve him. Of course, you can see by the pic- tures that we are so small that it takes two of us. How- ever ,we feel that we deserve some credit for taking over the Dog-sized iob of keeping the crew's morale flying high, and for completing the cruise book , which was started by Blackied . isignedl SKOSHE 8g JODY-SAN i S . fif tl l I V l L. ,ri 7 5143 it tp.: Blackie's orders come at mail-call ,sg 4' 2 'il Skoshe . Jody-san'

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till It Alf Group taking GED tests in fire control shack. EDUCATION PROGRAM An outsider may well ask: How can a group of 'oiler' men - bound by the obligations of replenishment operations for the combat forces - have time for an edu- cation program? Even the men themselves mav find that a difficult question to answer. Actually, it is their desire to learn and to better themselves by learning that we have taken advantage of the education program on the MISS. . The MISPILLION has an enlisted complement of 285, of which 31 are taking USAFI high-school, vocational and college courses. Out of the 'I5 officers, 4 are presently enrolled inUSAFI college work. In the college correspon- dence studies offered by USAFI and corresponding col- leges in the United States, 2 men are at present actively enrolled. Through the USAFI work, a man may finish much of his college work, prepare for his civilian iob, and even fin- ish his high school work all for the tidy sum of two dol- lars. Not a bad investment, we think, of time and money. Taking part in the General Educational Development Test program aboard ship have been twenty-four men. The tests have included both the high school and the college tests. Upon successful completition of these tests, a man can receive a high school diploma, or even be qualified for a commission in the Navy. Even for the education program as it stands today, space for work is at a premium on board ship. The various ship's offices, the gunnery shocks, the CIC, meat cutting room, and even the fantail are used by MIS- PILLION personnel in their studies. 'IIO enlisted men are taking U.S. Naval correspondence courses for advancement in rating. Such courses are considered vitally important by our superiors in improv- ing shipboard efficiency, but this training too is supple- mented by USAFI courses in such subiects as refrigera- tion, marine navigation, English and mathematics. There is little publicity given the education program. No posters have been used-no one is twisting arms to pro- mote applications. It is simply the desire of the men to be better qualified to live in this the era of atoms, rock- ets and chlorophyll. 'T bf' Lt. Flitton, Education Officer