Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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o you wanl' +o see 'rhe worlcll Well, join fhe Air Force and 'lravel firsl class wifh pay. The Air Force gives you 'lhe oppor1'uni+y -lo choose your phase of service. Some examples are pilols and officers. Officer commissions can be obfained upon gracluaiion fhrough fhe AFROTC program by 'rhe qualiliecl boy. es. lhe AFROTC gives you a chance 'lo prepare for serving Uncle Sam while you are sfill in college. AFROTC Sweelhearls AHen+ionl L X

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MILITARY AFFAIRS Army and Air Force Offer Rich College Experience By CARTER HAGUE Texas Tech's Army and Air Force ROTC units comprise one of its largest organizations, with a total of some 740 men. Both organizations function as student commanded units with regular Army and Air Force acting in advisory, instructing and supply capacities. The Air Force ROTC, with Lt. Col. N. B. Wilkerson as Air Science depart- ment head, and senior Col. William Didlake as cadet commander, is the larger body with about 400 men. The unit which has been in existence since 1947 offers the cadets many opportuni- ties. Freshmen and sophomores form the rank and file, with juniors acting as non-commissioned officers and seniors as commissioned officers. Senior stu- dents probably derive the most privi- leges with a possibility of a second lieutenant commission in the Air Force upon graduation and active Hight training during the fourth year of ROTC. In this program, the boy takes 35 hours of flying worth some S500 to get his license. Air Force ROTC men attend regular classes two days a week and drill on Thursdays. These classes concern the basic points of military courtesy, map reading, armed forces organization and flight orientation. Students in the ad- vanced section attend summer camp between junior and senior years. AFROTC organizations include the band, which plays at drill, Arnold Air Societyg the AFROTC Association, the Angel Flight, a women's auxiliary drill unit, and the Sabre Flight, the drill team. In addition, the Air Force ROTC sponsors a model plane club and flying club for those interested. The Army ROTC which has been at Tech since 1926 offers the Army ca- reer minded men many opportunities. West Point graduate Col. Iames B. Carvey is head of the military science department, and the cadet corps is commanded by cadet Col. james 'L. Mays. This program is somewhat like the AFROTC, but they drill with man- ual arms and take classes in marksman- ship, different weapons in addition to the other basic courses taken by AF- ROTC. Freshmen and sophomores comprise the corps while juniors and seniors act as officers. Iunior students also attend a six-weeks camp before senior year at which they put into practice all of their college and ROTC training to learn about being a good soldier. Field trips and problems are also of- fered to advance the students. All stu- AFROTC Officers Top Brass looks up I 26 A Even in the Air Force You cannot escape studying Training to be a Pilot dents attend classes taught by Regular Army officers and the juniors and sen- iors hold a staff meeting once a week. Like the AFROTC the Army drills every week and the chain of command runs much the same. The Army has a band, drill team and Sam Houston rifles. They also sponsor Scabbard and Blade, and are members of a chapter of the American Military Engineers, a Radio Club. Both organizations are voluntary and at the end of the sophomore year, the boy may choose whether or not he wishes to continue. At this time he takes a qualification and a physical ex- amination. If these are passed, he then takes advanced courses in things like military justice, details of armed forces small units and small units tactics. Each boy also takes military teaching. While the AFROTC graduate may receive a second lieutenant commission, the Army cadet will receive a reserve commission at graduation. Some Army cadets go before a Branch Selection Board during their senior year to re- quest their preferred assignment. Army cadets can go in active duty for six months or two years while the AFROTC pilots go in active duty for four years. During the year, the AF and Army ROTC units sponsor many activities CContinued p. 305

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f-vp ANGEL FLIGHT In its second year of service, Texas Teeh's Angel Flight consists of thirty nine volunteer Women including twen ty-eight regulars, ten alternates and one commander During the year the Angels have had several parades and precision drills They p e r i o r m e d at Homecoming basketball games and the high school tournament in the Coliseum. The Angels and Sabre Flight, coordinate drill team, have marched together also Angels are a branch of the Air Force and last year's president, lean Gross beck, attended the Arnold Air Society meeting in San Francisco, Calif., where she was named Queen of the conclave from among Angel Flight representa- tives attending from over the nation. Coordinated with the drill team is the fourteen member Angel Rifle Team which fires in competition with other college rifle teams. In addition to drill- ing exhibitions, the Angels help with the Air Force Float, have mixers,With the Sabres and Arnold Air Society and polish the Air Force plane. Donna Pearson, Miss Top Flight President Vice President Treasurer Group Captain Group Captain Drill Commander BACK ROW Judy Martin Jane Shuey Suzanne Robinson Linda Cates Judy Morton Lynn McDonald Melinda Harrison Debbie Howell Gwen Madole Nancy Hatton Laura Sue Holland Sara Connally Joyce Hervey Karen Kaminy Sara lnce Carol Henley OFFICERS MEMBERS Vlrgmia Fowler Judy Rutledge NEXT TO BACK Linda Barnhill Wilma Scott Gail Kilgore Alice Ann Peters Beth O Quinn Sue Dale Simmons Carol Yontz Ann Fursman Shirley Hodges Joan Dorris Thersa Denman Sharon Evans Bel Hodgson I a Smlth Barbara Wood Celeste Ullrlch Janet Knowles Sandy Mllltzer Donna Pearson Jane Sessums Barbara Bryant Pat Dunn NEXT TO FRONT Judy Gray Linda Chappell Merideth George Betty Sue Meineclre Susan Reynolds Barbara Carlisle Donna Ledgerwood Joann Dobbs Jeanette Duncan Paula Wilkerson Nancy Harmon Tech's Women in the Air Force 1958-59 is commander of Angels.