Vanderbilt University Naval ROTC - Galleon Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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THE TAFF Colonel Phillips The mainstay of the VUNROTC unit is the unit staff, which is comprised of enlisted and commisioned personnel who do the nec- essary paperwork and footwork to keep the unit running smoothly. As Commanding Of- ficer of VllNlZO'l'C, Colonel RA. Phillips, .lr., VSMC, has been responsible for the op- eration of the unit, and has insured its effi- ciency. COL Phillips' billet at Vanderbilt has been the latest in his 27 years of service to the Marine Corps, during which he has served in many staff and field positions. His staff experience includes such distinctions as staff officer for Commander in Chief Pacific, and Aide to Deputy Chief of Staff. COL Phillips' field experience also includes several billets, most recently CO of Camp Fuji, Japan, and advisor to a Vietnamese Army battalion and division. COL Phillips demands high standards of the unit staff and the battalion in perfor- mance. whether in grades or physical fitness. COL Phillips feels that meeting these stan- dards has helped maintain a good quality NROTC program at Vanderbilt. He points to the fact that VUNROTC has had a verb' high selection rate for nuclear power training school candidates and that nearly all VUN- ROTC graduates have recieved preference of duty. COL Phillips has been proud to serve as CO of VUNROTC and hopes that the mid- shipmen will continue to work hard to meet the goals and expectations of the future. l 2

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Commander Cannady The new Executive Officer of Vanderbilt NROTC is CDR Charles R. Cannady. CDR Cannady, who replaces the former XO, CDR Peterson, has had an interesting naval career. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1967 and from there went to flight school at NAS Pensacola, Fla. where he became a naval aviator. After 3 years in a VP squadron, he went back to the Naval Academy to teach navigation and from there to the ASW Op- erations Center in Sicily. He then went to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey and then to another VP squadron prior to his assignnient to Vanderbilt NROTC. As the XO at VUNROTC, CDR Cannady is responsible for a great deal of administra- tive paperwork. CDR Cannady enjoys work- ing with the unit and the members of the staff. lle feels that the staff is enthusiastic about the program and will do all that is pos- sible to properly train and counsel the mid- shipmen. CDR Cannady says of his role at Yanderbiltflt is challenging and I will try to make VUNROTC equally as challenging for the midshipmenf' We hope CDR Cannady enjoys the rest of his stay with us and on be- half of the unit we would like to sayg Welcome Aboard Z--Wi K'-v'-Digi? 'avi -- 1 -- as . I 1- , h , V ,- n as 'S l 4