Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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— equipped in basic military studies . . . FOCUS CLEARLY . . . Sgt. Komisar instructs Mickey Johnson in therefore, each boy has the opportunity for instruction which fire power of the Army equipped 22. Mike Basto scrutinizes with can lead to his obtaining a medal. interest Mickey’s technique. Enlarged in ‘59, AMA’s rifle range is one of the leading prep school ranges in the country. Under Sgt. Komisar’s watchful eye, the experts improve! Every afternoon, the rifle team fires, and with the superior in- struction they receive, AMA’s teams become ‘eared throughout the state, the Second Army area, and nationally. Every cadet is required to fire on the outdoor rifle range, and 27

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® ... And to insure our posterity, cadets 4 CAPT. JOSEPH MEARS CAPT. JOHN C. G. RENNIE U. S. Army U. S. Army | Assistant P.M.S. T.; Mili- Training Officer; Military 2. MAJOR CHARLES L. STARK tary 3. U. S. Army Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Military 4. W. O. MAXWELL M. M SGT. R. G. HAYNIE M SGT. JOHN D. M SGT. JOHN E. HUTTON U. S. Army SPURLOCK THORNTON U. S. Army Reserve Military 1, Roller Rifles. U. S. Army U. S, Army ) Military 1, Roller Rifles. Military 1. Military 1. RECEIVER GROUP . . . That’s what Sgt. Spurlock is pointing out close attention to the lecture. No course uses visual aids as much | to the MST 1 students. Leigh, Masemer, and Wally Cooke pay as does MST 1, and certainly it’s a necessity to KNOW the M-1.

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LECTURE TIME the number of parts in various weapons which the MST 1 class Thornton utilizes charts to emphasize Military might . . . this is one way to insure that the United States will remain free from agression in the future. And by carefully training our youths in the proper use of military weapons, we'll have a better chance to insure a bright future for ourselves and for our offspring. Few cadets fail to find the study of military a fas- cinating one. Weapons, chemical warfare, leader- ship, field sanitation, communications, and map read- ing provide AMA’s Honor School cadets with the op- portunity to learn from the finest instructors in the Army. Tenting, marching, and drilling are all a part of the military. Fumbling fingers soon learn to erect a tent quickly and efficiently. A five mile hike in No- vember sounds impossible until a ten mile hike in the spring proves that the cadets can take it. Unco- ordinated cadets in September frequently win the best drilled medal in June! It’s all a matter of look- ing to the future! COORDINATES . . . Major Stark demonstrates for Joe Saunders the correct way to locate a position in unknown territory. Map reading is an important part of MST 4. . learn leadership fundamentals and studies. Never will any military student forget the movie on trench foot! This was visual aid at its height!