Bordentown Military Institute High School - BMI Yearbook (Bordentown, NJ)

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CCMMISSIO ED 1 ' Ei? rv n A ,gi to 3 mvrpvf H ,gif Fifth row Cleary I Hengst Fourth row Toth Labash Silberman, Wockenfussl Towbin, Waldman. Third row Bomfaclo Larach Moser Stote Trout Segar Second row: Ellis, Spivack, J., Lockwood, Carabelli Bird Schamel First row Biscontim Seto R Myers Dent. Bermudez, DeLaurentis. The non-commissioned oilicers make up the largest leader group of the corps. Going down the chain of command it is the respon- sibility of the non-coms, as they are called, to carry the orders through to the ranks. The larger percentage of the non-coms are the underclassmen who are striving for ad- vancement in future years. In the non-com- missioned rank they receive their basic train- ing in leadership for their ofiicership in their senior years. There are four grades of rank in the non- commissioned officers class. Each grade is designated by a certain number of chevrons worn on the coat sleeves and on the shirt collar. Of course, each higher rank brings on additional duties and responsibilities to the individual as it brings extra stripes. The non-coms have well earned their ranks this year. E591

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CO MISSIO ED OFFICERS Third row: Valdes, Fuer, Sorak, Hartpence, Cuneo. Second row: Gladstone, Arlen, Reed, Folsom Sasso. First row: Scholtz, O'Brien, Kudla, Stuart. The cadet commissioned officers constitute the back-bone of the corps. It is with their leadership that the corps is trained, discip- lined and managed each year. With pro- motion to officer grade many a boy is trans- formed from boyhood into manhood. Offi- cer's responsibilities can hardly be realized by the other cadetsg their attitudes are re- flected in the corps, their actions are reflected in the corps, their spirits are reflected in the corps, and they are looked up to and respected by the younger cadets, even to a point where a younger cadet's ambition is to be just like such and such an officer. The realization of these responsibilities is QOM, of what consti- tutes a good officer, We have had a good group of officers this year and it has been reflected in the corps. xii tm Us Q rm l EH . SH v.

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- -.. ., , ,inure 55's--A-.. gi -i Cf171I77l.I77df77,Q Ojffff' --- Lieutenant Colonal Sorak DG Gaiam Bearer .....,...,.. Sergeant de Napoli Fir-il Squad Leader --- First Lieutenant Hartpence Second Squad Leader .,.,,, Captain Gladstone Tlvzrd Squad Leader N ,V Captain Sasso S Mm-zh Squad Leader H a,., Major Cuneo The Landon Rifles, the school's crack honor unit, is composed of cadets selected in consideration of their appearance, military accomplishments, and attitude. The Landon Rifles never fail to give and excellent show of proficiency in drill, especially their silent drill on Wasliington's Birthday. This year the Landon Rifies were commanded by cadet Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Sorak, our battal' ion commander. Since Sergeant Stewart's arrival in 1948 he has been the Rifle's advisor. Each year they have selected him to help in their instruction, as they again did this year. His extra time and hard work have been greatly appreciated, and those of us in the Landon Rifles wish to thank him for his efforts on our behalf. 603