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

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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

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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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