Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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lie xlorfolk Ei their Te e lnler. 2nd JUf out se life: aqmlng Unqmq DT, the 0 5 Sllle E Val. Uehor. 'YU ble Hama . and lining fd to rated Shers. and rfolk Q . .Q 3, -'Q i l We QE On July 9th, the U.S. Marine Corps and their amphibious training command at Little Creek, Virginia welcomed Marquette's Sopho- more Regulars into the first phase of their summer training. For three weeks, the Marines gave the middies the full treatment, including forced you will have fun periods , Peter boat drills, actual amphibious landings, and three week-ends at that advanced Marine base - Virginia Beach. The effect of the time spent there is reflected by the overflow of Juniors taking the Marine option. At the conclusion of this phase, the entire regiment, of which the Marquetters were a part, was flown to that Heaven of the South: Corpus Christi. Here they were introduced to the miracle of flight as presented by the Navy pilots. The climax of this three week stay came when each third-classman was given a flight in a let trainer. Besides terrorizing the air lanes during their stay, the M.U. birdmen crossed the border into Old Mexico and swept the senor- itas right off their zapatas . As the summer ended and the midshipmen began the long trek home, they recalled that quaint Texan phrase which summed up the entire three weeks. The Texas sun is hot. Aviation mphib C ,G T w. qi- it i T ffl ishi , . 5 , auf.. X f if bg 5, in-Skis,-Q 15 if 5 c Q .c ri . 1 gh X Working For Points

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On the 9th of June, the Marquette 2nd and 4th class midshipmen arrived in Norfolk love those swabbiesn, Virginia, to get theif first taste of the sea-going navy. Here they remained for a week to take part in the Imer, national Naval Review then in progress, With the preliminaries over, they pm out to sea and several weeks of typical cruise life: Chipping paint, fantail movies, and steaming watches. After passing through the Panama Canal, they picked up a hitch-hiker: King Neptune. As the fleet crossed the Equator, the MU polywogs were initiated into the elite ranks of the shellbacks . The first port they encountered was Val- pariso, Chile. Here among the dark-eyed Senor. itas and the Andies they spent an enjoyable 'l2 days. Then, up anchor and on to Panama City for another 4 days of liloerty, and recreation. But all play and no gun-fire training makes CNO angry, so the fleet steamed to scenic Gitmo, where the Boston demonstrated the Terrier and the midshipmen, the 5 inchers. All the damage done, to the sleds and Cuba, the fleet turned homeward to Norfolk and the end of a happy voyage. X 5 Qs li gf: 'fi , X A Q ,, X 3 Q N xx X Al 'saw Y I S' 1 KXWXN

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E v S? P nsacola Junior Flyboys U Senior Med. Crui e This ls l 'tis Sociali The Life Eleven first class midshipmen from MCIV' quette, along with 'Ifc from tour other .NROTC universities, cruised with the United States Sixth Fleet and the NATO forces last summel' as' iunior afticeirs. .Many of the midshipmen were phased into actual iunior division officer posts, while others were made administrative assistants. The highlighteof the summer came Whgn the mids took part in Operation COMBINE IH July. And those Med ports . . ! Cannes, Barce- Iona, Genoa, and Naples were frequented by the firsties after working hours. August 10th, and the old salts Wl10 had made the memorable cruise wearly climbed into the waiting MATS Constellation and took oft tor Breezy Point NAS in the good old USA. zing ?