Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Following orders to the letter by Brent Madere When you get an order, you follow it. That's what you're in for when you're inthe military. These comments were made by Lt. Col, Gary Little, head of the Department of Aerospace Stud- ies and the Air Force ROTC program at Nicholls. They were made after Little was notified that the Air Force program at Nicholls would be discontin- ued. Fewer officers coming out of the program and higher costs for these officers were the reasons for the cancellation. Approximately ten per cent of the AFROTC detachments across the nation were dropped because of the economic situation. The cost per officer here was higher than at most schools, Little said. i'The quotas we had here will be divided to other schools which tends to make them more effective and run down their costs. ln the past three years, Nicholls had only thir- teen, four and seven cadets respectively in the junior year of the program while the national mean was seventeen to keep the program run- ning, Little explained. I Juniors were put through a compressed pro- gram during the summer so they could finish degree requirements and be commissioned. Forty-seven students in the freshman and sophomore levels had the options of transferring to other universities, joining the Army ROTC pro- gram at Nicholls or resigning from the AFROTC without obligation or discredit. Little and four other Air Force personnel were transferred to other assignments. The Air Force program, which began as a branch of the Tulane program in 1966, was the first ROTC program on campus since the phase- out of the Army ROTC detachment in 1968. instructors from Tulane came on a weekly basis until 1968 when Nicholls became an operating location with an assigned staff. All ROTC equipment was returned to the unit at Tulane University, Little explained. Effective Aug, 1, 1976 the Air Force ROTC unit at Nicholls was disbanded and its program can- celled. We hate to leave this community and we had a very pleasant time working with this campus, Lit- tle said, But when you get an order, all you can do is follow itf' ellalion

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Sandra Musemeche and Marie Guillot paint them- selves into a corner, although the corner is on the outside of the Senior Citizens' Home in Thibodaux Kirk Granier, student commander of the Air Force detachment, explains the goals of the semester at the first meeting for students enrolled in the AFROTC program Like every year, the Air Force ROTC unit held their annual banquet at the end of the spring semester. While the mood at banquets is usually festive, an underlying thought remained in the minds of those present. This vvas the last banquet for the detachment, and probably the last time they vvould meet together as a group Orders had already been received for the cancellation ofthe Air Force program at Nicholls and all of those students knevv it. Still, there vvas a festive mood, since another busy year for the cadets and instructors had ended. Kirk Granier, a senior pre-lavv major from Luling, had been named the cadet commander of the Air Force group, receiving the rank of cadet lieutenant colonel. Other officers named vvere Cadet Wd Air Force ROTC -'SWR A -i-mir WJ fl Wil I L Major Joseph Guillot, deputy com- mander, Cadet Major Greg Michot, oper- ations officers, Cadet Capt. George Par- ker, inspector general, Cadet lst Lt. Ricky Faehse, administration, Cadet ist Lt. Mary Ann Lavvson, information, and Cadet tst Lt. Brusle Sherburne, person- nel. Although the unit vvas smaller than the Army group, the cadets maintained a competitive nature, fielding an intramural basketball team and taking on the Army ROTC in touch football. Preparing future officers, the Air Force program offered a flight option, special flying instruction to qualify as a pilot. Accompanied by Capt. George Beck- vvith, assistant professor of aerospace studies, a group of cadets vvent on a tour of the 926th Tactical Airlift Group in Nevv Orleans. The group toured the facilities and boarded a C-l 30 transport aircraft. After spring graduation, four senior cadets vvere commissioned, Kirk Granier, Josephine Allen, Claudette Aubert and Joseph Guillot. Socially, the Air Force cadre held both a Christmas and spring banquet. Similar to the little sister organization of social fraternities, Angel Flight existed for women interested in helping promote the AFROTC program. Officers are Laurie Zeigler, com- mander, Denise Peterson, executive offi- cer, Carol Troxler, administration, Lisa Centanni, historian, Marleen Daigle, pledge officer, Elaine Rogers, informa- tion, and Vicki Pintado, comptroller. Both Angel Flight members and cadets of the AFROTC pitched in vvith other campus groups to paint the Thibodaux Senior Citizens' l-lome. i . ri ll J