ROTC Training Center - Sand Yearbook (Camp Custer, MI)

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A Hell of a Pome They say sometimes it's cold as hell, Sometimes they say it's hot as hell, When rain hangs on, it's hell they cryg lt's also hell when it's dry. They hate like hell to see it snow: lt's a hell of a wind when it starts to hlow. Now, how in hell can anyone tell What in hell they mean hy this word l-Iell. This married life is hell they say, XfVhen they come home late there is hell to pay, lt's hell when the Kid that you have to tote, XVhen it starts to bawl it's a hell of a note. lt's hell when the Doctor sends his hills 'l or a hell of a lot of trips and pills. XVhen you settle with him you know real well, just what is meant hy this word Hell. Hell, yes and Hell, no and Oh, Hell, too, The hell you don't and The hell you do, And what in hell, and the hell it is , To hell with yours and to hell with his, Now what in hell, and Oh hell where, And what in hell do you think I care ? And the hell of it is, and it sure is hell, NVQ don't know what in hell, is HELL. When War Will End ,Xhsolute knowledge l have none, Hut my aunt's washerwoman's sister's son l-leard a policeman on his heat Say to a lahorer on the street That he had a letter just last week NVritten in the finest lireek lfrom a Chinese eoolie in Timhuetoo XVho said the negroes in Cuha knew Of a colored man in a Texas town XVho got it straight from a cireus clown That a man in Klondike heard the news lfroin a gang of South American -lews .Xhout somehody in liorneo XVho heard a man who claimed to know Of a swell society female fake XVhose mother-in-law will undertake To prove that her seventh hushand's sister's niece Had stated in a printed piece That she has a son who has a friend That knows when the war is going to end. 52 Clipped

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XVho won the war? Opinion is divided. VVhen ordered to fall out don't envy aviators, who never fall out more than once. He met her at the Community llouse. His description of her included a waist like a wasp. History records that he got stung. The detail is correct sir. If the same could only be said of someiof the cadet officers. About face march. Phe A popular rema1'k. Squads ...... right. :to of the Man XVho Is Always Late for Mess You'll like it. You,ll have to. Ask anybody the meaning of R. O. T. C. lt's naughty but it's nice. You'll be shot next Saturday. Oh, well it's seldom fatal. Ready to salute fel How to recognize tl if vou're not sure whet lows, Here comes the Major. ie bugler calls: Look at your watch, then at the schedule, her its a bugle or a bull.frog, take a chance on the liugle. 'ls a waiter, strictly speaking a Liason Officer ? Those chocolates looked hne. The one I had was delicious. -hlixtract from the letter of a rookie to the girl he left behind. AT MESS. .gllllllldllll-HHVC some review? His Bimkv-VVliat 30111110-7171--RICC ste flfajor Young tex Yo squad columns as the crossing rough country Did you ever hear Cuumpanee attensh I'll say she do. Company attention, Company attention, Company attention, Company attention, Lieut. Smith never famous remarks: XVhere in the Hell Press down on yot do you mean, review? w and hash. A. review of the past week. SOMETHING ON HIS MIND plaining a difhcult subject to second company menj-- u see we took up platoon columns, as we lirst came under tire. Then we took danger increased. You always take squad columns in or marching in heavy underwear. these? uuun. -lllajor IVOIHIQ. stand at ease. stand at ease. stand at ease. stand at ease. -Capt. fl'li1lc'1'. passes unless he has to say something smart. A few of his did you ever take Military Training? 11' HMT, Slllliviln. lfinn, you're always on time, like hell. Sl

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Things That Never Happen in Company 2 lix' ll.-wifi ll. Nl..xl:f.oi.ls Clendennin makes a l1ull's eye. l'rix'ate l inn out for drill. l'rivate Clendennin missing sick call. Ten day furlough to visit friends in Kalamazoo, l'rivate Maehle joining the Regular .Xrmy. l'rirate Teaeh paying his delnts. l'rix'ate Klargolis on guard duty. Private Cruse standing reveille. l'rivate l.a lluke in step. l'rivate Sterling passing the collee. l'rivate Thomas getting serious. Sergeants miss getting the names of the almsentees. l.ieut. Smith smiles. l'rivate Mctiritlf and hlcformick coming hack on time from ton n No drill today. Major Young halls out Capt. Miller. Fish on Friday. The entire Company has clean underwear on. Sergt. Anderson going on a hike. lfvening lecture postponed. l'ay day. The last ten men late for mess can't go out for drill next week. Sanmann late for formation. Second Company men smoking. Wilde stopped criticizing. No mail for Machle. lklurphy late for mess. Hayward stops playing rum. Crap shooting in the Second Company! Dance every night and free lunch at the Community llonse. my KUDW 725 gm I , tn, X f . ii Q Vcjltilen 14, mix. uw Q :S a , , if - -- - 4. , -1 - tiifgfiz-' - 53