Reserve Officers Candidate School - Rocs and Shoals Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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THE WORD IS PASSED 1 , if i33tiairuf', ' 1- ,., '41 3? CAPTAIN AZER DIRECTS I From the top of the ladder ' . . .Through the chain of Command. ROCS had that term pounded into their heads for the entire six weeks by their instructors who strove to impress upon the future ensigns that everything in the Navy must either come down or go up through the proper channels. Every order issued during the I952 ROC session started at the top of the ladder-in some department-and reached the individual ROCS only after coming down through channels. Conversely, any request by a ROC also had to pass through channels before any action would be taken. Most of the orders were, of course, military in nature. Thus, they originated in the office of Commander Keene or Lt. Com- mander Borders. These orders were then passed on to the regimental staff which, in turn, passed them to the various battalion staffs. The Individual ROCS finally got the word when the battalion adiutants read the Orders of the Day dur- ing the different battalion formations. It was alla part of instilling the ROCS with a proper military bearing. I x . fiix t R ' I I CR I , ff R o . . 49 : a ' l 6 ox SQ . S y W l 2-1 ff! in - 9 f - f - Ng .lfslgrzsll ll' f 5 - ' ' 11 '- is s his I I ..-,,,5,, All II - dj, 'A s...L.. BATTALION, ATTENTION TO ORDERS - 5 L I - Individual ROCS get the word nf. . , I E .4 B, ..,r .1 REGIMENTAL COMMANDER WILL I , 98 An organization similar to the Naval Academy

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it received a Certificate of Appreciation from the AI Malaikah Temple for its outstanding performance at the Shrine Hi football game and pageant. The climax came on 15 August with the two big military ceremonies which marked the official end of the six-week program. The final military review on that last Friday morning found the entire regiment parading before the eyes of Vice Admiral John Dale Price, Captain John B. Azer, our own skipper, and the entire ROC Officer staff. It was at this parade that the regiment's top nine men were presented before Admiral Price. In each academic subiect a top ROC One and ROC Two were selected, also the ROC One and ROC Two hold- ing the highest overall average were honored. The ninth man was the ROC with the highest military aptitude grade of the corps. As the Bureau of Personnel exams were the final test of the Academics, the final parade was the sum- mation of all of the activities of the Military, the motionless ranks of men, standing at attention, the manual of arms, and the last pass-in-review all re- flected the highest caliber of military training. All those present agreed that the Military had passed their final with flying colors. Held in the afternoon, the commissioning cere- mony, keynoted by the speech of the honored guest, Admiral Price, had all of the dignity and solemnity worthy of the naval service. Thus the T952 program was brought to an end and all hands were in complete agreement that it was a iob well done. 7-Q.,-M -4 q. . '. Z ' . , 4 ' ':':l'tf2'fl Criss. ' - ....1f'a..., fbx. ll.. 'S I . W .

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