Squadron Officer School - Cogito Yearbook (Montgomery, AL)

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Z dent of the United States has indicated we must expect to encounter in world affairs for many years to came. Project X contains a sufficient number of problems to allow each student an opportunity to lead a group of his contempo- raries over physical barriers or past obstacles that require mental alertness and perception as well as physical agility. In addition to the lectures, discussions, and outdoor applications of leadership, the students are encouraged to think through their ideas and to research them at the Air University Fairchild Library. Thisinstitution boasts justi- fiably of being the largest and most up-to-date military library in the world. Having completed the course at the Squadron Officer School, the Air Force career officer is far better prepared to take a giant step through the threshold toward effective leadership. The Air Force can be sure that it will be a con- fident step, one that fully iustifies the investment to de- velop a professional officer corps, an Air Force second to none, and security for our nation. A if