Squadron Officer School - Cogito Yearbook (Montgomery, AL)

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES Can we afford it? Whether it's the Director of the Budget, the company treasurer, or iust charge-account weary dad, this seems to be the nuts and bolts question which cuts sharply across the fancies, the desires, the hopes. This some question is incessantly asked by the of- ficers attending Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. However, their concern is not so much the budgeting of money but rather the proper alloca- tion of time - their most precious commodity while atten- ding this action-pa cked, I4-week course. Unlike most pro- fessional schools, the Squadron Officer School hos no electives in its curriculum and each of the over 800 cap- tains and Iieutenants must attend every lecture, partici- patein every seminar, and fulfill all the writing and speak- ing assignments. In addition, all officer students engage in a rigorous, highly competitive leadership program, in- cluding special proiects and sports. With a iam-packed schedule lasting from early morning till late afternoon, plus considerable homework and library research, it might seem that their time is not so much a problem after all. Is not every minute already scheduled? Well, the Squadron Officer School and its students believe the old axiom: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The problem, of course, is to find time for much-welcomed