University of British Columbia - Totem Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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I9 X X X 0 , . I N1 asm- I Nag? cadets, as a rule, chose to spend the entire summer there on voluntary service. Several UBC students assisted in publishing the first edition of the NVhite Twist. This magazine re- views cadet activities during the training period. Cruises south and north of Esquimalt, including a visit to Portland, Oregon, gave ample opportunity for sightseeing in addition to naval training. At the Esquimalt base, numerous plan- ned and spontaneous social events were enjoyed by the cadets. Monday night parades for the winter session commenced Sep- tember 25. Response to the recruit- ing drive was more than satisfactory, and after preliminary boards were complete 28 new entries were ac- cepted bringing the unit strength temporarily to 89. Included in this total were six cadets from the east and eleven transfers from Victoria College. Selection boards for the promo- tion of men to cadet rank were held late in Ianuary, and as expected, several first year men were given their release. There were two special parades during the fall term. All cadets participated in the memorial service on Battle of the Atlanticn Sunday, October 8. Cn Remembrance Day, tri-service parades were held, one on the campus sponsored by the 196 Battalion and the UBC branch of the Canadian Legiong and the other in Vancouver. 'kCadets at UBC were particularly lucky to have HMCS Discovery to train in during the wintertime. Here cadets held their formals in the new Officers' mess. Every Monday night UNTD boys were put through some phase of a ship's operation, in preparation for the day when they might need that knowledge. Commanding Officer--Lt. Cdr. Frank J. E. Turner, RCN iRlp Resident Staff Officer-Lt. lrl P. Thomas, RCN IRl

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ln the year 1045, the year that saw the turning point in VVorld VVar Two, the University Naval Train- ing Divisions were formed at the principal universities across Canada. The purpose of these tenders to existing navy reserve divisions was and is to train students as officers for the reserve and permanent forces. The UNTD programme has always been of three or four year duration. For this reason few UBC graduates who were in the program when it started ever saw active wartime service. In a country such as Canada, where the national economy won't normally permit upkeep of service universities or of large permanent forces, existing facilitiesgand trained reserves must be used instead. Because professional training facilities exist in Canadian universities, and because male undergraduates volun- teer for naval training, the UNTD programme is proving effective in supplying reserve forces. More recently, the Department of National Defence author- niueraify cwa ized suhsidization of any reserve service man in his final academic year, if he applies and is selected for the permanent force. More than ever before, Canada's immediate internal and external defences depend on the availability of a trained reserve. For example, in- cluded in men manning the Canadian destroyers in the Korean war were several reserve personnel. Une of the reserve officers available for such duties was Sub-Lieut. fTwo officers ileftl work out the position of ship on navigational chart. Sailors on right learn the operation of twin four inch guns aboard Discovery. Commanding Officer was Lt. Cdr. Frank J. E. Turner KRCN iRl and Resident Officer was Lt. P. Thomas RCN lRl Qilfmfi last summer. raining iuiaion KSJ Doug Sherlock, RCNQRQ, a graduate of the UNTD-UBC programme. Sherlock, who was on volunteer duty at the time, is one of the growing group of well-qualified officers emerging from the university naval training plan. His appointment to a ship on active duty with the United Nations forces certainly highlights the main purpose of this pro- gramme. The UNTD programme is now four years in length. Cadets in their first and second years spend the entire summer at Esquimalt, either starting or com- pleting their required training. Third and fourth year One of the ships manned by UNTD

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'A'Officer Cadets spend summers at regular R.C.A.F. school where th ey train for their respective fields. They are considered officers and receive full pay. i'Top, left, Cadets are instructed in radio, right they relax on volleyball courts. Above, Cadet Pilot officer is given final instructions before he takes off. At right they watch a planer. unit Jifainfaina racfiiion The R.C.A.F. Reserve University Flight fU.B.C.j was established in October, 1948, simultaneously with similar units at other leading uni- versities in Canada. It assumed im- mediately the function of the Uni- versity Air Training Plan, that of training a limited number of uni versity students as aircrew. In addi- tion it became responsible for train- ing students as technical and administrative officers for the Re- serve or Regular components of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Students in any faculty are elig- ible for membership in the Flight but, because of the increasing tech- nological knowledge demanded of officers, engineers are given prefer- ence. Applicants are expected to 84 maintain a high academic average, for intelligence and application are two of the qualities requisite to leadership. As the training pro- gram encompasses a period of three years, only students in the first year of the four-year course or in the first or second year of a five-year course can qualify for training. Training consists of two parts, winter training and summer train- ing. During the university session the Flight Cadets attend lectures on military history, military geography, international affairs, trends in air weapons and defence, aviation me- dicine, and other related subjects. The lecturers who conduct discus- sions after these lectures are mem- bers of the faculty or are high rank- ing officers of the R.C.A.F. To reinforce the lectures, visual aids, particularly documentary films, are used extensively. So that the lec- ture program will not interfere with academic studies, Winter training ceases at least three weeks before the sessional examinations begin. After the university session closes, Flight Cadets report for summer training to various units of the R.C.A.F. Newly selected aircrew travel to the Institute of Aviation Medicine, where they are subjected to rigid and exhaustive tests to de- termine their aircrew trade. They then proceed to other units to train as pilot, navigator or radio officer. Partly trained aircrew go directly from university to flying schools to continue their flying training.