University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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CADETS PASS the reviewing stand. EYES RIGHT seven senior cadet officers, each responsible for various functions of the cadets. The cadet division is divided into two wings, a drill wing and the unusual special missions wing. The special missions wing is made up a cadet instructors group, an interview group, and an evaluation group. Every senior cadet is required to act as a cadet instructor, teaching basic cadets during their Friday class periods. These members of the instructor group choose their topics from subjects which they think will be of interest and value to the freshman and sophomore cadets. Drill grades for all cadets are given by their cadet commander. In addition, each drill unit is evaluated by the cadets making up the Evaluation Group. Commander J. B. Tanner and Asst. Commander C. J. Strain led the A.F.R.O.T.C. Band.

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Lt. Col. E. W. Keller serves as the Executive Officer; Col. John P. McCartney is Commander and PAS T; and Capt. A. L. French is the Commandant of Cadets. AFROTC Program Produces Outstanding Cadets DETACHMENT OFFICERS are (first row) Maj. Benjamin E. Bridges, Capt Robert V. Hendon, Col. John F. McCartney, W. O. Robert H. Crook, (second row) M Sgt. James L. Thornton, Capt. Roy M. Brewer, Jr., Lt. Col. Edgar W. Keller, Maj. Joseph E. Miller, Jr., (third row) T Sgt. Fred T. Smith, T Sgt. Bobby F. Young, T Sgt. Calvin B. Watts, M Sgt. Howard H. Beavers, S Sgt. Dewey R. Cobb, and Capt. A. Lee French, Jr. The University, being a land grant college, is required to offer its male students at least two years of military training. Graduates of the A.F.R.O.T.C. program are commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Force and, with a few exceptions, enter flight training after going on active duty. To accomplish the mission of training these cadets Air Force officers are detached from the Air University at Montgomery, Alabama. Current Professor of Air Science is Colonel John F. McCartney; Executive Officer is Lieutenant Colonel Edgar W. Keller; and Captain A. Lee French is the Commandant of Cadets. Other officers assigned to the University Detachment are Major Ben E. Bridges, Major J. E. Miller, Captain R. M. Brewer, Captain R. V. Hendon, and Warrent Ofifcer R. H. Crook. Enlisted personnel are also assigned to the University by Air University. The A.F.R.O.T.C. unit here at Georgia is unique in that it is operated by the cadets themselves. Cadet officers sujservise the functions and operations usually performed by Air Force personnel such as administrative work, planning parades, issuing orders, and commanding the cadet corps. They, of course, receive advice and guidance from the PAS and his staff. Commander of the cadet corps for 1955-56 is Cadet Colonel James W. Fischer, of Atlanta. His division staff consists of Mmx

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W. B. Crane (Material), L. S. Cohen (Operations), M. E. Kersey (Exe- cutive), J. W. Fischer (Commander), J. T. Ellington (I.S.O.), W. S. Morris (Personnel), and D. L. Cummins (Inspector) constituted the Fall Division Staff. A basic cadet, prior to being accepted for the advanced pro- gram, must come before an interview board made up of senior cadets in the Interview Group. As the graduates of the advanced A.F.R.O.T.C. program will be sent in the Air Force as pilots or observers, cadets must be found capable of passing the mental and physical requirements for a flying officer prior to entering the AS III class. Sophomore cadets aspiring to enter advanced must pass a physical exami- nation which is often regarded as one of the most rigid in existance, with special emphasis on eyes, ears, heart, and blood pressure. The mental exams or stanine tests, are designed to tests the cadet ' s aptitude for flying and to determine his basic THE WINTER QUARTER DIVISION STAFF was composed of (first row) C. Snyder (Material), J. Fischer (Commander), A. Whitfield (Executive), (secontl row) M. Cohen (I.S.O.), D. Bishop (Personnel), D. Robertson (Operations), and J. Mercer (Inspector). 29