Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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aug - urine efierved U VA7 is the Naval program for unmarried college juniors and seniors, or single or married graduates over nineteen and under twentyveight years of age. They must meet certain physical and phychological requirements for commission for a general classi- fication. Enlistees are ordered to training only when their Bacca- laureate Degree has been received tproviding they remain in good standing acadeniicallyl and training facilities are available. Those men in V-7 are training for reserve midshipmen, deck officers, engineers, and special service. Those not qualified are discharged, or, at personal request, transferred to another class. U5 V-5 is the Naval Aviation program for unmarried graduates of accredited secondary schools or high schools and colleges who are over eighteen and under twenty-seven years of age. They must he qualified for appointment as naval aviation cadets, and must be able to satisfactorily pass the aviation classification test. Therefore college student enlistees are deferred from orders to training duty until they have completed the current academic year. The duration oi the training is nine months at either Iowa State College, Georgia, North Carolina, or Saint Mary's. U1 V-l is one oi the Naval programs for regularly enrolled, un- married college freshmen or sophomores, who must be over seventeen and under twenty years of age, and are required to meet certain physical requirements for commission for either general or special limited service. At the end of the sophomore year, after being qualified by examination, they are allowed to transfer to V-7, and are then allowed to remain in college until graduation. Those who fail to qualify are allowed to finish two calendar years of college. affine orlad ederue The class Ill D program of the Marine Corps Reserve is for students who are regularly enrolled in college and who are over seventeen and under twenty-six years of age, Originally the plan was to allow those enlisted to receive their degree and then go into officer's training. However, they may be put into uniform by the beginning of the summer. At that time, the men will be screened, or an examination will be given, and if those in the reserves qualify, they will be sent to various college for further education. QT? I. 1.45, L ,144 4 ,Q Sa - fp- t, V 3 The -t t l ff U7 U U 23

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The Enlisted Reserve Corps-most of them called March 15. 16. 17 6n65f8J mffeflle The Enlisted Reserve Corps, in which a great many of the Washington University men were enrolled, is for regu- larly enrolled college students, married or single, who are over eighteen and under forty-five years of age. Originally freshman and sophomores, who took an ex- amination in order to qualify and those juniors and seniors who enlisted, were to be permitted to continue their college course until graduation. After receiving their degree, those who had taken R, O. T. C. would enter officer's training school and thereby receive their commissions after the required period of training. Enlisted freshman and sophomores who did not qualify in the examination and those not maintaining a satisfactory college stand- ing, were to be ordered to active duty in an enlisted status. However, when facilities were found available for handling the men in this division, orders came through for approximately two-thirds of the El. R. C. Engineering, Pre-medical and Senior Public Administration students were allowed to remain in school. rm? ir 601795 efserue The Air Corps Enlisted Reserve is for regularly enrolled college students, married or single, who are over eighteen and under twenty-seven years of age. They must be physically qualified for either ground duty or the air crew. Offered by the air corps are two plans from which the enlistees may make their choice. Plan A is for those who, as members of the air corps enlisted reserve, are subject to be ordered to report for active duty by the corps area commander as the facilities for training became available. Plan B is for those men enlisted in the reserve for appointment as aviation cadets and may continue in college until graduation or until withdrawal. However, contrary to the plan, the fifty-six men in the flight training division were ordered to report to Iefferson Barracks just after the start of the spring semester. lronically mccny landed back on the campus in the Preflight unit which came to Washington. Army Air Corps Reserve reported to Iefierson Barracks Feb. 12, 13 3 22 t x ,Numa t 6 yj ii? ' 1 In X - fs, ph gi .. 1 'Ei ' ' 2 55 :::,.. P2 rr :,?- - 5 Q X 1 ' ,ff 3. ny. ,a rib i e Est' j,

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Soldiers stationed here seem to find it hard to agree with Sherman. p-e -Q-1,., E-A EJ. Y' 59, Trannuriohetacnment ilsgw ' vue-Mmonotoov x. 1 Gifs F H 4' - 5.12.9 f :V 3 ' -'ff--1 5513 E Li. M- H --A.-., -em Military aspect of the Teke house is exemplary oi changes made. 24 31?-sf - T, oe amlaud .95 Wow an in Jaah The arrival of the army units was welcomed by stu- dents as a timely event at a period when there was a definite lack of activity on campus. Many changes in schedule were willingly made by faculty members, and students accepted inconveniences in housing cmd eating conditions without complaint. And so the army moved in with its singing and marching to help fill the places left empty when the Selective Service had done its work. The army students' days are kept full from reveille to taps, but in their few spare moments some may be seen in front of the Wo'man's Building, a good place for relaxation. A glance at the schedule of an Air Crew student will leave some doubt as to how this is managed. Between 6 and 8 A. M. when the morn- ing's classes start, they dress, have roll call and clean up their rooms. Classes last until 4:30 o'clock with an hour out for lunch. After drill there is some freedom Air-crew command greeted by Chancellor Throop and Mr. Ritterskamp Left to right: Lt. T. I. Newnam. Lt. I. M. Moreland, Mai. I. P. Glenn Ritterskamp. Chancellor Throop. Lt. I. H. Huser, Lt. W. H. Finley. before 6:30 mess, and afterwards until 8:30 when they are called to quarters for study. These students, half of whom were college men at the time of induction, are taking a five months' training course to fulfill the academic requirements for Air Corps Cadets. The ten hours of actual flight training began April 28 at the St. Louis School of Aeronautics at Kratz Field in St. Louis. Cadet officers, appointed on merit by the officers on duty, are in charge of each of the flights which are subdivided into smaller squads. The program for the singing meteorology students, who have taken over the fraternity houses, is even