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He is the only parson paratrooper in the U.S. His formal title is Lieut. Raymond S. Hall, and he is chaplain (Episcopal) of the Provisional Parachute Group at Fort Benning.
When he was assigned to Fort Benning in January, middle-sized, softspoken, muscular Chaplain Hall did not plan to do any jumping. But some of the boys suggested that he might make a jumper, and so he went into training.
"One of the most encouraging things I found was the change since summer in the number of members being trained as officers. In Fort Benning, the number of men enrolled is expected to be 50 times that of last July."
Fort Benning, he emphasized, is intended to give men in three months, the training they need to educate new officers as well as to serve actively themselves. He stated that he was impressed with the quality and thoroughness of the instruction, and with the rigor with which the potential officers...
Those who apply are carefully watched and are given practice in leading men. Thus, by the time they are accepted by Fort Benning, their actual capacity has been demonstrated and they have had some experience as officers."