Word: cadet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first, he didn't like the Point, and still recalls that "the discipline was awful." He was among the smallest in his class, and perhaps the sloppiest cadet the Point had ever seen. Once, when the cadets were ordered to wear side arms to chapel, Wood forgetfully marched in with a rifle. Another time, he showed up for guard duty with his shirttail hanging out, and was saved by a friend who threw a raincoat around him. Eventually he put on enough muscle and height so that he was twice selected to represent his class in bare-knuckle bouts...
...addition to attending lectures, students at the camp will go through basic training, including drill and rifle firing practice. The R.O.T.C. students attend camp with cadet privileges, and draw pay for their service...
...reason for the potential closeness of the varsity contest is simply that Hal Ulen's Crimson will probably, for the first time this season, lose at least four of the ten events. Cadet Coach Gordon Chalmers lost middle-distance star Jack Craigie to the U.S. Army, and suddenly uncovered a man he calls "four times as good...
Other two-bout winners included George McNair and Ivan Chermayoff in the opee competition and saber man Bob McConaughy. Jack Smith (opee) and Harry Ziel (saber) took a bout apiece against the unexpectedly strong Cadet team. Lee Scherer (opee) and Byron Morton (saber) completed the Crimson lineup...
...trip back to Boston the publicity officer talked mostly about jets and planes. This time he said very little about the Air Cadet program, but he did mention that "It's a great deal if you're interested in the Air Force." We all agreed...