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...fact, he may decide to make military service-the most integrated segment of American society-his career. Guy won an ROTC commission at Georgetown, ranking among the top six officers in the cadet corps, and is now waiting to enter Army helicopter school, for which he volunteered. He will probably go to Viet Nam after completing the course, and will do at least a five-year hitch in the service. In the interim, he is working as a data processor at NASA's Ames Research Center near Stanford, where Peggy is now a sophomore...
There are several reasons why an undergraduate would enter ROTC: because of the steadily increasing draft, the Officer Candidate School is greatly over-crowded and hard to enter; the ROTC scholarship program provides full tuition and other required expenses for some students; and each cadet receives a monthly salary of $50. There are no academic reasons for taking Military Science course; they simply are required for commissionig as a Second Lieutenant. Each of the four courses in Military Science comprises a half course which runs throughout the year, and each is given full academic credit; it can effect a student...
Pell added that "for purposes of commissioning, however, the cadet who receives an unsatisfactory grade (below 70) is in doubtful status. His acceptability for commission would be contingent upon demonstrated and estimated leadership potential and officer qualities...
Formal evaluations by faculty, class advisors, and cadet leaders are also considered when commissioning a cadet, said Pell. "Consideration is given to the student's attitude toward the program as demonstrated by his appearance, military bearing, attendance at classes and participation in important events normal to an ROTC unit (both formal and informal), and similar personal qualities...
...York's Gallery of Modern Art called "The Memorable Eisenhower Years," which opened last month while Ike was briefly hospitalized. If some of his paintings brought out the arsonist in him, at least they were all genuine-which was more than could be said for a prominently displayed cadet uniform that he was supposed to have worn at West Point. Said Ike after one glance: "This is absolutely false-a replica...