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...took the scholarship for the money--I was going to take the first two years, then quit," Hyten says. ROTC offers full scholarships for freshman and sophomore years, full payment for books and materials, and a monthly stipend for living expenses, with no commitment to serve. Only if a cadet continues to accept the scholarship as a junior and senior, does he or she incur an obligation of four years of active duty in the military...
...four years Hyten has been an Air Force ROTC cadet. That's four years of drill practice, leadership training, and military coursework. That's summer training with jogging, flying, daily briefings, and shooting on the pistol range. When he graduates this spring. Hyten will be among the first group of Harvard students to complete the full ROTC program through cross-registration...
...show occasional flashes of intellect. One of his instructors recalls giving a class in which Haig was a middling student and seemed bored. Then he was given an assignment to read various studies about the peaceful control of atomic energy, and prepare a five-minute talk. Most of the cadets droned through dull remarks, says the instructor, but "all of a sudden this Cadet Haig got up and gave an absolutely stunning speech. He understood all the material and he had a gift of presentation"-a gift that Haig was to polish later as a briefing officer for numerous high...
...hundred-eighteen pounder Beller got as far as the quarterfinals, but dropped an 8-1 decision that landed him in the consolation round, which he forfeited to Army Cadet Jim Turner...
...freestyle, Mike Coglin went out in front early only to have Mowry pull ahead in the middle of the race. Coglin turned it on with less than 300 yards left to regain the lead, but the gritty Cadet pushed him right to the finish...