Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fourteen Air Force ROTC seniors received "Distinguished Student" awards yesterday from Col. Frank P. Bostrom, professor of Air Science, at the final fall Air Force drill...
...long and So ft. wide, with twin decks, which are joined by big, vertical steel tubes that are driven into the sea floor by hydraulic jacks. The upper deck rides 50 ft. above the water and supports the drill rig; the lower platform is flooded and slides down the tubes to squat on the bottom for better anchorage. To move to another site, the lower deck is pumped out and refloated, and the "legs" are pulled back up. The main barge is connected to another, slightly smaller service barge with engine rooms, crew's quarters, helicopter platform...
...have to wait until Saturday before I decide on Meigs," Jordan said after yesterday's brisk workout. Meigs dressed for the light drill. "I'll see the complete medical report tomorrow," Jordan said. "Anthony will probably be in there to begin with." Jim Anthony weighs 190 pounds and has played second to Meigs all season...
Except for Meigs, the varsity will be at full strength. Both tailbacks Jim Joslin and Matt Botsford are ready to play. Botsford ran through the sweat-suit drill and will start this afternoon at tailback. Quarterback Jerry Marsh will call signals and fullback Tony Gianelly should plunge for the short ones and back up the line on defense. Jordan plans to start Bob Cowles at wing. Should he falter, Joe Conzelman, who played his best game of the season against Princeton, will replace...
Just as one must learn the basic facts and symbols in any science--and in reading and writing, for that matter--before he can do the less disciplined advance work, the ROTC student must memorize some basic information in order to participate in drill. But the class of 1956 studied political geography in Air Science 1 and still learned enough technical material to march with everybody else...