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Seniors in the Marine Platoon Leaders Corps program--including first Class Marshal David C. Skinner '51 have been granted a three day extension on their reporting time, it was announced last weekend. Washington headquarters of the Marines granted the extra time to allow the seniors to attend Commencement exercises on June...
...Platoon Leader program consists of two six week summer training periods leading to a second lieutenant's commission upon graduation. There are at present about one hundred Harvard students enrolled. There were over 150 applicants in March for 30 new openings...
...troopers attacked again. Said Lieut. Albert Moses, commanding G Company: "We pushed off at 7:30 a.m., trying to get on the camel's nose. Finally we got a few men into some abandoned enemy trenches and had a good view of his positions, but we had one platoon badly chopped up. I was hitting them with 57-and 75-mm. guns, 81-mm. mortars, and 155s from the rear. But we just couldn't get 'em all, and we withdrew under heavy mortar fire. We had to leave some of our wounded. A patrol got them...
...form letter sent to Senior Platoon Leaders stated, "It is the intention of this Headquarters to order you to extended active duty in excess of 30 days." Seniors must report to Quantico, Virginia for an initial assignment of five months basic training. They will serve a maximum of 21 months unless enlistments are extended...
...Platoon Leader program consists of two six-week summer training periods leading to a second lieutenant commission upon receiving a diploma...