The White Falcon - 13.02.1965, Blaðsíða 5

Saturday, February 13, 1965
WHITE FALCON
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Annapolis Beckons
Future Midshipmen
Applications for admission to the United States Naval
Academy of Midshipmen of 1965 are being taken at the
Education and Training Office now through March 18, 1965.
The academy graduates young men dedicated to the
naval service with a Bachelor of Science degree. The aca-
demic program does not prepare®
an individual for the Bachelor of
Arts field, medical field, or other
specialties.
Midshipmen that qualify aca-
demically may elect additional
courses to study in addition to
the basic curriculum.
They may validate previous col-
lege courses by taking examina-
tions and interviews. If satisfac-
tory marks are attained on valid-
ation exams, the midshipman is
exempt from this course and re-
ceives full credit for such.
“To develop midshipmen moral-
ly, mentally, and physically and
to imbue them with the highest
ideals of duty, honor, and loyalty
in order to provide graduates who
are dedicated to a career of naval
service and have potential for
future development in mind and
character to assume the highest
responsibilities of command, citi-
zenship, and government.”
Call E & T Office
There is a Naval Preparatory
School curriculum to prepare
candidates for College Entrance
Examination Board Tests. The
routine of the Prep school is
similar to that of the academy.
Four Years
The curriculum at the Naval
Academy covers four years and
includes summer leave periods,
summer cruises (first and third
years) and a summer of study
Midshipmen receive a monthly
salary from which they cover
their own expenses. The demands
placed on a midshipman’s pay do
not permit him the purchase of
many luxuries.
To qualify a man must be single
and not less than 17, nor more
than 21 years of age.
Any personnel interested in ap-
plying for the Naval Academy
may call the Education and Train-
ing Office. The cut-off date is
March 18, 1965. Those selected
will report to Naval Prepaidtory
School no later than Sept. 1, 1965.
Short Payday
Now Adjusted
There are 180 days during this
next pay period Jan. 1, 1965 —
June 30, 1965. Pay is computed
on a 30 day monthly basis, (30
days x 6 mos. = 180 days). fPay-
He must submit a personally
composed, handwritten statement
200/500 words in length, setting
forth his reasons for wanting to
attend the Academy, and he must
take a complete physical examina-
tion.
Exams Given
All applicants must have a high
school education. An exam given
throughout the naval establish-
ment must be taken. It is de-
signed to determine each candi-
date’s comparative capabilities in
the fields of mathematics (algebra,
plane geometry, and trigono-
metry), English, physics and che-
mistry.
The mission of the Naval Aca-
demy is:
days for this period will be as
as follows:
a. As in the past, paydays will
be held every other Thursday.
b. Amounts due will be comput-
ed on a 14 day basis, regard-
less of the number of days
between paydays. This will
be a constant amount with
NO 13 day payday.
c. The last payday on June 30,
1965 will be for a 12 day
Period.
There will be twelve (12) four-
teen (14) day paydays = 168 days
pay, one (1) twelve (12) day pay-
day = 12 days = a total of 180
earned days.
No Educational System
Offers Students More
Service in the Armed Forces of the United States offers an
opportunity to secure one of the best educations in the world, parti-
cularly in the technological fields, according to a report from the
Bureau of Publiations, Teachers College, Columbia University.
The Columbia report says the Armed Forces spend more money
on education than all the American colleges and universities com-
bined and provide one of the most extensive and advanced educational
programs.
The report examines basic recruit training, technical training, of-
ficer-candidate courses, officer training, the service war colleges,
the joint colleges and off-duty education at local institutions, on base
and by correspondence courses provided by the service.
It also covers the military services’ teacher-training programs, edu-
cational research projects, other research, and instructional methods.
The report says “the quality of instruction in the Armed Forces
is superior. The time and money spent by the Armed Forces on
educational research greatly exceed that of traditional academic in-
stitutions.
The subjects taught by the Armed Forces range from the three
It's to requirements for a Ph.D. degree. At any one time, the survey
shows, as many as 300,000 military personnel may be attending school.
Are you among these 300,000? Can you afford not to be? Many
jobs in the Armed Forces now require skills and knowledge that were
unheard of a few years back.
Don’t let your job advance beyond your capabilities. Columbia
University says you have one of the best educational systems at
your disposal—take advantage of it. (AFPS).
Tax Information
Federal Tax return forms
are on order and will soon be
received. An announcement
will be made when these forms
will be available at the Legal
Office, USNS, Keflavik.
Naval or military service
does not automatically exempt
service personnel from State
and local taxes, even if ser-
vice is performed on board
ship on the high seas or at a
foreign duty station. It is the
obligation of each member to
ascertain and discharge his
personal tax liability to his
home state.
Assistance to determine
State tax liability is available
in the Station Legal Office.
REMEMBERS ICELAND—Chief Master Sgt. William A. Ruehl of the
57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron’s engine shop goes over some engine
maintenance records. A former Navyman, the sergeant first visited Ice-
land in 1942 while serving aboard a destroyer.
Chief Master Sgt. W. Ruehl:
A Well-Traveled Serviceman
by Gene Taylor, JOC
A former Navy chief petty officer, now an Air Force
sergeant with the 57th Fighter Interceptor Sqd., has known
hard times and good times.
The good times, says Chief Master Sgt. William (Bill)
A. Ruehl, have come during his 22 years of combined Navy
and Air Force. ®
He experienced hard times, he
ON CAMERA—IP’s from Reykjavik touring AFRTS.
Icelandic Police Tour Base
Twenty-seven Icelandic Policemen from Reykjavik were
given a tour of the Iceland Defense Force Feb. 4.
These men comprise the shifts known as Oskar’s shift.
The shifts of Police in Iceland go by the first name of
their shift leader, rather than by numbers. This was the
second group of Icelandic Police to be given a tour of the
■^'Defense Force this year.
Starting the tour at the I.P.
Station the men were given a
chance to compare the work of
the Reykjavik police with the
methods used by the men of the
Keflavik Airport Police Force.
Also while at the I.P. Station the
group was served refreshments.
Proceeding to Hangar 831, the
group was met by RAdm Ralph
Weymouth, Commander Iceland
Defense Force, who gave a brief
welcome aboard greeting. An IDF
Brief was then given, explaining
the mission of the Iceland Defense
Force.
The group then visited the 57th
Fighter Interceptor Alert Barn
where they received a first hand
look at the F-102 Fighter-Inter-
ceptor and the procedures for
getting the aircraft into the air
on short notice. Also the group
was shown the flight suit worn
by F-102 pilots while flying.
A visit to the radio and tele-
vision station then followed, the
group was shown the fundamen-
tals in preparing radio and tele-
vision shows for airing to the
public.
The tour terminated at the Chief
Petty Officer’s Club, where the
group was treated to dinner and
given a chance to relax before
departing for Reykjavik.
says, before he entered the Navy.
Like many people, the sergeant
became addicted to eating at a
very early age. But before he
entered the Navy, life back on
the farm in St. Mary’s Penn.,
rarely granted him a square meal.
Potato Picking
When he was nine years old
he worked 12 hours a day picking
potatoes “from any farmer that
would hire me.” Bill wasn’t much
bigger than the bushel baskets
he tugged behind him. But because
he wanted to help his parents feed
his seven brothers and sisters,
he turned out to be one of the
best potato-pickers in that part
of Appalachia.
Bill managed to pick at least
25 bushels a day. For his efforts,
Bill got two bushels of potatoes.
“We lived on potato soup,” said
Bill, with a grin. “We had potato
soup for breakfast, dinner and
supper. If we were lucky, we got
a piece of bacon in our soup on
Saturdays and Sundays.”
Leather Tanning
Because the family turned up
more rocks than potatoes on their
small farm, Bill’s father worked
as a tanner for a leather com-
pany in St. Mary’s. His father
brought home $30 a month, and
when Bill was 19, he went to
work for the same company for
$64 a month.
“It wasn’t much,” said Bill, “but
it put more than potatoes on our
table.”
Pearl Harbor
Bill was still working for the
leather company three years later
when Japan attached Pearl Har-
bor.
The following month, in Janu-
ary 1942, Bill enlisted in the
Naval Reserve “for the duration.”
Two months later he was called
on active duty as a fireman third
class and underwent recruit train-
ing at the U.S. Naval Training
Center, Newport, R. I.
After recruit training, Bill was
ordered to attend a four-month’s
machinist’s mate course at the
Wentworth Institute in Boston.
Navy School
“The Wentworth Institute was
an engineering school which the
Navy had just taken over,” ex-
plained Bill. “The Navy also kept
the same instructors which the
school had before.”
While studying at the Institute,
the students stayed at the Navy-
operated Somerset Hotel.
“The school really set a hard
pace for us,” said Bill, shaking
his head. “We studied 16 hours
a day — but it was worth it. I
learned a lot.”
Although Bill’s education had
been limited to seven years of
formal schooling, he was one of
32 top students, in a class of 300,
who graduated as second class
machinist’s mates.
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show in a new musical.