The White Falcon - 17.09.1965, Blaðsíða 3

WHITE FALCON
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Friday, September 17, 1965
AN EVEN DOZEN—James L. Woodward, AC2, (left) and Walter E.
Logan, AMH2, are congratulated on their reenlistment of six years
each by Capt Emile E. Pierre, Jr, commanding officer of Naval Sta-
tion. The ceremony took place Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the commanding
officer’s office at 11 a.m.
Sept 22 Deadline Set
On NESEP Program
One of the ways open for enlisted men to be commissioned
is the Navy Enlisted Scientific Program (NESEP).
Briefly, NESEP is a college training program for out-
standing POs on active duty leading to a commission as
an unrestricted line officer. Under the program, the Navy
provides an uninterrupted four-year college education in
designated colleges and universi-<
ties, leading to a baccalaureate
degree in the major fields of study
approved by the Chief of Naval
Personnel.
Salvation Army To
Hold Flower Day
At Naval Station
The Salvation Army of Iceland
will hold its annual Flower Day
Sale at Keflavik Airport on Fri-
day, Sept. 24, during the hours
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The purpose of Flower Day is
to raise money for the charitable
work of the Salvation Army in
Iceland.
Salvation Army officers will be
stationed at the Air Terminal,
Exchange, Commissary and Mess
Hall 758.
Military men should be aware
of Salvation Army’s work around
the world. Here in Iceland, the
Salvation Army has been working
for 70 years. Servicemen on li-
berty in Reykjavik are invited
to stay overnight in the Salvation
Army Hotel. Rooms and meals are
available at a very modest price.
Last year the Salvation Army
collected $102.50 in the Flower
Day Sale. The five-petaled flower,
also called the King’s Flower, was
established by King Haakon VII
of Norway for the benefit of the
Salvation Army.
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Obtain Degree
After obtaining their degree,
men are ordered to Officer Candi-
date School at Newport, R. I. or
Naval Pre-Flight School at Pen-
sacola, Fla. After successful com-
pletion, they are commissioned.
Before commissioning, each former
NESEP student will be considered
for graduate education.
Men commissioned through NE-
SEP must serve on active duty
for a minimum of nine months
for each six months of education.
In no case shall this active duty
period be less than four years.
Above E-4
Applicants must be U.S. citi-
zens, male or female, married or
single, and must be Regular Navy
or reserves on active duty (in-
cluding TARS) and serving in
pay grade E-4 or above on the ap-
plication deadline.
Applicants must be 21 but not
yet 25 by July 1 of the year se-
lected and they must have a high
school diploma or GED. Combined
GCT/ARI score must be 118 and
they must have a clear record for
two years prior to their applica-
tion date.
Must Extend 2 Years
Each man selected is discharged
at the convenience of the govern-
ment and reenlisted in the Regular
Navy for a period of six years
in the pay grade then held. Upon
completion of the second year of
college, candidates must extend
for another two years.
Students maintain their enlisted
rate at college and are permitted
to advance in rating in accordance
with established procedures. Nor-
mal leave is granted during aca-
demic holidays.
Counts As Shore Duty
Education provided will not ex-
ceed four consecutive years and
counts as a normal tour of shore
duty. Instruction terminates at
the completion of the Chief of
Naval Personnel’s prescribed cur-
riculumn or four years, whichever
comes first.
All personnel interested in
NESEP may contact the Educa-
tion and Training Office at Ext.
5238 or 5139 for further informa-
tion and, if qualified, initiate a
Special Request Slip through prop-
er channels.
Six Servicemen Journey To Selfoss
Via Buses, Cars, Jeeps And Feet
by Bob Buerger, EM2
On Saturday, Sept. 11, five members of the Naval Station’s Weapons Department and
one member of Air Forces Iceland Ammunition Storage Branch prepared to walk 58
kilometers or 36 miles from Reykjavik to Selfoss.
The walkers were SSgt. Bill Lasley, AFI Ammunition Storage Branch; Tim Kincaid,
AOAN; Kenneth Clasen, AOAN; Jim Wilson, AOAN; and George Hill, AOAN, all at-
tached to the Magazine Area of Weapons and myself from the Explosive Ordnance Dis-
posal Team.
We boarded a bus from Keflavik to Reykjavik at 1 p.m. Upon arrival to the capital,
we started walking with packs on
our backs on the Selfoss Road.
After a tour of the Arbaer
Museum, an old 19th century Ice-
landic community, and a stop for
coffee and cake at the Model Inn,
the long journey began.
Splitting Into Pairs
We split up into pairs; Lasley-
Buerger, Kincaid-Wilson and
Clasen-Hill. This move was under-
taken in case of getting a lift.
It was planned that the first
pair to reach Selfoss would pro-
cure rooms at the hotel for all.
After parting company, the ad-
venture was underway.
Both Clasen and Hill caught a
ride, first, and were last seen
heading off in the dust towards
their destination. About 17 kilo-
meters from Reykjavik, Lasley
and myself got a hop by a motor-
ist who was heading toward
Reykjavik. He had turned around
and gave us a ride to the Ski
Lodge which is midway in our
journey.
On To Selfoss
This left Kincaid and Wilson
still hoofing it. After having cof-
fee, we walked outside the Lodge
with packs in place and saw Kin-
caid and Wilson pass by in a
Land Rover.
Lasley and I then started on
the road again and, after walk-
ing another four kilometers, got
a ride from a young Icelander in
a Jeep and arrived in Selfoss at
8 p.m.
There, we met up with the other
four hikers. Clasen and Hill had
become acquainted with an Eng-
lishman, named Bob, who was
touring Iceland on foot. He took
us to the Selfoss Boy Scout Build-
ing, where- he was staying, and
offered us part of the floor of
the building.
Stay At Hotel
We immediately dropped our
packs and unrolled our sleeping
bags. After some enjoyable fellow-
ship and late supper, Lasley and
I stayed at the local hotel for
the night.
At 8 a.m. Sunday morning,
we all met at the hotel for
breakfast and laid out plans
for the day’s march back to
Reykjavik. The plans called for
traveling in two’s again and to
meet at the Ski Lodge for supper
and a rest before the final leg
home.
My partner and I were the
first to leave Selfoss at 9:30 a.m.
We started walk and in 30
minutes were passed by Kincaid
and Wilson in a 1958 Ford, and
then by Clasen and Hill in a Jeep.
Last Leg Of Journey
After walking 17 kilometers to
Hveragerdi we decided to toss in
the towel and caught a bus from
there to the Ski Lodge. On the
way, we spied Kincaid and Wilson
walking on the road again—sorry
about that, boys!
The bus dropped us off at the
Lodge at 1:30 p.m. Clasen and
Hill met us there, as usual (golden
thumbs, I guess), and Kincaid and
Wilson joined us four at 2 p.m.
Then we immediately started to
devour all the lamb and schnitzle
in sight.
A welcome rest followed upon
which we split again for Keflavik
with the last contingent arriving
at the Naval Station at 8 p.m.
The people were wonderful to
us. The Icelanders toured us, fed
us and drove us. We had a terrific
time. And, when our feet and legs
get back into shape, we hope to
be off again on a “walk around
Iceland!”
IDF Teamwork Does The Job
WRAPPING THE MEAT — Com-
missaryman Second Class Dennis
J. McNamara provides services
with a smile at the meat counter
in the Commissary Store. Mc-
Namara is a 19-year veteran and
has been stationed in Keflavik for
the past 11 months. He has been
very active in sports since he ar-
rived and was the coach of the
Tigers in the Keflavik Little Lea-
gue. He also follows Major Lea-
gue Baseball closely and it has
been a miserable year for him
since his team is the Yankees who
haven’t been doing so well this
year. McNamara makes his home
in Norfolk, Va. where his wife and
three children reside.
PRINTER’S INK—Making sure the
machines are in good working or-
der at the Station Print Shop are
just one of the duties of Ed B.
Bird, LI3. Bird has been in the
Navy for five years and at Kefla-
vik since June. A native of Dear-
born, Mich., he first enlisted in
the Navy as a boilerman. The 22-
year-old lithographer third class
belongs to the base’s NATO Sport
Parachuting Club. At his last duty
station in Rota, Spain, Bird, a
rodeo enthusiast, rode broncs and
bulls and placed second in bronc
riding at the annual rodeo contest
in Spain.
READY TO CLIMB — John E.
Mueller, CN, of the Power Line
Maintenance Division of Public
Works begins his ascent up the
telephone pole. The particular
problem he is working on concerns
the renovation of street lights,
that is, changing the street light
circuits. Mueller hails from Cin-
cinnati, Ohio and is presently in
his sixth month at U.S. Naval Sta-
tion, Keflavik. The 22-year-old con-
structionman has been in the Navy
for 18 months and spent his last
duty station in Rota, Spain. He
plans to attend a technical school
for electronics upon his completion
of active duty.