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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Dec. 7, 1964
Army, Air Force ROTC Revitalize for '65
A bill providing for changes in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) will affect the programs of at least two of KU's military branches during the 1965 school year. The bill provides that:
- A two-year ROTC program will be available to host colleges in addition to the regular four-year program.
- Cadet retainer pay will be increased with provisions made for a slight increase in student travel allotments and advanced summer camp pay.
- Scholarships will be available for students in the four-year ROTC program.
- Advanced ROTC students and all scholarship students will be required to accept enlisted reserve status. This also applies to students currently enrolled in advanced ROTC.
THE CHANGES IN the military science programs of Universities are part of the ROTC Revitalization Act, signed Oct. 13 by President Johnson.
The KU Air Force ROTC has already made the necessary changes in their agreement with the University to offer the new program here next fall. The Army ROTC is now in the process of negotiating for the two-year program.
Capt. Robert H. Eslinger Jr $ ^{n} $ professor of Naval science, said the Navy has made no decision on the two-year program.
"The bill did not have as great an effect on the Navy ROTC as it did on Army and Air Force," Capt.
Eslinger said. "The Revitalization Act gave them the scholarship program that we have had for a long time."
CAPT. ESLINGER said the Department of the Navy in Washington has asked for comment on the two-year program; but until some decision is made, the Navy will continue with the four-year program as it is now.
Changes in the ROTC program will now make it possible for junior college students to enter the advanced program as juniors by substituting a six-weeks field training course for the two years of basic ROTC normally taken in the freshman and sophomore years at colleges offering the ROTC program.
THE PROVISIONS of the new bill make it possible for a student in the ROTC program to enroll as a junior even if he did not transfer from a junior college. It also allows a student attending school where there is no ROTC program to travel to a nearby school for ROTC training.
Lt. Col. Gerald E. Hallas, professor of aerospace studies, said the keynote of the new programs is "versatility."
"All the features of the present program remain in effect. We haven't lost anything." Col. Hallas said. "The difference is we have a situation now that can appeal to almost any student."
COL. MAX L. PITNEY, professor of military science, said the program would be ideal for those who had just decided their career objectives.
"Under the new program, the flying option is still available." Col. Pitney said. "With this option a student may qualify for a civilian pilot's license during his senior year."
The scholarship potential was cited by Col. Pitney and Col. Hallas as one of the most important aspects of the new program.
"We've never had scholarships in the Army and Air Force," Col. Pittney said. "We still don't know how many will be available."
THE SCHOLARSHIPS will cover tuition, other school fees, and the cost of books. The scholarship recipients will also receive a $50 per month retainer fee for up to four years of college.
The present Navy program is divided into two categories—contract and regular. The contract program is similar to that of the current Army and Air Force plan. The regular program is a four-year scholarship with all books, fees, and tuition paid. The scholarship student's retainer pay is $50 a month.
"The Revitalization Act gives juniors and seniors in the Navy contract program $40 a month retainer pay," Capt. Eslinger said.
CADET RETAINER pay in the Army and Air Force ROTC has been raised by the new law to not less than $40 and not more than $50 per months for 20 months of advanced training.
Navy Recalls Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU — (UPI)— A wreathlaying ceremony at the commemorative shrine above the sunken huk of the USS Arizona marked today as the 23rd anniversary of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
But, by official directive, the Navy will remember Pearl Harbor on May 30—Memorial day—along with Bunker Hill, New Orleans, Gettyburg, San Juan Hill, the Argonne, Bataan and other battles in which American fighting men were killed.
Only two groups planned special ceremonies for today, the Fleet Reserve Association and the Pearl Harbor Attack Veterans Association
DELEGATES FROM BOTH groups planned to make a pilgrimage today to the rusting hulk of the USS Arizona to pay homage to their dead comrades.
They will make the short journey
by Navy launch across Pearl Harbor to "battleship row" adjacent to Ford Island, debarking at a gleaming, half-million dollar white marble and concrete shrine that spans the sunken Arizona.
There, they planned to place wreaths before a huge marble-tablet bearing the names of the 1,102 men whose remains are still entombed inside the Arizona.
THE MEN WERE from every state in the union and from every U.S. possession and territory. They ranged in rank from Seaman Apprentice to Rear Admiral.
The youngest, a 17-year-old Seaman Apprentice on the day he died would now be 40.
In its own way the Navy remembers Pearl Harbor every day. The Arizona, commissioned in 1916 and sunk in her first battle 25 years later, is the only battleship still
carried on the "in commission" rolls of the U.S. Navy.
EACH MORNING A MARINE color guard boards a gray Navy launch and rides to the decks-a wash Arizona, arriving shortly before 8 a.m.
Then, at precisely 8, in unison with the flags of all other ships is the harbor, the Arizona's colors are hoisted to the top of her mast.
The flag aboard the Arizona has flown at half-mast on only one December 7 since she settled to the muddy bottom of Pearl Harbor 2 years ago. That was last year when the ship was officially in mourning for President Kennedy.
THE SHIP ITSELF still "weeps" oil from fuel tanks ruptured during her death throes on Dec. 7, 1941. The oil drifts in a wavering strand that disappears before it reaches the harbor entrance and the open sea.
"Our goals are the same," Col. Hallas said, "a college degree and a commission."
Male students applying for the two-year program must have two or more years remaining until they receive their degrees, either at the baccalaureate or graduate level, providing they can complete such work prior to their 28th birthday.
student must also have a qualifying score on an Officer Qualifying Test, pass a medical examination, and appear before an interview board.
The summer field training must be completed the summer before a student enters the 2-year program. A
Col. Hallas said that applications should be made no later than the mid portion of the spring semester in order to meet the processing deadlines for the field training course.
Applications may be made by contacting the military or air science departments.
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