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Show Instruction Aids in Halving Required to Train Job Specialists UflmlinS t fftese Men Learn Fast f OASC Nimrod t Wenito'15. War Innovations Explode Long -- Ungraded Rating Task Learning Period 4 V - . CT J"! WW. z' t r' ' 1 ? TRAINING . . . Discharged Veterans Kelsey L. and Mil Collins (right) are pictured with ieenter)Marsh in the Of den Air Service Command's Post ,f the d RUT Field learning aircraft electricity. Through training techniques, OASC work-rlM- d gtreamlined t skill level in half the time necessary before the war. (Official Air Service Command photo) mvtjKED em-VT- on-the-j- ob Library Facilities Are plained to Field Personnel SC evident are not and of tte separate offered by their In response to jj libraries. the base of requests, j& the AAF technical pointed out the nature recently become pn fleld personnel ) iin-jervi- -- Ogden Ski Club Sets First Meet U-r- pd . 11-tj- Ve I different functions, - Civilian, Military Skiers Both Invited to Attend building operated for The Ogden Ski club's first meetj of 'jt military personnel only. ing of the season will be held on ri in exceptionally good se-- b Friday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m., at the & Light auditorium of books for recreational Utah Power on Blvd., between 23rd Washington fic-. , , best sellers, latest 24th streets. and a, prominent The club extends a hearty welpoetry, drama and come to both military and civilians tech-1 There is a small friends. As and their collection but no tech order at entree the meeting they will ' i miM&ined. serve "minutes of last s btse library maintains a a salad, "brief resume ofmeeting," club acAtt the brick barracks. Men tivities," for the main course, a j&t books may check them "Ski Thrills of Norway," with the CQ. Hours are 1400 movie, desert will be a friendly .30 Monday to 1400 Saturday; introducing old to new 2000 on Sunday. will members and the "demi-tasse- " AAF technical library, open last year's ita military- and civilian per-- 4 be reminiscing about thrills and spills. b located in building The ski shelter at Snow basin post schools area. This li-- 7 maintains the field's best now offers a cheery fireplace and of technical books. Also hot food; comfortable benches to ie ihelves are novels, books rest the weary bones. The hills Jnwt problems, poetry, dra-- d have been cleared of brush, the firewood current magazines. The tow motors overhauled, 7 maintains a complete t, and coal supply is in and everyoraring to go. files of ne-is Ski AAT regulations, and Membership in the Ogden advancollection of field and tech- - club offers the following Hours are 7:40 a. tages: One day's free ride on the VSfS m- free for nothMonday to Satur-lekn- tows, instructions and special rates Sunday. ing to beginners, for advanced lessons. I bete library, 0, the gym, is 5 mi non-fictio- bl-hle- n, tra-too- kt ski-mind- ed " get-togeth- er - 2. tech-djre- up-to-d- ed 51 fefo William ni,t chief, at the supply 837th CoL Returns . . . Lt. Col. Gordon V. Holcomb has returned to his duties special-khJas OASC intelligence officer this "ver, Colo., last week, after completing a course of with officials there instruction at Command and GenPlans, organization and eral Staff school Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Lf Wolf by Sansone The "speed-up- " in production brought about by the war, supple-mente- d by stream-line- d training techniques, has cut in half the time it takes a man or woman to become a qualified specialist today. Such is the opinion of T. A Dewey, OASC civilian training administrator, who has directed the training Of thnnsnnrla nf m aircraft maintenance since the vuiureait oi ine war. "In most industrial vocations," Dewey explained, "a long training period was deemed necessary to reach-skil- l level. War with its radical departures training have largely that exploded theory. The Japs unintentionally speeded the transition when they hit Pearl Habor. Manpower demands and the dire necessity of immediate production on a previously undreamed of scale brought about a new phychology in industry. "Training took on momentum. Specialization and production-lin- e methods supplanted the ll trades tradition. Qualified personnel- were needed Planes schedules immediately. Transformation of inexperienced workers from all walks of life had to be expedited. Our survival depended on it." The challenge was met in Hill Field's civilian training branch while this giant base was still in the early stages of building. Hangars rose like inflated mushrooms. The first bombers were arriving from the air fronts. They needed quick rehabilitation so they might return to the fight. Heavy bombers were at a prem- 4 May Affect Job 4 Tenure After War's Conclusion 1V4 I LUCKY . . . Among the officers who ventured into the near-b- y fields during the three-da- y pheasant season, Nov. 4, 5 and 6, 1st Lt. Walter G. Seaman, purchasing and contracting office, is shown above with two gaudy birds. , . jack-of-a- sky-rocket- war-wea- ry ium. Dewey summed it up in a few words, "The command had a job to do and did it!" In those "early" days construction was only started Nov. 8, 1940 Hill Field was literally building with one hand and rehabilitating AAF planes with the other and all the while train ing green help. "A few experienced aircraft mechanics were our nucleus," the training specialist pointed out, "Air depot groups, destined for overseas, were our first students. But they couldn't spend their time in classrooms the situation called for production. These were followed by civilians, 95 per cent of whom had never worked on tin airplane. "We had no time for inferior training. The few mechanics we had immediately became supervisors and instructors. Many jobs were streamlined and specialized. They were reduced to two, three or four simple operations. After a few brief, concentrated hours of basic instruction erstwhile farm ers, clerks and salesmen went on the job, becoming almost immediately productive. "Some were assigned to sheet metal, some to rubber repair, some to the various phases of engine disassembly and repair. There they were given training while they "learned by doing". Instructors and supervosors hovered over them as they learned specialized operations. "Many of our present supervisors were inexperienced when the war broke. Today they are skilled in engine mechanics, hydraulics, electrical or sheet metal work. This was accomplished by good instruction and training. "Our basic training is now set up for two to three months when candidates familiarize themselves with the theory, and become skilled in the use of tools and materials with which Ihey will work. Except for the first few days this too is productive. "When they move into the maintenance shops they are thoroughly familiar with their task. Supervisors and post schools instructors help and counprovide sel whenever a problem arises. "Expert instruction, in my mind, is the key to the final result Our and instructors, experts themselves constantly on the alert for new and improved developments, keep abreast of the latest techniques in theory. shop practice and training This is a big advantage over some training systems. pre-wFor discharged veterans, the program offers an unexampled to acquire a coveted their contribu- n continue and sku in the opin-iowar effort, the to tion of Major Bernard C. the officer in charge of civilian training. field of the fu"Aviation is the ture " Major Baumxartner declared, tram "and we are equipped to ob "on-tne-jo- o" Radio Show In Need An official service rating program for ungraded employes at all Army Air Force installations in the country, will be administered at the Ogden Air Service Command, as of the 20th of Sept., according to Lt. John A. Carver, chief of the classification and wage administration branch. play a Efficiency ratings will in the highly important part for the perof employes manent installation here after the war is over, according to Lt. Carver. Ratings will be made officially each six months and the next depot wide rating time will be onthe 31st of March.' Duplicate copies of the rating form will be made by the supervisors of all ungraded employes. These will be'' routed to the civilian personnel section and there they will be scored according to the directions and the weighted score key established by AAF headquarters. Duplicate Copy The duplicate copy of the rating, after it is scored and marked official, will be returned to the supervisor, who will in turn give it to the employe ana at tne same time discuss the rating with him. The orginal will remain in the em- ploye's 201 file as an official rec ord of nis performance eacn six ent Of Vocalist Stoker Sleeps by Phone; Hopes Shore Joins WAG "The Command that keeps 'em in the air is on the air." Saturday KUTA 4:30-- 5 p. m. Orchestra. p. m. Saturday KDYL ' Purple Heart. Who will be the new "Keep 'Em Flying" vocalist? Van Leslie is now training on the coast with an overseas entertainment unit ,and the orchestra is temporarily "songs tressl ess." The radio programs now feature guest singers, former Hill field workers, former vocalists .with Stoker's peacetime band, and other fine voices in the area. But the search continues for a Hill field employe who'll sing like Shore or Simms on a volunteer basis. Conductor Ed Stoker sleeps by the telephone waiting for the audition request that will net him a trained personality voice, and dreams of Peggy Lee or Hildegarde joining the WACs.8273 His number's for any girl who'd like to join this first class outfit as its featured vocalist. Meantime this Saturday Cozette Nielson, formerly with Sergeant Stoker's civilian orchestra, carries the feminine vocal spot on the KUTA show and Carol Francis carries the torch song on the KDYL half hour. These two programs, termed excellent by a broad listening audience, continue to deliver the Ogden Air Service Command message the length and breadth of Utah and north and west to Idaho and Nevada. 30 . . Princess . months. An improved part of the effi ciency rating program far ungraded employes is the adoption of a placement rating program and a reassignment rating program. All new ungraded employes will be given a placement rating after SO days of service. Supervisors will make the rating, and in addition will be required to furnish other information regarding the skills and abilities of the employe. He will be requested to make recommendations as to the best use of such skills and abilities and may recommend reassignment, fur ther training, further utilization of outstanding abilities, or dismissal. Reassignment Ratings Reassignment ratings will be made on all persons who have had a position change. These ratings will also be made 30 days after the employe enters his new job. In view of the increasing im portance which the war department is placing on efficiency, ratings and in view of the increasing significance which they have to the employe and to the employer, accuracy rating is highly In order to adequately accom plish all placement and reassignment ratings which supervisors will be asked to make continuously as new employes come to the field and as reassignments are made, all supervisors will participate in a training class designed to acquaint them with further details of ungraded . rating techniques. These classes will be announced at a later date. Post Movies ob - WEDNESDAY Nov. 15 . "The Very Thought of You' Denis Morgan Dane Clark Faye Emerson !'!,' THURSDAY-FRIDA- - - SATURDAY Nov. 18 "Brazil" ' Baum-gartne- r, ' Nov. you've chanced, Crandmsl" """ whlcn wju comedy showing "The PriacsM and the Pirate,' at the port theater Sanday and- Monday. - war Jobs. . - Y 19-2- 0 "The Princess and the Pirate" Bob Hope Victor McLaglen veteran, in S5"h!m er.l e. ni branch and VIRGINIA MAYO... Who .".i: our .. Civilian """"'. - ...tnincr who are ra(fi. stars opposite Bob Hope la tae -,- vMyl. How Virginia Bruce Tito Gulzar SUNDAY-MONDA- tar ssjs 1 Y Nov. 7 "Bowery to Broadway" Maria Montez Jack Oakie Susanna Foster 16-1- ar 1 1944 AAF Slates ' f T, C edneday, TUESDAY-WEDNESDA- Y v Nov. 21-- 22 "Laura" Gene Tierney Dana Andrews , . |