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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 6 You Said AF Basic Training Shortened; It Planned Integration Training Many new airmen reporting to AF basic training centers beginning What was one of QUESTION: Christmas in January, 1956, will make the transition from civilian to AF technimemorable most your a new program of combining under heretofore cian more rapidly i than - Days? , i : i i a basic military ana tecnnicai nam- ANSWERS This is the first step in long-rang- e Kay Rives, Control AF plans to devise, means Quality Last Christ- of reducing the time needed to mas'. My hus- train a new airman and make him band came home a productive member of the AF about two weeks team. Christbefore New airmen found eligible by apmas just loaded titude, classification tests', and down with pack- other selective means to attend ages and pre- AF technical schools, and for whom sents and then stiacps are available, will receive told me I could only six weeks of basic military not, neek until training at Farks, .Lackland ana Christmas I could hardly stand Sampson AF Bases. They will it. He says I'm worse than a little receive the balance of their basic AF training while being prepared kid and I' 11 have Tto admit it. . W. Harris, Inspector General's The Office biggest surprise I ever had on Christmas was I was when about 14 years old. I'd just had SrjJ my bicycle stolen and I knew I'd never get another. When I woke up on Christmas morn and saw a brand new bike under the tree, I was tickled to death. I hadn't even dared hope I'd get another. I'd sort of half heartedly looked around the house and out in the garage before Christmas, but when I couldn't find one, I knew that was it. Verna H. nance Pro-basc- o, Mainte- for their future AF careers. This change in the airman initial training program will place technicians on the newly-traine- d weeks five sooner, saving the job government money in reduced training time and costs, and improving utilization of AF man- power. Those airmen not scheduled for formal technical schooling will continue through the normal 11 weeks of basic military training before being sent to commands for duty and OJT with duty assignment recommendations. AF planners anticipate that in time all incoming airmen will receive formal technical training in an AF skill. They add that the possibility of further combining basic military and technical training depends on the success of the partially integrated program beginning in "Bro-ther- ." ?25yn i0I That's the reason. Everytime my car passes a junk People who llke yard it gets homesick. usually don't wte?. """c one. a Perfect A Me1vin She said, "If you kiss me I'll call a member of my family." I kissed her and she whispered For The Homemaker The January. Christmas' that stands out most in my mind was when I was six old and j years i lived at Union- ville, Mo. The whole town had Five employees of the Statistical a Christmas nroerram at the Services Division recently presentschool house. I was in the first ed a program to the Great Salt grade and on the program. But Lake Chapter of the National Ma the big thrill came when Santa chine Accountants Association. At a dinner meeting held at Ma's Claus took a doll off the tree and and Pa's in Rov. the Stat Services presented it to me- workers gave a presentation on the theorv and onerat.ion f F.ler- George Petertronic Data Processing machines, ReMinor son, a demonstration ot sequencing and pair I get a accumulation, and an example of kick every big detailed Droerramminer of instruc Christmas out tions in a language which can be of playing understood by the machine. Santa Claus for Twenty-fou- r neoDle from the the kids. We Statistical Services Division are have five chilmembers of the Machine Accountdren ranging in ants Association. The purpose of age, from 2 to tne association is to develop its 20. Our youngmembers in sound machine accountest Sherry Ann, will be two years old next week and ing procedures and methods and to she's really going to have a big foster amoner executives and 1ia time this Christmas. Especially public a better understanding of with the help of the other kids the vital role they play. who do all they can to spoil her. Making the presentation were Raymond Fowers, Rex Hurley, Ruth Perkins, John John Reeder, and First Security wiiuamSwaner, .Brian. j. Bank I guess Stat Services Plays Host To. Accountants the most thrilling Christmas to me was in 19 1G when my husband came home from the Navy and sur-pris- WINN IFRED What Shall We Eat Todayi NOT JUST AN ORDINARY COOK BOOK. "WHAT SHALL EAT offers you carefully planned, nutritionally TO-DAY- ?" co- and interestingly varied menus. Your requirements in both basic foods and staples are planned weeks and months in advance. With this knowledge the homemaker will be able to take advantage of special sales, large economy packages and bulk purchasing. rrect Just think, MEALS PLANNED FOR A YEAR IN ADVANCE THE HOMEMAKER WILL LOVE THIS GIFT SHE CAN ALL YEAR ROUND us Christmas day. I hadn't seen him for about J) months and when he came walking in that Christ- with USE $300 ONLY mas day that was the nicest present I could have wished for. He was on leave and stayed about two weeks. ON SALE NOW AT First Gentleman farmer: Man who tips his hat every time he passes a tomato. WE recipes and calory schedules. ed Marvin Steed, Security I guess Bank my most exciting Christmas was the first year my wife and I played ' I Santa Claus. '! Our oldest child, y Sharma, was just one year old then and we had bought her a whole bunch of things for about a 0 or 8 year old child. We stayed up half the night getting things just so and playing with them. JARDINE'S 14 New Bride and edding bells rang out recently for Lillie Howell (above) who changed her name to Mrs. Horace E. Williams on November 18. Harrietts Extending congratulations and good luck wishes, along with a wedding gift, were Lillie's in the Addressograph Section, Cataloging and Standardization Division, Supply. LU. lie has worked at Hill AFB for almost 14 years. KAYSVILtf SOUTH MAIN Time Box KAYSVILLE Jewelers LAYTOH |