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Show HILL TOP TIMES 1961 juiy 21, Page 3 "I don't know whether or not he feels insecure," said the child's mother to the psychiatrist, 'but everybody else in our neighbor hood certainly does." Augmentation fly Invitation Only Officer ' reserve omcers Act,ve duty a tn ioininer the ... looms longer have g Lit applications for aug-t- o without any in. tetl"; Seir part, they will be ji S?e invitations . . to become regu- - tr officers result will mean great- erT8Ugmetation chance for many not now considered, Hq. who are . . umiv.j:.t v- jjgAF officials THIS WAS the WZL the h principal change program iu, week oy xxj. ..i officials. tion this ftB. ef-for- however, the a career as a of fieer is a H, A officers in the two, three year groups revealed that of the eligibles for regular commissions had not applied during the FY 1961 program. In the two year group alone, over I thousand were found to have reg ular officer potential. More ' than 75 per cent of them had attained degrees in engineering or the sci ences, skills that are needed in to and four Air Force.' day's After commands were asked to comment on the officers concern ed, and to approach them indivi dually, final selected 467 ficers. boards at Hq. USAF to become regular of their President Kennedy for confir nation the very day the new invi tation policy was announced. THE BIG POINT to remember it that none of the 467 applied for a regular commission although uey were highly Qualified and would have been accepted. by der the 1950 Ford 1951 Buick innrinmm making The NO. MAIN Enjoy Served r nn- HOUSE LAYTON Good Food Graciously in Beautiful Surroundings S Us for Your Banquets or Private Parties PHONE 37 55 W.) 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I BARGAINS ply. than n 76 invitation system to iden but not more - 25-we- ek potential regulars better and to offer a career to those who want it but who seem reluctant to ap The 1 Am in the past, augmentation chances are better in the young er year groups than in the older. There simply is more room in the current Air Force officer strut turo at the bottom than at the top. Thus, the 1961 selection ra niiii'ii ii iri tio of those paneled and those se-ected ran to about 30 per cent in tne two, three and four year groups versus 10 per cent in the Ale Richard L. Ward (right), explosive ordnance technician, 2705th five, six and seven year groups. Airmunitions Wing, is given the news that he has been accepted PETE'S USED WHILE NOT YET specified the for entrance into Officer Candidate School. Offering congratulaestablished goal of offering about tions is Col. J. M. Whitfield, 270ith commander. Airman Ward is 5,000 regular Air Force commis the third applicant in a row from the wing to be accepted for OCS sions annually remains unchangtraining. He will begin his training at OCS in October. A SUNSET, UTAn ed during FY 1962. Actual numnative of Seal Beach, Calif., he resides at 2630 Adams Avenue, TA dicbers can vary as the situation Ogden, with his wife and son. tates. Numerically, USAF still has room (51,575 regular officers line selection boards will meet to on board now and 69,425 establish consider the six year groups. In October boards will consider ed as the statuatory ceiling by the four and five year groups. Congress). will see board action 3 P.M. TO 7 P.M. November There were, of course, other ad on the two group. year justments made. One of the most 400 December will bring board ac(SUNSET 1782 u.,,4 important of these was to allow tion on the three year group. major air commanders to review (Turn West at Stoplight and Follow Signs) All others, the seven year group, those with more than seven years with carport, carpets, drapes, large living commissioned service but less than the over seven, graduates, room, large lot with chain link fence, beautiful military distinglished seventeen. If they have their bach central USAF reviewed be by landscaping, lots of storage. Neat as a pin. Full elors. degrees or better they may will selection boards in assume line January be recommended for consideration price only $13,500. Pay owner's equity and and in1902, taxes to Ha. USAF by the major air $81 per month payments including were sent by instructions See Full out Drive surance or will refinance. today. commander. USAF to the field on July 6. Hq. . for yourself. Below-the-zopromotions to Interested officers should consult lieutenant colonel are now auto an all major commands letter of date, titled "Annual Instrucmatically considered Last year, that Air Force Line criteria stop tions for Regular the Commissioned Officer Program TA 5722 SO. 1900 W., ROY ped at major. FY 1962, to get the full, definitive IN SEPTEMBER USAF central spell out. this finding in mind, Hq. believes it will be able un tify I ne These 467 now have nomi nations before the Senate, sent With USAF 11 CARS two, three and four groups selected by application. RECENT REVIEW of all re serve fw A first grader drew a picture of a stagecoach, which was well done except that it lacked wheels. "Oh, wonderful, said the teacher. "But I see no wheels, What holds it up?" Replied the little artist: "Bad men." O C S Appointment not just any job that obtained by application. nieht be In another sense, the invitation tuis was the handwriting-on-the-taas the five, six, seven and groups were selected during FY 1961 by invitation and were IV Tin calling", the 1 degrees. basis Is not fanThe invitation of ned snobbery or a lessening ts Jhances. It represents, instead, to seek out all eligible and the chance to go regu-t- o give them It does reflect, resumption that LmWr Air Force coionei. as wen as to mainr. win v automatically eligible. THE DISTINGUISHED mili- tary augmentation program will be bolstered. With great numbers scheduled for Officer Training School (OTS) and a criteria change in the AFROTC ' program, an increase m regular commissions to this group is predicted by Hq. USAP officials. A college degree is expected of most candidates for regular commissions. 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