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Show COMMENTS wonder about the possibilities of the future. s we pulled all In the of France. At of our troops out one time we had a base in Libya, and had set up shop in Iran until the political climate made a dramatic shift. Today we're about to pull out of the Philippines, are questioning our presence in Korea and are beginning to shut down some operaown career, by SMSgt. Charlie Bowden Force News Service "j 9 the good assignments shrinking away All Air H.litop Times Nov. 22, 1991 n ave you ever been to I mid-1960- ;r Spain? That query from U LIa pop hit by Three Dog Night could easily have been referring to life in the military. "Could have" is the key because times and events rapidly are changing the military lifestyle. I can still vividly remember my first assignment out of tech school. Two stripes on my khaki sleeves, I spent eight hours in a New York airport sitting on a duffel bag stuffed with my uniforms and what few civilian clothes I owned. In my AWOL bag was a set of orders that, when deciphered, said I was bound for a mountaintop in northern Italy to babysit sophisticated radio equipment. There were five of us at this isolated detachment, one of many operated in those days to maintain radio relay links. At my site, we worked two to a shift with a master sergeant as king of the mountain. Ten thousand feet up on a pair of ski lifts. Three days on, three days off when the weather cooperated. As say, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. Now, I find and I'm one of those old-time- rs old-time- rs the young gape in awe about such tales as an assignment 10,000 feet up on a mountain at the pass between Italy and the rest of Europe to the north. But when I recall such assignments I can't help but wonder: Where have all the great assignments gone? I grew up in the military, and back then a soldier or airman could almost set his watch based on an assignment every three years, if not sooner. One day beyond that three-yea- r tour and the whole family started to get itchy feet. Kind of like Pavlov's dogs, the calendar flipped over and we started won two-stripe- rs dering where we were headed next. France maybe? Or Germany, land of the big PX? Who knew, we had troops all over the place. As a high school senior, I attended a military boarding school located on an air base not far from Paris. As I flip through the pages of the old yearbook, I think the demographics of the students sort of depict the assignment possibilities of the time. We had kids from Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Italy, Belgium, Mali, Tanzania, Cyprus, all over France and, of course, we even had a few from Spain. When I reflect back on those days, and the two decades of my tions in Germany and Spain. Is it possible that our sons and daughters might join the military to see the world and never leave the United States except for deployments? Or conversely, considering recent political developments in the world, might there be assignments of the future to such exotic-soundin- places as g j J ! Kazakhstan or the Ukraine? Could we have an air base on the outskirts of Moscow much like we have bases outside Frankfurt and Berlin? Perhaps. I like to think of it as a possibility, if for no other reason than it will keep alive the assignment stories, tall tales and service jokes of a new generation of Air Force people. It'll also re- quire those assignment clerks to get a new map when they help make the decision where "you'll be movin' to." Weber State University Registration for Hill Air Force Base classes begins November 18, 1991. You may register at HAFB, WSU's Davis County Office (11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mon. through Thurs., 1 1 a.m. 5 pjn. Fri.), or at WSU Continuing Education Office, Promontory Tower, Rm 21 8 (Mon. through Thurs., 9 a.m. - 7 pjn., Friday, 9 ajn. - 5 pjn.). Military Tuition Assistance will be available December 2, 1991 through January 3, 1992. Books can be purchased at the WSU Bookstore on campus. Hill Air Force Base classes (Except Logistics) are on an schedule. eight-wee-k schedule will run January 6 Classes on the eight-wee- k 1991. through February 28, schedule will run January 6 Classes on the March 1992. 19, through Changes to the following schedule will undoubtedly occur before classes begin. Please call for information. 9 or ten-we- 777-353- other locations (Clearfield off-Camp- us 626-660- Area Technical Center, and Hercules), k which follow the COmvUS schedule. The HAFB Office will remain open three days a week. Please Stop by our Dam CoUnt lCe 10 be admitted t0 WSU, register, receive Counseling, or to I attend our sow our mini-worksho- ps Jj Class Listings Course 0 Course No. Geography -- Cr.Hrs. Title Day Time Physical Geography TTH 4:30-7:10p- 1185405 Course ID Course No. B1279Rm 67 Hodfield Cr.Hrs. Title Day Time Quality Control Concepts TTH 4:30-6:3- Room Instructor (Continued) logistics-LO- 5 registration receipt, driver's license, and car registration in order to obtain this permit. Class Listings Instructor Room GE0GR PS101 0. S. ten-wee- 7, 774-657- 3, r' Winter Quarter Will be the final quarter for WSU's General Education Program at . nArts. J fie Logistics Program will remain at HAFB. You may Still take Courses at the ek 626-715- A late registration fee of $15 will be assessed beginning January 6, 1992 for HAFB classes. . Note To An Students: Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops held through Continuing Education are not to be added to your Winter Quarter Registration. These classes are registered and paid for separately through the Continuing Education Office located in Promontory Tower, Room 218. Phone Note To A11 Aliens: Policy originating from the U.S. ' Secretary of Defense declares that aliens are prohibited from entering Military installations. Thus, foreign citizens should not register students and other non-U.for classes taught at HAFB. . Holidays: Mon., January 20 (Martin Luther King Day), Mon.. February 17 (President's Day). Parking at HAFB: If you register for HAFB classes, you need to acquire a Base parking permit from Building 1219 located at HAFB. You will need to SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS: 1253501 461 4 Prereq: Math 105 & Log 0 pm B1279 Rm 23 Chrisfensen 205 History HIST -- 1218712 SB170 5 American Civilization MW 4:30-7:1- 0 pm B1279 Rm 23 Eberle Memories MATH Remedial coursework credit hours are included in total hours for the quarter but ore not included in the colculation of either the quartern or the cumulative 6PA or totol hours for graduation. Students registering for Math 096 will be assessed $2 Logistics - LOG The logistics Program at HAFB will follow the campus termeek schedule and will run January 6 March 1 3, 992. 1 credit hour fee in addition to regular tuition. 1252001 205 5 Intro to logistics MW 7:00 - 9:30 pm B1279 Rm4 Russell 1258911 1252301 276 4 Packaging Admin. TTH 4:30-6:3- 0 B1279 Morkin Psychology & 1253001 441 4 pm Rm 4 1366515 Technology Inventory & Systems TTH Manager Prereq: log 205 7.-0- - 9.-0- pm B1279 Rm 5 Chrisfensen 096 -- 23 5 First Course in Algebra TTH 7:30-10:1- 0 pm B1279 Rm 5 Introductory Psychology MW 7:30-10:1- 0 pm BI279 Rm 5 Staff PSYCH SSI 01 Stratford 1 per |