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Show Local Guard, AF ROTC Commanders Explain Dual Program Advantages You can bo a .quardsmon and an ROTC basic cadet at the same time and' reap benefits in leadership training and pay not otherwise available to the young man subject to military service, is the word passed along to college-age males of this area bv Lt. Col. J. Frank Dalley, command- llt; Dim rinu amum Battaliot;, Utah National Cuard. and Lt. Col. 11. V. Anderson, associate as-sociate professor of air science, College of Southern Utah. I The two officers recently com-pleted com-pleted discussions of recruiting j efforts lor the two programs and I cited advantages awaiting the hili school graduate who enrolls as a guardsman as well as an I Air Force IIOTV cadet. 1 A proven attraction of National (;ua.'d service is that the man learns and servos with his home town huddies. This is further enhanced, en-hanced, according to Col. Dalley, by the opportunity to complete several years of reserve obligation obliga-tion while still living at home, working or studying. Pay Program Pay also has an appeal. The guardsman draws a day's pay i in his military grade for each drill period of two or more hours. During the time a man spends in the National Guard he also is accumulating longevity which is translated into increased pay at the end of oath two-year period of service. Col. Dalley pointed out that this longevity benefits a man throughout his military service, no matter what branch he later serves. For example, if a man with two years in the guard were to gain a commission through the AF ROTC his beginning pay as a second lieuten-int would be $11.82 more each month than would be paid to a newly commissioned officer of the? same rank who had not served in the federally recognized recog-nized militia. Dual Role Important Col. Anderson and Col. Dalley believe that dual enrollment in the National Guard and AF ROTC will broaden the understanding under-standing of military operations for the men who participate and make them potentially more valuable val-uable leaders in an age when successful strategy and tactics depend on teamwork of all the services. Extra training also speeds promotions, they agree. The Air Force program at C S U offers selected students at the end of their sophomore year an opportunity to enroll in the advanced ad-vanced ROTC program leading to a commission. Those qualified and accepted into the advanced program are released from the National Guard, Col. Anderson said. From the start of their junior jun-ior year until graduation at the end of their senior year, they receive re-ceive a subsistence allowance of $27 monthly. Information about vacancies within the local battalion and explanation about the ROTC program pro-gram may be obtained by visiting visit-ing or calling, respectively, the armory or air science department at C 5 it |