Show m i Midshipmen from the U. of U. take time out during the summer cruise at U. S. Naval Air station at for a They will become junior officers during sea training Ship U Middies Set Sail For Atlantic Cruise Sixty University of Utah midshipmen went aboard various ships of the amphibious U. S. Atlantic Fleet from last week for a full scale mock invasion on the coast of The 28 seniors and 32 sophomores from the university reported to Norfolk on July 30 along with midshipmen from other and have embarked on several naval ships including the battleship and heavy Newport The cruise will take in Nova Canada and Guantanamo where the gunnery phase of the cruise will take Operation Thirty-four Ute middies all juniors will receive six weeks' training in what is known as Operation in which over midshipmen from 52 colleges and universities throughout the United States receive naval aviation indoctrination at The Final three weeks will be spent at Little where the middies will be further indoctrinated in navy amphibious With the shore training phase the middies will spend their final week of learning at They will act as junior naval officers and petty They will also participate in about ten hours of flight training in patrol Marine corps officer candidates from the University of Utah will be training at Q u a n t i c for an eight week training Along with Marine corps officer candidates from various other they will be indoctrinated in small unit infantry During the last two weeks the collegians have studied amphibious small boat cargo and supply problems aircraft fire communications and many other factors in planning and carrying out the invasion of an enemy Not All Work The summer cruise isn't all hard work and There are sightseeing trips and other recreational events to be held during the course of their training Vice Admiral Robert P. commander of the amphibious U. S. Atlantic is the over-all supervisor of the amphibious training This fall the Redskin midshipmen will return to the hilltop campus as juniors and Upon graduation they will be candidates for commission as naval |