| Show high school graduates now eligible for pilot training the department of air force recently announced that for the first time since world war IT II high school graduates have the opportunity to apply for pilot and aircraft observer training and to become flying officers in 1 july the air force opened its observer Oo Oa server program to civilians who had not college experience As of nov 1 1953 the pilot program will also be opened to the high h gh school graduate previously an alic applicant plic ant for either pilot or aircraft observer training had to possess two years br or more of college credits now any young man who is between the ages of 19 and 26 vi years is single is a high school graduate and is in good physical and mental health can apply for pilot and aircraft observer training pilot applicants must have 2020 vision while an aircraft observer applicant can have 2050 20 50 vision if to 2020 20 20 with glasses an applicant is under no obligation if he takes the qualifying tests he does not enter the air force until he is found qualified for pilot or aircraft observer training and actually desires to enter the pro gram veterans may apply for avia 1 tion cadet training if qualified and be immediately discharged if unsuccessful in their quest for wins wings or a commission the non veteran must enlist for a two year period young americans have not lost interest in flying statistics reveal that in august one tentatively tat ively qualified applicant applied for flight training in the united states air force about every 13 minutes during the single 31 day period a young man completed all tests and became fully qualified for aviation cadet training approximately every thirty nine minutes for complete information concerning pilot and aircraft observer training a high school graduate should contact AC selection team no 11 lill hill utah S telephone extensive or the nearest USA USAF recruiting station interested applicants should watch for news of the teams visit to their home town area MINING ENGINEER it is of interest to old sin san justers to know that joseph E weston one of the early horsehead homesteaders and at one time san juan county commissioner is now head mining eng beer for the climax uranium company of grand junction which is one the largest operators in the whole area another san juaner also of Hore shead but now living in grand junction is gordon babble who is proprietor of the Urani uranium tArn engineering gi company the most important thing in his stock is a gieger counter of his own invention for which he received wide publicity several years ago in such publications as the saturday evening post and the denver post |
