ROTC - 1957

[jwg]

Yesterday was National Armed Forces Day.



The closest I ever came to being a member of the Armed Forces was freshman year at MIT where taking ROTC was a requirement. We marched in uniform on Briggs Field or in the Armory. We had classes in military history and learned how to clean M1 rifles. I got to shoot an M1 once.

In my sophomore year I heard that you could get excused for flat feet so I went to the MIT infirmary. They said I didn't have flat feet, but my eyesight which required glasses would get me excused so I filled out a form and that was it.

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[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I did one semester of ROTC at Texas A&M. My parents had to give me permission to exit the Corp of Cadets. I convinced them my grades were suffering because of it. and asked, wasn't being in college about getting an education and not playing military games? Instead, I joined The Singing Cadets, my first time to sing. It's where I found my career.