JANUARY. 1977 THE VOICE PAGE 5
AFROtC BROWCO DETACHMENTVIGEST
In Dollars .& Cents
When cadets receive a
commission upon graduation
and enter the Air Force, they
immediately start earning a
salary as a Second
Lieutenant. This applies even
if they are sent to additional
schools. At a minimum, their
annual gross income will be
$8,947.00. If they are married,
or have dependents and live
off base, this figure jumps to
$11,038.00. And this is just a
start. All officers will receive
periodic pay increases.
Promotions, the first of which
normally occurs at the two-
year interval, provides a
substantial pay increase. The
first promotion, for example,
translates to a full $150.00
increase per month or $1,800
per year. Retirement pay at
the end of twenty years of
service, if promoted to at least
Major, converts to a monthly
gross amount of $990.00, under
the current pay system. Also
translatable into dollars and
cents in thirty days paid
vacation per year, travel, in-
service education assistance
program, medical and dental
care, to name a few. In
summary, AFROTC
enrollment may begin as a one
small credit hour course, with
drill and inspection along with
some fun. But it may well lead
to a starting salary of over
$11,000 per year, with
Veterans
Administration
The Veterans Ad
ministration today reminded
veterans and servicemen
enrolled in college under the
GI Bill that if they need
tutoring help, the VA stands
ready to pay for it.
Uncle Sam didn’t pay for
tutorial assistance for World
War II and Korean Conflict
veterans, but under present
law VA will pay as much as
$65 a month for tutoring up to
a maximum of $780, according
to VA Regional Director H.W.
Johnson.
And the tutorial help is not
charged against the veteran’s
basic educational entitlement,
Johson pointed out.
In addition to veterans
and active duty servicemen,
tutorial benefits are available
to widows, widowers, spouses
and children studying under
the VA’s Dependents’
Educational Assistance
Program.
Veterans and servicemen
studying at the post
secondary level on at least a
half-time basis are eligible if
they have a deficiency in a
subject required in an ap
proved program of education,
Johnson said.
Application should be
made within a year of the
tutoring. It should be certified
by the school and submitted to
the VA regional office which
maintains the veteran’s claim
folder.
The Sculpture
**Humph**
TO: Dr. Barbara D. Holmes,
Director Institutional
Research & Planning
FROM: Harvey C. Jenkins,
Coordinator of the Area of Art
RE: Information on the Art
Show
The Sculpture “Humph”
(welded wire rods) by Harvey
C. Jenkins is on exhibit at the
Fayetteville Museum of Art.
This work of Art is among the
few sculpture pieces selected
in the “Fifth Annual North
Carolina Artists Exhibit.”
The Art Show will run
from November 21, 1976
through January 10, 1977.
retirement pay at age 42 for
the rest of your life.
Did You Know?
That the rapid advances
in technology which are
transforming man’s en
vironment are also changing
the officer requirements in
today’s Air Force?
That in order to fill these
changing requirements, Air
Force ROTC scholarships are
available to qualified ap
plicants in both the four-year
and two-year programs?
That the Bronco Detach
ment has, traditionally been
unable to use all scholarships
made available to FSU
students in the scientific and
engineering academic fields?
That current sophomores
may apply for scholarships
under the two-year program,
even if they have not been
enrolled in freshman and
sophomore courses?
If you didn’t know, check
it out. If your academic record
is good and you scored fairly
high on the SAT, you may be
qualified to receive an
AFROTC scholarship. Also, if
your academic major is
mathematics or computer
science, there is an excellent
possibility that you may
qualify for a scholarship
program that will pay all
required tuition and
laboratory fees, incidental
expenses and reimbursement
for textbooks for as long as
you remain on scholarship
status.
Millitary Ball A Big Success
In keeping with the spirit
of the university centennial.
Cadets of the Bronco Detach
ment embarked on a new and
ambitious project-to establish
this festive event as an annual
highlight for the university
community. In order to ac
complish this objective, a
location off campus had to be
selected to accommodate the
anticipated increased number
of faculty members, guests
and corps members in at
tendance. Funds had to be
raised, a band engaged, food
and refreshments ordered,
transportation provided and
the ballroom decorated.
Since some might argue
that military leaders in the
past had never seen such an
affair with so much life
labeled “Military Ball,”
maybe next year it would be
wise to call it a “Military
Blast.” Comments overheard
from guests, faculty and
cadets alike may lead one to
believe the evening was en
joyed by all. As one of the
invited guests of the Cadet
Group, I can only describe my
assessment of the evening by
placing these fine young
people on notice that I will be
looking forward to receiving
my invitation for next year’s
ball (blast?).
About Our Commissionees
Ever wonder what hap
pens to FSU graduates who
receive commissions in the
Air Force through the Bronco
Detachment? Lt. Conrith
Davis’ story is a typical an
swer to this question. He is
stationed in “sunny”
California as a Security Police
shift supervisor, managing
approximately 60 people who
perform law enforcement and
security duties. Lt. Davis
earned his bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration
from FSU. Since entering the
Air Force, he has acquired
professional police education
in Police Science, Corrections,
Human Resources, Air Base
Defense and Police Dog
handling. As is typical of
many Air Force officers, Lt.
Davis has taken advantage of
one of the in-service education
programs, and will earn a
master’s degree in Planning
and Public Administration in
December 1976. Also in
December, Lt. Davis will be
promoted to the grade of First
Lieutenant. Maybe we can’t
tell you specifically what has
happened to our com
missioned graduates, but we’d
be willing to bet it’s something
good.
New Cadet Group
Commanders Appointed
The Professor of Aeor-
space Studies (PAS) an
nounced the selection of Cadet
Thomas J. McLauchlin to
command the Cadet Group for
the Spring ’77 semester. Cadet
Dwayne M. Burris was ap
pointed to the Deputy Com
mander position. Both cadets
met with the PAS, Colonel
Matthew H. Peach, on
December 9th to receive their
appointments and to discuss
their responsibilities in these
vital and challenging
positions. Cadet McLauchlin
was born in Fayetteville, he is
a 1973 graduate of Seventy-
First High School. He is
scheduled to earn his degree
in Business Administration
and commission as an Air
Force officer in May 1977. He
has been selected to enter the
Missile career field. Cadet
Burris was born in Green
sboro. He is a 1973 graduate of
Southview High School. He
will complete the
requirements for the B.A.
(History) degree next
semester. He is also in line for
an Air Force commission in
May 1977, upon graduation.
Although he awaits the Air
Force decision on career field
assignment, Cadet Burris has
indicated his desires to enter
the Intelligence, Information
or Investigation career fields.
The talented cadets available
to fill other high level
positions, and the traditional
team spirit of the Cadet Group
promotes an optimistic
opinion about the successful
semester ahead. Good luck to
the new Commander and
Deputy Commander!
Cadets Presented Awards
Leadership Laboratory
for December 9th included
something extra-an Awards
Presentation. Headquarters
AFROTC has established a
limited number of
achievement awards which
may be presented each
semester to cadets. To earn
these awards, cadets must
have demonstrated an
unusual degree of ability,
initiative and other leadership
ability. Although local
competition for these awards
was tight, the thirteen cadets
who were finally selected, and
presented ribbons for these
were as follows: Cadets
Dwayne M. Burris and
Rolanda Gibson received the
AFROTC Superior Per
formance Ribbon; Cadets
Michael D. Culbreth, Brenda
Keith and Colton McKethan
received the AFROTC
Leadership Ribbon; Cadets
Bernard Cameron, Allen
Chavis, Joyce Foster, Larry
Griffin, Shirley Lewis,
Gregory Mercer and Paul
Murphy received the
AFROTC Distinctive GMC
Cadet Ribbon, and Cadet
Freddie J. McLean received
the College Scholarship
Program Cadet Ribbon.
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