Armed Forces Report TeiryJ. Tiflon, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert L. Tip ton, Route 1, Green Mountain recently was commissioned an Army Second Lieutenant upon graduation from the Artillery Officer Candidate School at ' Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Gunnery Training was em phasized during the 23 - week course, designed to prepare men for officer duties in Ar tillery units. He was also v— trained .in Artillery Survey and Transport, Communications, Map and Aerial-Photo Reading Electonics, Counterinsurgency, and Leadership. Lt. Tipton is a 1964 gradu ate of Tipton Hill High School, Relief, N.C. and a 1968 gra duate of Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C, The Lieutenant's wife, Maureen, lived at the Fort during his training. Three Year Enlistment The Navy is now acceptiig qualified young men for chal lenging Three Year Enlistments. Three enlistment options, titled the "Seafarer", " Air - man" and "Constructionman" programs are designed specifi cally far the young man who desires to serve in the challen ging environment of the Nav% without incurring the longer active duty commitment im posed by attendance at an advanced training school. Under the Seafarer program, young men will be guaranteed duty on board a ship operatirg from the coast of their choice. Rather than attending a "Class A, "or an advance training school, after recruit training, men will receive on-the-job .. training in one of two appren ticeships. Seaman (general shipboard duties) or Fireman (engineering assignments). A young man in the Air man program is guaranteed assignment to an aviation mit on the coast of his choice. , Duty may be to a Naval Air Station, aircraft carrier crew, or an aircraft squadron em barked in an aircraft carrier. The young man who choos es the Constructionman pro gram will be assigned to a Construction Battalion with the United States Navy. He may operate a bulldozer, or build repair power lines, erect a radio tower ea rn any other jobs. These three programs are open to 17-year-olds who are high school graduates, or 18 to 31-year-olds who hold a high school diploma or equiv alency. (Waivers may be granted to non-high school graduates who score higi enough on entrance exams.) All enlistments will be to ' paygrade E-1, B*2 or E-3, depending on the educational attainment. Sal aries begin at $288.00 asE-1, $320.70 as E- 2, and $333.60 as E-3, plus housing, medical care, uniform allow ances and other military bene- Qualified men in these pro grams who later desire to at tend an advanced training school will be p>ermitted to apply. The Seafarer, Airman and Constructionman programs are the minimum enlistment offered by die regular Navy. The normal enlistment with a guarantee of advanced school ing remains four years. Pro - grams are available which of fer up to two years advanced schooling in the electronics or nuclear propulsion fields. Additional information on these and other programs is available from any Navy Re cruiter. The Navy Recruiter for this area is Sonar Technician First Class James H. Currie, USN, ABSHED m&Tt .aS?JSE7 Navy Facts Numerous facts about the Navy are not commonly known and may be of interest to the young men and .women who are considering a possible career in the Armed Forces. Here with are a few facts about the Navy* A In the Navy, "A, B, C" m eans the type of schools now available for extensive train ing in any one of more than 70 job specialties. * Navy SEALS take their name from the elements—Sea, Air and Land--in and from which they operate. They are trained in underwater demolition, para chuting, and amphibious opera tions. There are two opportunities available to undergraduates in NROTC—the college program which provides a subsistence al- Social Security Questions Answers By D. H. Butler Field Representative Q» I thought that when I filed with the Internal Reve - nue Service my tax return that this was also a report to Social Security. Is this cor rect? A. No. This is not correct. If an annual report of your earnings is due, it must be filed with the Social Security Administration. A tax return filed with the Internal Reve - nue Service is not a report to Social Security. Be sure to file a report by April 15 .of the current year, because fail ure to file a report on time can cause you to be penalized for lale filing and you could lose a month's Social Security check. Q. lam 27 years old and I have a wife and two small - * _ i Recently I visited a com pany of Marines on a training exercise in the Big Ivy section of the Pisgah National Forest. This area is located about 5 miles south of Bamardsville and is pari of the Toecane Ranger District. Each spring Marines from Camp Lejeune are detailed to this area for field training in rock climbing and mountain reconnaissance. Altho ugh there are a number of possible climbing sites in this area, their favorite spot is known as Snake Den Rock. Snake Den is a sheer cliff that rises some 150 feet above the Big Ivy Read. Upon arriving at the Mar ine encampment I met Ltijim Lovingood who was in charge of the training company. Lt. Lovingood, a career Marine ani veteran of the Vietnam War, gave me a tour of their encampment. In typical Mar ine style, all the tents and equipment were uniformly placed, even down to the last tooth brush. He said his men received 1 cooked meal a day and the other two were of the "C " ration type. He said the * V At diet was spiced up a bit the night before by a mealoftreut that was given to them by lo cal fishermen. ~7 - i checks and working part-time. Last thonth I told the Social Security office I expected to earn sl, 700 this year, but now I've gotten a raise and find ttat I'll make $2,100 this year. " When should I tell Social Se c rity about my higher income ? A. Immediately. Call or v'sit any Social Security office. The dollsfr amount of your Social Security checks th i year depends on the amount “ 1 you earn. By immediately no tifying Social Security of your raise, you avoid the financial burden of having to refund an ovarpa/me it, NEED WATER CALDWELL’S Well Drilling Co. Call-Collect Asheville, N.C. 254-3581 || Hot Spriags, N.C. 622-3484 J|| i Work Guaranteed h Leaving the campsite on Set Rock Creek we travel to Snake Den Rock. As we® ar rive at the climbing site a Sargeant was standing in the - road bellowing orders to train- - ees as they made the long de scent down the rock. Accor ding to the Sargeant the men had to learn to climb up the rock as well as to come down. The Sargeant said that occa - sionally a young Marine would freeze ab out half way down and he would have to go up and talk him off the rock. When the Sargeant w~s ask ed why the rock was named Snake Den he stated that a number of Copp>erheads aid Rattlesnakes had been killed by Marines near the top of the climbing area. The rock was soon given the name Snake Efen, The Marine training exer cise is only one of many uses of National Forest in the Big Ivy section. This area affords the visitor some fine trout fishing and hunting during sea son and has some of Western North Carolina's most outstan ding scenery for people who just want to drive and look. One area of special scenic beauty is the Waterfall Scenic Area. This area covers over 1000 acres and has been set ~~ aside by the Forest Service for its outstanding scenic value. I plan to coveiftthis -area in de tail in the next ranger column. 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