THE ADAK SUN
jCAPT. JOHN A HORTON, JR.
1 Commanding Officer
\CDR. EDWARD A. TABER, JR.
!Executive Officer
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j OBEDIENCE IN A SERVICEMAN
i MUST NOT 3E BUILT ON FEAR
Y/hat is the meaning «.nd nature of
(obedience? We speak of an ’’obedient”
;dog or a horse, implying that they re
docile and willing because we have
(broken their spirit and taught them to
ido our bidding.
In this sense, it g 1-Ls any man with
Ian ounce of pride to think of him&elf
•as ’’obedient." Yet obedience is basic
fto 'the structure of the Armed Forces.
All of us in uniform must accepttlie
(necessity for it, from the newest re
jcruit or ’’boot" to -the top-ranking
(generals or admirals. •
j For they rre not really at the top. T1
jiliuns who in turn must heed the wishes
in the service are an important part of
(circle, and a circle has no top,. no apej
j That is why the acceptance of obedienc
pnd never must be, built on fear. A man
Obeying them means court martial is blir
is the m n who is really "taking a pusi
is asking for it."
CHAPLAINS i
CORNER. |
BY FAT Hi k DOYLE
SCHOOLS AND YOU |
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Not long ago a young college student j
took a summer job as a truck driver’s j
helper. In checking over the'truck be- [
fore work one morning, he accidentally ;
dropped a steel nut into the engine. |
Instead of h ving the truck towed to j
the garage as the boss driver suggested j
the young student connected a piece of j
wire to the battery and wrapped the j
;wire around a ste^l rod, making an el- j J
eetromagnut with which he easily lifted !
out the nut. In answer to the truck I
driver’s amazed expression, the young j
man said, "I’d never' have thought of I
|that except I had a physics teacher who j
| taught us to use our heads.”■ }
There is so much criticism and soul- j
|searching centering-on our educational j
|system today that many in the nation !
i seem to forget that right now our ptfalic |
'and private schools' are educating a, I
fantastic 43 million students. By „nd :
large, the teachers. 6f this youth: are j
[doing a commendable job. I*think-.there- j
[cent Science Fair exhibited by our local!
[school is an excellent ‘answer to. those j
'inclined tp panic in the face of the \
[several very real problems that our I
|schools do face. Teacher shortages, cur- i
iriculum overhaul, looking after the i
|gifted student and other such problems j
jare not insurmountable. However, wild i
[spending and vigilantee PTA’s will hard- j
jly provide the solutions, (conit p.ge 3) j
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ioy are ultimately responsible to civ
of the great majority of citizens. We
that majority. So obedience becomesa
ie as it permeates the service is not,
who follows orders simply becausedis
id to -.he true meaning' of obedience.He
ung round"-because he’s the man who