To keep every Marine physically fit^up to date on all infantry tactics,combat
ready, and proficient in his present job is a pretty good size order* The Comm
anding Officer’s staff usually includes a section for this responsibility called
the nS—3" Section, Up here, the name is Plans and Training Office but they do
/
A poem, methinksV sure would be nice
as holiday time is drawing nigh
dedicated to this cake of ice
and raging wind and sullen sky
But raging wind and sullen sky
doesn’t make our Adak sound too good
so aft searching low and searching high
I’ve finally found some points that would
Where else,my friends,could God so bring
together scenery such as these
mountains, snow, valleys;most anything
except trees
A winter wonderland of sorts
waiting, lifeless for us to find
fun (at least from all reports)
of each and every sort or kind
There's always thosethat find the ground
for bickering and gripes and such
To them: that old saying that goes around
’’Gripe—but not too much.”
Even though we’re not sun-kissed
its best to stay an optimist
Marines, Navy, and Army too
your tour goes faster if you do
And so the moral is just this
in case, possibly you care
a hungry cow doesn’t find much bliss
in the other side’s grass, if its bare
And if you dislike these words of verse
remember, they too, could be worse
the same job. First Lieutenant James K,
REILLY, the Training Officer and Mas
ter Sergeant James G. FRIEUL, NCO in
Charge, keep busy, get ting the right am
ount of instruction on each subject to
the troops, making sure instructors are
qualified, and making sure training aids
are available.Therefs is a two-fold job*
Not only getting the information to the
troops but ensuring that it is presented
interestingly enough that it soaks in.
And that requires some doing. Classes
and practical applicat ion and test s have
to be scheduled not to interfere with
regular duties, meetings, working part
ies, etc., and the occasional inclement
weather is another obstacle to be dealt
with. It takes some expert backfield
running to manipulate things to get the
right amount of the right subjects to
the right people at the right time. But
it is being done effectively and the
high overall military subjects profic
iency of the Command shows that it is.
Besides instructions, the Training
Section is responsible for weapons fir
ing, swimming qualification,and screen
ing for promotions. They co-ordinate
inspections, ceremonies,official intra
service affairs and such.So you can see
it is a hard, time-consuming job, but
not without its commensurate amount of
reward—the realization that the men of
their command are a well-informed, com
bat-ready, snappy bunch of Marines.
Toys for Tots is like a ketchup bottle
none will come and then a lot111
I think my poetry is getting worse,
but that pretty well describes how things
have gone in the last part of the annual
Toya for Tots drive. A couple weeks ago
we were worried about no toys coming in,
then ,,Whammo,,t a bunch all at once. Its
all over now. Final report next week*