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\ ! I I I ! ' j \ I J - I I I I ! J I ' PORTHOL E ''An abrupt change of Ufe\. \It was miserable\. \Lear- ned a lot of new names and faces.\ These · are assorted descriptions of 100 week, 1964, from the Mugs of 1964. Dn Tuesday, 7 September, thir- ty Secondclassmen began the task of iDdocti1nating the largest class ever to enter Ft. Schuyler. On that morning, parents and sons passed through the quadrangel, _ sons were assigned and parents -.vere left alone. The immediate task was to put these long haired, gum chew- ing high school seniors into a uniform. Each was handed a mattress cover and assort ed items were thrown into it. Hats , caps, k h akis, whites, coats, ma d e up the hugh sack that was born from the mattress cover. By Wednesday, at 0645, all men were m spanking clean undress whites, standing at the newly learned position of attention. Flanking movements, column movements, and other Greek sounding terms weredomonstra- ted and pra c ticed, practiced and practiced. · Perfectly \squared otr• units of young men in sail- or. suits were a common sight, drilling in the quadrangle, on Newport Field and by the Fort. 16 OCTOBER 1964 As the days · were s pent i n the perfection of drilling, th e nigh ts were spent in l ea rning t he way s and means of a g ood Fourthcl as- sman. There were Rules a nd Regs to be c o me f amiliar with, spit shines t o bri ng out, and little memory exercises such as \How• s the Cqw?\ or \But men and officer s must obey •• \ For those men who failed in - spection,ne glected to study or did one ·of t he thirty-four don't ' s (.fth cl a s s rates), there were other o pportunities. They were giv e n the chance for physical improv e m e nt on Newport Field. The \Goon Platoon\ mustered each eveni ng at 1845, in gym gear. After an hour of push- ups , sit -u p s and lots of running, they wer e r eturned to their rooms and advis ed to s t ay away from the go ons the next night (almost an impo ssiblility). T h e mu g s learned the meaning of the w ord \muster\. There were b reakf ast, l u nch, and din- ner mu s t ers, musters after breakfast a nd after lunch, and of cou r se th e om ni present goon muster at 1845. On Thursda y, r ifl es were is- sued, and th e j o b of lear ning the manual of arms began. Th e 4
