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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 086 805 CE 000 819 TITLE Report: Basic Facts About Military Service. INSTITUTION High School News Service (DOD), Great Lakes, Ill. PUB DATE [73] NOTE 67p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Armed Forces; Career Education; *Career Opportunities; *High School Students; Newsletters; Occupational Information; Programs; *Youth Opportunities ABSTRACT The purpose of the report is to inform students, through counselors and advisers, of opportunities and responsibilities in the Armed Forces. The topics covered are: missions of the Armed Forces, the selective service system, enlistment programs, reserve components, commissioning programs, auxiliary benefits, women in the Armed Forces, and basic facts about service life. Short articles are also presented on: pay and allowances, educational programs (about 40 programs), work-study programs and occupational fields. The career fields section takes up about half the document and gives job descriptions in terms of responsibilities, qualifications, and examples of civilian jobs for over 200 specific service occupations. (DS) lo AIRMAN STORY /00011r:111. ,:ks6 vs. to .? '715°- \ECPar.-- ,N1 It can Oa° wale sillUf clreararpels-guaranefflof Wm. you rale° eaelolenc mood enc. SO &Monne pin Mod A. °se one One, en oceans° 11. sem Mara gehotesec les eneaskuncal tee rool el +,111. a lollthstwell -"6 S. a dna°. mew out °Nen.° Poo/Zfpo b the itarrmj_bern if?N- 1-4 t S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Co EDUCATIONS HELF4RE NATIONAL INSTITUTE: OF EDUCATION O 1p. DOCIIVE J If 1PFF '`11`.0 ,C) FTAC't F., r 1 .11 Pr Co.., OP ,717.- ...171esstc (..N 0 4 1- 1157101117, ^1 .. -11- N'UN', 'FD 110 4(711 4F7 7s I ts 0 %,,ericini 4,111. N.' e 7 1 (11 A.1074 7:1011::'C7. -77 P.: In MdaYkdrnly High School News Service Report School Year 1973-74 (A Unified Activity of the Department of Defense) This issue of REPORT is designed primarily as Other issues during the school year contain illus- a reference source for counselors and others whotrated articles featuring various facets of modern are called upon to furnish students with specificmilitary techniques, organization, and specialized information of current personnel programs of theskills required of men and women in uniform. today. United States Armed Forces. Limited 'numbers of reprints are available without charge upon request, HIGH SCHOOL NEWS SERVICE REPORT Published monthly during the school year by the High Director Captain R. M. Mc Cool, USN School News Service, a Department of Defense activityDeputy Director Captain E. L. Williams, USA located at Great Lakes, Illinois, and distributed free of Senior Editor Gunnery Sergeant T. D. Stephens, USMC charge to high schools, colleges and universities requesting the service. Service Editors Purpose of the HSNS REPORT is to inform students,Senior Chief Journalist Paul Rokhgeb USN through counselors and advisors, of. their responsibilities Gunnery Sergeant Steve Stephens USMC and opportunities in the Armed Forces of tie United States Staff Sergeant George Shuttleworth USA of America.Any material appearing herein may be re-Staff Sergeant Paul Zimmerli USAF printed. Printed with appropriated funds in compliance Make-up Editor with NAVEXOS P-35. Staff Sergeant George Shuttleworth USA Use of funds for printing NAVSO P-2429 was approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Circulation Manager September 15, 1970. Staff Sergeant Clifford Shortridge USAF Suggestions and comments on any of the ma- terial published by the High School News Service should. be addressed to: Director Department of Defense High School News Service Building 1-B Great Lakes, Illinois 60088 CONTENTS Topic Page Missions of the Armed Forces 2 Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard The Selective. Service System 4 Classification. Preinduction Processing Enlistment Programs 5 Reserve Components 6 Enlisted Reserve Programs National Guard Junior ROTC Commissioning Proranw 9 The Federal Academies Reserve Officer Training (ROTC) Officer Candidate Schools Direct Appointments Flight Training Programs Auxiliary Benefits 17 Women in the Armed Forces 17 General Information Commissioning Opportunities Basic Facts About Service Life 20 Basic Training Personnel Assignments Uniforms Leave Promotion Religion Military Justice Pay and Allowances 24 Military Pay Scales 25 Survivors Benefits. 27 Aid to Orphans and Widows Veterans Assistance Act 30 Advanced Educational Programs 31 Medical Programs 35 Cooperative Work-Study Programs 38 ASVAB 39 Service Schools 39 Armed Forces Career (Occupational) Fields 40 Army 40 Navy and Coast Guard 47 Air Force 55 Marine Corps 60 1 **swims of the Armed forces The President ofthe United Statesisthe aircraft, rockets, missiles, and other weapon and Commander in Chief of all the U. S. Armed Forces. support systems. He is assisted by the Secretary of Defense and the Administer civil works programs for protect- variouscivilianservicesecretaries. Under their ing the environment and improving waterway civilian leaders, the armed services have the mission navigation, flood control, beach erosion control of supporting the foreign policy of the United and water resource development in the United States and defending it against all enemies, foreign States, its territories and its possessions. and domestic.Inthe accomplishment of this Support National Civil Defense functions and general mission, each of the armed services has when directed provide military assistance to feder- distinctly different assigned responsibilities. How- al, state and local government agencies. aver, each of the services also gives maximum Further social nrogre56 through equaloppor- assistance to the others in carrying out overall tunity rzlici cooperation within the Army. defense missions. Today's Army has over 791,000 officersand enlisted men in the active Army, and is authorized 400,000 in the National Guard and 260,000 inthe Army Reserve. The active Army is authorized 13 U. S. Army combat divisions,has over 9,500 aircraft and employs about 440;000 civilians insupport of military functions. The role and mission of the U.S. Army is to. organize, train and equip Army forces, both active and reserve, primarily to conduct prompt and sustainedcombat operationsonland.Army U. S. Navy combat and combat support forces help preserve peace and security, defend the nation and accomp- lish the land power tasks of the United States. The The role and mission of the United States Navy Army must be prepared to: isto organize, train and equip naval forces to Fight and defeat enemy forces. conduct prompt and sustained combat operations Gain control of the enemy and their land. at sea including operations of sea-based aircraft and Conduct airborne, airmobile and amphibious land-based naval air components to: operations. Provide a strategic nuclear deterrent. Provide Army Air Defense units to defend Control important sea areas and protect vital the United States and its combat forces against sea lines of communication. enemy air atacks. Project military forces overseas and maintain Establish initial military government in occu- the capability of extending our national power pied territories pending transfer of responsibility to across the oceans. other authority. Maintain overseas presence, assuring other Support U.S. programs of security assistance nations that the United States has an interest in to allies. strategic areas and has the capability to support its Conduct research, development and evalua- allies. tionof combat vehicles, equipment, clothing, In the face of growing Soviet seapower, the 2 Navy plays an increasing role in support of U.S. foreign policy and the defense of our country. In U. S. Marine Corps addition, the Navy conducts research and develop- ment into such fields as weapons, ships, aircraft, The Marine Corps is one of the two services in rockets and missiles, and inner and outer-space the Department of the Navy. The Marine Corps is exploration. To accomplish these tasks, the Navy organized, trained and equipped to provide Fleet now has about 580,000 officers and enlisted Marine Forces of combined arms, together with personnel, 600 ships, 6,600 aircraft, over '200 bases supporting air components, for service with the and 330,000 civilian employees. fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval The 566,000 members of the Naval Reserve bases and for the conduct of such land operations provide an experienced force that could be called as may be essential to the prosecution of a naval intoactionintheevent of war or national campaign. emergency. Of these, 340,000 are available for Aside from its role as an amphibious assault immediate service. force, the Marine Corps may be called upon to "perform such other duties as the President may direct." There are over 190,000 Marine officers and enlisted personnel on active duty. A trained U. S. Air Force reserve of about 250,000 members augments the Corps. The U.S. Air Force has the primary mission of To support its landing forces, the Marine Corps organizing, training and equipping Air Force units hasits own combat air arm consisting of jet for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive fighters, attack- bombers, transports and helicop- combat operations in the atmosphere or in space ters. necessary to defeat enemy military forces. Marine Corps combat forces include three com- bat divisions and three aircraft wings, which are Itis organized on a functional basis into 15 normally paired a division with a wing -- into major commands and seven separate operating air-ground teams. agencies manned by more than 700,000 officers A division-wing team is located on both the east and enlisted personnel, and a ready reserve of and west coasts of the United States. Units of these approximately 370,000 personnel in the Air Force teams are regularly stationed with the U.S. Sixth Reserve and Air National Guard. Fleet in the Mediterranean and the U.S. Second The Air Force must have the ability to: Fleet in the Caribbean. The third is deployed in the Far East. Gain and maintain general aerospace supre- macy for the nation.