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Spring parades are the high point of the Air Force drill program. The transition from the pevious fall, when groups of seedy freshmen patiently learn which foot is left, seems miraculous. But if the cadets who march on parade have caught Mitty at the moment of glory, no man is happier than a small bawling sergeant named Walter William Amolsch...
Most freshmen develop an immediate fear of Amolsch, and a great deal of respect. From the first "chewing out" on the drill field they are prone to address him as "sir," instead of "sergeant" as they have been taught. Despite periodic admonitions, some cadets go through the first year inadvertently sirring Amolsch, unable to comprehend that on the drill field they actually outrank this holdover--or so it seems--from the barracks life of James Jones...
Amolsch works very hard to sell himself to the first year men as a screaming monster. He has a powerful voice, which he combines with an arrogant, scornful look and a faultless drill manner. Yet when the first impression finally wears off, Amolsch appears as the most terrible Mitty of them all. Away from the drill field he becomes jovial, a sympathetic "good guy," best liked by the cadets who know him best...
Jordan has not decided who will replace Rate. Sophomore Joe Ross filled the slot in yesterday's light drill, but Jordan remarked later that "all the sophomores are competing for the positions: (Bob) Cochran, (Frank) Yoffe, (Bob) Richter, and (George) Clark...
Jordan then ordered a special running drill. Each player had a chance to carry the ball for his particular unit in a relay race. The sight of Jumbo Jennings and Nick Culolias making like halfbacks brought chuckles from the Roost...