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HISTORY

of the

U. S. Army

Artillery and Missile School

Volume IV

1958-1967 a.

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

: 1'
U. S, ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOL

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT

Fort S.ll, Oklahoma

PREFACE

This summary of events and activities which occurred in the

U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School during the period 1958 -

1962 was prepares in compliance with current directives of higher

headquarters and in continuation of previous volumes of the hi.dtory

of the School. It waa prepared under the direction of the Secretary

of the School, Colonel Raymond H. Lumry. Special credit for the

preparation of this volume is given to Mr. Martin P. McDonough,

Librarian, USAAMS Technical Library, and First Lieutenant

Sidney A, Slobocikin, Chief. Academic Records Division, Office of

the Secretary,

Additionally, credit is given for the many hours of painstaking work on the School history generously given by- First

Lieutenant R~obert H. Mow, Jr. , Assistant Secretary of the School,

for the final editing and proofreaciing of Volumes I, II, and IV, and

Mrs. Barbara Manning and Mrs. Marjorie Nelson, stenographers in

the Secretary's Office and the USAAMS Technical Library, respec-.

tively, for preparing the final typewritten Multilith copies of Volumes

1, I, and IV.

The purpose of this volume is to summarize the activities

and growth of the School during the period, showing organizational 4

changes, changes of key personnel, and giving detailed infoirmation

concerning the courses of instruction,

FOR THE COMMANDANT.

P~. Hi-. LUME(Y .

Colonel, Artillery ' Secretary

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U. S. ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOL

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

SECOND PREFACE

This current updating of the History of the U. S. Army Artillery

and Missile School marks an alteration in format in that it constitutes the

addition of narrative histories that have been written annually since

1963-64, Although authors of the narratives of earlier years remain

armonymous, credit is given to 1LT John M. Deignan for the 1966 portion

and to 2LT John W. Bowman for the 1967 portion, both of the Office of the

Secretary.

FOR THE COMMANDANT:

S. H. WHEELER

Colonel, Artillery

Secretary

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Section Page

P re.face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 

CHAPTER ONE

NARRATIVE HISTORY 1958-1962

CHAPTER TWO

DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES--

DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND AND DIRECTORS

Existit~g Departments

Commanding General and Comrnandp.nt ..... 7

Assistant Commandant. .d........... 8

Deputy Assistant Commandant ....... ...... 9

Secretary ............... ................. 10

Director of Instruction ......... .'........ ... i

Management and Budget Office ..... ...... 1 2

Office of Artillery Policy and Literature . . 13

Artillery Transport Department . ..... ..... 14

Communi cation/Electronics Department . , 15

Guided Missile Department 16

Gunnery Department .... ........... .. 17

Tactics/Combined Arms Department 18 p

Target Acquisitjon Department .... ....... 19

Instructional Support Department .... ...... 20

Nonresident Instruction Department ....... 21 .

USAAMS Command . .......... . &ý

Officer Carnaidate School ....... .......... 3

Discontinued Departments

Deputy Assistant CommandaiL, Research 24 , and Development . . . . . . . . . .

Office of Director of Combat Development

and Doctrine ........... .............. 25

Department of Training Literature and

Nonresident Instruction ..... .......... 27

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CHAPTER THREE

DESCRIPTI.ON OF COURSES

I Tables of Grauuates and Failures i0

Officer Courses

Fielu Artillery Officer Basic Course ........ 3

Allied Field Artillery Officer Basic Course 33

Field Artillery Battery Officer Course .... 34

Associate Field Artillery Battery Officer

Course ............ .................... 35

Associate Field Artillery Battery Officer

(Allies) Course ..... . ............. 36

Artillery Officer Advanced Course ....... 37

Associate Field Artillery Officer Advanced

Course ............ ................ .. 38

Artillery Officer Basic Course ......... 39

Field Artillery Battery Officer Refresher

Course (Reserve Component) .. ...... 40

Field Artillery Field Grade Officer Refresher

Course (Reserve Component) ...... . 41

Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course . . 4Z

Field Artillery officer Familiarization

Course ......... .................. .. 43

Artillery Officer Career Course ... ........ .. 44

Associate Field Artillery Officer Career Course 45

Honest John Officer Course ..... ...... ... 46

Division Artillery Staff Officer Refresher

Course ........... .............. . 47

Senior Fiela Artillery Officer Course ........ .. 48

Nuclear Weapons Employment Course

(Reserve Component) ... ............ 49

Nuclear Weapons Employment Course ...... 50

Fiela Artillery Radar Officer Course . . . .. . . .51

Artillery Communications Officer Course . , 52. 

Artillery Target Acquisition Officers'

Course ......... .................. .. 53

Artillery Survey Officer Course ... ........ .. 54

Lacrosse Officer Course .... ............ 55

Corporal Officer Course ........... 56

Redstone Officer Course ....... .......... 57

Sergeant Officer Course ... ........... .. 58

Corporal Maintenance Officer Course ..... .. 59

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Artillery Motor Transport Course . .. .. . .. 60

Little John Officer Course . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Nuclear Weapons Employment Refresher

Course .S.t.o.n ....... .... 62

.tnu~ructor Automatic Data Processing

Orientation Course ..... .............. 63

IIl Office r/Enlisted Courses

Atomic Projectile Assembly (280mm Gun) Course , 64

Corporal Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course . . . 65

Nuclear Projectile Assembly Course ... ........ .. 66

Honest John Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course . . 67

Rocket Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course , .. , 68

Corporal Handling Equipment Maintenance Course . 69

Artillery Basic Meteorology Course ....... 70

Sergeant Missile Battery Course ........... ... 71

Weather Equipment Maintenance Course ........ .. 72

Field Artillery Radar Maintenance Course ..... .. 73

Pershing Specialist Course ........ ... 74

LaCrosse Fire Control System Maintenance

Course . . . . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Corporal Fire Control System Maintenance

Course ........... .................... 76

Corporal Electronic Materiel Maintenance

Course .............. ................... .. 77

Redstone Electronic Materiel Maintenance

Course ............. ................... .. 78

IV Enlisted Courses

Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course

(Reserve Component) ....... ............ .. 79

Little John Firing Battery Course ......... 80

Artillery Survey Advanced Course .......... .. 81......

Artillery Flash Ranging (Advanced) Course ... ..... 82

Artillery Sound Ranging (Advanced) Course ..... 83

Field Artillery Radar Operation Course 84

LaCrosse Firing Battery Course ........... ... 85

"" LaCrosse Fire Control Operation Course ..... .. 86

Redstone Mechanical Materiel Maintenance

Course ................... 87 K

Corporal Mechanical Materiel Maintenance

Course ................. .................... 88

Artillery Radio Maintenance Course ........ 89

* Artillery Communication Supervisors Course . . . . 90

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Artillery Vehicle Maintenance Supervisors

Course . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Artillery Track Vehicle Maintenance Course ...... 92

V Officer Candidate Course 93

VI Selected Non-school and Special Courses 94

CHAPTER FOUR

DESCRIPTION OF 1963 COURSES

I Tables of Graduates and Failures 97

II Officer Courses

Field Artillery Field Grade Officer Refresher 97

Course (Reserve Component) ............ 98

Field Artillery Officer Basic Course ......... 99

Field Artillery Officer Familiarization Course ,.... 100

Artillery Officer Career Course ........... 101

Associate Field Artillery Officer Career Course . 102

Division Artillery Staff Officer Refresher Course 103

Senior Field Artillery Officer Course ......... 104

Senior Field Artillery Officer (Non-U. S. ) Course 105

Nuclear Weapons Employment Course (Reserve

Component) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Nuclear Weapons Employznent Course ......... 107

Field Artillery Radar Officer Course ......... 108

Artillery Communications Officer Course ......... .. 109

Artillery Target Acquisition Officer Course ........ .. 110

Artillery Suivey Officer Course ....................... Ill

LaCrosse Officer Course ....... ............... . .. 11

Corporal Officer Course ....... ............... ... 113

Redstone Officer Course ....... ............... ... 114

Sergeant Officer Course . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 115

Sergeant Officer Course (Non-U. S. ) .... .......... ... 116

Pershing Officer Course . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 117

4 Artillery Motor Transport Course ........... 118

Nuclear Weapons Employment Refresher Course . . . . 119

III Officer/Enlisted Courses

Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course

(Reserve Component) ........... ............... I0

Corporal Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course . 121

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AN/TRC-80 Transition Course (Pershing) ....... 1.2

Nuclear Projectile Assembly Course ... ......... .. 123

Rocket Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course ......... ... 124

Artillery Ballistic Meteorology Course .... ......... .125

Weather Equipment Maintenance Course ........ 126

Field Artillery Radar Maintenance Course . ...... 127

LaCrosse Fire Control System Maintenance Course 128

Redstone Electronic Materiel Maintenance Course 129

Pershing Specialist Course ..... .............. 130

Sergeant Missile Battery Course .... ........... .. 131

Sergeant Missile Battery Course (Non-U, S. ) ...... 132

IV Enlisted Courses

AN/TRC-80 Operations (Pershing) Course ......... ... 133

Field Artillery Operations and Intelligence

Noncommissioned Officer Course ...... .......... .. 134

Artillery Survey Advanced Course ............ 135

Artillery Flash Ranging (Advanced) Course ....... 136

Artillery Sound Ranging (Advanced) Course ....... 137

Field Artillery Radar Operator Course ........ . 138

Pershing Missile Battery Course ........... 139

Corporal Mechanical Materiel Maintenance Course 140

Redstone Mechanical Materiel Maintenance Course 141

Artillery Radio Maintenance Course .......... 142

Artillery Communication Supervisors Course ...... 143

Artillery Vehicle Maintenance Supervisors Course 144

Artillery Track Vehicle Maintenance Course ........ .. 145

V Officer Candidate School. 146

VI Non-School and Special Courses 147

CHAPTER FIVE

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1963 - 1967 DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES -

DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND AND DIRECTORS

1 .Commanding General and Commandant ............... 153

Assistant Commandant ................ 154

Deputy Assistant Commandant ....................... 155

U Secretary ................. ...................... .. 156 Director of Instruction ................. 157

Office of Artillery Policy and Literature ...... 158

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Artillery Transport Department .... ....... 159

Communication/Electronics Department . ....... 160

Gunnery Departi-nont . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 161

Guided Missile Department . ..... .... .... 16Z

Tactics/Gombined Arms Department .......... 163

Target Acquisition Department . .... ....... . 64

School Br•igade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Officer Candidate Brigade ......... ............... .. 166

Nonresident Instruction Department .......... 167

Office of the Director of Logistics . . . . . . .. . . . 168

Instructional Support Department ............ .... 169

Office of the Security Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Management and Budget Office ............ 171

CHAPTER SIX

I NARRATIVE HISTORY 1963-64 ..... ............ .. 172

II NARRATIVE HISTORY 1965 .............. 179

III NARRATIVE HISTORY 1966 ....... .............. 183

IV NARRATIVE HISTORY 1967 .. ........... 190

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LCHAPTER ONE

NARRATIVE HISTORY 1958-196Z

The School in 1958

Effective 12 July 1958 the Office of the Deputy Assistant

Commandant, Research and Development, established I October

1957, was discontinued., The Department of Combat Development assumed the functions and responsibilitie.; of the defunct

office, The Deputy Assistant Commandant, Instruction, became

simply the Deputy Assistant Commandant.

On 23 July 1958 the Department of Observation was re- designated as the Department of Target Acquisition with no change

in mission. 2 The change in name identified the activities of the

department more readily. Gone was the idea of passivity that

the word 'Observation' implied.

On 28 July 1958 the Department of Mo ors was redesignated the Department of Artillery Transport. Since the word 'motors' had grown to mean different things to the different

sciences, it no longer universally conveyed the idea of mechanized transportation. The redesignated title, 'Artillery Transport,

stated more clearly the raison d'etre of the department.

Several changes took place in the U. S. Army Artillery

and Missile School Commandl. Effective 22 April 1958 the 58th

Army Postal Unit (Type 2) was ralieved from attachment to USAAMS

for administration and logistics. The unit was then attached to

the 41st Artillery Group. Another directive discontinued the

Officer Staff and Faculty Battery of USAAMS on I May 1958.5

Personnel and equipment were reorganized and assigned to the

Enlisted Staff and Faculty Battery, which was redesignated as

the Staff and Faculty Battery, U. S. Army Artillery and Missile

School. The new battery had a strengtn of 683 officers, 38

Swarrant officers, and 93Z enlisted men. It was attached to U. S.

Army Artillery and Missile School Command.

Effective 10 December 1958 the U. S. Army Artillery and

Missile School Command continued as an immediate suoordinate

of the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center.

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1959

The y.oar 1959 brought the School a new department The

Office of Director of Instruction, formerly under the Deputy

Assistant Commandant, was established on 13 April as a separate

department. 6

On 6 February 1959 the Department of Publications and

Non-Resident Training was redesignated the Department of Training

Literature and Noon-Resident Instruction with no change in function, 7 personnel, or equipment.

In the Office of the Secretary, the Plans and Programs

Division underwent a name change that identified its mission more

clearly. It became the Management and Budget Division.

Effective I June 1959 the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile

School Command was relieved from attachment to the U. S, Army

Artillery and Missile Cegter and attached to the U. S. Army Artille ry and Missile School. The School Command remained under

the control of the Artillery and Missile Center for administration

and logistics, but in all other areas it was to perform directly

under the Assistant Commandant of the School.

1960

CY 1960 saw many changer in name designations. These

changes were, in some instances, mainly for reasons of euphony

and connotation with no changes in mission and organization. Those

clepartments receiving new nomenclature were: 9

Department of Gunnery, redesignated as Gunnery/

Cannon/Rocket Departmt-nt;

Departme:nt of Communication and Electronics,

rece.signatur' as CO I I) i c~ation/'iectronics Department;

Department of Artillery Transport, redesignated

as Artillery Transport Department;

Department of Tactics and CJombined Arms, redesignated as Tactics /Cox-cbined Arms Departinenti and

Department of Combat Development, redesignated

as Office of Combat Development and Doctrine.

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The guided missile systems and Field Artillery nuclear

warheads and projectiles had come of age. Each new missile

became a field of endeavor unto itself. The Department of

Materiel established separate divisions for each of the missiles.

Theit the mission evolution was acknowledged by redesignating

the Department of Materiel as the Guided Missile Department

(GMD). 0 At the same time the Missile Guidance Division of

Target Acquisition Department was transferred to the Guided

Missile Department, and GMD's Cannon, Honest John and

Little John Divisions were transferred to Gunnery/Cannon/Rocket

Department. This left GMD with Corporal, Lacrosse, Redstone,

and Special Weapons Divisions.

The Department of Training Literature and Non-Resident

Instruction was discontinued. Two new departments were to

function in its place: the Office of Training LiteratLre anid the

Nonresident Instruction Department.

The Deputy Assistant Commandant's office was also revamped. First, the Special Projects and Briefing Group was set

up as a branch. Second, the Trainings Aids Division was removed

from the direct responsibility of the Deputy Assistant Commandant

and set apart as a separate entity, the Instructional Support Departmerit. The Army Field Printing Plant, under the staff supervision

of the Secretary, was transferred to the newly established Depart- mnent, 11l

One sho~t-lived office--spawned by the increasing role

of miniles was that of Deputy for Missiles. Establishes in May

1960, the mission of the office was to serve a'j the Commandant's

principal source of information and ipescial representutive to outside agencies on all USAAMS matters p.,rtaining to field artillery

rockets and missiles. The Deputy was responsible for monitoring

and informing the Commandant, Assistant Commandanxt, an•d Deputy

Assistant Commandant on all School actions involving the 1st

Field Artillery Missile Brigade, the Artillery Board, and other

external agencies, and for supervising activities of the Special

Projects and Briefing Group. This Office was abruptly discontinued

in July 1960.

Two other relatively significant modifications occurred

during 1960. In the first the U. S. Army Security Guard Detachment was discontinued. Formerly the detachment had been

l' attached to the Artillery and Missile School Command for administration, logistics, and operational control. In the second, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Officer Candidate School was

placed under the command of the, School instead of the School Command.

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There were only two small changes in CY 1961. On 18 June

the Sergeant was added as a Division to the Guided Missile Department and it was followed by the Pershing on 31 December.

1962

A major change in 196Z was the creation of a new command.

In July the Office of Combat Development and Doctrine beca e the

United States Army Artillery Combat Development Agency,

Colonel William A, Becker continued in command, and the

bulk of personnel were reassigned from the Office of Combat

Development and Doctrine to the new, separate agency. The Artillery Combat Development Agency was attached to the School for

administration, logistics, and court-.nartia N urisdiction only within

present personnel resources and facilities.

On I August the Training Division of Gunnery/Cannon/Rocket

Department was discontinued, Its functions were transferred to

Resident Instruction Division, The Research and Review Division

of Gunnery was redesignated Research and Analysis Division. The

Department returned to its older and simpler title of "Gunnery Department'" in September, 17

The Office of Director of Training Literature again switched

titles, this time to the Office of Artillery Policy and Literature

(OAP)t. There was no change in functions, persornel, or equip- ment.1 8

The Management & Budget Division, Office of the Secretary

was constituted a separate office, Management and Budget Office,

in September. 19

One other change had occurred in July when Transfer Point,

U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center, was attached for courtsmartial jurisdiction to the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School

Command. 2 0

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1) USAAMS Memo #29, 1958.

2) USAAMC Gen. Order #77, 1958.

3) USAAMC Gen, Order #81, 1958.

4) USAAMC Gen. Order #35, 1958.

5) USAAMC Gen. Order #34, 1958.

6) USAAMS Memo #13, from AC, 1959.

7) USAAMC Gen. Order #17, 1959.

8) USAAMC Gen. Order #89, 1959.

9) USAAMS Memo #Z, from AC, 1960.

10) Ibid.

11) Ibid.

12) USAAMS Memo #1, from AC, 1960.

13) USAAMS Memo #2, op. cit. supra N. 9.

14) USAAMC Gen. Order #43, 1960. The Detachment had been

established by USAAMC Gen. Order #63, 1957.

15) U. S. Army Combat Development Command Gen. Order #9,

1962.

16) USAAMC Gen. Orders #177 and 184, 1962.

17) USAAMS DF by the AC, 12 Sep 1962.

18) Ibid.

19) Ibid.

ZO) USAAMC Gen. Order #184, 1962.

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CHAPTER TWO

DEPARTMET'.TS AND OFFICES--

DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND, AND DIRECTORS

SECTION I

EXISTING DEPARTMENTS

COMMANDING GENERAL AND COMMANDANT,

U, S. ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE CENTER

AND SCHOOL*•

MISSION: To command the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School,

implementing the policies and directives of the Department of the

Army and the Commanding General, U. S. Continental Army Cormsnand; to establish, maintain, and supervise, through the Assistant

Commandant, such agencies and departments am are required for

the efficient execution of the missions of the School; to be the

principal field artillery adviser to the Commanding General, U. S.

Continental Army Command; to insure that the viewpoint of U. S.

Army field artillery elements worldwide on doctrinal and procedural

matters is continuously sensed and incorporated am appropriate in

instruction and in recommendations to USCONARC and other agencies.

The Commandant is also Commanding General, U. S. Arrny

Artillery and Missile Center.

COMMANDANTS:

1Z Mar 1956 - 26 Jan 1959 Maj Gen Thomas E. de Shazo

16 Feb 1959 - 26 Mar 1961 Maj Gen Verdi B. Barnes

6 Apr 196, Maj Gen Lewis S. Griffing

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 117.

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ASSISTANT COMMANDANT*

MISSION: To assist the Commandant and to operate the U. S. Army

Artillery and Missile School; to exercise, within policy prescribed

by the Commandant, command authority and disciplinary control

over all activities and personnel of the School, and to act for the

Commandant in his absence. In the development of doctrine, preparation of training literature, and training matters, he has authority

to deal directly with outside agencies.

ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS:

30 Aug 1957 - Jun 1959 Brig Gen Philip C, Wehle

Z4 Jun 1959 - 31 Jul 1962 Brig Gen Edwin S. Hartshorn, Jr.

I Aug 1962 Brig Gen James W. Totten

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*See also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 119.

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DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT',:

MISSION: To be the piincipal assistakJt to the Assistant Comrnmandant; to make decisions, within policy, on School matters; to coordinate, as a Chief of Staff, the actions of the School's staff, departments,

OCS, and USAAMSC; to make recommendations conccrning actions to

be taken by the Commandant in discharging his responsibilities as

principal field artillery adviser to the Commanding General, U. S.

Continental Army Command; to supe rvise the implementation of

policies and directives prescribed for and within the School; to

supervise the activities of the Special Projects Division, and to

act for the Assistant Commandant in him absence,

ORGANIZATION: The Office of the Deputy Assistant Commandant

consists of the D1eputy AsF.istant Commandant and the Special Projects Division.

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS:

28 Jan 1958 Col Gordon W. Seaward

15 Jan 1959 Col C. de W. W. Lang

6 Jun 1960 Col William A. Hadflela

I Jul 1962 Col C. B. Revie

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 121.

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SECRETARY*

MISSION: To serve as Adjutant and Registrar of USAAMS; to direct

the records administration program in USAAMS; to coordinate procurement and assignment of military and civilian personnel; to

exercise staff supervision over the USAAMS Library and the Book

Department, and to provide support and control for liaison officers

and special representatives accredited to or from the School.

SOGANIZATI("i. Tho Office of the Secretary consists of the Secretary, Assistant ,•,: retary, Administrative Division, Academic Records

Division, Allied Student Liaison Division, Book Department, and

Library.

SECRETAR IES.

2 Feb 1956 Col John W. Dean, Jr.

23 Jun 1958 Col William J. GAllagher

19 Dec 1959 Col Walter T. Belland

4 May 1961 Lt Col Raymond C. Blatt

7 Aug 1961 Col Raymond H. Lumry

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DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION

Established 13 April 1959.

MISSION: To exercise staff supervision over general planning in

academic matters; to develop programs of instruction, effecting

timely review of existing courses in consonance with the latest

doctrine and preparing for orderly introduction of new courses;

to direct operational aspects of 'osident and nonresident instruction; to monitor and evaluate resident presentations and nonresident instructional material for the purpose of achieving accurate

and uniform adherence to established doctrine, correcting omissions, and eliminating undesirable overlap of instruction. To be

constantly aware of the relative workload among the departments

of the School and the effectiveness of utilization of department

manpower resources so as to be able to advise the Secretary as

to recommended personnel changes; to provide educational services for the School; to insure that instructional techniques used

at the School are maintained at the highest standard; to conduct

interveiws of students who are academically below desired stand-1

ards. To exercise staff supervision over the Instructional 4

Support Department; and to control liaison between the School and

other agencies on training matters.

ORGANIZATION: The Office of Director of Instruction consists

of the Director, Executive Director, Administrative Division,

Operations Division, Plans Division, and Educational Services

Division.

COMMENTS: Formerly a Division of the Office of Deputy Assistant Commandant, the Director of Instruction was set up

as a separate department per USAAMS Memo #13, 1959.

DIRECTORS:

I May 1959 Col J. L. Cantrell

May 1962 Lt Col C. V. Hadley

Jun 1962 Col Joseph H. Harrison

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MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE

Established 12 September 1962.

MISSION: To conduct and/or participate in manpower and management surveys; to evaluate manpower utilization within the School

and project future manpower requirements for use in School tables

of distribution; to bupervise and/or coordinate management activities;

to prepare School budget and related documents, and monitor expenditure of funds; to prepare management, personnel, and budget-type

statistical reports designed to support the School Mission.

ORGANIZATION: Management and Budget Office consists of a Chief,

Management Division, and I3udget Divisionm

COMMENTS: Formerly a division of the Office of the Secretary,

Management and Budget Office was established per USAAMS DF

from AC, 12 Sep 1962.

CHIUFS:

1 Z Sep 1962 Lt Col Patricia E. Grant, WAG

15 Dec 1962 Major Alice V. Sawyer, WAC

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OFFICE OF ARTILLERY POLICY AND LITERATUHE",,

Established 14 July 1960.

MISSION: To coordinate and provide staff supervision for the preparation, revision, and/or review of all Department of the Army training literature, printed or pictorial, for which the School is responsible,

to include field and technical manuals, Army training tests, Army

training programs, Army subject schedules, training circulars, pamphlets, and TOE's affecting organizattion, tactics, weapons, and training of the field artillery. To prepare and publish such literature as

Artillery Trends and information letters; to insure that expressions

contained in all published media conform to established doctrine or

School position; to review, coordinate, and consolidate School comments on training lite rature prepared by other schools or agencies.

To coordinate the preparation cf test outlines and items for all field

artillery MOS proficiency tests; to coorcdinaL, training film activities

with the Army Pictorial Center, other headquairters or agencies, and

elements of this School; to coordinate liaison iLctivities between the

School and other agencies on training literature matters; to procebs

official correspondence pertaining to training literature and films;

to monitor field artillery portion of AR 611 -201,

ORGANIZATION: The Office of Artillery Policy and Literature

consists of the Director, Administrative Division, Guided Missile

Division, Artillery Trends Division, Army Training Program and

Military Occupational Specialty Division, and Cannon/Rocket and

Tactical Support Division.

COMMENTS- On 14 July 1960, per USAAMS Memo #2 from AC,

1960, the Depaitment of Training Literature and Non-Resident

Instruction 'name changed from the Department of Publications

and Nonresident Training per USAAMC Gen. Order #17, 1959)

was established as two departments; 1) Office of Director of

Training Literature, 2) Nonresident Instruction Department.

The Office of Director of Training Literature was redesig.-

nated the Office of Artillery Policy and Literature per USAAMS DF

from AC, 1962.

DIRECTORS:

14 Jul 1960 Lt Col Albin C. Stevens

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 136.

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ARTILLERY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT*

MISSION: To prepare and present resident instruction in principles

of employment, operation, and maintenance of field artillery transport equipment, track-laying and wheeled; to familiarize students

with the theory, mechanical procedures, and associated administrative requirements; and to evaluate, improve, and conduct studies

on current doctrine, procedures, and techniques in field artillery

transport. To contribute to advance planning for courses and to

the preparation of programs of instruction; to maintain current

source material for Department of the Army training literature

pertaining to artillery transport and to submit material to the

Director, Office of Artillery Policy and Literature for finalizing

when requested. To prepare or review instructional material in

support of the USAR schools, staff training, ROTC, and extension

course programs as requested by the Director of Nonresident

Instruction Department.

ORGANIZATION: The Artillery Transport Department consists of

a Director, Administrative Division, Logistics and Maintenance

Division, Instruction Division, and Research and Review Division.

COMMENTS: The Department of Motors was redesignated the

Department of Artillery Transport effective 28 July 1958, USAAMC

Gen. Order #81, 1958, and then named Artillery Transport Department per USAAMS Memo #2 from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS:

9Aug 1957 Col W. W. Beverly

Sep 1958 Col L. C. Maslowski

11 Sep 1959 Col Ralph R. Ganne

I Sep 1962 Col Robert J. O'Donnell

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945-1957, p. 1 Z9.

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COMMUNICATIONS /ELECTR ONICS DEPAR TMENT*

MISSION: To prepare and present resident instruction in principles

of employment, operation, and maintenance of field artillery communication equipment and related electronic devices, to include use

of such equipment in an environment of electronic countermeasures,

and to teach fundamentals of electronics in all courses. To familiarize students with the role of electronic countermeasures and electronic counter-countermeasures in the communications field. To

evaluate, improve, and conduct studies on current doctrine, organization, procedures, and techniques for the employment of field

artillery communication and related electronic equipment, To

contribute to advanced planning for courses and to the preparation

of programs of instruction. To maintain current mource material

for Department of the Army training literature pertaining to field

artillery communications and related electronic devices and to submit material to the Director, Office of Artillery Policy and Literature for finalizing when requested. To prepare or review instruc..

tional material in support of the USAR schools, staff training,

ROTC, and extension course programs, as requested by the Director

of Nonresident Instruction Department.

ORGANIZATION: The Communication/Electronics Department

consists of a Director, Operations Division, Administrative and

Logistics Division, Communication Division, Electronics Division,

and Research Division,

COMMENTS. Name changed from Department of Communication

and Electronics per USAAMS Memo #Z from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS'

Z7 Jan 1958 Col James E. Norvell

1 Jun 1959 Col Robert J. Hill, Jr.

1 Jul 1960 Col Rudolph Laskowsky

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945-1957, p. 133.

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GUIDED MISSILE DEPABTMENT*

MISSION: To prepare and present. resident instruction in the

functioning, operation, and maintenance of field artillery guided

missile systems and all nuclear warheads and projectiles; to

evaluate, improve, and conduct studies on current doctrine,

procedures, and techniques for utilization of field artillery

guided missiles. To plan for guided missile courses and the

preparation if programs of instruction. To maintain current

source material for Department of the Army training literatuve

pertaining to guided missile systems and nuclear warheads and

projectiles and submit material to the Director, Office of Artillery Policy and Literature for finalizing when rcuquusted. To

prepare or review instructional material in bupport of the USAR

schools, staff training, ROTC, and extension course programs

as requested by the Director of Nonresident Instruction Department.

ORGANIZATION: The Guided Missile Department consists of a

Director, Administrative Division, Operations Division, Supply

Division, Research and Review Division, Corporal Division,

Lacrosse Division, Redstone Division, Sergeant Division, Pershing

Division, and Special Weapons Division.

COMMENTS: The Department of Materiel was redesignated the

Guided Missile Department effective 15 July 1960 per USAAMS

Memo #2 from AC, 1960.

DIR ECTORS:

lb Sep 1957 Col Horace L. Sanders

Dec 1958 Col Howard E. von, Kaenel

Oct 1959 Col Royal E. McShea

Dec 1960 Col. Harrison B. harden, Jr.

Aug 1962 Col Edward de Saussure, Jr.

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945-1957, p. IZ8. :i2:

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GUNNER Y DEPAR•TMENT-::

MISSION: To prepare and present resident instruction in the principles of field artillery gunnery and the application of these principle,,

to cannon and rocket artillery, to include preparation of equipment

for action and executirn of fire commands. To prepare arid present

resicent instruction in the operation and maintenance of field artillery

cannon and rocket materiel and associated equipment, to include onand off-carriage fire control equipment, ammunition, mines, and small

arms. To famiLiarize students with the science of cannon and rocket

ballistics and the use of electronic and other computational equipment.

To evaluate, improve, and conduct studies on current doctrine, proceciures and techniques in field artillery cannon and rocket gunnery to

include automatic computers and techniques for utilization of field

artillery cannon and rocket materiel. To contribute to advance planning

for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction. To

maintain current source material for Department of the Army training

literature pertaining to cannon and rocket gunnery and submit material

to the Director, Office of Artillery Policy and Literature for finalizing

when requested. To provide or review instructional material in

support of the USA1R schools, staff t raining, ROTC, and extension

course programs as requested by the Director of Nonresident instruction Depa rtment,

ORGANIZATION: The Gunnery Department consists of a Director

and an Executive and Administrative Division, Training Division,

Resident Instruction Division, Operations Division, and lResearch

and Review Division.

COMMENTS: Department of Gunnery was redesignated Gunnery/

Cdnnon/Rocket Department, USAAMS Memo #? from AC, 1960, and

then on 12 Septerribe r 1962 renamed Gunnery Department per DF

from AC, USAAMS.

DIRECTORS;

19 Jun 1958 Col Ben E. Allen

4 jan 1961 Col C. A. Murphy

25 Jul 1962 Col James J. Gibbons

,:kSee also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. IZ6.

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TACTICS/COMBINED ARMS DEPAIHTMENT'`

MISSION: To prepare and present resident instruction in principles

and application of field artillery tactics from battery through army

,rvtillery level, to include artillery staff procedures and nuclear

wearons employment; to familiarize students with organization and

tactical employment of the combined arms through division level

and with prescribed general staff and common subjects; to evaluate,

improve, and conduct studies on current doctrine, organization,

tactics, procedures, and techniques as they pertain to field artillcry.

To contribute to advanceri planning for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction; to maintain current source material

for Department of theArrmy training literature pertaining to field

artillery tactics, artillery staff procedures, and nuclear weapons

employment and to submit material to the Dire':tor, Office of Artillery Policy and Literature for finalizing when requested. To prepare or review instructional material in support of the USAR school,

staff training, ROTC, and extension course programs as requested

by the Director of Nonresident Instruction Department.

ORGANIZATION: The Tactics/Combined Arms Department consists

of a Director and an Executive, an Administi:ative Division, Operations Division, Research and Review Division, Artillery Tactics

Division, Field Exercise Division, and Cormbined Arms and Staff

Divi ;ion.

COMMENTS: Name changed from Department of Tactico and

Comhined Arms per USAAMS Memo #4, from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS:

Z6 Jul 1957 Col B. E. Powell

2 Jan 1959 Col James L. Cantrell

13 Apr 1959 Col Walter E. Brinker

18 Aug 1960 Col John V. Roddy

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945-1957, p. 131.

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TARGET ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT*

MISSION: To prepare and present resident instruction in principles

of employment, operation, and maintenance of field artillery target

acquisition, survey, and meteorological equipment, to inciude the

use of such equipment in an environment of electronic countermeasureF'; to familiarize students with the employment of electronic

counter-counte rmeasures as pertains to target acquisition devices of

the field artillery. To evaluate, improve, and conduct studies on

current doctrine, organization, tactics, procedures, and techniques

in field artillery target acquisition; to contribute to advanced planning

for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction, To

maintain current source material for Department of the Army

training lit ,rature pertaining to field artillery target acquisitions

and to submit material to the Director, Office of Artillery Policy and

Literature for finalizing when requested to represent the U. S.

Governmedt in NATO working committees on artillery meteorological

matters. To provide or review instructional material in support of

the USAR school, staff training, ROTC, and extension course programs, as requested by the Director of Nonresident Instruction

Department.

ORGANIZATION: The Target Acquisition Department consists of a

Director, Administrative Division, Operations Division, Supply and

Maintenance Division, Artillery Meteorology Division, Sensory

Equipment Division, and Survey Division.

COMMENTS: Name changed from Department of Observation to

Department of Target Acquisition per USAAMC Gen, Order #77, V

1958, and from the Department of Target Acquisition per USAAMS

Memo #Z from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS:

9 Jan 1957 Col E. G. Hal noy

24 Jul 1958 Col N. W. Harper

Sep !960 Col John P. Kenney

Oct 1960 Col Jan,- s P. Smith

*See also History of 'he USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 134.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT DEPAHTM.ENT

Established 15 July 1960.

MISSION: To provide certain commonly used services to all departments of the School in conformity with procedures and policies prescribed by the Office of Director of Instruction.

O1GANIZATION: The Instructional Support Department consists of

a Director, Army Field Printing Plhnt, Training Aids Division,

Editorial Division, Training Materials Distribution Division, Public

Address System Division, Utilities Division.

COMMENTS: Established per USAAMS Memo. #Z from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS:

15 Jul 1960 Lt Col John F. Su.therland

14 Jun 1962 Lt Col George F. Jorc.an

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NONRESIDENT INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT*

Established 14 July 1960.

MISSION: Tc prepare and administer the field artillery phase of

the Army Extension Coure; to administer the air defense artillery

and aviation phase of the Army Extension Course program; to coordinate the preparation and revision of field artillery instructional

material used in support of USAR schools, staff training, and ROTC

programs.

ORGANIZATION: The Nonresident Instruction Department consists

of the Director, Administrative Division, Reserve Components Division, and Extension Courses Division.

COMMENTS, On 14 July 1960, per USAAMS Memo #2 from AC, 1960,

the Department of Training Literature and Nonresident Training (name

changed from the Department of Publications and Nonresident Training

per USAAMC Gen. Order #17, 1959) was established as two departments;

1) Office of Director of Training Literature, 2) Nonresident Instruction

Department.

DIRECTORS.

14 Jul 1960 Col Harrison H. Finlayson

10 Aug 1960 Col John W. Hansborough

4 Sep 1960 Lt Col John C. Vallor

I Jul 1961 Lt Col Wiley F. Shaver

14 Sep 1961 Col Robert J. O'Donnell

1 Jul 1962 Lt Col Friedrich Stappler 9

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*See also History_ of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 136.

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U. S. ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOL COMMAND

MISSION: To command all units and personnel of the U. S. Army

Artillery ancl Missile School Command; to provide administrative

and logistical support to the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile

School and its personnel; to furnish administrative and logistical

support to designated units of the U. S. Army Reserve undergoing

active duty for training; to insure physical security of USAAMS; to

maintain cadre personnel records and to exercise special courtsmartial Jurisdiction of the Officer Candidate School.

ORGANIZATION: The U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School

Command consists of the Commander, Executive Officer, S-I

Adjutant, 8-2 and S-3, S-4, Chaplain, Headquarters & Headquarters

Battery, Staff and Faculty Battery, lst Officer Student Battery, WAC

Battery, l1t Enlisted Student Battery, Zd Enlisted Student Battery.

COMMANDING OFFICERS:

28 Jan 1957 Col James P. Smith

14 May 1958 Col Clifford C. Hines

Z6 May 1958 Col Maxwell H. Thompson

20 Nov 1958 Col Wayne Hardman

11 Sep 1961 Col Ralph B. Coffin

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MISSION, To produce jui.ior officers who will have the requirtd

knowledge, character, and capabilities for practical leadership to

enable them to lead artillery and missile Llemnentm succesalfully in

cormbat.

ORGANIZATION. The U. S. Army Artillery and Miusile, Officur Can

didate School consists of the Commandant, Admirnistrative. Assistant,

S-I and S-2, S-3, S-4, Headquarters Battery, and Candidate Batteries.

COMMANDANTS,

16 Sep 1957 Col W. J. Gallagher

26 Jun 1958 Lt Col W, H. Crosson, Jr,

18 May 1959 Col B. B. Kercheval

10 Jun 1959 Lt Col C. K. Charbonneau, Jr.

I Jun 1961 Col C. A. Christin, Jr,

)'.,See also Hieutory of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 137.

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SECTION 1I

DISCONTINUED DEPARTMENTS

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT,

R'ESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT*

COMMENTS: This office was discontinued 12 July 1958 per USAAMS

Memo #29, 1958.

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTI Oct 1957 - 12 Jul 1958 Col C. de W. W. Lang

*See also History of the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 122.

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OFFICE ODIETROCMBTDEVELOPMENTANDOTIE

MISSION: To act (or the Assistant Commar~ndant, within prescribed

policy, on all matters relating to the combat development mission of

the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School; to develop doctrine,

tactics, and organizational and operational concepts for the field

artillery of the midrange periud and beyond,- to supervise and coordinate the rese~arch andi developmnent program within the School; to ex r.-

cisc' staff supervision of academic depar'tmentS in matters pvirtaining to

midrnge eveopme ntal projvcotý which have beenr delegated to thesc.

departments by the Director, Office of Combat Development and Doc.

trinle, for action responsibility in accordance with prescribed policy;

and to be responsible for staff oupervision over acadernic department

finmen ofcurentdoctrine. To control liaison activities between the

School and other military and civilian research, develcpnmental, ar~d

manufacturing agencies on combat development and research and

development matters; to coordinate with the Director of Training

Literature in writing, providing source materiai, and reviewing Departmerit of the Army training literature uffecting doctrine; to insure that

the doctrinal basis for current inytruction is developed in consonance

with known future developments, To coordinate development of School

position oin doctrinal matters and to maintain the doctrinal policy file

as well as the policy file on research and development; to contribute

appropriate draft items foi- inclusion in ArtilleryTrends and informa -

tion letters; to monitur all ifficial cr'rrespundr-nce and documents

passing between the USAAMS and the U. S, Army Artillery Board; to

advise atiu awisist other eltements within the School oYL te chnical prob.-

leirm which require scientific analysis.

OR~GANIZATION- The Office of Director of Conioat Development and

Doctrine consist~s of a Director, Adminiistrative Division, 1)o.ctrine and

Concepts lDivimion, GOne cral Divisir.., Wteapon System Analysis Division,

* [ WeaponH Division, and Tareget Acquisitions Division.

COMMENTS: The Officf2 of :inrect~or of Comoat. Duvelopment and DoTc- -

* I trine ceased as a division of USAAMS on 30 June 196Z, Effective

1 July 1962 the USA Artillery Cornhat. Development Agency was organiv~eti

under para. Z, Gen. Ordnr #9, USA Combat Development Command, Fort

IBclvoir, Vii-ginia, 30 June 1962.

":'Sv.e also History of the USAAMS 1945 -1957, p. 13 .

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DIRECTOBS:

Z6 Mar L956 Col George C. Cassaday

Jul 1958 Col George M. Lilly

Aug 1959 Col William W. Beverly

Nov 1960 Col John J. Kenney

Mar 196Z Col William A. Becker

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DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING LITERATURE

AND NONRESIDENT INSTRUCTION*

COMMENTS: Name changed from Department of Publications

and Nonresident Instruction per USAAMC Gen. Order #17, 1959,

to Department of Training Literature and Nonresident Instruction.

Reorganized as two departments, the Office of Training

Literature and the Nonresident Instruction Department, per

USAAMS Memo #2 from AC, 1960.

DIRECTORS:

7 Oct 1957 Col Maxwell H. Thompson

26 Aug 1958 Col Ray 0. Embree

Aug 1959 Col Norman D. Aboosh

*See also History ot the USAAMS 1945--1957, p. 136.

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CHAPTER THREE

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

SECTION I

TABLES OF GRADUATES AND FAILURES

OFFICER COURSES

Fiscal Admin, TurnYear Graduates Failures Attrition Backs

1958 3818 148 35 4

1959 4231 58 19 29

1960 4453 48 28 13

1961 3971 73 28 13

196Z 4632 81 33 1z

Pe rcentages

1958 95,33 3.70 0. 87 0.10

1959 97.55 1.34 0.44 0. 67

1960 98.03 1.07 0,62 0.28

1961 97.20 1,79 0.69 0,32

1962 97,35 1.70 0,69 O ,25

OFFICER /ENLISTED COURSES

1958 844 82 10 8

1959 968 123 15 13

1960 930 71 4 9

1961 1420 1V7 12 z

1962 1233 32 70 4

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Pe rrenta e s

Fiscal Admin. TurnYear Graduate s Failures Attrition Backs

1958 89.40 8.69 1.06 0.5

1959 86.51 0 q, 9 1.34 1,16

1960 91.72 7.00 0, 39 0.89

1961 89.93 8.04 0. 76 1. 27

1962 92.08 2. 39 5. 23 0. 30

ENLISTED COURSES

1958 1940 258 56 147

1959 2176 203 45 71

1960 2261 285 58 91

1961 2307 352 97 118

1962 2356 129 399 60

Percentages

1958 80.80 10.75 2Z 33 6.12

1959 87.21 8.14 1.80 2.85

1960 83.89 10.58 2'. 15 3.38

1961 80.27 12.25 3.38 4.10

1962 80.03 4,38 13.55 2.04

SELECTED NON-SCHOOL AND SPECIAL COURSES

1958 414 18 7 7

1959 Data not available

1960 ' 17Z 0 0 0

1961 Data not available

1962 331 6 0 0

Percentages

S1958 92.82 4.04 1 .57 1.57

1959 Data not available

1960 100.00 0 0 0

1961 Data not available

1962 98.21 1.79 0 0

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OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

Fiscal Adrnin, TurnYear Graduates Failures Attrition Backs

1958 185 Z4 96 144

1959 199 18 1Z3 114

1960 213 22 92 79

19b1 181 iz 126 52

196z 199 54 87 21

Percentages

1958 41. 20 5.34 Zi.38 3Z.08

1959 43,83 3. 96 V7.09 25.12

1960 52. 46 5.42 22.66 19.46

1961 48,79 3. Z3 33. 96 14.02

1962 55. 12 14.9b 24, 10 5.82

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SECTION II

OFFICER COURSES

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER BASIC COURSE

6-A-Cl

Length. 17 weeks. Duration: Mar 1947-Aug 1960

PurposeB To provide basic branch training for newly commissioned

artillery officers in the duties of field artillery forward observer and

assistant executives, and to familiarize them with other duties normally performed by field artillery battery grade officers,

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Newly commissioned second lieutenants from any

source, other than Field Artillory Officer Candidate School, whose

actual or anticipated assignment is to field artillery.

Security clearance required; SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1969 1960

Graduates 189Z 1760 1730

Failures 108 32 13

Admin Attrition 18 9 7

Turnbacks 0 18 12

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ALLIED FIELD ABTILLERY OFFICER BASIC COURSE

6-A-CIX

1ngth: 10 weeks. Duration; Feb 1961-Jun 1961

Comments: This course was merely a shortened version of the

Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and was conducted solely

for the benefit of allied officers

I 961

Graduates 36

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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'-A-CZ

Length: 33 weeks Duration: Sep 1956-,May 1959

Purpose: To provide branch training to officers so that they are

thoroughly grounded in the duties and responsibilities appropriate

to field artillery battery grade officers.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prereuisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the regular

army or a reserve component officer on extended active duty

whose assignment, actual or ant:hcipated, is to Field Artillery

duties. Minimum of 2 yea:s but not more than 5 years of commissioned service ,including only promotion list service for

regular army officers). Graduates of a Field Artillery Officer

Candidate or Field Artillery Officer Basic Course.

Security clearance requiried: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959

Graduates 148 106

Failu re s 2 0

Admin Attrition 0 1

Turnbacks 0 0

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ASSOCIATE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY OFFICER

6-A-C3

Former N" 6-0-Z

Length: 17 weeks, Duration: Jul 1956-Sep 1960

Purpose' To provide minimum essential training to officers in

the duties and responsibilities of mortar, gun, and howitzer

batte ry commanders, and a familiarization with duties of othe r

battery grade officers in field artillery units,

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites; Commissioned officer above the grade of Zd lieutenant. Member of the regular army or a reserve component

officer in an active status or on active duty whose actual or anticipated assignment is to field artillery. Credit for the Field

Artillery Officer Basic Course, Field Artillery Officer Candidate

Course, or a minimum of 6 months service in a field artillery

unit and completion of the following gunnery sub-courses: 6

"Observed Fire"; 9 "Firing Battery" (formerly Z0-6); 18 "Fire

Direction I" (formerly 30-1Z),

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960

Graduates Z91 382 500

Failures 13 4 11

Admin Attrition 5 0 8

Turnbacks 0 5 0

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ASSOCIATE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY OFFICER (ALLIED)

6-A-C3X

L : 17 weeks. Duration: Oct 1958 Feb 1959

Comments. This course was the same as the Associate Field Artil..

lery Battery Officer Course, except that. for the period indicated,

the allied officers were grouped into a stoparate course.

1959

Graduates 37

Failu re s 0

Admin Attrition 1

Turnbta.cks 0

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ARTILLERY OFFICER ADVANCED COURSE

6-A-C4

Length 38 weeks, Duration: Sep 1946-Jun 1960

Purpose: To provide branch training to officers so that they will

be thoroughly grounded in the duties and responsibilities appropriate

to field grade artillery office rs,

MOS for which trained; Prefix digit 5 added to current MOS of

officers who successfully complete the nuclear weapons employment phase of the course.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer, Member of the regular

army or a reserve component officer on active duty (excluding

those on active duty for training only) whose actual or anticipated

assignment is to artillery duties. Minimum of fire years but not

more than twelve years of commissioned service (including only

promotion list service for Regular Army officers). Credit for an

artillery battery officer regular or associate course.

Security clearance requiredt SECRET (interim).

Comments

1958 1959 1960

Graduates Z56 Z03 380

Failures 4 3 0

Admin Attrition 4 0 Z

Turnbacks 0 0 0

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6-A-C5

Length: 18 weeks, Duration: Mar 1947-Sep 1960

Purpose: To provicae branch training to officers so that they wiJl

have a working knowledge of the duties and responsibilities appropriate

to field gracde field artillery officeerm.

MOS for which trained; Prefix digit 5 added to current MOS of

officers who successfully complete the nuclear employment phase

of the course,

Prerequisites: Commissiored. officer. A reserve component

officer in an active status oi on active duty whose actual or anti

cipated assignment is to a field artillery unit; or an officer assigned

to a branch other than artillery or to an artillery branch function.

other than field artillery who requires 4upplernental training. Credit

for an artillery battery officer regular or associate course.

Security clearance re~3 r.d; SECRET 'interim).

Comments.

j 958 1959 1960

Graduates 3713 311 435

Failures 19 15 21

Adnmin Att rition I 5 7

Turnbacks 4 4 0

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6-A-CIC/44-A-CIC

Length: 20 weeks, Duration: Aug 1958-Apr 1962

Purpose; To provide basic branch training and orientation for

newly commissioned regular army artillery officers.

MOS for which trained: None,

Prereguishtee: Newly commilsioned regular army artillery lieutenants from the United States Military Academy and ROTC,

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments:

Phase I 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 326 336 370 318

Failures 0 0 0 1

Admin Attrition 1 0 2 2

Turnbacks 2 1 0 -

Phase III

Graduates 217 244 264 276

Failures 0 0 2 I

Admin Attrition 0 1 2 2

Turnbacks 0 0 1 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY OFFICER REFRESHER

ýRESERVE COMPONENT)

6-A-Ci0

Former Nr 6-0-34

Length: 2 weeks. Duration: Jul. 1954-Apr 1960

Purpose: To promide refresher training in tactics, techniques,

and materiel appropriate to field artillery battery grade reserve

component officers.

MO0 for which trained: None.

Prere uinites: Battery grade field artillery reserve component

officer in an active status but not on active duty whose assignment,

actual or anticipated is to a reserve component unit. Must have

credit for but not have attended within the past 30 months one of

the following courses: Field Artillery Officer Candidate; Field

Artillery Basic; Field Artillery Battery; Associate Field Artillery Battery.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960

Graduates 153 115 52

Failures 0 0 0

Adinin Attrition 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY FIELD GRADE OFFICER REFRESHER

(RESERVE COMPONENT)

6-A-CI 1

Length: Z weeks. Duration: May 1951-

S4 2pose: To provide field artillery officers with refresher training

in field artillery organization, tactics, techniques and materiel.

MOS for which trainee. None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer in the grade of captain and

above. A member of the active army or a reserve component

whose actual or anticipated assignment is to a field artillery unit,

Must have credit for but not have attended within the past 30

months one of the following courses: Artillery Officer Candidate,

Orientation, Familiarization, Career or Associate Career, Obligated service for active army officers. None,

Officers assigned as army advisors to the National Guard

may attend this course provided they have not attended a similar

refresher or longer course within the previous Z4 months.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 196-

Graduates 114 108 98 130 1 ill

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 1 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER ORIENTATIh,,N COURSE

6-A--C20

Length: 9 weeks. Dura -ion: Jul 960-

lurpose: To provide basic branch trainiihg and orientation in

Field Artillery for newly commissioned artil' ry ofticers.

MOS for which trained: None,

Prerequisites, Newly commissioned sec( nd lieutenants from any

source, uther than Field Artillery Officer Candidate School, whose

actual or anticipated abwignment is to Field Artillery, Obligated

service for Active Army officers: Non.e.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL, ',interim).

Comments:

1961 196Z

Graduates 1520 1552

Failures 22 Z9

Admin Attrition 4 7

Turnbacks tO 9

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FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER FAMILIARIZATION COURSE

6-A-CZI

Length; 8 weeks. Duration: Aug 1960-

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers with a working kvnowledge in the organization, operational functions, duties and responsibilities of the Field Artillery.

MOS for which traine: None,

Prerequisite : Commissioned officer. Member of the active army

or of a reserve component in the grade of first lieutenant or higher,

whobe actual or anticipated assignment is to a Field Artillery unit,

who has had no previous Field Artillery experience or training.

Must have cornpleted4 an orientation course or the equivalent in other

than Field Artillery. Obligated service for active army officers, J

None. A

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments.

1961 1962

Graduates 198 171

Failures 19 19

Admin Attrition 3 1

Turnbacks 0 0

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ARTILLERY OFFICER CAREER COURSE

6-A-C22

Ljr"iLth: 32 weeks, Duration: Aug 1960-

Purpose: To provide branch training at the working knowledge

level in the duties and responsibilities of artillery officers, to

qualify students as Nuclear Weapons Employmrnt Officers, to

provide a general knowledge of artillery weapons systems.

MOS for which trained: Prefix digit 5 (Nuclear Weapons Employment) added to current MOS of officers who successfully complete

the nuclear weapons employment phase of the course.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active

army whose branch is Artillery. Minimum of 3 years and preferably not more than 8 years of commissioned service. Completion

of an artillery officer candidate, orientation, familiarization, or

equivalent course. Obligated service for active army officers:

1 year.

Security clearance required; SECRET (Final).

Comments: Selected officers will be assigned by the Department

of the Army to attend a specific specialist course immediately

upon completion of subject course. Attendai•ce to the specialist

course will be TDY status enroute to the next duty assignment.

1961 196Z

Graduates 481 700

Failures 2 6

Admin Attrition 1 2

Turnbacks 1 1

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ASSOCIATE FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CAREER COURSE

6-A-CZ3

Length: 18 Weeks. Duration: Jul 1960 -

Purpose: To provide officers with a working knowledge of the duties

and responsibilities appropriate to fielci grade artillery officers.

MOS for which trained: Peacetime - None. Mobilization - Prefix

digi't 5, Nuclear Weapons Employment, added to current MOS of

officers who successfully complete the nuclear weapons employment

phase of the course,

Prerequisites: Commissioned Officer. A member of the Active

Army or a reserve component whose branch is Artillery, or an officer

other than field artillery who requires supplemental training. Credit

for an artillery officer candidate, orientation or familiarization course

or the equivalent. Minimum of 3 years and preferably not more than 12

years of commissionedI service. Obligated service for active army

officers, One year.

Sccurity clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments: While not a prerequisite, completion of the following

Artillery extension courses prior to attendance at the course is

desirable:

Subcourse Number 526, Artillery Mathematics.

Subcourse Number 501, Arty Battalion Survey.

Subcourse Number 3Z2(18), Fire Direction Procedures,

General.

Subcourse Number 323(10), Fire Direction Procedures,

Unobservea Fire.

Subcourse Number 466, Map & Aerial Photo P"eading for *

Arty,

Engr Subcourse N'- 125, Slide Rule I (available through

U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School).

1961 1962

Graduates 467 349

rFailures 23 16

Admin Attrition 14 1b

Turnbacks I I

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HONEST JOHN OFFICER COURSE

6-A-F3

Former Nr 6-0-23

Length- 2 weeks. Duration- Nov 1954 - Jul 1959,

Purpose. To train selected commissioned officers in duties and

responsibilities of officers in Honest ,lohn units.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites. Commissioned officer nr extended active duty whose

actual or next immediate assignrnent is to an Honest John battery or

battalion or to other duties requwrirg a working knowledge of the

employment of the Honest Jo&,i. Graduate of an Artillery Officer

Candidate, Basic, Battery or Advanced Course. Minimum of I year

active duty remaining upon completion of course.

Security cl:arance required, SECRET (interim).

Comments.

1958 1959

Graduates 96 J Z5

Failures 0 0

Admln Attrition 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

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DIVISION ARTILLZERY STAFF OFFICER REFRESHER COUR SE

6-A-F5

Length: I week. Duiation: Mar 1958

Purpose: To provide refresher training as a unit to divisiion artillery

and artillery group commanders and selected staff officers anid to

develop staff teamwork in the application of curr,?nt doctrine,

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites.Commrissioned officer asgeasa command:r,

executive, or principal staff officer of a Nattional Guard or Army

for active army officers: None.

Security? clearance required: SECRET (interim) during peacetimei;

SECRET (Final) for mobilization counterpart only.

Comments: Staffs attending this course should be represented by 5

or 6 principal staff officers to receive maximum benefit from the

instructional problems presented. 159 96 19196

Graduates 67 70 63 53 137

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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SENIOR FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER COURSE

6-A-F6

Length; Z weeks. Duration: Aug 1957 -

Purpose: To provide senior field artillery officers with a general

knowledge of current field artillery organization, tactics, techniques and equipment.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Comnmissioned officer. Member of the active army

in grade of lieutenant colonel or higher whose actual or anticipated

assignment is to a headquarters or staff above battalion level and

who requires a general knowledg., of heid a rtillery organization,

tactics, techniques, equipment, and proble.ma of group, division

artillery, or corps artillery command. Obligated Service fnr Active

Army Officers: None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final) with Background Investigation initiated,

Comments:

1958 1959 1910o 1961 196Z

Graduates 38 69 44 86 58 Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Adrnin Attrition 0 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT COURSE

(RESERVE COMPONENT)

6 -A-F20

Length, Du ration; Apr 1962 -

Phase 1 80 credit hours

(Nonresident instruction)

Phase II 2 weeks (88 hours)

(Resident instruction)

Purpose: To qualify students as Nuclear Weapons Employment

Officers.

MOS for which trained: Prefix digit 5 (Nuclear Woapons Employment) added to current MOS.

Prerequisites: Phase I - Reserve component officers with actual or

anticipated assignment to a troop unit in a TOE/TD position, or with

mobilization designation requiring prefix digit 5 qualification. Graduate of a branch officer career course or equivalent credit desired.

Phase II - Successful completion of Phase I.

Security clearance required. SECRET (final).

Comments:

Phase II

196Z

Graduates 83

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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6-A-F26

Length: 5 weeks. Duration: Apr 1962-

Purpose; To qualify commissioned officers for duty as nuclear

weapons employment officers.

MOS for which trained: Prefix Digit 5 added to current MOS,

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer, member of the Active Army

or of a Rleserve Component whose actual or anticipated assignment

is to duties which require knowledge of the considerations, techniques, and procedures required for the tactical employment of

nuclear weapons. Must have four years of service or be a graduate

of a branch officer career course or have the equivalent credit,

Must not have previously attended a prefix 5 (NWE) awarding course.

Obligated service for active army officers: None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments; A mathematical background is not required for satisfactory completion of this course. Students should have the ability

to solve simple arithmetic problems to include ratios, proportions,

powers, and roots of numbers. Clearance must be confirmed by

message no later than seven days prior to class report date.

Training for Nuclear Weapons Employment Officer Course (Prefix

Digit 5) which generally parallels course 6-A-FZ6 is also provided

in certain courses at selected branch service schools (App 2, DA

Pam 20- Z1).

1962

Graduate s 37

Failures 5

Admin Attrition 1

Turnbacks 1

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FIELD ARTILLERY RADAR OFFICER COURSE

6-A-0140

Leath: 7 weeks, Z days. Du.ation: Oct 1950 -

Purpose' To provide corrnmisinned officers with a working knowledge

of field artillery radar operation, maintena.ice, and employment, including target acquisition, fire direction, position fixing and vectoring

of light army aircraft.

MOS for which trained; Radar Officer (0140).

Prerequisites: Commissioned Officer, grade of captain or below,

Member of the active army or of a reserve component, whose assignmert, actual or anticipated, is to field artillery radar duties. Credit, '

for the Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course or equivalent; or

be a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Co'irse, Obligated service tour for active Army officers: None.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim). I

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 15 22 30 24 ?4

Failures 0 1 1 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 1 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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ARTILLEP Y COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE

I I:. 6-A-0Z00

Length: 11 weeks, 4 days, Duration: Sep 1946

Purpo, e: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge to supervise and coordinate the installation, operation, and

maintenance of artillery communication equipment and systems.

MOS for which trained: Communications Officer (02O0),

Prerequisites Commissioned Officer in grade of major or below.

Member of the active Army or a Reserve Component whose assign- merit, actual or anticipated, is to artillery communication duti.o.

Obligated service for active Army officer, None.

.SecuritZ clearance required. CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comfiments.

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 101 78 78 109 87

Failures 0 1 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 1 1 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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AR TILLERY TARGET ACQUISITION OFFICERS COURSE

(formerly Artillery Observation Officers Course)

6-A-I 154

L : 11 weeks, Duration: May 1951

Purpose: To train commissioned officers in artillery target acquisition techniques by providing a working knowledge of counterbattery

and countermortar, drone target acquisition, sound and flash ranging,

and target acquisition battalion survey techniques and a general knowlecige of corps and division target acquisition functions, field artillery

radar operations, production and dissemination of ballistic meteorology

data, and airborne target location techniques.

MOS for which trained: Artillery Target Acquisition Unit Commander

(1154).

Prerequisites: Commissioned Officer. Member of the Active Army

or of a reserve component unit. Actual or anticipated assignment

to a position that requires a working knowledge of artillery target

V acquisition techniques and equipment. Credit for courses in algebra

or trigonometry, high school level. Credit for Field Artillery Officer

Orientation Course or equivalent or be a graduate of Field Artillery

Officer Candidate Course. Obligated service for Active Army officers,

None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Interim).

Comments.

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 24 18 15 36 31

Failures 0 0 0 4 1

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 0 0

Turnba.cks 0 0 0 0 0

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ARTILLERY SURVEY OFFICER COURSE

6 -A-I 183

Len"gth 8 weeks. Duration. Jan 1951

Purpose: To qualify selected officers as reconnaissance and survey

officers by thoroughly grounding them in mathematics, map reading,

survey equipment, traverse, triangulation, astronomy, planning and

supervising artillery battalion, division artillery and corps artillery

surveys

MOS for which trained-. Reconnaissance and Survey Officer :l 183).

Prerequisites. Below the grade of major as a commissioned officer,

Member of the Regular Army or a reserve component officer on

rLctive duty 'or active duty for training only) whose assignment,

actual or anticipated is to artillery survey duty. Credit for cou'!mes

in albegra or trigonometry, Credit for one of the following course'.i

Field Artillery Officer Orientation, 6-A-C20; Artillery Officer Basic,

6-A-.CIC/44-A- CIC, Field Artillery Officer Familiar.zation 6-A-C-.

Zl1; or be a graduate of Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course, 6 -N-Fl .,

Security clearance required. None,

Comments:

1958 1959. 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 65 IZZ 87 78 99

Failures z Z 0 0 3

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0000

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LACROSSE OFFICER COURSE

6-A- 1187

Length.: 5 weeks. Duration: Jun 1959 -

Purpose: To qualify commissioned officers in the characteristics,

operating prxnciples, fire direction procedures, tactical employment, and capabilities of the LaCrosse missile system,

MOS for which trained: Rocket or Guided Missile Unit Commander

(1187).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer, Member of the active army

whose actual or next immediate assignment is to a Field Artillery

Missile Battalion (LaCrosse) or to other duties requiring a working

knowledge of the LaCrosse missile system. Credit for Field Artillery Officer Candidate, Orientation, Associate Field Artillery

Officer Career, Artillery Officer Career Course, or equivalent.

Minimum of two years of active duty service remaining after cormpletion of the course.

Securityclearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1959 1960 1961 1962.

Graduates 24 136 39 42

Failures 0 z 1 0

Admin A. Irition 0 2 0 0 J

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0

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CORPORAL OFFICER COURSE

6 -A -11 90A

Length: 8 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Aug 1957 -

Purpos: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

of the characteristics, operating principles, capabilities, and limitations of the Corporal missile and associated equipment.

MOS for which trained; Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisitesý Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, iv to a field artillery

missile battalion (Corporal) or to other duty which requires working

knowledge of the Corporal missile system. Credit for an artillery

officer candidate, orientation, career or equivalent coarse. Obligated service for active Army officers. None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 60 4.4 34 45 37

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 1 1 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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REDSTONE OFFICER COURSE

6- A-i 90B

Length: 7 weeks, Duration: Aug 1957

Purpose: To train commissioned officers in the characteristics,

operating principles, capabilities, and limitations of the Redstone

missile and associated equipment.

MOS for which trained; Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

prerequisites: Commissioned officer, Member of the active army

whose actual or next immediate assignment is to a field artillery

group (Redstone) or to other duties requiring a working knowledge

of the Redstone missile system. Credit for an artillery officer

candidate, orientation, career, or equivalent course,

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 31 11 10 13 19

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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SERGEANT OFFICER COURSE

6-A-i 190D

Lengthý 5 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Feb 1962

Purpose; To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

in the characteristics, tactical employment, system maintenance and

general operating procedures of the Sergeant missile system,

MOS for which trained; Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer, Member of the active Army,

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a field artillery missile

battalion (Sergeant) or to other such duty which requires qualification

on the Sergeant system. Completion of an artillery officer caudidate,

orientation, familiarization, career or equivalent course, Obligated

service for active Army Officers: None,

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments:

196Z

Graduates

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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C ORPOBAL MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE

6-A-I 191

Length: 33 weeks. Duration: Aug 1957 - Apr 1959

Purpose. To provide commissioned officers with a thorough grounding

in the function, technical operation, characteristics, maintenance, and

inspection of Corporal fire control systems, launching and handling

equipment and on-missile materiel.

MOS Cor which trained: Surface-to-Surface Missile Staff Officer,

Corporal (1191).

Prerequisites: Commissioned artillery officer below the rank of

major with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 8 years of commissioned service. Actual or anticipated assignment as a guided missile

maintenance officer in an Artillery battalion, group, or brigade.

Successful completion of high school level algebra and trigonometry.

Must sign 2-year service remaining commitment statement as pre- scriibed in paragraph 7a(Z), Section I, DA Pam-phlet 20-21.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments;

1958 1959

Graduates 12 14

Failures 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

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ARTILLERY MOTOR TRANSPORT COURSE

6-B-0600, 6-B-631A

Length: 9 weeks, Duration: Oct 1950 -

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers and warrant officers

with a working knowledge in the supervision of organizational

maintenance of wheeled and tracked vehicles, turrets, 'maintenance

management, and operation and recovery of vehicles used in artil.-

lery units.

MOS for which trained. Motor Transport Officer (0600) and Automotive Maintenance Technician (631A).

Prerequisiteu: Commissioned Officer below the grade of major.

Member of the active army or of a reserve component whose actual

or anticipated assignment is to supervise the maintenance of wheeled

and/or tracked vehicles in an artillery unit. Credit for an irtillery

officer basic course, or the equivalent. Obligated service for active

army officers, None.

Warrant Officer must have actual or anticipated

asuignment to supervise the maintenance of wheeled and/or tracked

vehicles in an artillery unit,

Security clearance required- None,

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 77 68 72 88 45

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Admin Attrition 1 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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LITTLE JOHN OFFICER COURSE

6-B-I187B

Length, Z weeks. Duration: Mar 1961 - Mar 1962 II

Purpose: To qualify commissioned officers and warrant officers in

the chicracteristics, functioning, capabilities, and limitations of the

Little John rocket and associated equipment.

MOS for which trained. Commissioned Officer - Rocket or Guided

Missile Unit Commander (1187). Warrant Officer - None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned Officer. Member of the Active Army,

whose actual or next immediate assignment is to a Field Artillery

Rocket Battalion or Battery (Little John) or to other duties requiring

a working knowledge of the Little John system. Credit for Field

Artillery Officer Candidate, orientation, basic, career, or equivalent course. Minimum of one (1) year of active duty service remaining after completion of course.

Warrant Officer, Member of the Active Army, whose

actual or next immediate assignment is to a Field Artillery Rocket

Battalion or Battery (Little John) or to other duties requiring a

working knowledge of the Little John system. Minimum of one (1)

year of active duty service remaining after completion of course.

Security clearance required, SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1961 196'

Graduate s 43 65

Failures 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT REFRESHER COURSE

Length: I week. Duration: Jul 1961-

Purpose: To provide refresher training for Nuclear Weapons Employment officers in the concepts and techniques in the tactical

employment of nuclear weapons, and to provide information on new

developments in nuclear weapons.

MOS for which trained. None.

Prerequisites : Nuclear Weapons Employment Officers awarded the

prefix digit 5 to appropriate MOS or officers eligible for the award

of this prefix by virtue of nuclear weapons employment training,

Securit_ clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comme nta:

1962

Graduates Z46

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0 .

Turnbacks 0

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INSTRUCTOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING

ORIENTATION COURSE

Lenh I week. Duration: Jul 1961-

Puose: a. To provide the artillery officer with a general knowledge of automatic data processing systems to include systems

analysis, computer functioning, problem preparation, computer

arithmetic, computer logic, data transmissiun and system integration of general purpose military computers.

b. To provide the artillery officer with a general know.-

ledge of the application of general purpose military computer systems

to the field artillery.

MOS for which trained: None,

Prerequisites: Commissioned Officer, Member of the active army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty which requires

a general knowledge of automatic data processing systems,

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments 

196Z 1.

Instructor Automatic Data Processing Orientation Course

Graduates 8

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0 .

Officer Automatic Data Processing Orientation Course

Graduates 74

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

Special Automatic Data Processing Orientation Course

Graduates 15

Failures 0

ALImin Attrition 0

Tu rnoackti 0

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OFFICER /ENLISTED COURSES

ArOMIC PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY "Z80mm Gun) COURSE

6-D-F4

Length: I week. Duration Oct 195Z-Jun 1958

Purpose: To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel

in the mechanical assembly, disassembly, and prefiring preparation of the atomic projectile for the Z80mnm Gun.

MOS for which trained: Officer. None.

Enlisted, None.

; .Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned Officer: Member of the Regular

Army or a reserve component officer on active duty (excluding those

on active duty for training only) whose assignment, actual or antir.-

ipated, is to a Flelcl Artillery Battalion (280mm Gun) or to a headquarters normally charged with supervision of training and tactical

employment of 280mm Gun battalions.

(Z) Enlisted' Qualified as Field Artillery Crewman

(141, 1), Actual or anticipated assignment to a Field Artillery

Battalion (280,nm Gun). Nine months or more of active duty service

remaining after completion of the course, Standard score of 100 or

highe r on aptitude area CO.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958

Graduates 45

Failures I

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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CORPORiA.L NUCLE1AR WARHEAD ASSEMBLY COURSE

6 -D-FI 3

Formerly Nr 6-D-UE6,Z

Length' I week, 3 clays, Duration. Apr 1957-

Purpose To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel

in prefiring procedures involving assembly and electrical, and

mechanical tests of thu nuclear" warhead fou the Corporal missile.

MOS ior which trained: Officer! None.

Enlisted! None.

Prerequiuites: (1) Commissioned Officer, Member of the active

Army whose assignment actual or anticipated is to a Field Artillery Missile Battalion (Corporal) or to a headquarters normally

charged with supervision of training and tactical employment of

"Corporal battalions.

(Z) Enlisted; Qualified as Field Artillery Miusile

Crewman (Corporal) (164.-1). Nine months or more of active duty

service remaining after completion of the course. Standard score

of 100 or higher in aptituae area CO or AE,

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Cornment

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 113 95 13 41 36

Failures 2 0 1 3 2

Admi Attrition 0 1 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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NUCLEAR PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY COURSE

6-D-142. I

Formerly Nr 6-D-142.0

Length; 1 week. Duration: Jul 1959-

Purpose. To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel

in the mechanical assembly, disassembly, and prefiring preparation of nuclear projectiles.

MOS for which trained: Officer, None.

Enlisted: Heavy and Very Heavy Field

Artillery Crewman (Assembler) (142. 1).

Prerequisitest (1) Commissioned Officer: Member of the active

Army whose assignment actual or anticipated, is to a heavy or

very heavy Field Artillery unit or to a headquarters normally

charged with supervision of training and tactical employment of

those units which have a nuclear projectile capability.

(2) Enlisted, Member of the active Army, qualified as Fieid Artillery Basic (140.0). Actual or anticipated ass~gnment to a Field Artillery unit which has a nuclear projectile capabill,y. Nine months or more of active duty service remaining after

completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude

area CO or AE.

Security clearance required. SECRET (final) with background invest.igation initiated.

Comments.

Nuclear Projectile Asserrbly Course

1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 143 Z79 267 201

4 Failures 7 6 16 z

Adrnin Attrition 0 0 0 4

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0

8-Inch Nucl.kar Projectile Assembly Course

Graduates 243

Failures 12

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 66 0

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HONEST JOHN NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSEMBLY COURSE

6-D-147. 2

Length: 2 weeks Duration: Oct 1956-

Purpos, To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel

in prefiring procedures involving assembly and electrical and

mechanical tests of the nuclear warhead for the 762mm rocket.

MOS for which trained; Officer: None.

Enlisted: Field Artillery Rocket Crew- :

man (Honoet John) (147, Z).

Prerequisite.: (1) Commiuwioned Officer: Member of the active

Army whose assignment actual or anticipated is to a Field Artillery Rocket Unit (762mm rocket) or to a headquarters normally

charged with supervision of training and tactical employment of

76Zrmm rocket units,

(2) Enlisted. Member of the active Army, qualified as Field Artillery Rocket Crewman (Honest John) (147.1).

Nine months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of the course, Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude

area CO or AE,

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 19b1 1962

Graduates Z34 ZZ6 226 360 204

Failures Z1 31 9 47 6

Admin Attrition z 1 0 0 0

"Turnbacks 0 0 1 0 0

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ROCKET NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSEMBLY COURSE

6-D-147. 2

Length I week, 1 day, Duration- Jul 1961-

_Purpose To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel

to be thoroughly grounded in prefiring procedures, storage, operational and logistical considerations of nuclear warheads for the

76Zmrn and 318mm rockets.

MOS for which trained: Officer: None.

Enlisted! FWiel Artillery Rocket Crew..

man (147. 2).

Prerequiuite_ (1) Cornmiusioned Officer: Member of the active

army whose assignment actual or anticipated is to a Field Artillery Rocket Unit or a headquarters normally charged with super'-

vision of training and tactica] employment of rocket unit,,

(2) Enlisted Personnel, Qualified as Field Artillery Rocket Crewman (147. 1). Nine months or more of active duty

service remaining after completion of the course. Standard scor'e

of 100 or higher on aptitude area CO or AE.

Security clearanre required; SECRET (final).

Cornments:

] 961 196Z

Graduates 367 155

Failures 10 1

Adrin e Attrition 0

Tu rnbacka 0 0

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COB PORAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-H-F8

L~ngth: 4 weeks. Duration: Jul 1961 -

Purpose; To provide selected officers, warrant officers, noncommissioneA officers, and enlisted personnel presently assigned

to a Corporal unit a working knowledge in the operation and mailitenance of Corporal handling equipment.

MOS for which trained: None

Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned Officeri Below the grade of

major. Member of the active Army whose assignment, actual or

anticipated, is to supervise the maintenance of Corporal missile

unit handling equipment,

prsntt (2) Warrant Officer: Member of the active Army

presently assigned to supervise the handling equipment maintenance

in a Corporal unit, 4

(3) Enlisted: Grade E-3 or higher; qualified am a

wheel vehicle mechanic (6-0.0) with a thorough knowledge of automotive electricity, Pre-ently assigned to a Corporal unit and have

nine months or more of active duty remaining after completion of

course. Qualified as a driver and hold a military operator's permit

for all vehicles with which his unit in equipped. Standard score of

90 or higher on aptitude area MM.

Security clearance required" None

I.

Comments:

196_

Graduates 15

4Failures 2

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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ARTILLERY BALLISTIC METEOROLOGY COURSE

6-H-103.1

Length: 9 weeks, 4 days. Duration. Sep 1946-

Purpose. To provide commissioned officers, warrant officers and

enlisted personnel with a working knowledge in the installation and

operation of an artillery meteorological station.

MOS for which trained: Commissioned and warrant officer, None.

Enlisted; Ballistic Meteorology Crewman, 103.1.

Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned and warrant officers- Must

have actual or anticipated assignment to artillery baliistic me ceorology duties. Normal color perception. Obligated service for

active army officers: None.

(2) Enlisted Personnel. Standard score of 100

in Aptitude Area CO or AE, Normal color perception. Minimum

physical profile serial 222Z21. Ten months or more of active

duty service remaining after completion of course.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 220 232 176 176 132

Failures 13 6 1 13 1

Admin Attrition 3 0 1 2 7

Turnbacks 0 1 0 1 0

701
SERGEANT MISSILE BATTERY COURSE

6-N-161.2

Length: 6 weekn, 2 days, Duration: Aug 1962-

Purpose; To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with

a working knowledge in the assembly, checkout, maintenance and

operation of the Sergeant Missile and associated ground handling

e quipme nt.

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: Missile Assembly Technician (Sergep.nt) (MOS to be announced).

Enlisted: Field Artillery B3allistic Missile

Crewman (161,2),

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officer:: Member of the Active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated. is to duty involving maintenance of the Sergeant missile and associated equipment. Qualified

in one of the following MOS's: 1178, 1182, 1184, 1186, 4815., 40l7 or

1192 (Corporal or Redstone) or have a comparable basic electronics

and missile background. Obligated service for ActJve Army Officers:

N one.

(2) Enlisted Personnel: Grade E-4 or above.

Member of the Active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving operation and/or maintenance of the

Serg•oant missile and associated equipment. Normal color perception, Standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude area AE or

CO. Must have nine months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments: Until the completion of the Sergeant activation program,

all Nkill levels . 2 through . 9 in MOS 161 will be trained in this

course, Input for this course will be selected by TAGO DA to meet

the requirements stated in Con Dir 600-6, 1Z Decembe r 1961.

* 1962

Graduates 76

Failures 5

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

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WEATHFL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-Z01A/6-N-Z05. I

Formerly Nr 6-N-8219/205. 1

Length: 13 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Oct 1951

Pupos: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with

a working knowledge in the organ4 zational maintenance of electrical

antd electronic meteorological equipment used in artillery ballistic

meteorology sections.

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer, Meteorology Technician (20 1A).

Enlisted' Ballistic Meteorology Equipment Mechanic (Z05. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officers: Must have actual or anticipated assignment to an artillery ballistic meteorology section. Must

have satisfactorily completed course 6-H-103. 1, Artillery Ballistic

Meteorology. Obligated service for Active Army officers. None.

KZ) Enlistee Personnel Qualified an Ballistic

Meteorology Crewman (103. 1). Normal color perception. Minimum physical profile serial--see Section IX, AR 611 -Z01, Thirteen

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of

course, Standard score of 100 or higher in Aptitude Area EL.

Security clearance required; None

Comments.

1958 1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 45 52 51 54 25

Failures 10 4 1 1 0

Admin Attrition 0 1 0 Z 1

Turnbacks 0 0 1 6 0

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FIELD ABTILLEBY RADAIR MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N- 21IA/6-N-2l .13

Formerly Nr 6-N-IIZI/211. 1

Length: 32 weeks, 2 days. Duration; Jul 1956-

Purpose: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with

a working knowledge in the operation, aujustment and organizational

maintunance of field artillery radar equipment.

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: Field Artillery Radar

Technician, ZI1A.

Enlisted: Ground Padar Mechanic 211.3.

Prerequisites. (1) Warrant Officers: Actual or anticipated assignment to field artillery radar duty. Credit for course in algebra,

high school level or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED

test 5, high school level. Normal color perception. Obligated

service for active army officers: 2 years.

(2) Enlisted Personnel Credit for a course in

algebra, high school level or have a standard score of 45 or higher

on GEU test 5, high school level. Normal color perception. Twentyfour months or more of active duty service remaining after completion

of course, Standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude area EL.

Security clearance required: None,

Comme nts:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

GraduaL.e 40 66 52 50 67

Failures 14 17 ZO 17 0

Admin A-ttrition 2 1 1 1 V,

Turnbacks 0 0 0 6 0

73

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PERSHING SPECIALIST COURSE

6-N-214E/6-N-163. 2

Formerly Nr 6-N-FZ2

Length; 17 weeks. Duration. Jun 1962-

Purpose. To provide selected warrant officers and enlisted specialist personnel with a working knowledge of the detailed assembly,

checkout, organizational maintenance, and operation of the Pershing

missile and associated ground support equipment.

MOS for which trained. Warrant Officer: Field Artillery Missile

Systems Technician, Pershing (214E),

Enlisted! Field Artillery Missile Crewman, Pershing (163. 2).

PrerequisiteS: (1) Warrant Officer: Member of the Active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, in to duty involving maintenance of the Pershing missile and associated equipment. Normal A

color perception. Obligated service for Active Army Officers. Z

years.

(2) Enlisted: Grade E-5 or below. Member of the

Active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty

involving operation and organizational maintenance of the Pershing

missile and associated equipment, Normal color perception. Standard

score of 100 or higher in aptitude area EL. Credit for one year of

high school algebra, or a standard score of 45 or higher on GED

lest 5, high school level. Fifteen months or more of active duty

service remaining after completion of course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments, Until the co'mpletion of activation training, input to this course will be made by TAGO, DA, according to requirements listed

in Pershing training plan. Warrant officers qualified in MOS of the

Z1 Group, or cc nparable MOS, which require mathematics and

knowledge oý fundamental electricity, will not be required to attend

the first three weeks of this course.

1962

Graduates 15 0

Failu re S 0 ,11

Admin Mttrition 4

Tuinbacks '0

74

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LACROSSE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-ZI7, !

Length: 6 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Feb 1960-

Purpose; To thoroughly ground warrant officers and enlisted per- sonnel in organizational maintenance operations and procedures of

LaCrosse fire control and asoociated equipment,

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: None.

Enlisted: Field Artillery Missile Fire

Control Mechanic (LaCrosse) (217. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officer: Member of the Active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance of the Fire Control System for the LaCrosse missile, Credit

for one year in algebra, high school level, and a course in trigonometry and have some background in general science, or have a standard

score of 45 or higher on GED tests 3 and 5, high school level, Normal

color perception, Must sign two-year service commitment statement

as prescribed in para 7a(Z), Section 1, DA Pamphlet 20-21,

(2) Enlisted: Grade E-6 or below whose assignsent, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance of the

Fire Control System for the LaCrosse missile. Credit for one year in algebra, high school level, and a course in trigonometry and

have some background in general science or have a standard score

of 45 or higher on GED tests 3 and 5, high school level. Normal

color perccption. Must have 20 months or more of service remaining after completion of the course and must have a standard score of 100 or

higher on aptitude area EL.

Securtcy clearance required; CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

1960 1961

Graduates Z1 Z3

Failures 0 7

Arlmin Attrition 0 o

Turnbacks 0 0

75

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CORPORAL FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-1.186, 6-N-Z28.2

Length: 32 weeks. Duration: Feb 1957-

Purpos. : To train warrant officer and enlisted personnel to adjust,

maintain, and operate the Fire Contrbl Systems for the Corporal

Missile.

MOS for which trained. Warrant Officer: Surface to Surface Missile

Fire Control Assistant, Corporal (1186).

Control Crewman Enlisted: Surface-to-Surface Missile Fire (228. 2).

Prerequisites: Warrant Officer or enlisted man in any grade whose

assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance

of the Fire Control Systems for the Corporal Missile. Credit for

course in algebra and t'igononmetry and have some background in

general science or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED

tests 3 and 5, high school level, Normal color perception. Eulist.d

personnel must have 24 months or more of secrvice remaining after

completion of the course and must have standard score of 100 or

higher on Aptitude Area EL.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments.

1958 195s 1960 1961 1962.

Graduates 9 59 43 30 34

Failares I .z 15 3 1

Admin Attrition 0 9 0 0 11

Turnbacks 0 4 3 1 3

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CORPORAL ELECTRONIC MATERIEL MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-1192A/6-N-214. 1

Length: 28 wecks. Duration: Nov 1956

Purpose: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with

a working knowledge to assemble, install, adjust and perform organizational maintenance of on-missile electronic guidance control cornponents and systems and associated electronic test equipment for

Corporal II missiles.

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: Surface-to-Surface

Missile Materiel Assistant, Corporal (1192).

Enlisted: Field Artillery Missile Electronics

Mechanic (Corporal) (214. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officers: Must have actual or anticipated

assignment to duty involving organizational maintenance of electronic

components of Corporal missile and missile handling equipment. Credit

for courses in algebra and trigonometry and have some background in

general science, or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED tests

3 and 5, high school level. Normal color perception. Obligated service for Active Army Officers: 2 year6.

(2) Enlisted Personnel: Credit for courses in

algebra and trigonometry and have some background in general science

or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED tests 3 and 5, high

school level. Normal color perception. Twenty-four months or more

of active duty service remaining after completion of course. Standard

score of 100 or higher in aptitude area EL.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 80 46 33 45 14

Failures 14 18 7 7 0

Admin Attrition ' 1 2 0 3 3

Turnbacks 8 1 2 6 1

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6-N-I 1 92B/6-N-218. I

Length: 20 weeks. Duration; Nov 1957 -

Purpose: To train selected warrant officers and enlisted personnel

to assemble, install, calibrate, adjust and maintain on-missile

electronic guidance control components and systems and associated

electronic test equipment for the Redstone missile.

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: SSM Materiel Assistant

(Corporal) (1192).

Enlisted: Field Artillery Missile Electronics

Mechanic (Redstone) (218.1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officer: Member of the active army,

Must have actual or anticipated assignment to duty involving maintenance of electronic components of the Redstone missile and missile

test equipment. Credit for course in algebra, high school level.

Normal color perception. Must sign 2-year service commitment

statement as prescribed in paragraph 7a(2), Section I, DA Pamphlet 20 -21.

(2) Enlisted: Must have actual or anticipated assignment to duty involving maintenance of electronic components of the

Redstone missile and missile units test equipment, Credit for course

in algebra, high school level. Normal color perception. Must have ,

17 months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course and must have a standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude

area EL.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 58 49 36 7 16

Failu re s 6 18 11 3 0

Admin Attrition 2 0 2 1 11

, Turnbacks 0 7 2 0 0

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SECTION IV

ENLISTED COURSES

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE

(RESERVE COMPONENT)

6-N-FZ

Length: 11 weeks, Duration: Jun 1954 -

Eurpos . To develop personnel to be second lieutenants who will

be capable of performing duties appropriate to their grade in field

artillery units of the United States Army Reserve or National Guard.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: (I) National Guard: Must meet requirements for

National Guard officer candidate training as specified in appropriate

National Guard Bureau Bulletin for this course. (Selection will be

made by the National Guard Adjutant General of the state to which

application is submitted.

(2) U. S. Army Reserve: Must meet requirements for application for Army Reserve officer candidate training

as specified by AR 140-50.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 80 84 66 75 165

Failures 59 40 38 29 25 .

Admin Attrition 9 5 6 15 24

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

79

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LITTLE JOHN FIRING BATTERY COURSE

6-R -F

Length, 2 weeks, Duration: Mar 1961 Mar 196Z,

Purpose: To qualify key enlisted personnel in the operation and employrnent of Little John equipment.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Enlisted man of grade E-4 or higher whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a supervisory or specialist position

in a Little John battery or battalion, or to instructor duties requiring

a detailed knowledge, Normal color perception. Standard score of

100 or higher in aptitude area CO or AE. Nine months or more of

active duty service remaining after completion of the course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1961 1962

Graduates 38 99

Failures 2 4

Admin Turnbacks Attrition 0 00"i •

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ARTILLERY SURVEY ADVANCED COURSE

6-R -153.1

Length: 8 weeks. Duration: Jan 1951 -

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel to supervise, coordinate, and

participate in operations of an artillery survey party, battery detail,

or survey information center; to assist in establishment of observation.

MOS for which trained; Artillery Surveyor (153, 1).

Prerequisites: Qualified aw Artillery Surveyor 153.0. Credit for

courses in plane geometry and trigonometry or' have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED test 5. high school levej.. Normal

color and depth perception. Nine months or more of active duty

service remaining after completion of course. Standard score of

100 or higher in CO or AE aptitude area.

Security clearance required: None.

Comme nts.

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates Z59 333 454 438 454

Failures 54 23 37 75 48

Admin Attrition 2 7 4 4 31

Turnbacks 7 7 3 1 5

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ARTILLERY FLASH RANGING (ADVANCED) COURSE

6-R - 154.1

Length. b weeks. Duration: Jan 1951 -

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge

in the installation, operation and organizational maintenance of a

'leld artillery flash ranging unit.

MOS for which trained; Flash Ranging Crewman (154. 1).

Prerequisites, Qualified as Flash Ranging Crewman (154.0). Nine

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion

of course. Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude area CO or

AE.

Security clearance remuired: None.

Conme nts,

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 32 62 52 29 34

Failures 3 3 7 6 2

Adrnin Attrition 0 1 3 0 5

STurntbacks 0 0 0 0 0

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ARTILLERY SOUND RANGING (ADVANCED) COURSE

6-R -155. 2

Length: 8 weeks. Duration: Jan 1951 -

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnol with a working knowledge

in the installation, operation and organizational maintenance of a

field artillery sound ranging unit.

MOS for which trained: Sound Ranging Crewman, 155. 2.

"Preereq!ites: Qualified as Sound Ranging Crewman, 155.0 or

155.1 . Must have leadership potential. Nine months or more

active duty remaining after completion of courne. Standard score

of 100 or higher in aptitude area AE or CO.

Security clearance required: None,

Comme nts:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 34 36 49 37 14

Failures 6 1 6 12 0

Admin Attrition 0 0 0 0 3

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

83

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FIELD ARTILLERY RADAR OPERATION COURSE

6.R-156. 1

Length: 10 weeks. Duration; Jul 1956

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel in the operation, tactical

employment and utilization of field artillery radar,

MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Radar Crewman (156, 1).

Prerequisites; Minimum physical profile serial ZZZZ11. Ten months

or more of active duty service time remaining after completion of

course, Standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude area CO or AE,

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 159 407 Z19 237 233

Failures 19 27 27 49 z

Admin Attrition 3 10 6 1 8

Turnbacks 1 2 1 2 0

84

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LACROSSE FIRING BATTERY COURSE

6-R-166. 6

Length: 4 weeks, 2 days, Duration: Oct 1958 - May 1960

Purpose: To train selected enlisted personnel to supervise and instruct subordinates in assemblhng, testing, adjusting, operating,

and maintaining the LaCrosse Field Artillery Missile, launcher and

associated equipment in the assembly and firing areas,

MOS for which tiaineu: Fielu Artillery Missile Crewman (LaCrossc)

(1b6 6 6).

Prerequitites: Enlistea man in gracie E-4, E-5 or E-6 whose assignment, actual or anticipatea, is to a supervisory or specialist position

in the ammunition, assembly or firing sections of a LaCrosse battalion,

or to instructor duties requiring a detailed knowledge. Normal color

perception, Nine months or more of active duty remaining after completion of the course, Standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude area

CO oa' AE.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments:

1959 1960

Graduates 38 93

Failures 1 9

Admin Attrition 1 2

Turrnbacks 0 0

85

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LACROSSE FIRE CONTROL OPERATJON COURSE

6-it-167.6

Lenith: 3 weeks, Z days. Duration: Oct 1958 - Jun 1960.

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel selected for assignment to

newly activated LaCrosse units in adjustment, maintenance, and

operation of the LaCrosse missile guidance central and auxiliary

equipment.

MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Missile Fire Control Crewman LaCrosse (167.6).

Prerequisites: Enlisted man in grade E-6 or below whose assignment, actual or anticipated is to supervisory positions in the

LaCrosse Guidance Section. Some background in general science

and mathematics or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED

tests 3 and 5, high school level, Normal color perception. Nine

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion

of the course. Standard score of 100 or higher on Aptitude Area

CO or AE.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments.:

1959 196,1 $

Graduates 33 73

5 allures 0 4

Admin Attrition 0 2

Turnbacks 0 1

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REDSTONE MECHANICAL MATERIEL MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-B-169.1

Length: 7 weeks, 3 days. Duration: Sep 1957 -

3 Purpose: To thoroughly ground enlisted personnel in organizational

maintenance procedures to assemble, install, maintain and adjust

Redstone mechanical on-missile guidance and control systems and

associated test equipment, to assemble missiles and perform required checks on Redstone propulsion, pneumatic and mechanical

systems and their associated test equipment and to operate and

supervise the organizational maintenance of the Redstone servicing

equipme nt.

MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Missile Materiel Crewman

(Redstone) 169. 1.

Prerequisites: Enlisted man of grade E-6 or below whose actual or

anticipated assignment is to duty involving organizational maintenance of the mechanical components and sub-systems of the Redstone

missile system. Credit for course in algebra, high school level or

have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED tests 3 and 5, high

school level. Normal color perception. Nine months or more of

active duty service remaining after completion of course. Standard

score of 100 or higher in Aptitude Area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 40 57 17 11 14

Failures 0 5 0 2 0

Admin Attrition 0 1 0 0 3

Turnbacks 0 10 0 0 0

87

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CORPORAL MECHANICAL MATERIEL MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-B -222. ZA

Length; 8 weeks. Duration: Aug 1958 -

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel to assemble, install, maintain,

and adjust Corporal mechanical on-missile guidance control systems

and associated test equipment and to assemble missiles and perform

required checks on Corporal propulsion and mechanical systems.

MOS for which trained: Surface-to-Surface Missile Mechanical

Assembler (222. 2).

Prerequisites. Grade E-6 or below. Credit for courses in algebra

and trignometry and have some background in general science, or

have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED tests 3 and 5, high

school level. Normal color perception. Nine months or more of

active duty service remaining after completion of course, Standard

score of 100 or higher on Aptitude Area EL.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim),

Comments,

1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 49 92 67 38

Failures 1 1 7 1

Admin Attrition 0 1 1 6

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0

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AR TILLER Y RADIO MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-B-313. 1

Length: 14 weeks. Duration: Sep 1946 -

Purpose; To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge

to install, operate, and perform organizational maintenance on all

radio communication equipment used in artillery communication

systems or units employing similar equipment, and to provide.

general knowledge of the operation and maintenance of special

items of radio communication equipment not exclusively employcd

in artillery communication systems.

MOS for which trained: Artillery Communications specialist

(313.1).

Prerequisites: Grade E-5 or below. Actual or anticipated assignment to radio communication equipment maintenance duties. Credit

for 1 year of high school algebra or have a standard score of 45 or

higher on GED test 5, high school level. Must have good near vision,

hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, audio acuity, and normal

color perception. Thirteen months or more of active duty service

remaining after completion of the course. Standard score of 100 or

higher on Aptitude Area EL.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments.

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 568 665 448 465 42Z

Failures 79 92 60 72 12

Admin Attrition 1I 10 iz 11 175

Turnbacks 77 31 40 20 34

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ARTILLEBY COMMUNICATION SUPER VISORS COURSE

6-R.-313. 6

Length: 13 weeks. Duration: Jul 1 958 -

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge

to supervise, coordinate and participate in the operation of a communication section of an artillery unit.

NIOS for which trained: Artillery Communication Specialist (313. 6).

Prerequisites: Grade E-4 or above. Student must possess leadership potential, Six months of experience in field wire, radio

operation, or radio maintenance. Normal color perception, Twelve

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of

course, Standard score of 100 or higher on Aptitude Area EL.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments,

1959 1960 1961 1962

Graduates 63 43 83 36

Failures 6 z 2 2

Admin Attrition 1 1 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0

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ARTILLERY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORS COUR•SE

6-B-631, 7/6-B-632. 7

Length: 9 weeks. Duration: Oct 1950 -

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge of

the supervision of organizational maintenance of wheeled and tracked

vehicles and turrets; maintenance management, and recovcry and

field expedients of vehicles used in the artillery.

MOS for which trained: Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (631.7) and

rracked Vehicle Mechanic (632.7).

Prerequisites: Grade E-5 or above and have demonstrated leadership potential. Qualified as a track or wheel vehicle mechanic and

have had a minimum of one year experience as a mechanic in an

artillery unit (minimum experience may be waived for reserve cornponent personnel). Qualified as a driver and hold military vehicle

operator's permit of all vehicles with which his unit is equipped,

Nine months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course. Standard score of 90 or higher in Aptitude Area MM.

Security clearance required: None,

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduate s 18 12 32 17 23

Failures 0 0 0 0 0

Adrnin Attrition 0 0 0 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0 0 0 0

91

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6-R.,63Z. 1

Length: 10 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Jun 1951 -

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge

to perform organizational maintenance on artillery track vehicles,

self-propelled mounts, associated accessories and equipment, to

include turret maintenance,

MOS for which trained: Track Vehicle Mechanmc (632.1).

Prerequisites. Member of the active Army or a reserve component

unit, Standard score of 90 or higher on Aptitude Area MM. Ten

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion

of course.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments,

1958 1959 1960 1961 196Z

Graduates 750 337 623 810 824

Failures 38 4 94 96 33

Admin Attrition 31 9 21 65 144

Turnbacks 6Z 21 46 95 21

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SECTION V

OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE

6-N-Fl

Length: ?A wceks, Duration: Feb 1951-

Purpose: To develop selected personnel to be second lieutenants

of the Army of the United States who will be capable of pei-forming

duties appropriate to their grade in field artillery units and who,

with a minimum of additional training, will be prepared to serve

as platoon leaders of other branches designated by the Department

of the Army,

MOS for which trainerAt: None.

Prerequisites: Must meet the requirements for application for

Army officer candidate training as specified by AB 350-50.

Security clearance required; SECRET (interim).

Comments:

1958 1959 1960 196] 1962

Graduates 185 199 213 181 199

Failures Z4 18 22 I2 54

Admnin Attrition 96 123 92 126 87

Turribacks 144 114 79 52 zi

93

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SECTION VI

SELECTED NON-SCHOOL AND SPECIAL COURSES

The following courses were among the many conducted by

below, 

the School 

no Programs 

for one special 

of 

reason or another, For those shown Instruction were published. For the others, no data is available.

Atomic Projectile Assembly ( 8 1

' How) -(I Wk) (6-D-k7) - -

1958

Grauuates 

242 Failures 

6 Adrnixi Attrition 2 Turnbacks 0

FA Atomic Munitions (Sp)

ý4 wks)

1958

Graduates 

32 Failures 

2

.Admin Attrition I

Turnbacks 

0

Arty Conmmunication Enlisted Course

(16 wk••) R - 3 1 .7)-

1 958

Graduates 

140

Failures 

Ad•in Attrition 1

40

Turnbacks

S~FA Off Transition ( 2 w -k s ) - -F 8•

.1960

Graduates 

172

Failures 

Adrnin Attrition 0

0 Turnbacks 94* 0

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Honest John Nuclear Warhead Assembly Crs-NATO

1962

Graduates 105

Failures 5

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

Sergeant Missile Battery (Special) Course

1 962

Graduates Z1

Failures 0

Admin Aittrition 0

Turnbacks 0

Special Armored Personnel Carrier Maintenance Course

1962

Graduates 27

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

Guided Msl Sys Officer Crs (FS Phase)

1962

Graduates 29

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

LaCrosse Fire Control Mechanical Cra, Special

1962

Graduates 14

Failures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Turnbacks 0

95

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Orient Crs, Survey instrument Azimuth Gyro Arty Crs

1962

Graduates 68

Failu'res 0

Admin Att rition 0

TUr nbacks 0

Special Off Electronics Crs

1962

Graduates 21

Fa ilures 0

Admin Attrition 0

Tu rnba ck s 0

Special Officer Basic Electronics Cre

1962

Graduat.es 18

Failures 0

Acrmin MAtrition 0

Trurnbacks 0

Special Communications Officer Course

1 961

Graduates 19

Failures 0

Adonin Ati lition 0

T11 "nbacks 0

Honest John (Special) Brigade Course

1962

G,:aduate s 9

Failures I

Admin Attrition 0

Tu rnba ck s 0

96

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CHAPTEtRý FOUR

DESCRIPTION OF 1963 COURSES

SECTION I

TABLES OF GRADUATES AND FAILURES

NUMBER -FY 1963

Adnmin TurnGraduates Failures Attrition Backs

Officer Cuurses 38B2 123 14 Z3

Off/Fni. Courses 1OiZ 113 10 44

Enlisted Courses 1993 Z92 7 Z33

Non-School and

Special Courses

Officer 314 1 0 I

Enlisted 340 16 0 0

OCS Z30 4 168 143

PERC,1;NTAGE-FY 1963

Officer Courses 96.04 3.04 0.35 0, 57

Off/Ertl. Courses 85.84 9.58 0.85 3.73

Enlisted Courses 76.77 11. Z5 3.00 8. 98

Non-School and

Special Courses

Officer 99.36 0.3Z 0.00 0, 32

Enlisted 95.50 4. 50 0.00 0. 00

OCS 4Z. 20 0. 73 30.83 Zb. Z4

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SECTION II

OFFICER COURSES

FIELD ARTILLERY FIELD GRADE OFFICER REFRESHER

(RESERVE COMPONENT)

6-A-Cl]

Legh w2eks. Duration: May 1951-

Purpose: To provide refresher training in tactics, techniques, and

materiel appropriate to field artillery field grade reserve component

officers,

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Field grade field artillery reserve component officer

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a reserve component

unit. Must have credit for but not have attended within the past 30

months one of the following courses: Artillery Officer Career or

Associate Field Artillery Officer Career,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments: Officers assigned as Army Advisors to the National Guard

may attend this course provided they have not attended a similar refresher or longer course within the previous 24 months.

Graduates 152

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Ad-in Attrition 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICEP, 13ASIC COURSE

6 A-CZ0

Length 9 weeks, Duration: Jul 1960-

Purpose: To provide basic branch training and orientation in iield

artillery for newly commissioned artillery officers.

MOS for which trained: None,

Prerequisites Newly commissioned second lieutenant from any

source, other than field artillery OCS, whose actual or anticipated

assignment is to field artillery. Obligated tour for Active Army

officers: None.

Secuzity clearance reguired. CONFIDENTIAL (Interim).

Comments: Formerly Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course.

Graduates 1573

Failures 63

Turnbacks 12

Admin Attrition 7

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FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER FAMILIARIZATION COURSE

' 6-A-C2l

Length: 8 weeks. Duration: Aug 1960-May 1963

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

in the organization, operational functions, duties and responsibilities

of the field artillery.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

or of a Reserve Component, in the grade of first lieutenant or higher

whose actual or anticipated assignment is to a field artillery unit, who

has had no previous field artillery experience or training. Must have

completed an Orientation Course or the equivalent, in other than field

artillery. Obligated service for active Army officers: None,

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (Interim).

Comments:

Graduates 106

Failures 13

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition I

II

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4• ARTILLERY OFFICER CAREER COURSE

6-A-CZ2

Length: 32 weeks. Duration: Aug 1960 -

Purpose: To provide branch training at the working knowledge level in

the duties and responsibilities of artillery officers, to qualify students

as Nuclear Weapons Employment Officers, to provide a general

knowledge of artillery weapons systenis.

MOS for which trained; Preiix digit 5 (Nuclear Weapons Employment)

added to current MOS of officers who successfully complete the nuclear

weapons employment phase of the course,

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

whose branch is Artillery. Minimum of 3 years and preferably not

more than 8 years of commissioned service. Completion of an Artillery Officer Candidate, Orientation, Familiarization, or equivalent

course, Obligated service for active Army officers: One year,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 493

Failures 7

Turnbacks I

Admin Attrition 6

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ASSOCIATE FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CAREER COURSE

6-A-C23

Length: 18 weeks. Duration: Jul 1960-

Purpose: To provide officers with a working knowledge of the duties

and responsibilities appropriate to field artillery officers.

MOS for which trained: Peacetime: None; mobilization: Prefix

digit 5, Nuclear Weapons Employment, added to current MOS

of officers who successfully complete the nuclear weapons employment phase of the course.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. A member of the active

Army or a Reserve Component officer whose branch is artillery,

or an officer whose branch is other than artillery and requires

supplemental training. Credit for an Artillery Officer. Candidate,

Orientation, Familiarization Course, or the equivalent. Minimum of

three years and preferably not more than 12 years of commissioned

service. Obligated service for active Army officers: One year.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments: While not a prerequisite, completion of the following

Artillery extension courses prior to attendance at the course is

desirable: Subcourse number 526, "Artillery Mathematics"; Subcourse 501, "Artillery Battalion Survey"; Subcourse 322 (18),

"Fire Direction Procedures, General"; Subcourse 323 (10), "Fire

Direction Procedures, Unobserved Fire"; Subcourse Number 466,

"Map and Aerial Photograph Reading for Artillery"; and Engineer

Subcourse 125, "Slide Rule I" (available through US Army Artillery and Missile School).

Graduates 425

Failures 29

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 4

40

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DIVISION ARTILLERY STAFF OFFICER REFRESHER COURSE

6-A-F5

Length: I week, Duration: Mar 1958-

Purpose; To provide refredher training as a unit to division artillery

and artillery group commanders and selected staff officers and to dovelop staff team work in the application of current doctrine.

MOS for which trained- None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer assigned as commander, execu.

tive, or principal staff officer of a National Guard or Army reserve

division artillery or artillery group. Obligated service for active Army

officers: None.

Security clearance required: Mobilization - SECRET (Final); PeacetimeSECRET (Interim),

Comments:

Graduate& 137

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

! I '

44

103

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SENIOR FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER COURSE

6-A-F6

• h : weeks. Duration: Aug 1957-

Purpose 'To provide senior field artillery officers with a general

knowledge of field artillery organization, tactics, techniques and

equipment.

MOS t'fr which trained; None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Arm,'

in grade of lieutenant colonel or higher whose actual or anticipated

assignment is to a headquarters or staff above battalion levvl and who

requires a. general knowledge of field artillery organization, tactics,

techniques, equipment and problems of group, division artillery, or

corps artillery cunomand,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final),

Cornments;

Graduates 48

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Adinin Attrition 0

i.

104

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SENIOR FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER (Non-US) COURSE

6-A-F6X

Length: 2 weeks. Duration! Apr 1963-

Purpose: To refresh senior allied artillery officers on field artillery

organization, tactics, techniques, and equipment; to acquaint, the officer with recent developments in field artillery organization, tactics,

techniques, and equipment; to orient the officer on trends in field

artillery tactics and techniques and on organizations and equipment

proposed for the future.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer of an allied army; grade of

lieutenant colonel or higher whose actual or anticipated assignment is

to a headquarters or staff above battalion level, and who requires a

Peneral knowledge of field artillery organization, tactics, techniques,

equipment and problems of group division artillery or corps command.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 4

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

105

105

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT COURSE(RESERVE COMPONFNT)

S~6-A-FZ.0

Length: 80 Credit Hours, Phase I Duration: Apr 1962-

(Nonresident Instruction).

2 Weeks, Phase II(Resident Instruction)

Pfgrpos: To qualify students as Nuclear Weapons Employment Officers.

MOS for which trained: Prefix digit 5 added to current MOS.

Prerequisites: Phase I - reserve component officers with actual or

anticipated assignment to a troop unit in a TOE/TD position, or with

mobilization designation requiring prefix digit 5 qualification. Graduate

of a branch career officer course or equivalent credit is desiied.

Phase 11 - successful completion of Phase I,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final),

Comments:

Graduates 117

Failures 3

Turnbacks 0

Adrnin Attrition 0

1

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT COURSE

6-A-F26

Length: 5 weeks, Duration: Apr 196ZPurpose; To qualify commissioned officers for duty as nuclear weapons

employment officers.

MOS for which trained: Prefix digit 5 added to current MOS.

Prerecis.,: ýs: CoMI-nissioned officer, member of the active army or of

a reserve component, whcse actual or anticipated assignment in to duties

which require knowledge of the considerations, techniques, and procedures required for the tactical employment of nuclear weapons, Must

have four years of service or be a graduate of a branch officer career

course or have the equival.ent credit. Obligated service for active Army

officers: None,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final),

Comments:

Graduates 95

Failures 6

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 1

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107

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FIELD ARTILLERY RADAR OFFICER COURSE

6-A-0140

Length: 7 weeks, 2 days Duration: Oct 1950-

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

of field artillery radar operation, maintenance, and employment, including target acquisition, fire direction, position fixing and vectoring

of light army aircraft.

MOS for which trained: Radar Officer (0140).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer, grade of captain or below.

Member of the active Army or a Reserve component whose assignment,

actual or anticipated, is to field artillery radardxitics. Credit for the

Fiqld Artillery Officer Orientation Course or equivalent; or be a

graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course. Obligatod

Service Tour for Active Army Officers%. None,

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (Interim),

Comments:

Graduates 32

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

108

'i

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ARTILLERY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE

6..A-0200

Length: 11 weeks, 4 days, Duration: Sep 1946-

Purpos e: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

to supervise and coordinate the installation, operation, and maintenance of artillery communication oquipment and systems,

MOS for which trained: Communicat ions Officer (0200).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer in grade of major or below.

Member of the active Army or a Reserve component whose assignment,

actual or anticipated, is to artillery communication duties.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL,

Comments:

Graduates 67

STurnbacks Failures 0 0 V

Admin Attrition 0

1I0

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ARTILLERY TARGET ACQUISITION OFFICER COURSE

6-A-1154

Length: 11 weeks. Duration: May 1951-

Purpose; To train commissioned officers in artillery target acquisition

techniques by providing a working knowledge of counterbattery and

countermortar, drone target acquisition, sound and flash ranging and

target acquisition battalion survey techniques, and a general knowledge

of corps and division target acquisition functions, field artillery radar

operations, production and disscmination of ballistic meteorology data

and airborne target location techniques.

MOS for which trained: Artillery Target Acquisition TUnit Commander

(1154).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of tLe active Army or a

Roserve component unit. Actual or anticipated assignment to a position

that requires a working knowledge of artillery target e.cquisition techniques and equipment. Credit for courses in algebra or trigonometry,

high school level. Credit for Field Artillery Oriercation Course or

equivalent, or be a graduate of Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course.

Obligated service for active Army officers: None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Interim).

Comments:

Graduates 20

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

110

i .9
ARTILLERY SURVEY OFFICER COURSE

6-A-I183

Length: 8 weeks. Duration: Jan 1951-

Purpose: To train commissioned officers in reconnaissance and survey

procedures by a thorough grounding in mathematics, map reading,

survey equipment, traverse, triangulation, astronomy, planning and

supervising artillery battalion, division artillery and corps artillery

surveys.

MOS for which trained: Reconnaissance and Survey Officer (1183).

Prerequisites: CGmmissioned officer, grade of captain or below.

Member of the active Army or a Reserve component whose assignment,

actual or anticipated, is to artillery survey duty. Credit for course

in algebra or trigonometry, high school level. Credit for the Field

Artillery Officer Orientation Course or equivalent, or be a graduat6

of the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course.

Security clearance required: None.

Comrne u±s:

Graduates 98

Failures 2

Turnbacks I

Admin Attrition 3

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LACROSSE OFFICER COURSE

6-A-1187

Length: 5 weeks. Duration: Jun 1959-.Apr 1963.

Purpose: To qualify commissioned officers in the characteristics,

6perating principles, fire direction procedures, tactical employment,

and capabilities of the LaCrosse missile system.

MOS for which trained: Rocket or Guided Missile Unit Commander (1187).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

whose actual or next immediate assignment is to a field artillery

missile battalion (LaCrosse) or to other duties requiring a working

knowledge of the LaCrosse missile system. Credit for an Artillery

Officer Candidate, Oriintation, or equivalent course. Obligated service for active Army officers: None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 9

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

112

or.
CORPORAL OFFICER COURSE

6-A- I 190A

Length: 8 weeks, 4 days Duration: Aug 1957-Feb 1963

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge of

the characteristics, operating principles, capabilities, and limitations

of the Corporal missile and associated equipment.

MOS frr which trained: Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a field artillery missile

battalion (Corporal) or to other duty which requires working knowledge

of the Corporal missile system. Credit for an artillery officer candidate, orientation, career, or equivalent course. Obligated service

for active Army officers: Noiie,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 17

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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REDSTONE OFFICER COURSE

6-A- 1190 B

Length: 5 weeks, 3 days. Duration: Aug 1957-Aug 1962

Purpose: To train commissioned officers in the characteristics, operating principles, capabilities and limitations of the Redstone missile

and associated equipment.

MOS for which trained: Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army

whose actual or next immediate assignment is to a field artillery group

(Redstone) or to other duties requiring a working knowledge of the

Redstone missile system. Credit for an Artillery Officer Candidate,

Orientation, Career, or equivalent course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 11

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

114

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SERGEANT OFFICER COURSE

6-A- 1190 D

L : 5 weeks, 4 days, Duration: Feb 1962-

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers with a working knowledge

in the characteristics, tactical employment, system maintenance,

and general operating procedures of the Sergeant missile system.

MOS for which trained: Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisites: Commissioned officer. Member of the active Army,

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a field artillery missils battalion (Sergeant) or to other such duty which requires qualification on the Sergeant system. Completion of an Artillery Officer

Candidate, Orientation, Familiarization, Career or equivalent course.

Obligated service for active Army officers: None.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 93

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

/115

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SERGEANT OFFICER COURSE (NON-US)

6-A- 1190 DX

Le 7 weeks. Duration: Oct 1962-

Purpose: To provide non-US commissioned officers with a working

knowledge of the characteristics, system maintenance and general

operating procedures of the Sergeant missile system.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Commissioned officers whose assignment, actual or

anticipated, is to a non-US Sergeant unit or to other such duty which

requires qualification on the Sergeant system. A general knowledge

of the English vocabulary and grammar.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL.

Comments:

Graduates 34

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

1

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PERSHING OFFICER COURSE

6-A-1190E

Length: 8 weeks, Duration: Jul 1962-

Purpose: To provide selected commissioned officers with a working

knowledge in the characteristics, tactical employment, system maintenance, and general operating procedures of the Pershing missile

system.

MOS for which trained: Ballistic Missile Unit Commander (1190).

Prerequisites: Comn-iissioned officer. Member of the active Army,

whose ashignment, actual or anticipated, Is to a field artillery missile

battalion (Pershing) or to other such duty which requires qualification

on the Pershing system. Completion of an Artillery Officer Candidate,

Orientation, Familiarization, Career or equivalent course. Obligated

service for active Army officers: None,

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduatos 80

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Adrnin Attrition 0

117

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ARTILLERY MOTOR TRANSPORT COURSE

6-B0600/6-B-631A

Length: 9 weeks. Duration: Oct 1950-

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers and warrant officers with

a working knowledge in the supervision of organinational maintenance,

to include artillery turret maintenance, and operation and recovery of

tank-automotive equipment in artillery units.

MOS for which trained: Motor Transport Officer (0600) and Automotive Maintenance Technician (631A),

Prerequisites- Commissioned officer: Below the grade of major.

Member of the active Army or a Reserve component whose actual or

anticipated assignment is to supervise the maintenance of wheeled

and/or tracked vehicles in an artillery unit. Credit for an Artillery

Officer Basic Course, Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course, or

the equivalent. Security clearance required: None.

Warrant officer; Must have actual or anticipated assignment to supervise the maintenance of wheeled and/or tracked vehicles in an artillery

unit.

Security clearance required: None,

Comments:

Graduates 39

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition I

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT REFRESHER COURSE

6-ALn..th: 1 week. Duration: Jul 1961-

Purpose: To provide refresher training for Nuclear Weapons Employment officers in the concepts and techniques in the tactical employment of nuclear weapons, and to provide information on new developnients in nuclear weapons.

MOS for which trained: 'None.

Prerequisites: Nuclear Weapons Employment Officers awarded the

prefix digit 5 to appropriate MOS or officers eligible for the award of

this prefix by virtue of nuclear weapons employment training.

Security clearance required: SECRET (Final).

Comments:

Graduates 232

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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SECTION III

OFFICER/ENLISTED COURSES

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE

(RESERVE COMPONENT)

6-N-FZ

Length: 11 weeks. Duration: Jun 1954-

Purpose: To develop personnel to be second lieutenants who will be

capable of performing duties appropriate to their grade in field artillery

units of the United States Army Reserve or National Guard.

MOS for which trained: None,

Prorequisites: (I) National Guard, Must meet requirements fur

National Guard Officcr candidate training as specified in appropriate

National Guard Bureau Bulletin for this course, (Selection will be made

by the National Guard Adjutant General of the state to which application

is submitted.

(2) US Army Reserve. Must meet requirornents for

application for Army reserve officer candidate training as specified by

AR 140-50.

Security clearance rcqulred: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Cornn-ents:

Graduates8 72

F'ilures 9

Turnback.s 0

Admin Attrition 17

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CORPORA I, NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASEMBtLY COURSE

t).-D .- 1 1i

Lcýtlt: I week, 3 alays. Duration: Apr 1957-Feb 1963

PUrPoSC: TO tr'aill Colnlissji.utclc officers and enlisted persunnel in prefiring procedures invo[ving OssenIbly and etIhULrical and mechanical tests

of the nucldr warhecad for thu Curpodr.1 iniissile.

MOS tl)Pr which trained: Niic.

Prc.r-t(q iiitcs: (1) tliiiiiii.ssI1ncd Oili est, P M Uh.Uh'r i •f tUie active Army

whose assignment actual or anticipated is W a Field Artillery Missile

Battalion (Corporal) or to a headquarters normally charged with supervision of training and tacti.cal empl(yment of Corporal battalions.

(•) Enlisted: Qualified as F'ield Artillery Missile Crew--

iiman (Corporal) (164. 1). Nine (9) iionths or more of active duty service

rumai ningt after completion of the courso. Standard score of 100 or

highur in aptitude area CO vi' AE,

So( urity clearance requirecd SECRET (interim).

C01111uncts:

Graduates 26

Fuilure.' 0

'Lu rnbacks 0

Adchin Attrition 0

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AN/TRC-80 TRANSITION COURSE (PERSHING)

6-D-FZI

Length: I week, 1 day. Duration: Oct 196ZPurpose: To provide communication officers and communication chiefs with a working knowledge of the operation, organizational maintenance

and employment of the Radio Terminal Set AN/TRC-80 and associated

equipment.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned officer: Grade of major or below.

Member of the active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is

to a field artillery missile battalion, Pershing, or to other such duty

which requires a. working knowledge of the Radio Terminal Set AN/TRC80. Graduate of the Artillery Communication@ Officer Course (6-A0200) during the two years preceding attendance. Completion of an

Artillery Officer Candidate, Orientation, Familiarization, Career or

equivalent course. Obligated service tour for active army officers:

None.

(2) Enlisted: Grade E5 or above. Member of the

active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty which

requires a working knowledge of the Radio Terminal Set AN/TRC-80.

Graduate of the Artillery Communication Supervisors Course (6-R313. 6) during the two years preceding attendance. Must have nine

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of

course.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments: During the Pershing activation program input for this

course will be selected by Department of the Army to meet the requiremerits stated in the Pershing Training Plan, USAAMC, dated 15 Dec 61.

Graduates 11

Failures 3

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

122

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NUCLEAR PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY COURSE

6-D-142. 1

Former Nr 6.-D- 142. 0

Length: I week. Dura.tion: Jul 1959-

Purpose: To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel in the

mechanical assembly, disassembly, and prefiring preparation of nuclear

1 projectiles.

MOS for which trained: Officer: None,

Enlisted: Heavy and Very Heavy Field Artillery

Crewman (Assembler) (142. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned Officer: Member of the active Army

whose assignment actual or anticipated, is to a heavy or very heavy

Field Artillery unit or to a headquarters normally charged with supervision of training and tactical employment of those units which have a

nuclear projectile capability.

(2) Enlisted: Member of the active Army, qualified as

Field Artillery Basic (140.0). Actual or anticipated assignment to a

Field Artillery unit which has a nuclear projectile capability. Nine

months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of

course. Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final) with background Investigation initiated.

Conmnents: Nuclear Projectile Assembly Course includes 8-inch

Nuc'lear Projectile Assembly Course and Nuclear Warhead Assembly

Course.

Graduates 259

Failures 11

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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ROCKET NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSEMBLY COURSE

6-D-147. 2

Length: I w,•ek, I day. Duration: Jul 1961-

Purpose: To train commissioned officers and enlisted personnel to be

thoroughly grounded in prefiring procedures, storage and logistical consideration of nuclear warheads for the 762mm and 318rnm rockets,

MOS for which trained: Officer: None.

Enlisted: Field Artillery Rocket Crewman

(147. 2).

Prerequisites: (1) Commissioned officer: Member of the active Army

whoee assignment, actual or anticipated, is to a field artillery rocket

unit or to a headquarters normally charged with supervision of training

and tactical employment of rocket units.

(2) Enlisted: Qualified as field artillery rocket crew- man (147. 1.). Nine m-onithis or more of active duty service remaining

after completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude

area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments: Selected individuals in MOS 147, Z and 142. 1 or in other

MOS which involve operational, supervisory, instructional or evaluation

type duties concerning this MOS area who require formal school training for qualification or to maintain qualification, may attend subject

course on a waiver basis. In order that requestf.i for waivers may be

properly evaluated, sufficient justification and substantiating facts to

support each request will be included.

Graduates 210

Failures 22

Turnbacks 0

Adinin Attritio 1I

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ARrILLERY BALLIST.I.C METEOROLOGY COURSE

6-H- 103. 1

Length: 9 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Sep 1946-

Purpose: To provide commissioned officers, warrant officers, and

enlisted personnel with a working knowledge in the installation and operation of an artillery meteorological stati.on.

MOS for which trained: Commissioned and Warrant Officers: None.

Enlisted: Ballistic Meteorology Crewman

(103. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Conrunisd.oned and Warrant Officers: Must have

actual or anticipated assignment to artillery ballistic meteorology

duties, Credit for courses In trigonometry or plane geometry, high

school level, or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED test,

high school level. Normal color perception.

(Z) Enlisted Personnel: Credit for courses in trigonornetry or plane geometry, high school level, or have a standard score

of 45 or higher on GED test 5, high school level. Normal color perception. Minimum physical profile serial 222221. Ten months or more

of active duty service remaining after completion of course. Standard

score of 100 or higher in aptitude area CO or AE,

Socurity clearance required: N one,

C om ments:

Graduates 128

Failures 15

Turnbacks I

Admin Attrition 3

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WEATHER EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-Z01A/205. 1

Length: 13 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Oct 1951-

Purpose: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with a

working knowledge in the organizational maintenance of electrical and

electronic meteorological equipment used in artillery ballistic

meteorology sections.

MOS for which trained: Warrant officer: Weather Officer (201A).

Enlisted: Ballistic Meteorology Equipment

Mechanic (205. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant officer: Must have actual or anticipated

assignment to an artillery ballistic meteorology section. Must have

satisfactorily completed Course 6-H-103. 1, Artillery Ballistic

Meteorology,

(2) Enlisted: Qualified as Ballistic Meteorology Crewman (103. 1). Normal color perception. Minimum physical profile

serial--see Sec IX, AR 611-0o1. Thirteen months or more active duty

remaining after completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher

in aptitude area EL.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 43

Failures 2

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY RADAR MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-ZlIA/211. 3

Length: 32 weeks, 2 days. Duration: Aug 1956-

Purpose: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with a

working knowledge in the operation, adjustment and organizational

maintenance of f.;eld artillery radar equipment.

MOS for which trained: Warrant officer: Fieýd Artillery Ractar

Technician (211A).

Enlisted: Ground Radar Mechanic 211. 3.

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant officer: Actual or anticipated assignment

to field artillery radar duty. Credit for course in algebra, high school

level, or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED Test 5, high

school level. Normal color perception. Obligated service for active

Army officers: two years.

(2) Enlisted: Credit for a course in algebra, high

school level, or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED Test 5,

high school level. Nornmal color perception. Twenty four months or

more of active duty service remaining after completion of coursea.

Standard score of 100 or higher in aptitude area EL.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 60

Failures 14

Turnbacks I

Admin Attrition 17

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LACROSSE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-N-217. 1

Length: 24 weeks. Duration: Feb 1960-

' s: To thoroughly ground warrant officers and enlisted personnel

in organizational maintenance operations and procrdures of LaCrosse

fire control and associated equipment.

MOS for which trained: Warranwt officer: None.

Enlisted: FA Missile Fire. Control Mechanic

(LaCrosse) (217. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant officer: Member of the active Army whose

assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance of the

Fire Control System for the LaCrosse missile. Credit for one year in

algebra, high school level, and a course in trigonometry and have sonirc.

background in general science, or have a standard score of 45 or higher

on GED 'rests 3 and 5, high school level. Normal color perception.

Must sign ? year commitment statement as prescribed in para 7a(Z),

Section I, DA Pamphlet 20-21,

(2) Enlisted: Grade F6 or below whose assignnmeni.,

,ual or anticipated, i7 To duty uivolving malnt-.ýnance of the Fire CI.i

trot System for the LaCrosse missile. Credit for one year- 1.n algebra

high school level, and a course in trigonometry and have some background in general science or have a standard score of 15 or higher on

GED Tests 3 and 5, high school level. Normal color perception. Must

have Z0 months or more of service remaining after completion of the

course and must have a s3tandard score of 100 or higher on aptitude area EL,

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL,

Comnmxients:

Graduates 4

Failures 6

4 Turnbacks 1 -

Admrin Attrition I

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REDSTONE ELECTRONIC MATERIEL MAINTENANCE COURSE

6.-N-214D/2 18. I

Length: 20 weeks. Duration: Jul 1957-May 1963

Purpose: To train selected warrant officers and enlisted personnel to

assemble, install, calibrate, adjust and rnaintain on-missile electronic

guidance control components and systeiis and associated olectronic test

enuipment for the Redstone missile.

MOS for which trained: Warrant officer: SSM Materiel Assistant

(Corporal) (1192).

Enlisted: Field Artillery Missile EJlctronics

Mechanic (Redstone) (218. 1).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant officers: Member of the active army.

Must have actual or anticipated assignment to duty involving maintunance of electronic components of the Redstone missile and missile test

equipment. Credit for course in algebra, high school level. Normal

color perception, Must sign 2-ycar service commitmunt statement as

prescribed in paragraph 7a(2), Section I, DA Pamphlet 20-21.

(2) Enlisted: Must have actual or anticipated assignment to duty involving maintenance of electronic components of the

Redstone missile and missile units test equipment. Credit for course

in algebra, high school level, Normal color perception, Must have

seventeen (17) months or more of active duty service remaining after

completion of course and must have a standard score of 100 or higher

in aptitude area EL,

S-Curity clearance. required: SECRET (interim).

Comnment-s

Graduates 9

Failures I

Turnbacks 0

Adrnin Attrition 0

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PERSHING SPECIALIST COURSE

6-N-214E/163. Z

Length: 17 weeks. Duration: Jun 1962-

Purpose: To provide selected warrant officers and enlisted specialist

personnel with a working knowledge of the detailed assembly, checkout,

organizational maintenance and operation of the Pershing missile and

associated ground support equipment.

MOS for which trained: Warrant officer: Field Artillery Missile System

Technician, Pershing (214E).

Enlisted: Field Artillery Missile Crewman,

Pershing (163. Z).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant officer: Member of the active Army whose

assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance of

the Pershing missile and associated equipment. Normal color perception. Obligated service for active Army officers: two years.

(Z) Enlisted: Grade E5 or below, Member of the

active Aroiy whuse assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving operation and organizational maintenance of the Pershing missile

and associated equipment; normal color perception. Standard score of

100 or higher in aptitude area EL. Credit for one year of high school

algebra, or a standard score of 45 or higher on GED test 5, high school

level. Fifteen months or more of active duty service remaining after

completion of the course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments:

Graduates 30

Failures 20

Turnbacks 0

Adnmin Attrition 5

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I SERGEANT MISSILE BATTERY COURSE

6-N-161. Z

Length: 6 weeks, 2 days. Duration: Aug 196ZPurpose: To provide warrant officers and enlisted personnel with a

working knowledge in the assembly, checkout, maintenance and operation of the Sergeant missile and associated ground handling equipment,

MOS for which trained: Warrant Officer: Missile Assembly Technician

(Sergeant) (MOS to be announced).

Enlisted: Field Artillery Ballistic Crewman

(161. 2).

Prerequisites: (1) Warrant Officers: Member of the active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving maintenance of the Sergeant missile and associated equipment. Qualified in

one of the following MOS's: 1178, 1182, 1184, 1186, 4815, 4817 or 119Z

(Corporal or Redstone) or have a comparable basic electronics and missile background. Obligated service for active Army officers: None.

(2) Enlisted: Grade E4 or above. Member of the

active Army whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty

involving operation and/or maintenance of the Sergeant missile and

associated equipment, Normal color perception, Standard score of

100 or higher in aptitude Area A.E or CO. Must have nine months or

more of active duty service remaining after completion of course,

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments:

Graduates 110

Failures 10

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 7

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SERGEANTl MISSI.I.,, P1AT'E~RY COURSE~ (NON-U. S.)

li-N-lb1 I. X

7 weeuks, Duoration: Oct 19h4~-

crpojC.: MP To0 prov~ide suli'I. led non-US pt.rsonnul with a work Hgý klm"wi -

Odge ill thu a s u ub Iy, c; he :k out. ri,:a lutenlalc e and opera tiont of t he~

~(rg~oInt niS~ilc rAnd ~il'isoijccud ground handling equipmncit.

MOS fur whic-h Irained: Nonec.

Pre requisites: ( 1) Te'CIIIII)Cal ror tj tei Cre.dit US A ll h l h 111.)Q1

graduate or equivalent. Creulfl kur uoutrse ).n algebra and( Itrijtiwmuvit ry.I

A gune rul bac kgroun d in s c;ont e. Nuimnal k: ol r perk-cc cw. A iand.

ard score of 100 or higher in ap~t'udu area EL ur Q~qUilv lnt.,

(2) Lagaepecusts Gene ral knowledge,( tit 01v

Englis.h vocabulary and grammn-ar, Ability to a,4slim1late raidp.(ly llik

abuve H~u as~ to undlersitand spokeni and writtenM Engligshi ilid tL) CWMPvy 11

UW1thuughti in ei the r spuken or writteni English, Abi lity I-o rai dI v

Sucurit clearancu ruguirud: CONE1DENl'IAL.

Comnments:

G ra d ua t 0Ss

Fai ii I lkI 0

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ENLISTED COURSES

AN/TPC-80 OPERATIONS (PERSHING) COURSE

6-R-F24

Length: 9 weeks. Duration: Aug 1962-

Purpose: To provide selected enlisted personnel with a working

knowledge in the operation and operator maintenance of the radio

terminal met AN/TRC-80 and associated equipment,

MOS for which trained: To be ,1vte rmined

Prerequisites, Grade E5 or below. Member of the active Army

whose assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving

operation and/or supervision of the radio terminal set AN/TRC-80,

Normal color perception. Standard score of 100 or higher in apti- tude area EL, Must have completed Advanced Individual Training

and have 9 months or more of active duty service remaining after

completion of the course.

Security clearance required. SECRET (interim).

Comments:

Graduates 52

Failures 3

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE

NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER COURSE

6-R-152. 6

Length: 11 weeks, I day. Duration: Oct 196ZPurpose: To train enlisted personnel to assist command and staff officers in appraisal of intelligence, operations, and training; to provide

personnel with a working knowledge of all phases of fire direction,

intelligence, and liaison in cannon units, and a general knowledge of

these activities in rocket and guided missile units.

MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Intelligence and Operations

Assistant (152, 6).

Prerequisitcs: Grade E5 or higher. Qualified in any MOS in entry

group 14, 15 (except 151), or 16. Possess demonstrated or potential

leadership ability. Ten months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course, Standard score of 100 or higher in

aptitude area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

Graduates 68

Failures 21

Turnbacks I

Adrnin Attrition 1

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ARTILLERY SURVEY ADVANCED COURSE

6-R- 153. 1

Length: 8 weeks, Duration: Jan 1951-

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel to supervise, coordinate, and

participate in operations of an artillery survey party, battery detail, or

survey information ('enter; to assist in establishment of observation.

MOS for which trained: Artillery Surveyor (153. 1).

Prerequisites: Qualified as Artillery Surveyor 153,0. Credit for

courses in plane geometry and trigonometry or have a standard score

of 45 or higher on GED Test 5, high school level. Normal color and

depth perception. Nine months or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher in

aptitude area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 285

Failures 43

Turnbacks 2

Admin Attrition 5 1

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ARTILLERY FLASH RANGING (ADVANCED) COURSE

6-R-154, 1

Length: 6 weeks, Duration: Jan 1951.

PuErS-e: To provide enii.ste.d personnel with a working knowledge ill the

installation, operation and Jrganivatiofnal maintenance of a field artiilery flash ranginig unit,

MOS for which trai.ned Flash ranging crewman (154. 1).

Prerequisites: Qualified as Flash Ranging Crewman (154. 0). Nine

months or more of active duty siervice remaining after completion of

course• Standard score of 100 or higher ori aptitude ar:a CO or AE.

Secturity clearance required: None.

Coinn-lents,

Graduates at

Pailures 3

Tur nbacks 0

Adchin Attrition 1

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ARTILLERY SOUND RANGING (ADVANCED) COURSE

6-R-155. 2

Length: 8 weeks. Duration: Jan 1951-

Purpose: To train enlisted personnel in the installation, operation and

organizational maintenance of a field artillery sound ranging unit.

MOS for which trained: Sound Ranging Crewman (155. 2).

Prerequisites: Qualified as Sound Ranging Crewman, 155.0 or 155. 1.

Must have leadership potential. Nine months or more active duty

remaining after completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher

in aptittide area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 29

Failures 4

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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FIELD ARTILLERY RA DARl OPERATION COURSE

6-R- 1S',. I

Length: 10 weeks. Duration: Jul 1956-

Purpose: To train enlisted perso inel in the operation, tactical employment and utilization of field artilliry radar.

MOS for which trained: Field Artille y Radar Crewman (156. 1).

Prerequisites: Minimum physicaL profile sorial ZZ2211. Ten months

or more of active duty service time remaining after completion of

course. Standard score of 100 oi higher in aptitude area CO or AE.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

Graduates 204

Failures 5

Turnbacks 2

Admin Attrition 7

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PERSHING MISSILE BATTERY COURSE

6-R 163. 6

Length: 8 weeks, 4 days. Duration: Jul 1962-

Purpose: To provide selected enlisted personnel with a working knowledge in the assembly, checkout, organizational maintenance and operation of the Pershing missile and associated ground support equipment.

MOS for which trained: Field Artillery Missile Crewman, Pershing

(163. 6).

Prerequisites: Grade E4 or above. Member of the active Army whose

assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty involving operation and/or

maintenance supervision of the Pershing missile and associated equipment, Normal color perception. Standard score of 100 or higher in

aptitude area AE or CO. Must have nine months or more of active duty

service remaining after completion of course.

Security clearance required: SECRET (final).

Comments:

Graduates 97

Failures 16

Turnbacks C

Admin Attrition I1

16

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COR PORAL MECHANICAL MATERIEL MAINTENANCE COURSE

b( K-164, 3

Li'ajgi: 8 wee!ks. Duration: Aug 1958-Feb 190

. )s.: To traJin enlisted personnel to asse'nble, ins tall, maintain,

and adjilust Corporat. mechanical on -missile uidance control s yk,.tems

and assuciated tost equipm,.nt and to as.serible missihles ,jId p,.,riform

r1q ui ccl Chucks oil Co'rporal propulsionl and mechanical syStiIems

M.OS fur which trained; FA Missile Crewman (CP.L) 164. 3.

ur,:rqiisitos: Grade E-6 or below, Credit for courses in algehra and

trllgunurnetry and have some backg round in general science, nr have a

stawdard scoVe Of 45 or higlher on GED tests 3 and 5, high school l,.ve,

Normal color percoption, Nine months or inure uf active duty s!er\,ice

remaining alter cornpletion of course, Standard score of 100 or higher

on tIptitIIde areUa EL,

Security ckiealiricc required: SECRET (final),

('l 'II'InicI Ts: Ihc ')tr-SC co.mlotud during the ttornt of a cl•ss,

'TIur1 nb1 .c ks (I

Admin Attrition 14

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REDSTONE MECHANICAL MATERIEL MAINTENANCE CQOURSE

6-R- b9, 1

Length: 7 weeks, 3 days. Duration: Sep 1957-Mar I')',

Purpose: To thoroughly ground enlisted personnel in organizatiuital

maintenance procedures to assemble, install, maintain and adjust

Redstone mechanical on-missile guidance and control systems and

associated test equipment, to assemble missile.s and performu rc'mui iL'.

checks on Redstone propulsion, pneumatic and lmcchanical sy stemis uid

their associated test equipment and to operate aud supi'rvi su the urgan.

zational maintenance of the Redstone servicing, equipment.

MOS for which trained: FA Missile Materiel Crewman (Redstone)

(169, 1),

Prerequisites: Enlisted man of Grade E6 or below whose actual or

anticipated assignment is to duty involving organizational maintetnance

of the mechanical components and subsyatemis of the Redstone missile

system, Credit for course in algebra, high school level, or have a

standard score of 45 or higher on GED Tests 3 and 5, high school level.

Normal color perception. Nine months or more of active duty service

remaining after completion of course. Standard score of 100 or higher

in aptitude area 0O or AE.

Security clearance required , CONFIDENTIAL (interim),

Coninnents;

Graduates 31

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Ad•iji Attrition ()

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ARTILLERY RADIO MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-R-313. 1

Length: 14 weeks. Duration: Sep 1946-

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge to

install, operate and perform organizational maintenance on all radio

communication equipment used in artillery communication systems

or units employing similar equipment, and to provide a general knowledge of the operation and maintenance of special items of radio cornmunication equipment not exclusively employed in artillery cornmunication systems,

MOS for which trained: Artillery Communications Specialist (313, 1).

Prerecquisites: Grade E5 or below. Thirteen months or more of active

service remaining after completion of course, Actual or anticipated

assignment to radio communication equipment maintenance duties.

Standard score of 100 or higher on aptitude area EL. Credit for one

year of high school algebra or have a standard score of 45 or higher on GED Test 5, high school level. Must have near vision, hand-eye • coordination, manual dexterity, audio acuity and normal color perception,

Security clearance required: None.

Comments:

Graduates 470

Failures 120 Turnbacks 5Z

. ,Admnin Attrition 118

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ARTILLERY COMMUNICATION SUPERVISORS COURSE

6-R-313, 6

Length: 13 weeks, Duration: Jul 1958-

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge to

supervise, coordinate, and participate in the operation of a comrnmunication section of an artillery unit.

MOS for which trained: Artillery Communications Specialist (313. 6).

Prerequisites: Grade E4 or above. Student must possess leadership

"potential. Six months of experience in field wire, radio operation, or

radio maintenance, Normal color perception. - Thirteen months or

more of active duty service remainirg after completion of course,

Standard acore of 100 or higher on aptitude area EL.

Security clearance required: CONFIDENTIAL (interim).

Comments:

Graduates 25

Failures 6

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 3

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ARTILLERY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISORS COURSE

6-R-631.7/6.32.7

Length: 9 weeks. Duration: Oct 1950-

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledge to

supervise organizational maintenance, turret maintenance and recovery

of vehicles used in the art ilery.

MOS for which trained: Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (631. 7) and Trackcd

Vehicle Mechanic (632. 7),

Prerequisites: Grade E5 or above and have demonstrated leadership

potential. Qualified as a track or wheel vehicle mechanic and have

had a minimum of one year of experience as a mechanic in an artillery

unit (minimrnum experience may be waived for reserve component personnel), Nine months or more of active duty service remaining after

completion of course, Qualified as a driver and hold military vehicle

operator's permit for all vehicles with which his unit is equipped.

Standard score of 90 or higher on aptitude area MM.

Sucurity clearance required: None.

Cornments:'

Graduates 15

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

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ARTILLERY TRACK VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COURSE

6-R-632, I

Length: II weeks, 4 days. Duration; Jtm 1951-

Purpose: To provide enlisted personnel with a working knowledgc to

perform organizational maintenance and troubleshooting procedures on

artillery track vehicles, self-propelled mounts, personnel carriers,

and associated accessories and equipment, to include turrut mailItLnanc e,

. _MOS for which trained: Track Vehicle Mechanic (632. 1),

Prerequisites: Member of the active Army or a reserve component

unit. Standard score of 90 or higher in aptitude area MM, Ten months

or more of active duty service remaining after completion of course,

Security clearance requirad: None,

Comments:

Graduates 696

Failures 71

Turnbacks 28

Admin Attrition 66

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SECTION V

OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL

FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE COURSE

6-N-F1

Length: 23 weeks. Duration: Feb 1951-

Purpose: To develop selected personnel to be second lieutenants of the

Army of the United States who will be capable of performing duties appropriate to their grade in field artillery units and who, with a

minimum of additional training, will be prepared to serve as platoon

leaders of other branches designated by the Department of the Army.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Must meet the requirements for application for Army j

officer candidate training as specified by AR 350-50.

Security clearance required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

Graduates 230

Failures 4

Turnbacka 143 "

Admin Attrition 168

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SECTION VI

NON-SCHOOL AND SPECIAL COURSES

INSTRUCTOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING ORIENTATION COURSE

Length. I week. Duration: Jul 196ZPurpose: To provide the Artillery officer and selected enlisted men

with& general knowledge of automatic data processing systems to

include systems analysis, computer functioning, problem preparation,

computer arithmetic, computer logic, data transmission and system

interartion of general purpose military computers; to provide a

general knowledge of the application of general purpose military computer systems to the field artillery.

MOS for which trained: None.

Prerequisites: Local input only. Member of the active Army whose

assignment, actual or anticipated, is to duty which requires a general

knowledge of automatic data processing systems.

Security classification required: SECRET (interim).

Comments:

Officer En listed

Graduates 31 3

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

4 Adrnin Attrition 1 0

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HONESTr JOHN NUCLEAR WARHEAD ASSEMBLY COURSE

L 'jt: 3 daym. Duration: Oct 1956-

Purpose.; To provide supp'memntal training for warhead support detachmnents to include a working knowledge of the basic principles and the

operational and organizational prelaunch procedures of the 762mm

nuclear warhead.

MOS for which triiivd: Nunv.

P1:Irerequisites: (1) Officer or Warrant: Member of a warhead support

detachment,

(2) Enlimtud: Member of a warhead support detachment, Mast have MOS of 147,

Security clearance required: SELCRET (final).

Comments: Includes Rocket Nuclear Warhead Assembly Course,

Officer Enlisted

Graduates 53 127

Failures 1 14

TurhLbacks 0 0

Acdnin Attrition 0 0

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COURSES FOR WHICH PO'S UNPUBLISHED

Track Maintenance Instructor Course

Officer Enlisted

Graduates 4 28

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

M110 8-Inch Howitzer Course

Graduates 5

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Malfunction Isolation Capability of Pershing Course

Graduates 10 11

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

Adrnin Attrition 0 0

LaCrosse Fire Control Operations Course

Graduates 4

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Maintenance Instructors Course

Graduates 28

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Officer Primary Utility and Transportation/Obmervation

Rotary Wing Course

Graduates 56 .

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Acun-in Attrition 0

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Redstone Orientation Course

Officer Enlisted

Graduates 7

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Little John Orientation Course

Graduates 4 34

Failure. 0 0

I. Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

LaCrosse Firing Battery Operations Course

Graduates 10 Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

LaCrosse Orientation Course

Graduates 47

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Warrant Officer Observation Helicopter Aviator Course

Graduates z

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Guided Missile System Officer Cogrme

Graduates ZZ

14 Failures 0 , Turnbacks 0 ,

Adrnin Attrition 0

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Officer Enlisted

Graduatesm 6

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Adrnin Attrition 0

KL-7 Course

Graduates 4 Iz

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

Special Field Artillery Radar Maintenance Training Course

Graduates 5

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

MK-31 Course

Graduates 1 16

Failures 0 Z

Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

Special Artillery Orientation Course

Graduates Z4

Failures 0

Turnbacks 0

Admin Attrition 0

Orientation Course - Survey Instruments a.

Graduates 1Z 4 Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

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Officer Enlisted

Graduates 5 28

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

Admin Attrition 0 0

Sergeant Warhead Course

Graduates 3 8

Failures 0 0

Turnbacks 0 0

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CHAPTER FIVE

1963 - 1967 DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES -

DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND AND DIRECTORS

COMMANDING GENERAL AND COMMANDANT

U, S. ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE CENTER

AND SCHOOL

MISSION: Commands the U. S, Army Artillery and Missile School,

implementing the policies and directives of the Department of the Army

and the Commanding General, U. S, Continental Army Command; establishes, maintains, and supervises, through the Assistant Commandant,

such agencies and departments as are required for the efficient execution

of the missions of the School; serves as the principal Field Artillery

advisor to the Commanding General, U, S, Continental Army Command;

insures that the viewpoint of U. S. Army field artillery elements worldwide

on doctrinal and procedural matters is continuously sensed and incorporated

as appropriate in instruction and in recommendations to USCONARC and

other agencies.

The Commandant is also the Commanding General, U. S. Army Artillery

and Missile Center,

COMMANDANTS:

6 April 1961 MG Lewis Griffing

I April 1964 MG Harry 1- Critz

5 July 1967 MG Charles P. Brown

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ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

MISSION: Assists the Commandant and acts for him in his absence on

matters relatirg to the School; directs, controls and supervises the activities of all academic departments and other agencies assigned or attached

to the School; effects disciplinary actions with respect to delinquencies of

students incident to instruction, conducts required individual training for

personnel of the U. S, Army A'rtillery and Missile School; opera~es arn

Officer Candidate Brigade.

ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS:

1 August 1962 BG James W. Totten

15 June 1964 BG Charles P, Brown

I July 1965 BG John S. Hughes

23 May 1967 BG John J, Kenney

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DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

MISSION: Supervises and coordinatesi, as a Lhief of staff, all activities of

the School's staff offices, departments, School Brigade, and the Officer

Candidate Brigade; assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant

Commandant during the absence of the Assistant Comn-iandant; makes

recommendations regarding actions to be taken in discharging the Commandant's rusponsibilities as principal Field Artillery advisor to the

Commanding General, U. S. Continental Army Command; serves as Major

Activity Director of the School and as a member of the Program-Budget

Advisory Committee of the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center,

DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS:

1 July 196Z COL C. R, Revie

10 February 1963 COL Joseph H. Harrison

9 July 1964 COL Robert C. Williams

I March 1966 COL Emmette Y, Burton

I August 1966 COL Vincent M. Elmore, Jr.

1 August 1967 COL William C, George

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SECRETARY

MISSION: Serves as Adjutant and Registrar of the School, and as a Gl for

officer personnel management in the School; directs the records administradion program in the School; coordinates, reviews, and n..kes appropriate

recommendations on incoming and outgoing correspondence; maintainri

academic records of ý.esident students (except those enrolled in the active

army OCS course); conducts and monitors student evaluation program; provides academic and personnel assistance to allied students; coordinates

visits of U, S, military and civilian personnel and foreign nationals; sells

books and supplies to authorized personnel; and provides library service to

students, staff and faculty of the School.

ORGANIZATION: The Office of the Secretary consists of the Secretary,

Assistant Secretary, Administrative Division, Personnel Management

Division, Academic Records Division, Allied Liaison and Visitors' Division, Book Store and Technical Library, The offices of the British,

Canadian, French, and German Liaison Officers are located in the Office

of the Secretary as well as the representatives of the U. S, Coast and

Geodetic Survey, the U. S. Air Force and the U. S. Marine Corps,

SECRETARIES:

7 August 1961 COL Raymond H, Lumry

1 June 1964 COL Edmond Farrington

5 April 1965 COL Ross N. Lillard, Jr,

II June 1967 COL Philip H, Riedel, Jr.

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DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION

MISSION: Exercises authority in academic and operational aspects of

resident and nonresident instruction; develops and coordinates programs of

instruction; supervises, coordinates and evaluates instruction for each

class; and is responsible for the coordination of requirements for School

facilities, ammunition, transportation, troop support, instructor training,

and educational testing.

ORGANIZATION: The Officer of Director of Instructinn consists of the

"Director, Deputy Director, -Plans Division, Operations DIvislon, Educa- tional Services Division and Television Division.

DIRECTORS:

1 June 1962 COL Joseph H. Harrison

11 February 1963 LTC Stuart F. Brady

22 Jtily 1963 COL Lewiw A, Hall

I July 1966 COL Salvador F, Taranto

20 September 1966 COL Francis E. Kramer

24 July 1967 LTC Daniel F. Gorman (acting)

2 October 1967 COL Francis E, Kramer

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OFFICE OF ARTILLERY POLICY AND LITERATURE

MISSION: Coordinates the development and enunciation of doctrinal, organizational, and material concepts and requirements with academic departments; coordinates project studies, reviews, and other matters referred to

the School by USCONARC and other headquarters and agencies; initiates,

coordinates the preparalion of, reviews, and revises all Department of the

Army publications for which the School is responsible, such as field and

technical manuals, Army training circulars, pamphlets, and other literature which affects field artillery techniques, weapons, and training (except

ROTC training programs and subject schedules); initiates, coordinates the

preparation of, reviews, and revises unofficial training literature such as

field artillery reference data books, handbooks, special texts, information

letters, and Artillery Trends; reviews articles prepared for publication for

tactical and technical accuracy and conformance to School and Department

of the Army policy and doctrine; coordinates, reviews, edits, and consolidateb School comments on training literature prepared by other schools and

agencies; coordinates field artillery training film activities with the Army

Pictorial Center, higher headquarters, and other agencies; assigns priorities to training film projects; coordinates training films production, including processing of recommendations; reviewing and editingi submits or

coordinates the submission of requirements to USCONARC; processes

official correspondence pertaining to training literature, training films,

and policy matters; initiates, coordinates the preparation of , reviews, and

revises MOS proficiency test outlines and test items; and conducts studies

and prepares correspondence as directed by AC.

ORGANIZATION: The Office of Artillery Policy and Literature consists

of the Director, Deputy Director, Administrative Division, Field Manual A

and Policy Division, Studies and TACFIRE Division and Army Training

Program and Military Occupational Specialties Division,

DIRECTORS:

14 July 960 LTC Albin C, Stevens

17 August 1964 COL Edmund Wendel, J r,

7 August 1967 COL John W. Clifford

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ARTILLERY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

,MISSION: Prepares and,3resents resident instructlon In maintenance Smanagement, operation, 'and organizational maintenance of field artillery

transport equipment; prepares or reviews nonresident listructional material

as required; contributes to advanced planning for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction; maintains source data for Department of

the Army training literature pertinent to area of instructional specialization,

and submits material as required; deveiops, tests, and evaluatew doctrine,

procedures, equipment, and organization which are of primary concern to Y,

the department- furnishes information and conducts studies relative to subject areas of instructional respnnsibility; maintains liaison with various

units, agencies, and schools; and conducts orientations, briefingo, and

demonstrations for visitors, The department prepares nonresident instructional material in support of the Staff Training-USAR program,

ORGANIZATION: The Artillery Transport Department consists of the

Director, Operations Division, Maintenance Management Division, Organizational Maintenance Division and Services Division,

DIRECTORS: -'

1 July 196Z COL Robert J. O'Donnell

ZI August 1964 COL Philip H, Riedel, Jr,

30 May 1967 COL Joseph R. Loftin

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COMMUNICATION /ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT

MISSION: Prepares and presents resident instruction in principles of employment, operation, and maintenance of field artillery communication

equipment and related electronic devices, including cryptography, communication security, and use of Nuch equipment in an environment of electronic countermeasures; in the theory and operation of general purpose

computers; in general purpose military computer systems; and in computer

maintenance as applicable to the artillery. Teaches the fundamentals of

electronics in all courses, and conducts operator training in electronic

counte rmeasures and counter-countermeasures in the communications field;

prepares or reviews nonresident instructional material as required; contributes to the advanced planning for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction; maintains source material for Department of the Army

training literature pertinent to area of instructional specialization, and furnishes material as required; develops, tests, and evaluates doctrine, procedures, equipment, and organization which are of primary concern to the

department; furnishes information and conducts studies relative to subject

areas of instructional responsibility; maintains liaison with various units,

agencies, and schools; and conducts orientations, briefings, and demonstrations for visitors, The department prepares nonresident instructional

material in support of the Staff Training-USAR Program,

ORGANIZATION: The Communication/Electronics Department consists of

the Divector, Deputy Director, Administrative and Logistics Division,

Research and Analysis Division, Electronics Division, Communication

Division, and Operations Division,

DIREC TORS:

1 July 1960 COL Rudolph Laskowsky

23 May 1963 LTC Richard 1-1. Hurst

Z6 August 1963 LTC David E. Foster

3 September 1963 COL Edmund H. Farrington

18 May 1964 COL David E, Foster

4 3 August 1964 COL Lemuel C. Downs

5 July 1967 COL George P. Winton

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GUNNERY DEPARTMENT

MISSION: Prepares and presents resident instruction in the principles of

Field Artillery gunnery and the application of those principles to cannon

and rocket artillery, Including preparation of equipment for action and execution of fire commands; in the operation and maintenance of Field Artillery

cannon and rocket materiel and associated equipment, including on and offcarriage fire control equipment, ammunition, mines, small arms, and

other position area defense weapons; in operation and operator maintenance

of special purpose computers designed and used specifically to solv,: the

gunnery problem for cannon and rocket weapons systems; and on the cannon

and rocket fire control applications of general purpose computers and corn.

puter systems; familiarizes students with the science of cannon and rocket

ballistics and the use of electronic and other computational equipment; prepares or reviews nonresident instructional material as required; contributes

to the advanced planning for courses and to the preparation of programs of

instruction; maintains source material for Department of the Army training

literature pertinent to area of instructional specialization, and submits

material as required; develops, telsts, and evaluates doctrine, procedures,

equipment, and organization which are of primary concern to the depart-

"mnent; furnishes information and conducts studies relative to subject areas

of instructional responsibility; maintains liaison with various units, agencies, and schools; conducts orientations, briefings, and demonstrations for

visitors; represents the School on the NATO Group of Experts on External

Ballistics, The department prepares nonresident instructional material in

support of the Staff Training-USAR Program.

ORGANIZAiION: The Gunnery Department consists of the Director,

Deputy Director, Resident Instruction Division, Research and Analysis

Division, Operations Division and Supply Division,

.! DIREC TORS:

25 July 1962 COL James J. Gibbons

15 June 1963 LTG George L, Waters

12 September 1963 COL Samuel R, Ross

July 1965 COL B, E, Huffman

19 March 1966 COL George W, Watkins

15 June 1966 COL Frank Hawthorne

28 July 1966 COL Salvo Rizza

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GUIDED MISSILE DEPARTMENT

IMISSION: Prepares and presents resident instruction in the functioning,

operation, and maintenance of Field Artillery guided missile systems and

all Field Artillery nuclear warheads and projectiles, in operation and

operator maintenance ol special purpose missile computers, and in missile

fire control application of general purpose computers; prepares or reviews

nonresident instruitional material as required; contributes to advanced

planning for -ourses and to the preparation of programs of instruction;

maintains source material gor Department of. the Army training literature L

pertinent to area of instructional specialization, and submits material as

required; develops, tests, and evaluates doctrine, procedures, equipment,

and organization which are of primary concern to the department; furnishes

information and conducts studies relative to subject areas of instructional

responsibility; maintains liaison with various units, agencies, and schools;

conducts orientations, briefings, and demonstrations for visitors; conducts

firings for amateur rocketeers.; provides information service concerning

amateur rocketry; and represents the School on the Pershing Firing Committee, and on the Sergeant Steering Committee,- The department prepares

nonresident instructional mrtterial in support of the Staff Training-USAR

Program.

ORGANIZATION: The Guided Missile Department consiots of the Director,

Deputy Director, Administrative Division, Operations Division, Supply

Division, Lance Division (Instruction), Special Weapons Division (Instruction), Sergeant Division (Instruction), and Pershing Division (Instruction).

DIREC TORS:

30 August 1962 COL Edward de Saussure, Jr.

15 August 1963 COL Robert J. Tolly

S13 May 1965 COL Thomas H. Sayes

IZ July 1965 COL Ralph I. Williams

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MISSION: Prepares and presents resident instruction in principles and

application of field artillery tactics from battery through army artillery

level, including artillery staff procedures and nuclear weapons employment; familiarizes students with organizational and tactical employment

of the combined arms through division level, with prescribed general staff

and comnmon subjccts, with thc. operational and employment concepts of

automatic data processing systemi of the field army and applicatione of

automatic data processing pertinent to areas of instructional specialization;

prepares or reviews nonresident inxtructione.l material as requirad; contributes to the advanced planning for courses and to the preparation of programs of instruction; maintains source material for Department of the Army

training literature pertinent to area of instructional specialization, and submits material as required; develops, tests, and evaluates doctrine, procedures, equipment, and organization which are of primary concern to the

dapartment; furnishes information and conducts studies relative to subject

areas of instructional responsibility; maintains liaison with various units,

agencies, and schools; conducts orientations, briefings, and demonstrations for visitors; monitors USCONARC common subject nuclear weapons

* employment training and MOS prefix digit 5 nuclear weapons employment

training, The department prepares nonresident ihstructional material in

support of the Staff Training-USAR Program,

ORGANIZATION: The Tactics/Combined Arms Department consists of the

Director, Administration Division, Associate Arms Division, Artillery

Tactics Division, Field Exercise Division, Command and Staff Division,

Nuclear Weapons Employmen. Division, Plans and Operations Division and

Research and Analysis Division.

DIRECTORS: i

18 August 1960 COL John V. Roddy

3 January 1963 COL Herron N. Maples

1 April 1963 COL Charles A. Christin, Jr,

12 August 19b3 COL Beryl L, Boyce

23 June 1964 COL Richard A, Crecelius

23 July 1964 COL Albert L. Tait

. 21 July 1965 COL Richard A. Crecelius

9 August 1965 COL Tony L, Perpich

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TARGET ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT J

MISSION: Prepares and presents resident instruction in principles of em- ployment, operation, and maintenance of Field Artillery- target acquisition, |

survey, and meteorological equipment, including the use of such equipment I

in an environment of electronic countermeasures, on special purpose corn- I puters' specifically associated with target acquisition systems, and on the |

suirvey, meteorological, and target acquisition application of general pur-•

pose computers; familiarizes students with the employment of electronic

counter-countermeasures pertinent to target acquisition devices of the field

artillery; prepares or reviews nonresident instructional materlal as required; contributes to advanced planning for courses and to the preparntion

of programs of instruction; maintains current source material pertinent to /1

area of instructional specialization, and submits material as required;

develops, tests, and evaluates doctrine, procedures, equipment, andorganization which are of primary concern to the department; furnishes information and conducts studies relative to areas of instructional responsi.bilityl maintains liaison with various units, agencies, and schools; conducts orientations, briefings, and demonstrations for visitors, The department prepares nonresident instructional material in support of the Staff

Training-USAR Program, The Target Acquisition Department represents

the U. S, Government in NATO working committees on artillery meteorological matters.

¶ ORGANIZATION: The Target Acquisition Department consists of the

Director, Deputy Director, Administrative Division, Maintenance Division,

Sensory 

Meteorology 

Equipment 

Division, 

Division, 

Operations 

Supply 

Division, 

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Research 

and Survey 

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Division.

Analysis Division, I

DIRECTORS:

31 October 1960 COL James P. Smith

8 January 1963 LTC Louis A. Wilson

18 June 1963 COL Eugene P, Gillespie

I July 1964 COL Ross N, Lillard

5 April 1965 COL James R. Buntyn

30 April 1967 COL Richard C, Marriott

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U. S, ARMY ARTILLERY AND MISSILE SCHOOL BRIGADE,,"

MISSION: Commands and provides administrative and logistical support to

cadre, resident students, and personnel of attached units; provides logistical support, maintenance support, and physical security to the School and

other agencies as directed.

ORGANIZATION: The U, S. Army Artillery and Missile School Brigade

consists of the Cor-imander, Staff and Faculty Battalion, Officer Student

Battalion, Enlisted Student Battalion and Artillery Combat Leader Battalion.

COMMANDERS:

11 September 1961 COL Ralph B, Coffin

1 November 1963 COL James A. Benford

1 December 1965 LTC Harry A. Smith

21 January 1966 LTC Donald W, McConnell

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Brigade was designated as the IT. S. Army Artillery and Missile School

Uummand, See chapter six, page

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CANDIDATE BRIGADE':'

MISSION: The Officer Candidate Brigade has the mission of developing

selected personnel into junior officers who will have the knowledge,

character and capability for practical leadership to lead artillery and

missile elements successfully in combat.

ORGANIZATION: The U. S, Army Artillery and Missile School Officer

Candidate Brigade congists of the Commander, Headquarters and Hcadquarters Battery, and Candidate Battalions, ,+

COMMANDERS:

1 June 1961 COL Charles A. Christin, Jr,

1 April 1963 LTC Alexander A. Terris

Z9 August 1963 COL Floyd D, Gattis

15 August 1965 COL Charles E, Howard

6 May 1967 COL Marlin W, Camp

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MISSION: Provides nonresident courses of military instruction for personnel of all components of the Armed Forces; prepares and revises programs of Instruction, subject schedules, and instructional material to support the training requirements of the active Army, United States Army

Reserve, National Guard, R.eserve Officer Training Corps, and Army

Extension Gourse programs; coordinates the procurement of training aids

and instrlictional material required for nonresident instruction programs;

advises the Comrnnandant and. staff on all matters pertinent to the nonresident

4.1,i training program; prevides administrative and supply assistance in support

of the nonresident instructio- programs; 3upports nonresident instruction

programs through staff visits to units and mchools of the Reserve components and ROTC,

ORGANIZATION: The Nonresident Instruction Department consists of the

Director, Administrative DivisiLon, Supply Division, Extension Courses

Division, and Reserve Componentm Division,

DIREC TORS:

I. July 1962 LTC Friedrich Stappler

8 March 1963 LTC B, J. McFarland

7 August 1964 COL S. H. Wheeler

I November 1965 COL Stuart S. Brady

25 June 1966 LTC Nicholas T, Stafford, Jr, i

July 1966 COL Jesse B, Hollis

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MISSION: The Office of the Director of Logistics exercises staff supervisiorn

over logistical activities and programs of the USAAMS involving supply,

food service, fire prevention, and conservation. The office has the mission

of providing logistical and instructional support and service and of maintaining the intallation property book for all elements of the USAAMS,

ORGANIZATION: The Office of the Director of Logistics consists of the

Director, Deputy Director, Army Field Printing Plant, Editorial Division

and Supply, Maintinance and Fax-ilities Division.

DIRECTORS:

1 December 1966 LTC Donald T, Miller

1 June 1967 LTC Daniel S, Gorman

1 Deceimber 1967 COL Salvador F. Taranto * i

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MISSION: Provides certain commonly used services to all departments and

offices of the School under the staff supervision of the Director of Instruction,

ORGANIZATION: The Instructional Support Department consists of the

Director, Editorial Division, Training Aids Division, Public Address

Division, Army Field Printing Plant Division, and Training Material Distribution Division.

DIREC TORS:

14 June 1962 LTC George F, Jordan

Z6 January 1963 - 30 November 1966 LTC Donald T. Miller

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OFFICE OF THE SECURITY OFFICER

MISSION: The Office of the Security Officer plans, directs, and coordinates

intelligence and security activities within the School including intelligence

coliection, maintenance and control of classified documents and correspondence, and processing of security clearances; and exercises staff supervision, including inspections, over activities of the School involving security.

ORGANIZATION: The Office of the Security Officer consists of the Security

Officer and an Intelligence Officer.

CHIEFS:

1 February 1967 MAJ Herbert F. Rankin

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MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICE

MISSION: Conducts and/or participates in manpower and management surveys; evaluates manpower utilization within the School and projects future

manpower requiroments for use in School tables of distribution; supervises j

and/or coordinates management activities; prepares School budget and

related documents, and monitors expenditure of funds; prepares manageiment, personnel, and budget-type statistical reports designed to support

the School mission,

ORGANIZATION: The Management and Budget Office consists of a Chief,

Management Division, and Budget Division,

CHIEFS:

15 December 1963 MAJ Alice V. Sawyer, WAC

1 October 1966 MAJ John W. Secord

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SECTION I

NARRATIVE HISTORY 1963-64

The U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School has not been marked by

any major reorganizations or drastic chauges in 1963.64, but there are

events in these two years important to the School's development,

Tn January 1963, the Commandant, Maj. Gen, Lewis S, Griffing,

initiated an advancement which may become a major role of the artillery in

the future aerial artillery,

The concept started in 1963 when the Army formed an Air Assault

Division at Fort Benning, Ga, The new division was unique because its

basis of operation was from the air, Nearly every man and piece of equipment had to be air-transportable- -including the artillery.

Gen, Griffing decided that the School would conduct extensive evaluation tests to determine the usefulness of the concept, and, if possible,

develop better methods, He requested that Fort Sill be provided some of the

equipment found in the new Air Assault Division. He was able to obtain four

Cl-1-34 ("Choctaw") helicopters equipped with 4, 5-inch rocket systems, plus

50, 000 rounds of 4. 5-inch ammunition.

From this, the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School began an

extensive test program to develop and improve the aerial artillery concept,

In April, the Ist Aerial Artillery Battery, a provisional unit, was

organized and assigned the aerial artillery equipment provided the School,

Then, in May, a group called the "Committee for Aerial Artillery Test and '

Evaluation" (CAATE), was formed to work with the battery, The committee

was composed of representatives from each department in the School, the -i

U. S, Army Artillery Board, and the U. S, Army Combat Developments Cornmand, Artillery Agency. The director of the Gunnery Department, Col.

James Gibbons, was named president of the committee, (The directors of

Gunnery have since chaired the committee: Lt, Col. George Waters, from

June to September 1963; and Col, Samuel Ross, preser. director of Gunnery,

has been president since September 1963. )

By mid-1964 the battery had fired more than 13, 000 rounds of ammunition, flown over 1, 200 hours and had proven the feasibility of mounting an

artillery weapon on an aerial platform for use in direct air-to-ground fire

and even ground..to-ground fire.

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"The aerial artillery methods developed by the committee and the battery have been included in present firepower demonstrations presented by

the School.

Thc School "is convinced that aerial artillery will fill a vital role in

future skirmishes. Its value will undoubtedly be noted in mountain, jungle

and delta operations where, as in all warfare, we must maintain a balance

between firepower and mobility, " says Col. Ross.

1963 brought some new developments to the Guided Missile Department. The department dropped two of its divisions--the Corporal and Redstone. The Corporal and Redstone, the Army's first guided missiles, were

phased out of the Army in 1963, They were replaced by the Sergeant and

Pershing missiles, which necessitated two new divisions in the Guided Missile Department, The Lacrosse Division was also eliminated since the

Lacrosse was phased out and replaced.

On 21 March 1963, engineers and production planners for another new

missile for the Army visited the School to observe artillery tactics and techniques and see if they could be applied to the Lance missile system, With

Lance, the artillery was trying something new. Instead of developing a

weapon and then finding tactics and techniques for it, the artillery was setting the criteria and then having a weapon developed to meet this criteria.

The Tactics/Combined Arms and the Gunnery Departments presented a

demonstration to the visitors to familiarize them with various artillery techniques. Lance was a reality in 1964 when a Lance Missile Division was

added to the Guided Missile Department,

For the Communications/Electronics Department, 1963 was especially busy, Communications equipment for the Pershing missile program

was completely new, and two courses had to be developed to teach the equipment. The radio set AN/TRC-80 was a mobile, long-range highly sophisticated radio set and it had been designated as the primary means of communication for the Pershing system.

However, no one in the Communications/Electronics Department had

ever seen the AN/TRC-80,

The department, therefore, sent two instructors (a lieutenant and a

S * Icivilian) to the U. S. Army Signal School at Fort Monmouth, IN J. , to learn

the highly technical material pertaining to the new radio set. Upon their

return, they prepared programs of instruction for the AN/TRC-80 Operations Course and the Transition Course, The operations course was nine

weeks long and the transition course was 1-1/2 weeks in length. After finishing the programs of instruction, they began training additional Instructors to

handle the two courses. However, the first classes for the course started

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so the department began teaching classes immediately,

These two classes were one of the few taught at the School where both

the instructors and the students were trained simultaneously,

Because of the ROAD concept in 116Z, the School's extension courses

required an extensive revision, especially in tactics and organization

courses, The Extension Course Division of the Nonresident Instruction

.Department completed a major portion of the revision by 1963 and the

revised courses were in the mail to students by that summer.

Enrollment figures continued to decline during 1963. By the end of

the year, enrollment had dropped to 17, 300 students, the lowest in many

years. In 1964, the extension course enrollment shot back up to 19,100

students because of new artillery developments which generated a new interest in the program by reservists.

The Friday before Thanksgiving, Z2 November 1963, was a beautiful,

sunny day. 'lI was listening to ny car radio, driving back to classes, " a

student in the Officers' Basic Course said. "Suddenly, they broke into the

regular program and arnounced--'Bulletin-.. We have just received a report

that President Kennedy has been shot while traveling in a motorcade at

Dallas.

"I remember hoping someone had made a mistake, " another student

recalls, "Nobody could believe their ears, Some sat staring at the walls,

while others exchanged unbelieving glances and just shook their heads.

At approximately 1330, what everyone had been hoping against

became reality.

"The President of the United St, 'es is dead, the radio announcer

said. ''lie has been killed by an assassin's bullet.,

Classes were immediately dismissed. t

An honor guard, with silver helmets glistening in the sun, stepped

quickly to the flag pole in front of McNair Hall. People, many with tears r

streaming from their eyes, stood in streets and sidewalks, doors and

windows, and watched as the American Flag was lowered to half-staff where

it flew for 30 more days in honor of the martyred President,

On Saturday morning, students, staff and faculty, and everyone else

attended a formal formation where a message from the Secretary of Defense,

Robert McNamara, was read officially relaying to the Armed Forces the

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news of the Commander-in- Chief's death. Following the formation, hundreds

attended memorial services for President Kennedy at chapels on post.

Monday, 25 November, was an official day of mourning. All classes

,! and all duty on post were suspended so everyone could pay homage to the

nation's felled leader. At retreat that day, a 50-guh salutLu was fired in his

honor.

As the School started a new year another world trouble spot started

having its effect on the School. The Cuban Crisis was nearly forgotten when

1964 was inaugurated, Relations between the United States and Russia were

more relaxed because the two military mights had agreed to a limited

nuclear test ban treaty the previous summer,

Soon the attention of the United States was turned to the Far East.

Red China began causing even more trouble for her Asian neighbors than she

had in the past, Of special concern to the United States was a small country

considered to be one of the last roadblocks halting Communism in Asia..-

"South Vietnam,

The "Vietnam Crisis" has presented new challenges to the School and

artillerymen in 1963 and 1964 and will probably be a challenge for years to

come,

The United States assumed an advisory role to the South Vietnamese

Army to help it in its fight against North Vietnam and Red Chinese guerrillas,

Many U. S. Army officers, consequently, were sent to Vietnam on regular

tours of duty--including artillery officers. The School, therefore, instituted

several periods of instruction in the regular officer and many enlisted

courses to help prepare artillerymen for duty in the different "jungle-type"

warfare being fought in Vietnam,

The Tactics/Combined Arms Department was placed in charge of the

bulk of this "special" instruction, The department presented such subjects

as counterinsurgency operations, unconventional warfare, and psychological

warfare to many of the School's classes. Discussion sessions were instituted

on guerrilla operations, jungle climate and terrain, and other conditions

commonly found in Vietnam.

In addition, other School departments explored various means of

employing artillery in the jungle, Many School staff officers were involved

in (and still are), studies on artillery effectiveness in guerrilla operations, '4 The School worked hand-in-hand with the Combat Developments Command,

Artillery Agency, on these subjects,

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effected by the Vietnam situation, Artillery captains, used extensively as

instructors at the School, went to Vietnam in increasing numbers during 1 964, This created a shortage in instructor personnel in the rank of captain, I

forcing the School to utilize more lieutenants in their place, Although the

School was pleased with the performance of many artillery lieutenants as

instructors, the experience factor was missing.

The Vietnam situation became a national political issue as 1964 ended.

What the future holds for the small, Asian country remains to be seen and

written about in a future volume of history. However, it is certain that the

School will continue to play an important role by providing trained and qualified artillerymen, if and when they are needed,

Other developments during this time, included the activation of

several 175-mm Gun units and the deactivation of the 280-mm Gun units,

The first 175-mm unit became operational in December of 196Z, The School

did a great deal of work with the new outfits and the Gunnery Department

developed firing tables for their use, Also, more Pershing and Sergeant

units were activated in 1963 and 1964 and the Guided Missile Department did

extensive work training men for them.

A new Commandant and Assistant Commandant canme to the School

early In 1964,

Maj, i en. Lewis S. Griffing, who had been Commandant since April

of 1961, announced he would retire on 30 March, When the day arrived,

Gen. Griffing saw Lth biggest retirement ceremony ever held at Fort Sill,

Over 4, 500 troops, representing 26 artillery battalions, paraded at

Post Field in front of him. Over 300 vehicles, carrying every weapon available to the field artillery, passed in view, Included in this array was a

horse-drawil French 75-mm Gun and caisson, representing Battery "C" of

the 83d Artillery, the old artillery unit commanded by the then Lt. Griffing

at Fort Sill in the 1930's.

Following the parade, Army aircraft flew nver the area and the ceremony ended as Gen. Griffing's personal planer the U8F, flew past the

General's stand and dipped its wings in a final farewell,

Gen. Hugh P. Harris, Commanding General cf USCONARC, and

Lt. Gen. Carl Jark, Commanding General of 4th Army, delivered speeches A

honoring the "old artilleryman. " Newspapers throughout the country

acclaimed Gen. Griffing in stories and editorials as "the great leader in the

Sartillery and missile field, "

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"I will never forget that ceremon/," the General says, "It was one

of the greatest momenti in my life, "

Gen. Griffing, who gave 42 years of his life to the military, had

served at Fort Sill many times during his career. He was a great horseman

/j in the earls horse-drawn artillery days, was recognized as instrumental in

developing new gunnery techniques when he was director of the Gunnery

Dep~rtment, and was acclaimed as a leader when the artillery became a

part of the missile age.

'The Fort Sill newspaper, 'The Cannoneer, " expressed the sentiments

of the soldiers stationed at Fort Sill with a hcadline on the front page the

week of the General's retirement, which read "So Long Lewl"

The new Commandant, Maj. Gen. Harry H. Critz was no stranger to

the School, either, He first Joined the Gunnery Department in 1948 after

returning from U, S. Forces in Austria. The following year, Gen, Critz

served as Secretary of the USAAMS. Prior to returning to Fort Sill on 1

April 1964, Gen, Critz was commanding general of the 101st Airborne Divi- t

sion and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Thus when he took over as Commandant,

it was his third assignment to the U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School,

The former Assistant Commandant, Brig. Gen. James W, Totten,

was promoted to Maj, General and took over as Chief of the Military Advisory

Group in Brazil,

Gen. Totten, upon his departure from the School, said, "The job of

Assistant Commandant of the School is the best job a brigadier general could

have. The Assistant Commandant's responsibilitics are so closely related

to advancements and progress in the artillery field that one can't help but

feel proud,"

In a farewell speech, the General cited the advances made by the

School in the 196•0's and said he "expects the School to introduce other new

ideas to further tile nation's defense in the future.

Brig. Gen, (larles P. Brown, former assistant commander of the

let Cavalry Division, became the new assistant commandant in June 1964,

Gen. Brown had previously been assigned to the USAAMS as Chief of the

Resident Instruction Division in the Gunnery Department from 1957 to 1959.

A native Oklahoman, Gen. Brown also commanded the 52d artillery group at

Fort Sill.

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Other important personnel changes in 1964 included: A new Deputy

Assistant Commandant, Col. D. C. Williams, (replacing Col. Joseph

Harrison, who retired in August); and, Col. Edmond Farrington replaced

Col, Raymond Lumry, (who alms retired in the summer of 1964) as School

Secretary,

rhus, by late summer of 1964, the four top positions in the U. S.

Army Artillery and Missile School had changed hands, As 1964 ended, the

School continued to meet the challenge of continued guidance for its students

and for the artillery,

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Vietnam is affecting everyone, As the world watches the growing

ý1ý crisis in Southeast Asia, the imict of Vietnam is felt hardest among military agencies, and the United States Army Artillery and Missile School is no

exception.

In 1964 many inen were serving as advisors in Vietnam, but during

1965 the first American units were deployed to assist the Republic of Vietnam

Army's fight for freedom. One problem facing the school was to program

its instruction to better inform students about internal defense and Jungle

warfare techniques so vital to operations in Vietnam,

The Tactics /Combined Arms Department organized its program of

instruction to prepare students for duty in Vietnam, The Artillery Officers

Career Course is now receiving 28 hours of internal defense instruction and

practical exercises have been changed to include airmobile operations,

The Tactics/Combined Arms Department also played an important

role in the development of artillery for the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)

which was deployed to Vietnam in 1965., V The concept of transporting artillery by helicopter to a firing position

is not original but large airmobile operations were a new idea, The technique of reconnaissance, selectior, and occupation of position is unchanged in

airmobile operations butthe time element is greatly reduced, The advance

* ' party for a battery usually consists of two helicopters. About two to four

minutes after the advance party arrives, the main body is brought into posi-

* ;., tion. Depending on the situation, the battery may fire a few missions and

then depart or it may remain in position.

N' This airmobile concept wa; tested at Fort Sill under the direction of

the Tactics/Combined Arms Department and proved to be highly successful,

. It is presently used extensively in Vietnam,

L As the Army increased in size resulting from the Vietnam buildup

more junior officers were needed. The Officer Candidate School cornrrils- 4 sioned 910 second lieutenants in 1965 increasing its output over 35 per cent

from 1964, Candidate batteries were reorganized because of tlhe expansion

and now all candidates in a battery are in the same phase of training, This

new system demands greater individual responsibility and a more rapid

adjustment by the student.

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Along with the Vietnam situation an Army-wide emphasis on maintenance has affected the school, particularly the Artillery Transport Department. The Field Artillery Officers Basic Course received 55 per cent more

maintenance instruction during 1965. Students in Artillery Officers Career

Courses were also presented more maintenance instruction with emphasis

on practical exercises.

The Gunnery Department geared its instruction to the Vietnam situation, Night illumination service practices were initiated in the Artillery

Officers Career Course and bunker shoots and aerial service practices have

been added to the Officer Basic Course, A special fire direction subject was

developed and included in all officer's courses. This subject covers unusiual

situations and fire direction techniques applicable to Southeast Asia,

The School corresponded frequently with artillery commanders in

Vietnam. They became "Redleg War Correspondents" and provided the

School with its source for information on the war in Vietnam. Artillery

doctrine remained firm--only techniques were modified or created, By the

end of the year commanders had gained enough experience to start providing

the School with a wealth of itiformation in the form of "Lessons Learned, "

Some of these "lessons" were the relearning of techniques used in the

Korean War, others were the direct result of Vietnam.

During 1965 the Artillery School prepared for Education Television.

Experiments were first conducted in this field in the mid 1950's, but were

not successful due to technical and other equipment difficulties, Until 1965

no actual TV work was done at USAAMS since these early experiments

ceased. During the past year, plans were formulated to include television in

the school's instruction program, The school will have a closed-circuit TV

system and coupled with a video playback capability will be able to present

instruction to larger audiences using fewer instructors for some subjects,

A study to determine improvements for all Army officer schools was

conducted duriag 1965, The Haines Board, named after its president, Lt

General Ralph Haines, visited all Army officer schools to study their program of instruction. In October the board vlidtAd the TJSAAMS to examine

the instruction program, As a result of the study conducted at all officer

schools throughout the Army, manyproposals weremadethat may affectthe

Artillery School in the future, mn rpsl eemd htna ~fc h

News of Vietnam was brought directly to division and higher artillery

units in CONUS through the USAAMS contact teams. These teams are organized with represeutatives from major departments in the School with the

objective of informing artillerymen on the latest doctrine, trends, developments and equipment in artillery. Units are visited annually by the contact

team and recommendations are solicited for changes to instructional material

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or techniques in the artillery School. One of the most valuable benefits of

the tvam is up-to-date circulation of Vietnam correspondence in the form of

""'Lessons Learned, " Many units visited were eventually assigned to Vietnam

and information they received from the team proved invaluable,

The Artillery School participated in conferences to standardize artillery terminology in certain allied armies. Representatives from the Gunnery and Communication/Electronics Departments attended conferencus in

England and Canada. The committee officially known as the Quadripartite

Ad Hoc Working Group on Field Artillery Fire Direction has representatives

from Australia, Great Britain, Canada and the United States.

The mission of the group is to standardize terminology in Artillery

fire requests, fire direction techniques and communications procedures

throughout the four countries, The results of these conferences will allow

the effective interchange of allied artillery units and enable these units to

function smoothly together, In addition this uniform terminology will facilitate the standard use of input to artillery computers,

On 16 November 1965 the reference point known to artillerymen the

I * world over shifted, Simpson's gun, a landmark on Signal Mountain since

1929, was moved from beside the Block House to a ridge ,outheast of the

mountain,

There are many legends about Simpson's Gun and how it arrived on

Signal Mountain. One story has it thItt the weapon was originally in front of

McNair Hall. An officer directed several NCOts to get rid of it. When the

sergeants asked where, the officer replied, "I don't care where you put it,

on Signal Mountain, if you want, just get it out of here,

Actually Morris S. Simpson, an original settler of Lawton, suggested

the captured German Field Gun be put on Signal Mountain as a memorinl to

soldiers who died in World War t.

Simpson's gun no longer guards the Block House Signal Mountain,

However, artillerymen who return to the scene of their observed fire exerI ' cises will spot the familiar landmark more easily than before.

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for small group instruction on radtr sets AN/MPQ-10A and AN/MPQ-4A.

The 2 1/2 ton van trucks will be placed back into supply channels. Duting

1965 the department transferred its MQM-57 drone system to the 3d Target

Acquisition Battalion, 25th Artillery, Drone flights for the res ident instruction were furnished by the unit.

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During the expansion program in the Artillery school in 1965,

Brigadier General John S. Hughes replaced Brigadier General Charles P,

Brown as Assistant Commandant. The expansion caused by Vietnam meant

more students and more personnel turbulence within the staff and faculty of

thu School, Brigadier General H-lughes emphasized that this would not alter

the school's primary aim to produce the best qualified artillerymen possible,

Close attention to scheduling helped maintain the high standards of

the school, Captains, normally the backbone of the staff and faculty, were

In short supply and many lieutenants were performing their duties.

In Vietnam the fighting continues and the need for trained artilleryi-nen is greater than ever, The United States Army Artillery and Missile

School satisfies this need, Operations in Vietnam affected the Artillery

school in many way.i in 1965, All departments emphasized counterinsurgency

and Jungle warfare in their programs of instruction, More officer and

enlisted students were attending the school and OCS produced 35 per cent

more second lieutenants than the previous year, Despite the personnel

turbulence, the United States Army Artillery and Missile School still produced the best artillerymen in the world.

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NARRATIVE HISTORY 1966

As the United States was plunged into greater involvement in Vietnam

in 1966, its military forces were faced with a monumental challenge,

That challenge--to provide material and trained personnel at a rate

quickly approaching the peak level of the Korean commitment-- strained the

military's efforts to a point which dictated the most stringent and efficient

F - use of its resources,

F. As a result of these demands, a sense of urgency extended to all

facets of the military to include the efforts of the U, S. Army Artillery and

Missile School, Just what this challenge entailed was reflected by the fast

pace set and the large wgrkload undertaken by the School during 1966,

How well this challenge was met established a question which only

time could answer completely. However, performance of the Schooltrained personnel deployed to Vielnam early in the year indicated that little

professionalism was lost despite the quantity of the School's product.

In providing the instruction, training, and research essential to meet

increased requirements laid upon the artillery, the School in 1966 was

forced to alter its functional structure, enlarge its facilities and revamp its

instruction, The extent of the School's growth was clearly in evidence as

the number of students receiving resident instruction increased from 12, 550

in 1965 to almost 19, 000 for 1966, And the rising trend promised to continue.

The most significant resident buildup occurred in the Officer

Candidate School (OCS) where the largest number of lieutenants were commissioned since the School reopened in 1951. The 2,099 graduates in 1966

rose above the high registered in 1952 when 1, 932 were graduated.

To facilitate the increasing numbers, OCS was expanded from two to

six battalions. As the year began, OCS strength was listed at 866 candidates '

constituting nine batteries. This figure increased to 3, 000 candidates

divided among 28 batteries, at the year's end. By March 1967 the number

of batteries was expected to total 43 and by the end of fiscal year 1967 a K

total of 9,600 candidates were expected to have entered OCS for that 12-

month period.

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To keep pace with the expansion, the physical complex at OCS was

enlarged with the construction of 13 additional barracks and 5 buildings to

house battalion headquarters and supply facilities. In addition, approxirnately 80 barracks and classrooms were renovated in 1966. To support

both the construction and instructional program of OCS, approximately 5

million dollars were required.

Although the most significant in building expansion, OCS was not

alone. Because of a tripling in the number of students in the Field Artillery

Radar Operation Course, approximately $75, 000 was expended for classroom renovation by the Target Acquisition Department (TAD), Additionally,

construction of a new gun shed consisting of two large cannon bays was

begun in November by the Gunnery Department. The department also

obtained five World War II type barracks to house the OCS instructors

branch.

Accompanying-the overall expansion occurring in the School was a

manpower shortage which had not been experienced since the Korean conflict. To alleviate this shortage, a Department of the Army civilianization

program was implemented thus bringing many jobs previously handled by

military personnel under civilian authorization.

The loss of a large number of instructors and key military personnel

tapped for duty in Vietnam was offset by the return of Vietnam veterans as

the first large scale turnover in personnel occurred in units which had

deployed in 1965. These returnees proved a welcome addition to the

School's departments as instruction was oriented more closely toward

Vietnam operations,

The School was hampered by yet another shortage-- equipment and

ammunition. The critical lack of ammunition placed certain limitations on ,.

instruction and training, During the period from I September through 15

October, there were no point detonating fuzes available for School instruction in the field. Variable time fuzes, set on point detonating, provided an

adequate substitute. Shortages also occurred in the supply of mechanical

time fuzes and illumination shells. In order to conserve the supply of all

types of artillery ammunition, only one howitzer was used in the adjustment

phase of fire missions conducted by students.

All the School's energies were not directed toward fulfilling the

requirements of the expansion. The year 1966 was marked by significant

developments and advances in research designed to increase the effectiveness of artillery training and artillery-trained personnel.

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One resulting development was the establishment of the Television

Division in the Office of the Director of Instruction (DOI), From a mere

concept at the start of the year, the division, emerged as a fully operational

instruction facility by the years end, This facility provided the School with

an extensive catalog of video tapes ranging from pre-flight inspection procedures on Army helicopters-to valve adjustment techniques on diesel engines,

The educational television system supplements conventional instruction by

enabling students to closely inspect minute components of equipment blown

up to screen size, More important, the system brings costly and timeconsuming demonstrations into the classroom at the press of a button,

Television's partnership with programmed learning of the School was

achieved during 1966.

Perhaps the greatest impact on the instructional program at the

School was received in February of 1966 when the Department of the Army

Board to Review Officer Schools (Haines Board) submitted its report.

Headed by LTG Ralph E, Haines, Jr,, the board recommended changes in

direction, structure or operation in the overall Army academic program

during the next decade,

The following were among some of the more significant recommendations affecting the Artillery School, and were implemented by the Department of the Army in June 1966:

(1) Establishment of a single resident officer career course for all

components, The course length was prescribed at approximately one academic year, effective fiscal year 1968, and redesignated as the Advanced

Course, The Associated Career Course was to have been terminated with

the end of fiscal year 1967.

(2) Development of a resident- nonresident mobilization advanced

course for nonactive Army officers during peacetime, The course is

designed to be compatible with the U. S. Army Reserve Career Course and

the Extension Career Course and is to provide the nonresident and resident

phases so that completion of the course is possible within a two-year period.

(3) Development of a six-week officer basic course for Regular

Army officers. The course was designed with the same objectives as the

current nine-week course for Active Army reserve component officers,

S,.The nine-week course was to be retained,

(4) Development of resource requirements for a Warrant Officer

Orientation Course which was to be taught at selected combat arms schools

starting with the third quarter of fiscal year 1 967.

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during 1 966, In July USCONARC announced that the Artillery Communications Officer MOS would be eliminated, Effective 2 January 1967, Signal

Corps Officers would replace Communications Officers in the artillery as

well as other branches in the service. Subsequent to the announcement, a

meeting was held in November at the School in which representatives from

all branches concerned with the Communication Officer Course instruction

decided on primary changes to be adopted under the revised program. The

meeting was held at Fort Sill because at that time the School taught the only

Communications Officers Course within the Army School system, Communications Officers from other branches were provided by that course,

On I December 1966 the supply functions and related support activities of the School were unified under a newly formed organization, the office

of the Director of Logistics, The Instructional Support Department,

renamed the School Support Department, was placed under the supervision

of the office of the Director of Logistics and contains the Office of Director,

the Supply Division, the Instructional Services Division, the Army Field

Printing Plant, and the Editorial Division, Earlier in the year the Training

Aids Division of the Instructional Support Department was transferred to the

U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center and redesignated the Fourth U. S.

Army Training Aids, *

As a result of the manpower survey conducted in late 1965 and earlyJ

1966, two divisions were added to TAD in Mearch, These additions were the

Research and Analysis Division and the Maintenance Division,

Accornimanying department recrganization ia 1 966 were changes in the

School's curriculum caused mainly by emphasis placed on Vietnam operations, The Gunnery Department, recognizing the emphasis on timely and

accurate 6, 400 mil artillery coverage, developed a procedure for firing

chart operation which simplified that procedure being taught in the School.

Other developments in 1966 included wind cards and slant-scale GFT's both

designed to eliminate transfer limits. Instruction was begun on operations

of the Infinity Aiming Reference Collimator M1 which was to replace the red

and white "Bengal Lances" as the primary aiming reference in indirect laying of artillery weapons,

Also providing for more rapid 6,400 mil coverage, the Tactics and

Combined Arms Department (T/CAD), in coordination with the Gunnery

Department and a unit in Vietnam, aided in the development of the "speed

shift pedestal" for the 155mrn towed howitzer. The device provides the

howitzer with a rapid traverse capability and is included in the department's

instruction,

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In keeping with the increased emphasis on Vietnam operations

classes were being given on disease problems encountered in that area and

more emphasis is being placed on insurgency and counterinsurgency instruction. Counterguerrilla operations are being ktressed, and recommended

techniques by units in Vietnam are likewise included in instruction,

T/CAD also designed and supervised the construction of a Vietnamese

village at Fort Sill for support of RVN training being given to personnel prior

to assignment in Vietnam, The village named Tran Hoa provided the artilleryman with a realistic full-scale preview of what he may encounter upon

arrival in Vietnam.

Another activity of T/CAD in 1966 was the sponsorship of a series of

after-duty-hour discussion groups for personnel deploying to Vietnam,

These groups discussed with recent returnees from Vietnam such topics as

psychological operations, artillery employment, regional forces, and

country orientation,

Based on requirements resulting from Vietnam operations,

USCONARC approved in 1966 two searchlight courses recommended by the

School, Included in the courses was instruction on the new 23-inch xenon

searchlight which replaced the 30-inch carbon-arc searchlight used by the

first searchlight battery deployed in Vietnam,

Also added to TAD'E: instruction program in 1966 was a five-day

course providing ballistics meteorology technicians with refresher training

to includvt new techniques in developing rawinsonde data,

Changes were made in the OCS program of instruction with the addition of 8 hours to the 32-hour block of instruction on field exercises and

bivouac,

The most welcomed addition to the heavy schedule at OCS, however,

was not programmed and, regretfully, not permanent, That was the visit of

Miss Deborah Bryant, Miss America of 1966. The visit oas made on

Sunday, the 24th of April, when Miss Bryant toured the OCS area and joined

the candidates for dinner. Upon her request, amnesty was declared for the

candidates and, as L result, the normal disciplinary "jark" (run) up

Medicine Bluff Four, a hill two miles from the OCS area was cancelled.

i~.For the first time in the School's history, Warrant Officers wer;ý commissioned in ceremonies conducted at Fort Sill after completion of a

course provided by the School. A total of 35 Warrant Officers were cornSmissioned following completion of the Field Artillery Radar Maintenance

Course under a special Army procurement program.

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Throughout the year reams of correspondence were shuttled between

tl-.e School and artillery units in Vietnam, Much of the "lessons learned"

portion of the correspondence was incorporated into the School's instructional program, In addition to the written reports and letters, interviews

with artillery personnel were taped recorded in Vietnam and mailed to the

School, These recordings, augmented by 35mm color slides depicting '

various phases of the artillery's operations in Vietnam, not only supplemented the School's instruction, but also aided in the research activities

within the departments.

In light of the need for greater communications between the School

and units in Vietnam, several liaison visits were made throughout the year.

The first was the School's M107/M110 training team composed of members

from the Artillery Transport and Gunnery Departments, The purpose of the

visit was to conduct maintenance and crew training at organizational level

for USARV artillery battalions equipped with Ml 07 175mrnm guns and MI 1 0

8-inch howitzers. The visit was made in response to requests from the

USARV Headquarters,

A study on the employment of artillery target acquisition in Vietnam

was conducted in late 1966 by the Deputy Director of TAD on a special 30-

day visit to Vietnam, The study was conducted for the Army Material Command,

At approximately the same t 4

me, the director of the Gunnery Department visited Vietnam as a member of a Department of the Army Liaison

Team. Purpose of the visit was to study the problems faced by US units in

Vietnam with particular emphasis on training.

Disseminating information on the artillery's efforts in Vietnam to

division and higher artillery units in CONUS was one of the funcl.ons of the

USAAMS Traveling Contact Team which visited five artillery installations in

1966, As a continuation of a program inaugurated in 1965, the contact team

was composed of representatives from major departments in the School with A

the objective of informing artillerymen on the latest doctrine, trends, I

developments and equipment in the artillery, Team members also solicited

recommendations for changes to instructional material provided by, and

techniques taught at the School, The team, headed by the director of the

Office of Artillery Policy and Literature (OAPL) visit installations at Fort

Bragg, N. C. , Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Carson, Colorado, Fort Lewis,

Washington, and Fort Hood, Texas,

Efforts by the School to further coordination among artillerymen was

not limited solely to Vietnam and CONUS units during 1966. Steps were

taken toward standardization of adjustment of fire terms between the U. S.

Army and armies of the United Kingdom, Ca.nada, and Australia. The fourth

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meeting of Quadripartite Ad Hoc Working Group on Artillery Fire Direction

met in July at facilities provided by the Guided Missile Department. As a

result of this fourth meeting, Training Circular 6-1 was published. This

publication contained standardized terms for the for'-ard observers call for

fire, subsequent corrections, and radiotelephone pror. , res, for the conduct of fire missions. School departments represented at the meeting were

T/CAD, Gunnery, and C/ED. The meeting was coordinated by OAPIA,

Although overshadowed by the expansion program, other activities

were conducted at the School typical as in any normal year in the past,

Visitors, military and civilian, were hosted, conferences conducted, and

coordination accomplished with other agencies and organizations within the

"Artillery Community". Despite emphasis placed on Vietnam, the School i

did not lose sight of its commitments to other aspects of the artillery's

requirements.

As it has done for years, the School, in 1966, continued to produce

artillerymen who gain world-wide respect for their esteemed professionalIsm,.

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NARRATIVE HISTORY 1967

Continual growth in both the number of personnel and the extent of

instructional activity occupied the United States Army Artillery and Missile

School (USAAMS) during the calendar year (CY) 1967, This growth, which

consequently increased productivity, affected all agencies of the School.

In mnost areas the massive involvement in Vietnam was the stimulating force in this tremendous expansion. Obviously, this growth was

neither new nor peculiar to 1967 but was due to a continuance of the monumental challenge to provide materiel and trained personnel at a rate corn- 'sniensurate with our obligation In Vietnam, The USAAMS stood up to this

challenge, as it has in previous years, and answered the challenge in the

only way it could--by instructing and training selected officers and enlisted

men in the knowledge and skills essential to the efficient performance of

field artillery duties in time of war,

For numerical comparison, the USAAMS presented resident Instruction to ZZ, 600 students in 1967 in contrast with 19, 000 students In 1966, To '

insure that The instruction provided these personnel kept pace with the

changing times, the Office of Artillery Policy and Literature (OAPL) Initiated, coordinated the preparation of, reviewed, or revised Department of

the Army publications ror which the School is responsible, This responsibility extends to 35 Army subject schedules, 18 Army training tests, 8

Army training programs, 6 intensive combat training programs, 54 field

manuals, 4 technical manuals, and 1 training circular. Among those publications which were revised in 1967 was FM 6-40, which is the basic

manual for all field artillery cannon gunnery.

Although it experienced a cutback as CY 1967 drew to an end, the

Officer Candidate Brigade graduated 6, 287 candidates, the highest output

since the Officer Candidate School was reopened in 1951. Thus, the brigade

met the challenge by producing a more than adequate number of junior offAcers to serve the artillery's needs in Vietnam,

In the Gunnery Department, instructor personnel were at a pre.

miunrt due to the conflict in Vietnam, A limited number of students in the

officer courses (Artillery Officer Career Course, later redesignatec the

Artillery Officer Advanced Course, and Field Artillery Officer Basic

4 •Course) who demonstrated exceptional proficiency in gunnery were retained

for assignment to the Gunnery Department in an effort to obtain the caliber

and number of personnel needed for instructor duties. However, the main

source for obtaining new instructors were graduates of the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course. At the peak of the expansion progr'am, there

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were Z57 gunnery instructors, of these 118 were second lieutenants straight

"out of Officer Candidate Brigade, The Cunnery Department also utilized

E219, E3's, and E4ts who had displayed mathematical aptitude and a proficiency in fire direction to meet the increased requirements for fire direction personnel for the observed fire shoots. These enlisted personnel who

were filling E6 and E7 noncommissioned officer slots, were obtained from

the United States Army Training Center, Field Artillery (USATC, FA), and

the Officer Candidate Brigade.

Although organizational changes within the School were slight compared to personnel changes, they did occur. In accordance with a U, S.

Continental Army Command (USCONARC) directive to service schools, the

U, S. Army Artillery and Missile School Command was reorganized as a

brigade, This reorganization was Intended to effect, and has resulted in,

the assignment of students, staff, and faculty members to smaller, more

manageable units. The brigade is composed of four battalions- -Staff and

Faculty, Officer Student, Enlisted Student, and Artillery Combat Leader.

Each battalion, In turn, is broken down into batteries. Greater efficiency

in handling personnel Is the chief benefit realized from this change to a

more uniform streamlined operation.

In another organizational change brought about by Verbal Order of

the Commandant, the Office Candidate School designation was changed to

Officer Candidate Brigade in March 1967. This, in effect, brought the

command under a military structure rather than an academic structure.

Instructional changes also occurred during 1967. Early in the year

USCONARC directed that instructional television be used to support classroom instruction at all Army training centers, As a result, the mission of

thc Television Division, Director of Ii.struction, was expanded to include

production and playback of instructional television programs to support

USATC, FA, Fort Sill, and to provide production support to other installations in the western United States.

In August 1967, the Television Division hosted the first annual

USCONARC Educational Television Army Training Center Conference.

Eighty delegates representing all USCONARC service schools, television A,

facilities, and training centers attended the conference.. The purpose of

the conference was to discuss and plan for the forthcoming expansion of

television instructional programs to include Army training centers and to ti

identify and solve many minor difficulties common to all television divisions

in USCONARC, ., ,

With the year end nearing, the USAAMS Closed-Circuit Television

(CCTV) System was expanded from a system in which two video tape playback machines and two channels serviced 50 classrooms at the USAAMS

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to a system in which six video tape playback machines, a film chain (combination 16--rim projector, slide projector, and TV camera), and seven

channels service 50 classrooms of the USAAMS and 46 classrooms of the

USATC, FA, During 1967, over 1, 260 transmissions were made in sup.

port of USAAMS instruction and a total of 59 video tape programs were

produced for USAAMS and other supported agencies. The total investment

in the television facilities at Fort Sill is approximately $700, 000.

During calendar year 1967, an unusually large number of new and

revised courses were included in the USAAMS curriculum. This expanded

curriculum was largely the result of the Haines Board recommendations

and requirements stemming from the conflict in southeast Asia,

The report of the Department of the Army Board to Review Army

Officer Schools (Haines Board Report) which was published in February

1966 read, in part: ''The Board believes that intellectual challenge,

diversity, and an opportunity for study in depth can be introduced into the

Army Career Courses if core curricula are supplemented by elective subjects, from which the student can choose according to his needs and interests. As a result, in January 1967, the Electives Branch was organized as part of the Command and Staff Division (C&SD) of the Tactics and

Combined Arms Department, With the addition of common electives to the

curriculum of the School, a new era of instruction was introduced.

All of the elective subjects are based on a new approach to rniil4.tary

instruction. In each elective maximum time has been allowed for individual

exercises. The requirements for research, writing, and oral presentation

of information are integral parts of the electives. In addition, some electives permit the empluyment of interesting techniques, such as case studies,

use of tape recorders, guest speakers from post agencies, guest professors

from Oklahoma University, programmed lectures, and demonstrations.

The Oklahoma University guest instructor program is of particular

note in that 11 professors have been scheduled to present 1Z0 lecture hours

during FY 1968, Contracts totaling $7, 700 have bee'n made with Oklahoma

University to provide instruction by- noted professors in the elective subjects.

Another result of the Haines Board recommendations was the

establishment of a single resident oificer career course for all components.

The new Artillery Officer Advanced Course replaced the Artillery Officer

Career Course and the Associate Field Artillery Officer Career Course,

During the last half of calendar year 1967, 28 weeks of the 37-week course

were taught at Fort Sill, and the remaining 9 weeks were devoted to air

defense artillery instruction presented at Fort Bliss, Texas.

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Near the end of 1967, separate advanced courses for field artillery

officers and air defense officers were being considered, In December 1967,

a separate advanced course for field artillery officers was approved for

initiation in 1968, and a program of instruction for a 39-week 3-day course

was submitted to USCONARC,

A 3-week Warrant Officer Oriertation Course was also established

as a direct result of the Haines Board recommendations. The course provides an orientation in the basic military arts for newly appointed, nonpilot warrant officers to facilitate their transition to officer status,

For the first time since 1964, U. S. Military Academy graduates

attended a new 6-week basic course established for all newly commissioned

RA officers, Due to the situation in Vietr.am, the course was increased in

October 1967 to 9 weeks.

An extension in the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course was attributed to similar reasons. As a result of the demanding situation in

Vietnam, which placed heavy responsibilities on junior officers, the

Department of the Army approved the extension of this course by 3 weeks.

The new 12-week course provides additional instruction on field artillery

basic gunnery and tactics, especially as they apply to Vietnam,

In May 1967, a 4-week Field Artillery Officer Orientation Course

was established to provide Vietnam-oriented instruction to artillery officers who are on orders to field artillery units in Vietnam and have not

-recently served in a field artillery unit. The course is devoted to field

artillery subjects, with all of the instruction being oriented to the situation

existing in southeast Asia.

Not all of the new courses initiated in 1967 were for officers. The

new Self-Propelled Artillery Chief uf Section Course is limited to noncommissioned officers (NCO's) of grades E5 and E6, who are on orders to

self-propelled field artillery units in Vietnam. This NCO course includes

instruction on all field artillery self-propelled weapons,

When, in the latter part of 1967, the schooling emphasis shifted

from officer candidates to enlisted men, the Artillery Combat Leader

Battalion (ACLB) was formed, The mission of the battalion is to train

selected personnel as artillery noncommissioned officers who will be

capable of performing duties appropriate to their grades as combat leaders

in artillery units.

The primary basis for the establishment of the ACLB was the fact k

that all of the areas of training are critical MOS areas. In fulfillment of

the battalion mission, a strong academic and leadership program was

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initiated to provide the Artillery with noncommissioned officers in the following occupational specialties: Field Artillery Crewman (13B40), Field

Artillery Operations and Intelligence (13E40), Field Artillery Radar (17B40). Field Illumination (17E40), Ballistic Meteorology (93F40), and

Tactical Communications (31G40).

The importance of this program is evidenced by the projected input of 994 students in FY 1968 and 1,853 students in FY 1969.

During CY 1967 great advancements were achieved in the field of programmed learning. In the Target Acquisition Department alone, 20 programmed learning projects were in some stage of preparation during the year. More than Z0 persons from the tJSAAMS attended the Instructor

Programmer Course at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for the purpose of receiving training to develop programmed instruction at the USAAMS,

In the Educational Services Division of the Office of the Director of

Instruction, six full-time program writers work with the instructional

departments in the conversion of conventional instructional material to programmed instruction, This division also became the primary staff

agency for supervising the writing and implementation of programmed

instructional materials for the USAAMS.

Programmed learning was not the only new medium to take great strides forward in 1967. After a number of years of analysis and definition

by the Army, Litton Industries was awarded the contract to develop and

produce the tactical fire direction system (TACFIRE).

By making use of the most advanced computers and display tech- niques, TACFIRE will provide a more responsive fire direction for all field 

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become weapons and various surface-to-surface artillery missiles. operational in the 1970's,

Planning and coordinating the presentations of the USAAMS Contact

Team in 1967 was a function of the Office of Artillery Policy and Literature. The team, consisting of officers and enlisted men, presented briefings on the latest trends, developments, and equipment to division artilleries and ' major artillery commands in CONUS. K

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Campbell, During 1967 the team visited the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Kentucky; the 1st and Zd Armored Divisions at Fort Hood,

Texas; and the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson, Colorado. Some of the significant items presented by the team included the new fire

planning terms resulting from quadripartite agreements (between Australia,

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Canada, Great Britain, and the United States), use of the light intensification night observation devices, and advances in gunnery techniques, such as

the slant-scale graphical firing tables and wind cards.

In addition, the team ;resented considerable instruction based on

"Lessons Learned" in Vietnam. These classes, which covered operations

of units in Vietnam and emphasized certain techniques used extensively in

Vietnam, were designed to assist both individuals and units going to bkutheast Asia.

During 1967, the Office of Artillery Policy and Literature continued

to process all after-action reports and reports of "Lessons Learned" received by the USAAMS from Army units in Vietnam. This correspondence,

which comes in the form of letters, official reports, 35-mm color slides,

and tape recordings, is used to evaluate USAAMS instruction to determine

if any areas of particular interest have developed in Vietnam which the

School needs to emphasize in itd instruction,

-,todte Such correspondence is first screened to reduce the vast volume and

to determine what information applies to the USAAMS. This condensed correspondence is then distributed to the School departments and activities; the

Assistant Chief of Staff, 03, U, S. Army Artillery and Missile Center and

Fort Sill; division artilleries in CONUS; and deploying battalions, as ap- .

propriate. Each department and activity within the School is then responsible for evaluating instruction in light of this correspondence. As a result I

of this program, classroom presentations in all departments are more vivid

and give the students a better appreciation of problems faced in Vietnam.

In the Gunnery Department this program of using Lessons Learned

has been especially beneficial in that course emphasis has been placed on

such elements as the use of 6, 400-miu charts, wind cards, and FADAC; the

employment of self-propelled cannon artillery; the use of the chronograph

for calibration; the use of beehive ammunition in direct fire; the use of

smoke and white phosphorus rounds for marking; and techniques of observation from bunkers, night observation, and aerial observation.

The Gunnery Department also developed a safety feature program

for use with current cannon tapes for FADAC, This program, known as

the Provisional No-Fire Area Preclusion Program, warns the operator

when firing data will result in rounds falling into any of 20 areas to be precluded from artillery fire.

t Representatives of other service schools, including members of the

US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, attended an Artillery In- * • I structor's Conference conducted by the USAAMS in March 1967. Also

ii attending the conference were representatives from the Department of the

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Army, TTSCONARC, and other agencies and activities located at Fort Sill,

Purposes of the conference were to inform artillerymen of new developments in artillery tactics, doctrine, and techniques taught at service

schools; to assist in the standardization of artillery instruction at all service schools; and to discuss problems of mutual interest,

In the Officer Candidate Brigade an unusual number of interesting

sidelights occurred in 1967 which served to add to the history of the United

States Army Artillery and Missile School,

For example, the truce with the Comanches was strengthened this

past year when Officer Candidate Ronald Parker, great-grandson of the

last Chief of the Comanches, Quannah Parker, was commissioned as a

second lieutenant. On the day of his commissioning another page was added

to the annals of history as Candidate Parker's relatives entered Fort Sill's [

Key Gate and passed Quannah Road, the Old Post Corral, and the Old

Quadrangle--all areas of this national historic landmark that were associated with Chief Quannah Parker's truce 9Z years ago,

In other highlights during the year at the Officer Candidate Brigade

the same set of gold bars that had been used in successive commissioning

ceremonies for four brothers were pinned to the shoulder of a fifth brother,

Second Lieutenant Lonnie Kasperbaur.

The name of a graduate of Class 33-67, Second Lieutenant Jack W.

Johnson, will go into the annals of the Officer Candidate Brigade' s history

as the 40, 000th second lieutenant graduated from Fort Sill's Artillery

Officer Candidate course. Class 33 also boasted the largest number of

graduates since the end of World War II with the commissioning of 238

lieutenants.

The growth of the United States Army Artillery and Missile School

during 1967 is clearly evident. But a word better suited to a description of

this past year's accomplishments is progress--progress in the application V of advanced teaching methods and the initiation of numerous new and

revolutionary courses.

As it has done in years past, the United States Army Artillery and

Missile School continued in 1967 to produce artillerymen who are known

as the world's best,

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