San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
Brooks Field Officers Training Airmen.
West Pointers at SchooEAir Ser
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The policy in the past has been TO
graduate one flying class each year.
This policy of the War Department
has now been changed TO double its
annual output Of aviators. The pilot
factory has been altered in the neces-
sary way so that the air service will
by next year be turning out just twice
as many finished pilots as it would
under the old system. The students
now receive their ground school work
and their flying training during the
same period of time, the flying train
ing being taken in the morning and
the ground school work in the after
noon. Under the old system the first
three months were spent in ground
school work and the last five in fly
ing training. Under the new arrange
ment classes start their courses in
September and in March. The eight
months course has been shortened
to six months course. Air service
authorities state that no sacrifice of
training has been made by cutting two
months off the training period in the
Primary Flying School.
As each class graduates at Brooks
Field it is sent to Kelly Field for ad-
vanced flying training.
A member of the group of officers
from West Point, still speaking with
enthusiasm of college student, makes
no attempt TO conceal the pride these
students entertain as TO the number
and caliber of the Military Academy
graduates at Brooks Field. 1t is with
pride that they point to the fact
that this is the largest number of Of
ficers ever sent from West Point to the
air service The list of % includes
the second ranking and last ranking
men of the 1923 class.
Eight Get Married.
1t was said that this number could
be considered as representative of the
talent at the Military Academy. In
cluded in it are men who were lead
ers in all branches of scholastic actryi-
ties. All branches of college athletics
are well represented by members of
the West Point group, together with
the college stage, music and social
life.
One member of the group writes
Congress fOrbids a cadet to take unto
himself a wife, so once removed from
the jurisdiction of this onerous edict
eight of the air service details have
assumed the responsibilities of n bene-
dict. The scarcity of married quar-
ters on the post affords these newly
weds the distinction of living in the
city,"
In commenting on the new surround
ings, the same officer states that all
the young lieutenants from the Point
seem very enthusiastic about San An
tonic, Brooks Field and their work.
They all came sure that they would
be recommended for pursuit flying.
but at present each one would be glad
to know he is to stay at the school
the full length of the course.
Among the officers detailed from
other branches of the service are /:
Lieutenants Nate Twining and IL.
Hodes, both well known in San An
tonic, rs they have been stationed at
Fort Sam Houston for some time.
Captain Mcintyre and Captain Hos
letter. formerly of the Ordnance De-
partment. are taking flying training
so as to enable them better to pass
on questions of airplane armament.
Captain Mcintyre was also a lighter
than-air officer. and was one of the
officers who helped pilot the dirigihlc
CO from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast last yea:. and return with il rs
far as Brooks Field. where is was de-
stroyed bv fire while being vancouver
ed out Of its hangar.