Vol. I No. 4 Air Corps Gunnery School, Tyndall Field, Florida February 6, 1942 NEW GRADE ALLOIMENTS AUTHORIZED ‘The new grading and promotion systen recently announced by the War Depart+ ment will be put into effect imnedi- ately at Tyndall Field, it was announ- ced here Thursdoy. The main feature of the new system is the elimination of all specialist ratings end the substitution of non- commissioned officer and technician ratings. Also, the number of ¢rades allotted to each squadron has been considerably increased. None of the squadrons will be allot- ted technician ratings, for those have been restricted to the various arms of ‘the Service on duty with the Air Corps, which inelude the Signal Corps, quart- ermaster Corps, Ordnance, Chemical Warfare, Wedical Corps and Finance. All promotions in the school, nateri- el, air base and headquarters squei- rons will be in the non-comnissioned officer gredes. Another angle of the new system is that a soldier may now be reduced any number of grades that may be thought desirable, without reducing him to private. Heretofore, 4 man was Feduced at all, he had to be reduced to the grade of private. Too, a man may skip any number of grades if his work and qualifications are thought to merit such. Efficiency, regardless of length of service, will be the main consider- ation in all future promotions. In the past, seniority carried more wei- ght than actual qualifications. This policy Has now been completely revers= ed under the system. The fact that ® man now holds a spe- cialist rating does not necessarily mean that he will receive a non-com- missioned officer rating. However, no well qualified and competent special~ ist need have any fear of suffering a reduction in pay. Those organizations on duty here with the Air Corps have had thelr num= ber of NCO gredes reduced approximate= ly one third, but the new technician grades allotted then compensate for the loss. In order for a man to receive the rating of technician, he must pass an examination comparable to the A. M. examination. TYVDALL NOW HAS FULL TIME DIETITION Miss Lavonne Lindquiste arrived here Wednesday to take over her new job as pernanent dietitian for Tyndall's moss halls. The dietetic expert comes from Torta, Michigan, where until recently she was a nutritionist for the Farm Security Administration. A greduate of Towa State College at Ames, Iowa, she took her degree in home economics and did extensive work in nutrition. After graduation, she served her dietetic interneship at the University of Min- nese! Hospitals. 4t Tyndall Field, Kies Lindquiste will oo that the soldiers are served well balanced meals and that the food is properly prepared and well season= ed.A YARDBIRD. It wuz a mity aS. caer) birds today. Got stuck last night on bedcheck--got. restricted. Reckon it wut woth it; a civilian twisted my arm and made me drink his whisky for him; the bartender kept giving me dir- ty looks, too, and I didn't figger it ud be neyborly to runn off and leave them This morning the ole man reamed me ot for not getting up for the c. qs shoes wuznt shined neether. Went on down to chow. Got reccom- mended for K. P. by the mess sgt. i tried to hock a extry botle of milk. He's eying the same little hash sl- inger down to the oystre bar as ne. that's how come. Went on dow the chow line and got me sone S. 0. S. (they calls it creamed beef on toast on the menu). they made me go down on the runaways and aprons for a gasmast drill. fver time the locey got out of step he blamed me+#+insurt at bottom. Made me polies the area this afternoon Hed a whale of a headache frum last nite, & tole the sgt. I wouldat be auch good for the job, we had a hart to hart talk and I grabbed onto that ole rake like it wuz a fore bit piece. ever time i lent over, the horizon line on my right raised up a cuple of notches--unaecounted for like. Saw my good buddy at chow. He's happy. Restricted to. Started out liguidizing with him yesterday; left him at the shamrock with a gorjus bl- onde. Good body but bad paint job. Went on back ot the barracks and locked up with the supply sgt. on ace count of the statement of charges i signed for my biuse. it wuz found at the Bloody Bucket, which is off limits. Ho done made a date for me with the ole man in the morfing. But i'm still happy on account of i'll get off a cuple hours K. P. ‘s#inourt) i left home to get away frum then fest walking plow miles, but iffen the recrutin man had a tole me about some of these here dril sgts. 1 reckon i'd of stayed and been content. When they axed me iffen i knew the manuel of arms i tole om sure i knowed how to salute, and i got another ream- ing. they got maddern that when i wanted to ghow them my cross body draw on the six shooting gun. i saw a sign on the bulleting bord said remenber Pearl Harbor. Must be @ sister to Minnie. i never met the whole family so i just sent Minnie a Valentine. i'd better close now cause i reckon i'd beterr be going.--a yardbird. BIKES’ “Past S erigta It would surely be a big help to the soldiers' pocketbooks, if and when the law is passed allowing soldiers free postage on out-going mail. There is nothing definite about it yet, so we don't know whether or not it's just another rumor. The states receiving the most outgo= ing mail from Tyndall Field are North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee, in that order. Your correspondent would like to start a rumor column, se if anyone has heard any worthrhile rumors, shoot ‘em to us by your mail orderly. ALLOTMENTS OF GRADES AND RATINGS AT TYNDALL M/set. School Sqdns. 2) 5 a Organization t/set. Hq. & Hg. Sqn. 2 1 1 69th AB Sqdn. 1 66th Mat. sqdn. 3 lst set. B/set- Set. Corp. Pfe. Pvt. 20 52 46 a7 OT 20 23 22 36 aT BR 2 22 420 43 2. 33 25 87 58Lts, Tannen and Hatcher are pros- pecting for an apartment...What did Capt. Fowler say when Major Shipman asked him if he had rather have chick- enon his shoulder or chicken on his knee?....I think Capt. Howell really enjoyed the President's Bell...They tell me that Lt, Slater refuses to walk on the sidewalk near Child's Drug Store when he has a companion...J hear he prefers to walk in the middle of the street...February 26th will bring toa climax the life of 2nd Lt. Mar- fon A. Bane....after thet his prinary asset will be Mrs. Bane...Wonder what happened to Chaplain McClelland the other morning...-he couldn't make up his mind whether he was a first or second lieutenant...he was wearing one geld and one silver bar, and I'm sure it ion't the result of the morning af- ter the night before...Lt. Bell is the first to come to us from Officer Can- didate School...it mst be a fad, this mustache business.....I see Lt. Kevan sprouting one....Lt. Dee will soon be noving into his private hospital...For a partner, I nominate liajor Clarvoe... Lt. Rush did some good hauling while at Eglin Field the other day..Lt. Bry an was doing some faney dancing with the Mrs. at the Ball Saturday night...Lte Mathis would make a geod “snooper" for TYNDALL TARGET... Someone has been handing out diamonds in the Public Relations Office...Could it be Lt. Corr?...Lt. Lynn, from what I hear, used to be the man about town. Lt. Snatcher (beg pardon, it's Hatch= er), have you noticed that Lt. Hester is keeping his fingers crossed?...Lt. Gundlach, could you give me , some in- side dope on Lt. Blonquist?...T eda't come upon some of these officers when they're out of hiding...Who swims in waterless ditches?.....Wwho wanted to fight the Germans but couldn't find his gunt...Ask Ds Ge Cegceits Geesip: oy With the moon going down and the sun rising onan early Florida morning, the roll was being called for the 348th School Sqdn....The booming voice of Bing-Bang Skelton thundered out, "Thompsoni"...A weak voice squeaked, "Here," so Sgt. Skelton thundered, "Sound off, Thompsoni", whereupon, Shorty passed right out end into a heap....Two of the boys carried hin off...what a man, Skel....I hear Pfe. Hicks says that if they teach him the difference between a nut, a bolt, and aright or left thread at Mechanics School, Biloxi, he may be quoted as saying, "I think I*11 make the grade." One of these days Nixon will learn how *( to open a filing = cabinet...Corp. Ped- I Ne son will take ona wife the next time “ORS he goes home on fur- lough...-he may have three years to go... Pfe. Brandt, FD, spends too much of his tine in James Laundry...are you that dirty, Brandt?...Pyt. Grout, our Employment Officer's secretary is in need of a job...Pvt. Brewer of the 66th should spend more of his time on his correspondence....it's rumored ho gota special delivery and a telegran in one afternoon from his new Mre.. Sgt. Steger can't seem to cet his sto- ries straight when he goos hone late in the evening..-Pvt. Walton is on the verge of taking Pfc. Payne's place in the cage of the Ritz...Every man with a specialist rating is really sweating thie menth...Pvt. Moye is looking for ward to his venture into the Parachute Battalion.....Pfc. Sisson is minus one dinmond ring...Sgt- Dan Howell had to walk afew miles to work the other morning....can't you hear the bugle blow early enough, Sergeant?...Corp. May is about to take that step....I think all the soldiers will recall the President's Ball as an “eventful ni- ght". ..Ji6 welcome Pvt. Bill Cook, How doos that "Pvt." sound, Bill?