Cover illustration: “Aviation Cadets in Training – 1943 ...

[Pages:109]Cover illustration: "Aviation Cadets in Training ? 1943" by Dottie Knight. (Courtesy, United States Air Force Art Collection)

WE WANTED WINGS: A HISTORY OF THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM

Dr. Bruce A. Ashcroft Staff Historian HQ AETC/HO 2005

OFFICER CODE Duty well performed, Honor in all things, Country before self.

AVIATION CADET HONOR CODE Article 1: An Aviation Cadet will not knowingly make any false statement, written or verbal, while acting in any capacity, official or otherwise, or in any situation reflecting on the Aviation Cadet Corps or the Air Force. Article 2: An Aviation Cadet will not take or receive the property of another person, or persons, under any conditions, without specific authority of that person or persons. Article 3: An Aviation Cadet will not impart or receive any unauthorized assistance, either outside or inside the classroom or places of instruction, which would tend to give any Aviation Cadet unfair advantage. Article 4: An Aviation Cadet will not quibble, use evasive statements, or technicalities in order to shield guilt or defeat the ends of justice. Article 5: An Aviation Cadet will report any violation of honor by another Aviation Cadet of which he is witness or has unquestionable knowledge. Article 6: An Aviation Cadet will not commit any act of intentional dishonesty which will reflect in any way on the honor and integrity of the Aviation Cadet Corps and the Air Force.

Officer Code and Cadet Honor Code both from brochure, "Aviation Cadet Knowledge," Preflight Training School, Lackland AFB TX, 1959.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Officer Code and Aviation Cadet Honor Code

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Foreword

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Table of Contents

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List of Figures

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Introduction

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Chapter I ? The Flying Training Program through World War I

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The Punitive Expedition

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World War I

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Cadet-Related Legislation

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Cadet Training Programs

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Cadet Life

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Chapter II ? The Flying Cadet Program During the Interwar Years

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Legislation Establishing the Grade of Flying Cadet

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The Flying Cadet Training Program

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The Air Corps Training Center

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Randolph Field

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Everyday Life

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The Pre-World War II Expansion Program

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Chapter III ? From Flying to Aviation Cadets in World War II

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Aircrew Qualification ? The Classification Battery

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Stanines

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Aircrew Classification Centers

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Randolph's Aviation Cadet Class 42-X

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College Training Program

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Flight Officers

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Pilot Training

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Navigators, Bombardiers, and Observers

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Flight Engineers

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Ground Duty Programs

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African-Americans and Women

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End of Hostilities

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Chapter IV ? Post-World War II Drawdown, Korea, and Vietnam

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The Immediate Post-War Years

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Korea

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The Pre-Aviation Cadet Program

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Demise of the Aviation Cadet Program

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Phase Out of the Program

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Conclusion

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Appendix ? Sources of Commissions, Air Force Rated General Officers

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Notes

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