European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Fac midshipman Robert c. Smith left in the Roosevelt s wardroom. Is by Mulready midshipman Joseph Tranchini right with one of Carrier s regular officers. Midshipman Dave Kurtz Purdue u. A Roth. Navy officers to be learn by doing midshipmen from Annapolis and various . Schools participating in a Roth program find there is plenty to do during their 30-Day cruise on the big Carrier Roosevelt by Brendan p. Mulready staff writer from quarterback of the Annapolis varsity football team to the Quarterdeck of the giant aircraft Carrier Franklin d. Roosevelt was the Early summer transition made by 22-year-old midshipman Joseph Tranchini of Clairton pa., a first class Man at the naval Academy. He is one of 60 midshipmen from . Naval Academy and 52 colleges arid universities to participate in the naval. Reserve officers training corps program this summer which includes Corday train ing periods on the Roosevelt. During their practical training Tranchini and the other middles not Only learn How to stand Junior officer of the deck watches but also get a crack at doing All the other things a Junior officer has to do aboard a .warship. /. S".," when i am not standing watch on the Quarterdeck or ise i function As of by Luloh officer in charge of the we run the said Tranchini. U4r--i find plenty for us to do but this is the Only Way we can put into practice the things we have Learned about the Navy in four years of training said first Classman Kenneth p. King 20, of Hunts Ville. Ala., a a Roth student from the University of South carolina.king-, As he spoke was sorting out his personal laundry in the Junior officers bunk room he shared with five other mid Shipmen. A major in mechanical Engineer ing his assignment was with the ship electrical division As Junior division offi cer. And now he said i have to run along to make a Muster of the 125 men in the although there were actually Only 30 middies aboard at the time they seemed to be. All Over the ship doing All sorts of tasks it cmdr Robert j. Martin one of the ship s regular officers who coordinate the schedule for the midshipmen explained the midshipmen have All and also All the duties of Junior commissioned officers. Since they Only get 30 Days at sea each summer the have to pack an awful lot of work into that practical training purposes each 30 Man group is further divided into groups a and a Martin explained. The first is operations and gunnery the second in. Eludes navigation and engineering. In navigation for instance said mar tin each midshipman is assured of spend ing two Days working on the subject from Dawn until darkness. It works out pretty much the same for other subjects so that when they Are at sea there is Little time for anything else but professional supplement the practical work during in port out with navigation on the Bridge was midshipman Dave c. Kurt 21,of Terrace Park Ohio. He is a senior at Purdue University and a first class Man in the a Roth. I also double As a Junior division officer in the ship s gun Nery division he said. Part of the shipboard training for mid Shipmen participating in summer cruises requires that each one keep a cruise journal. The journal is used later for personal reference and also has to returned in for said Kurtz. A Point of agreement for All the mid Shipmen training with Tranchini was the food served in the Roosevelt s , we found midshipman Robert c. Smith. 22, of Gastonia. N.c., a first class Man at the naval Academy. It s Navy Chow the same As they have been Servings at the Academy for the More than three years that 1 have been there. And for my Money it s As Good As can be found any said Smith. And there s time for fun too said Martin. The ship s schedule Calls for vis its to several ports in the Mediterranean when the midshipmen will have ample time to see the sights. However after they leave the ship most of them spend 30 Days leave in Europe. The stars and stripes Page 11
