Went off to Tuskeegee for four years and then completing—getting my
degree at Tuskeegee. I took ROTC and again—I took ROTC for three years,
because the world situation wasn't that safe so I got out of it my
junior year—got out of ROTC, cause I didn't want to go fight in Korea.
So, when I went to Tuskeegee, I knew I had to get in and out of there in
four years—so, I took all of my difficult courses in freshman and
sophomore year—so if I flunked em I'd have time to take em over—so,
luckily, I passed em all which meant my junior and senior year I didn't
have that much to do—so, anyway the major, commandant called me in his
office and said, I see you took ROTC for two years and you didn't take
it your junior year—he said if you come back and take it—if you'll come
back into ROTC, I'll let you take two years in your senior year and you
can still get a commission. And so, I told him I'll think about it—and I
thought about it and I didn't even go back, but he called me again and
said, not only that— he said, but now when you get your commission you
could get in any branch you want—the Airforce, the Marines, or the
Ordinance Core or the infantry and the governments paying, they pay you
so much a month. So, I said okay. So, I went ahead and took the two
years. But, uh see you usually go to summer camp between your junior and
senior year and I had missed summer camp—so, he said the only thing see
you'll have to go to Fort Bening after you get your —you know for summer
camp—which means you'll get your commission at Fort Bening. I said,
Page 22 okay. So, that's what I did'I took the two years
of ROTC and went to Fort Bening and got my commission at the end of
summer camp.