Title: Air Force ROTC Comes Of Age

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U.S. Air Force presents: “Air Force ROTC Comes Of Age” 1967 Short film about the history of the Air Force ROTC from the beginning of America, to the Air Force splitting from the Army, to its inception in 1946 00:32:23 - 00:36:24 - The story of Dave Scott, born in the same year as the ROTC program. We see him from birth, through his childhood years, to his walking on a college campus in his military digs. Joe Richards is also introduced. He is a transfer student from a two year college. The show goes through the remaining two years of their college experience and their involvement in ROTC. Shots of Germany and Japan surrendering at the end of WWII, woman holding a newspaper that says “Japan Surrenders” Shots of lithographs and photographs of early Americans and Americana. Shot of NY Times cover of Lusitania sinking 00:36:24 - 00:40:24 - Land Grant Act, birth of ROTC, early Air Force pictures. Great shots of Airplanes and the different models throughout the aviation era. 00:40:24 - 00:44:32 - Post WWII ROTC effort for the Air Force. Return to the story of Dave Scott. Shots of 50’s style family: husband waiting for the nurse to tell him his baby is born, a little boy being given a toy airplane, little boys flying paper airplanes, Dave Scott going into his interview for the four-year air force program. 00:44:32 - 00:48:33 - Joe Richards and Dave Scott rooming together at college, shot of the dorm room with Dave sitting on the bed with a vintage style bottle of coke. Shots of a military class where the students are in military uniform. Shots of the Goddard Space Flight Center inside and outside. 00:48:33 - 00:52:23: - Dave Scott and Joe Richards in their junior year. Shots of the Arnold Air Society awards Dance – the honor group for the ROTC. Shots of summer training. Shots of the various job tasks including office, air traffic controlling, maintenance, 00:52:23 - 00:56:26 - Dave visiting the airfield and various airplanes, Dave flying a jet. 00:56:26 - 01:00:18 - Dave flying a propeller plane solo. Final Air Force Awards Dinner.

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