Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1978 (UNIVERSITY SO. NEXT TO SKAGGS) SUN. - CLOSED: OPEN FOR PRIVATE PARTIES (CALL 846-2415) MON. - $1.00 COVER .25c BEER TUES. - NO COVER FREE DANCE LESSONS WED. - LADIES NIGHT GUYS-1.00 GIRLS-FREE & GIRLS RECEIVE 3 FREE BAR DRINKS. THURS. - DRINK & DROWN GUYS-3.50 GIRLS-2.50 FREE BEER, WINE & COKES •25c BAR ,50c CALL FRI. & SAT. - BOOGIE TIME "THE MUNCHIES" THURS., FRI. & SAT.: 4:30-7:30 FREE SNACKS, ,50c BEER, Vj PRICE DRINKS SOMETHING NEW! STAY AFTER HOURS EVERY & SAT. TILL 3:00 A.M. FOR [ ING ( NO LIQUOR) State Guard ready to help in case of community need By CHERYL HICKMAN Few people seem to have heard of the Texas State Guard, and perhaps many of the people who have heard of it don’t know why the group exists. The Texas State Guard is a branch of the state. Members of the group are trained in civil defense opera tions, but they don’t carry weapons. In case of a natural disaster, a civil disturbance or some other emergency, the governor can put the Guard on active duty. Guardsmen meet at least once each month at the national Guard Armory in their area. They receive training in first aid, radio communi cations, traffic control and map read- People may not know aboutll Guard because it isn’t calledn mg. Sun Theatres ,eS s <\O n \p Vr • ° > '- 3^ 333 University 846-9808 The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS Aduentures of the mind & spirit. . . Peace Corps & VISTA SIGN UP NOW FOR INTERVIEW SENIORS/GRADS PLACEMENT OFFICE RUDDER TOWER 10TH FLOOR REPS ON CAMPUS-MON.-WED., FEB. 20-22 Mon.-Fri. 11 til 2 5 til 10 SHiloH Sat. & Sun. 11:30 til 2:30 5 til 10 APPLICATIONS FOR CHAIRMEN OF THE TWENTY MSC COUNCIL AND DIRECTORATE COMMITTEES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED IN THE SPO, ROOM 216, MSC. CHAIRMEN ARE NEEDED FOR THESE COMMITTEES: STEAKHOUSE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Covered with rich cream gravy, homemade rolls, one trip to our famous salad bar, choice of baked potato or french fries. OR OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGER STEAK Seasoned with lemon-butter sauce and onions, home made rolls, one trip to our famous salad bar, choice of baked potato or french fries. Major Joe McMullen, director of the Symphonic Band at Texas A&M University, is the battalion com mander of State Guard units in Bryan, Brenham and Huntsville. McMullen gave some examples of what the guard does. When the National Guard is mobilized, the State Guard is re sponsible for taking over the armory in the area. In case of a natural dis aster such as a tornado or hurricane, the State Guard may be called to help with first aid, traffic control, and search and rescue missions. When on active duty. Guard members draw military pay. Their pay is based on rank, so officers are paid more than privates. Guard members are limited by Texas legis lation to a maximum active duty period of 12 days. State guard units will also, on re quest, perform various community services. In October 1977, McMul len’s battalion helped with traffic control in Huntsville during the prison rodeo. The Huntsville unit performed the same service during the Christmas parades. These serv ices are performed on a voluntary basis and the guardsmen are not paid. Every spring each unit of the Texas State Guard is involved in a training exercise. During this exer cise the guardsmen apply what they learned. There are two different types of training maneuvers: field exercises and command post exer cises. Only one maneuver is per formed each year with each type of exercise being used every other year. In the spring of 1976, McMul len’s battalion used a field exercise. The guardsmen were told a plane had “crashed somewhere in the woods around Easterwood Airport. They had to seal off the area, find the plane and apply first aid to “wounded passengers.” A command post exercise was used in 1977. For this maneuver the guardsmen were told that the Na tional Guard had been mobilized. The State Guard then t6ok over the armory in Bryan. They took in-* ventory of all equipment in the ar mory and guarded the building th roughout the exercise. ; Stc D< th< very often. i “We're not active enough many people to know about^ said McMullen. There hasnt a local emergency in a long The last time we were called out when there was flooding Baytown. That was five years 3 However, the Guard is popular with one group of stui on the Texas A&M campus. Out state students who join the are exempt from paying resident tuition. Connie Swi der, a senior psychology major Virginia, joind the Guard in She said she was exempted $502 in tuition costs just last semi ter. This exemption has attractet| many out-of-state students toil Guard. McMufie/? said diaf whenM first came in contact with the Guarij five years ago, there were only ei| people in the Bryan unit. Thenstoj dents started finding out about' 1 exemption and a couple I® later there were 138 people in thi unit.” That made the BryanunittM largest in the state. .n ra However, in 1976 the numberij people allowed in each unit wascu by the state legislature to 15. Nontl of the Bryan members were ped, but no new enlistments wen taken. The number has gradual decreased to 50 because of memben graduating, transferring to oteiThi! universities or dropping out o;§sigi school. i, » ir 1 McMullen said they probably will’Ev not take any new members (oilmse another year and the waiting list to get in is long. Some students join the Stale Guard for reasons other thantk tuition exemption. Gary Schoel- kopf, a senior bio-medical sdeutt major from New Jersey, said, 1 wanted my transcripts to showtliat I’d had some other involvementsmW) school.” . . 1 1 '' ( John Lahore, a senior animal so-* th ence major from Kentucky, said, feel it’s a very worthwhile activity I’m benefiting the state of f esas ' but they’re helping me too. Not only is it giving me out-of-state ben efits (tuition exemption) but its teaching me first aid and some other things that I think will be useful to me anytime.” rt oi owei 1 des rPe ords laybf d. rm m t ant ires [The play ingfi ts < d! sail ITwc sign am he Econ book is published! bsp fill [>ye< eofc NOW ONLY $2 95 Reg. $3.50 Good noon or night For a light lunch, try our famous salad bar. Aggie Cinema Arts Basement Black Awareness C.A.M.A.C. Camera Cepheid Variable Crafts & Arts Political Forum 2508 TEXAS AVE. 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