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f \ ,he Lumberjack 1 ~pril 1987 WAF-8 on alert CLUBS To a befuddled , civilian by- stander, observing a military practice ,t1own as an alert, activities can be confusing. Expressing curiosity about an alert is generally met with an incredulous stare followed by technical explanations that escape average understanding . Recall was clearly defined as one phase of an exercise that means "everybody to their duty stations." (Regardless of · what the recall-ee is involved in .) Inconvenience aside, the changes in overall base activi- ties become obvious immedi- . ately on attempting entrance at the front gates. The fairly casual salutes that . usually pass visitors and personel through the gates becomes individual car searches and careful indentification checks. Occassionally a guard dog will whiffle his way through random vehicles. All this attention to detail creates long lines of cars inching onto the base at a slow trinkle. Some people have taken advantage of these delays and established longterm relationships with fellow travelers. This careful routine of surveillance is not repeated on leaving the military premises. Apparently there have never been incidents involving souvenir seekers attempting to sneak off with nuclear warheads tucked under trench- coats. There is also a noticable change in classroom attend- ance at the education center. Classes during an alert are sporadic at best. Instructors seem to take the comings and goings of military students in - remarkable stride . People wander in and zip out in accordance with their individual duties. Civilians, caught up in the constant activity, may feel compelled to use this opportunity to slip · out of class for a quick lunch. Base traffic, which usually flows at a calm 25mph, is another phase of operation strangely affected by the onset of an alert. Occasionally, large. urgent-looking vehicles will apear from nowhere and insist with flashing lights that it has the right of way. "Do not question this. Do not stop ; do not get out of your car to demand explana- tions; do not think. This. is · an BT A alert vehicle and it most A jelly bean contest is being certainly does have the right held by the Besser Technical of way." This vehicle simply wants everything out of its immed- iate path <1nd in most cases succeeds in getting what it wants, Now! If a disconcerted driver fails to recover form his panic and regain enough self-posses- sion to locate an exit or side street, he may develop a nervous disorder. Some poor souls have spent an unscheduled afternoon in the post office parking lot struggling with indecision about whether to resume driv- ing, Ever! Somehow unaffected by all the apparent confusion, the military function with a high degree of capability and execute their very well. They all seem to weather these strange sporadic disruptions in their lives with a clam accept- ance. The military view it as part of their job in defense readi- ness, and they perform it with efficiency and dedication. Association. The jar will continue to cir- culate until Arpil 15 on which day they hope to distribute the prize to the winner. Who ever guesses closest to the cor- rect number of jelly beans in the jar will win a prize of $25. The cost to participate in this is $. 50 for one guess or $1 for 3 guesses. There is no limit on the mmber of times a person can guess and tfre jar can be found j _n either !ounge in B_TC or VLH or in the hallways. Most often the jar can be found in rm 106, BTC LAW. ENFORCEMENT The ACC Law Enforcement is having a raffle drawing at ACC on Tuesday, April 7. The prize to be given away include; first prize: a portable stereo from Puff's Appliance, second prize: $ 100.00 worth of gasoline from Homant Oil and third prize: receives $50.00 in cash. Donations for your chance to win 1 of these 3 prizes is $ 1.00. YES. FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE IS STILL AVAILABLE. IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HA YING TO SELL THE FAMILY HOMESTEAD TO PAY FOR COLLEGE EXPENSES - STOP SHAK- ING AND READ ON. THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - YES, .BILLIONS - AVAILABLE IN FINANCIAL AID FOR PROSPECTIVE AND ENROLLED COLLEGE STUDENTS. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS WHERE TO LOOK. AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A STRAIGHT "A" STUDENT, i\ VIOLIN VrRTUOSO OR EVEN AN ALL-STATE DEFENSIVE L\CKLE TO QUALIFY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED YEARLY BY CHURCHES, CORPORATIONS, PHILANTROPIC Al\fD PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, ETC. AND EVERY YEAR, OVER $ l50 M.ILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID GOES UNUSED BECAUSE NO ONE APPLIED. WAS GREAT-GREAT GRAND-DADDY A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER? IF ~O, THERE ARE COLLEGES OFFERING SCHOLAR- SHIPS FOR WHICH YOU MIGHT QUALIFY. YOU CAN'T FIND A CONFEDERATE FLAG IN THE CLOSET? WELL, WERE YOU EVERY A PAPERBOY? SOME NEWSPAPERS OFFER AS MUCH AS $3,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO EX-PAPERBOYS . OR PERHAPS YOU WERE A PART- TTh1E GROCERY STORE CLERK? IF SO, YOU ARE A CONDIDATE FOR A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL GROCERS. THE LIST OF AVAILABLE FUNDS GOES ON AND ON. IT INCLUDES $5,000 AWARDED IN NATIONAL COMPETITION BY GENERAL MOTORS TO 11-20 YEAR-OLD MALES FOR AUTO BODY DESIGNS AND MODELS. OR $5,000 FROM BETTY CROCKER TO ITS "ALL AMERICAN HOME MAKER OF TOMORROW" AWARDEE, OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINAN- CIAL AWARDS RELATE TO SPEAKING OR ESSAY CONTESTS, TO STUDENTS OF ARMENIAN , SYRIAN AND LEBANESE DESCENT, page 6 Job Search Workshops Students listening to job hunting advisfc during Job Workshop The Job Search and Placement Strategies Workshops, which were held during the month of March, turned out ot be quite a success with almost 70 people in attend- ance. Frank McCourt, Doris Feys, and guest speakers, Jere Doyle, Nancy Green, and Bruce Cummings, all took part in the workshops. The workshops included infonnation on how to fill out resumes, how to prepare for an interview, and tips for an impressive interview . Feys was extremely pleased with the turn -out of the workshops. She stated that, "The response was very positive from students , faculty , and employers, we would like to make this a yearly thing." Feys is looking forward to more student involve- ment in the future workshops. Jerry Doyle, Director of Human Resources, Besser Company , reviewed winning qualities of the resume form. Stating, "Alwiiys project yourself as positive and up beat." Doyle pointed out the resume is a reflection of you. Be brief, but accurate and clear. Also limit the resume to a maximum of 2 pages; 1 is sufficie!)t. Nancy Green, Manager of Administration at Fletcher Paper Company_ discussed preparation for an interview. "Dress successful," she stated, and stressed , "If you really want that job, you will take an interest in the company. " A good source is the library where 0R TO CHILDREN OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES. SURE, SOME OF THESE ARE LONG- SHOTS, BUT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW UN- LESS YOU APPLY. HOW DO YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR YOU? EASY , YOU RESEARCH. THERE ARE BOOKS IN MOST LIBRARIES AND BOOK STORES LISTING AS MANY AS 2,000 SOURCES OF COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID. YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION AS rs YOUR LOCAL BANKER. ~ BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE NUMBER AND VALUE OF SUCH STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SOURCES, AS WELL AS IN THE COMPLEXITY OF SEEKING our THOSE WHICH RELATE TO YOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, SEVERAL COMPUTER ASSISTED RESEARCH FIRMS HAVE EMERGED · TO HELP IN THE SEARCH EFFORT. THESE PRO- FESSIONALS SEARCH OUT AND STORE IN THEIR COMPUTERS ALL RELEVANT DATA ON FUNDING SOURCES . THEN, BASED UPON BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SUPPLIED BY THE STUDENT, THEY RUN A COMPUTER MATCH AGAINST ALL STORED ENTRIES. THE RESULT IS A COST EFFECTIVE, PROMPT ANALYSIS OF ALL AVAILABLE FINANCIAL AID SOURCES. NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH IS ONE SUCH FIRM. IT HAS ACCESS TO A DATA BASE CONTAINING OVER 15,000 FINAN- CIAL AID SOURCES VALUED AT OVER $4 BILLION DOLLARS. THE FIRM GUARANTEES TO FIND AT LEAST FIVE, AND AS MANY AS TWENTY FIVE, POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID, BASED UPON BIOGRAPHICAL DATA SUPPLIED BY THE STUDENT. IF THEY FAIL TO LOCATE AT LEAST FIVE SOURCES THEY REFUND THE NOMINAL PROCESSING FEE, WHICH IS CLAMED TO BE LESS THAN ONE HALF OF WHAT SOME OTHER SEARCH FIRMS CHARGE. THEY SERVE COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND SOPHMORES. THEIR MAILING ADDRESS IS: 6645 CAM. SCIOTO, SAN DIEGO.CA 92037 , (6 19) 459-5525 EXT. 912.