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Cadets get sheared in
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By Harris Blackwood
FCN regional staff
DAHLONEGA Clayton
Grant remembers getting his
military haircut at Woody’s
Barber Shop in Dahlonega dur¬
ing FROG week of 1961.
It was rough, M said
Grant, who recently retired
from the college. “I think
they were rougher on you
then than they are now. Of
course, every generation
thinks that.”
Grant was sitting in the
chair of barber Alton Jarrard,
who has been cutting hair in
Dahlonega for more than 40
years.
Down the way, young
freshman members of the
cadet corps at the college
were .seeing their locks
sheared off as one of the first
steps in their orientation.
Most already wore their
hair in a short style, so the
haircut was just a good trim.
It wasn’t always that way.
“Back when they wore
their hair longer, I saw a few
of them cry,” Jarrard said.
The cadets came in groups
of 10 for their shearing.
While waiting on others to
get their haircut, the new
recruits, wearing T-shirts and
shorts, sat on an outside wall
reading a basic guide to cadet
life. The booklet included
information, such as the
words to the Army song.
The young men and
women reported Tuesday
morning for a week of rigor¬
ous preparation for the life of
a ROTC cadet. The experi-
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Back when they wore their hair longer, I
saw a few of them cry.
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annual tradition, some 300 incoming NGCSU cadets
made a trip to the barber Tuesday for the $10 cut.
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ence is a miniature boot
camp for the cadets, who are
called FROGs, which stands
for freshman orientation
group.
. The first day, which
includes a little shouting that
could be heard echoing
through the campus, is an
introduction to military life.
Uniforms are issued, dorms
are assigned and cadets are
given a taste of standing,
marching and following the
commands of their officers.
Wednesday, the cadets will
gave physical training a try.
They did sit-ups, push-ups
and run two miles ... all
before breakfast. That same
schedule was held for the rest
of the week.
Other events of the week
include a trip to the training
course at Pine Valley, which
will include a bit of crawling
around in the mud. Later in
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Incoming freshmen ROTC students at North Georgia College & State University read their soldier manual Tuesday
outside of Woody’s Barber Shop as they await their haircuts, part of FROG week at the university. Left, Allen Grice
of LaGrange gets loose hair brushed away by barber Wayne Reidy.
the week, the cadets will see
how the pros do it during a
visit to Camp Frank D.
Merrill, the training grounds
for the U.S. Army Rangers.
.. It’s supposed to be
tough,” said Tom Kruklis, a
cadet master sergeant who
graduated from Flowery
Branch High School. “This is
preparing them to be a cadet. »•
Kate Maine, a college
spokeswoman said that while
the military training is now
optional, the college has a
rich tradition with the mili
tary.
■ The military tradition at
North Georgia is very impor
tant and will be growing over
the next few years,” Maine
said. “As one of the six senior
military colleges in the
United States, we have been
given a directive from ROTC
cadet command to increase
the number of officers we are
commissioning each year. ••
Currently, about 50 gradu¬
ates of North Georgia are
commissioned each year at
the rank of second lieutenant.
The military wants that num¬
ber to double.
In addition to North
Georgia, the senior military
colleges in the U.S. are
Norwich University, Texas
A&M University, The
Citadel, Virginia Military
Institute and Virginia Tech.
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