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Directorate of Plans, Training and
Security
The mission
of the Directorate of Plans Training and Security is to support USAPHC/S
and Fort Wolters as the Commanding General’s principal advisor for
planning, developing and supervising military operations; intelligence
and counterintelligence operations; security activities; unit and
permanent party training; USAPHC staff aviation matters; search and
rescue operations; training aids support; weather information for
USAPHC/S and Fort Wolters. and employment of the 328th Army Band. DPTSEC
also develops TAADS policies and procedures; reviews TDA/TO&E documents;
controls allocation and utilization of installation manpower: implements
organizational development and force planning related to assignments,
activations, inactivations/discontinuances and reorganizations of units;
requisitions, stores, and issues all maps used by USAPHC S and Fort
Wolters.
Primary I and Primary II Flight
Departments
Primary I and
Primary II Flight Departments conduct initial entry rotary wing aviator
training. Students are instructed in Primary flying techniques to
include pinnacle, confined area, and slope operations, autorotations,
emergency procedures, navigation at normal and low level (not below
500’), and night operations. Students receive a total of 110 flying
hours during their stay at the school, 50 hours of dual instruction and
60 hours of solo flight. Fifty hours are accumulated with the Primary I
Flight Department or the civilian contractor, Southern Airways, Inc. The
remaining 60 hours are obtained with the Primary II Flight Department.
Flight Evaluation Division
Flight
Evaluation Division conducts the Methods of Instruction course for
military instructor pilots and assures standardization of flight
instruction. The evaluation of student pilots before advancing in
levels of training is a major part of this division’s responsibilities.
Training Support Department
The Training
Support Department (TSD) is responsible for the management of all
training resources to insure student training requirements are met. This
entails the collection and analyses of student training data,
determining the daily requirements for resources, and the allocation of
training areas directly to the flight sections in residence. TSD was
established in May, 1966. Functions and responsibilities have been
periodically reviewed and changed to meet the rapid expansion
requirements of USAPHS. An automated student training management system
was implemented in January 1967, to provide more timely and accurate
information on which to base management decisions.
 A closed circuit
command information television net originating at TSD allows training
assets managers to provide graphic presentations of information to
users of resources. TSD also has the responsibility of acquiring,
classifying and marking all off-post advanced training areas. The
Educational Television Branch of TSD produces television tapes for
training, and operates six (6) closed circuit television channels. TSD
also has the responsibility of acquiring, classifying and marking all
off-post advanced training areas.
Academic Department
The Academic
Department of the United States Army Primary Helicopter School prepares,
presents, supervises, and monitors all classroom military instruction,
selected flight academic subjects, and Educational Television of the
School. At present, the Department presents instruction to an average of
4400 students per year which includes officers, warrant officer
candidates, members of the Vietnamese Air Force, and students from
several other allied countries. An average officer class is
approximately 130 officers, whereas, the warrant officer candidate
classes usually begin with approximately 160 members.
Warrant
officer development and airmanship subjects are the two principal areas
in which the students receive instruction. In the Development Branch,
the students receive diversified instruction in several areas ranging
from traditional military “Map Reading” to “Management of Personal
Finances.” The warrant officer candidates receive 91 hours of
instruction in Development as opposed to 27 hours for officer students.
All students
receive 128 instruction hours from the Airmanship Branch. During this
phase of their training, the students are exposed to a great number of
aviation oriented subjects. The complete syllabus of instruction
contains courses on a broad spectrum of aviation subjects including
“Weather, Aircraft Maintenance, Emergency Procedures, and Navigation,”
as well as, several hours on Flying Maneuvers and Techniques.
In addition
to regular classroom instruction, the Special Training Branch of the
Academic Department operates a Learning Center for both US and allied
students. These Centers, which operate both during and after regular
duty hours, have qualified flight and ground instructors available
continuously to help students improve their knowledge. In addition, the
Learning Centers have films, tape recordings, and reference material as
well as several unique training devices to aid the students. The
Learning Centers have proven to be quite effective and have resulted in
a lower attrition rate and higher overall grade averages both on the
flight line and in the classroom.
The USAPHS
and Allied Learning Centers are just one example of the Academic
Department seeking areas for improvement and making revision. The
Academic Department continually strives to improve the
methods of accomplishing its important mission so that the students will
indeed become “Above the Finest.”
Student Records Division
During the
course of a year the records and files of approximately 10,000 resident
students must be maintained at Fort Wolters. It is the function of
Student Records Control Division to keep these records, as well as
coordinate and supervise all graduation exercises at Fort Wolters.
Requirements
and Budget Division
The
Requirements and Budget Division plans, directs and supervises USAPHS
requirements and budget operations; coordinates with USAPHS activities,
U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center (USAPHC), and higher headquarters to
determine USAPHS training, logistic and budgetary requirements.
School
Accomplishments
The USAPHS
has maintained one of the best safety records of any flight school in
the country. In October, 1964, the Flight Safety Foundation, Inc.,
presented a joint award to the school and Southern Airways of Texas,
Inc., the civilian flight contractor, for its outstanding safety record.
The presentation was made at the foundation’s 17th annual international
air safety seminar in New York City.
In August,
1960, the school and Southern were joint recipients of the James L.
McClellan Safety Award. Senator John L. McClellan presented the trophy
at ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
The USAPHS
has recorded over 4,760,000 flying hours since its beginning in 1956.
Over one million hours were flown in 1969 alone.
Students
representing many of the SEATO and NATO countries have trained at Fort
Wolters. The school trained its first general officer during the summer
of Brigadier General Abass Ghandehari of Iran. Normally, an average of
60 allied officers undergo helicopter training with each officer warrant
officer/ rotary wing class. Most of these students come from countries
in Southeast Asia.
Southern Airways of Texas,
Inc
Southern Airways of Texas, Inc.
was a civilian firm which held a contract with the Army to perform
certain tasks in connection with operations at the U.S. Army Primary
Helicopter School. During WW II key personnel of Southern were involved
in training several thousand military for the U.S. Army Air Corps. The
company held the contract at USAPHS since the schools activation.
The contractor was responsible for
primary flight training to include classroom instruction. Classroom
subjects included maintenance, aerodynamics, flying safety, navigation,
weather training and radio work.
Most of the Southern Airways
instructor pilots - over 300 of them - had prior military service.
In addition to actual flight
training, the contractor was responsible for maintenance of all
government-owned aircraft used in the training of Army helicopter
pilots. Southern Airways also operated six mess halls supporting the
U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School.
A major contributing factor to the
outstanding safety record shared by the school and Southern was the
maintenance performed by the more than 1800 personnel employed in
Southern's maintenance department. Maintenance crews performed 24-hour
round-the-clock maintenance to keep the aircraft in a high state of
readiness. Aircraft that were maintained and flown in support of the
training program were the OH-13, OH-23 and TH-55 helicopters.
Programmed flying hours during
1969 averaged approximately 75,000 hours each months.
Southern's president and general
manager, Raymond L. Thomas, came to Wolters in July, 1956, to take the
position of general manager, USAPHS, for Southern Airways and, in
addition, he was made vice-president of the company.
In February, 1964, the local
operation became Southern Airways of Texas, Inc., a separate corporation
from Southern Airways Company. Mr. Thomas was named president of
Southern Airways of Texas.
School Brigade
School
Brigade is assigned the mission of directing and coordinating assigned
students. In addition, it has the task of supervising administration,
intelligence, selected training and supply within the command.
The School
Brigade Headquarters is organized with a command element composed of the
Brigade Commander, Executive Officer, and Command Sergeant Major; an
S1/Adjutant Division; an Operations and Intelligence Division; and a
Supply Division.
The
S1/Adjutant Division makes all personnel assignments and provides
personnel services support, formulates policy and provides guidance
concerning welfare, health, and morale of Brigade members, and serves as
the administrative base for the Brigade.
The
Operations and Intelligence Division is responsible for the direction
and supervision of schedules, and training of permanent party
personnel. It is responsible for scheduling and coordination of
training of students conducted by School Brigade. Operations and
Intelligence Division also administers all activities pertaining to
security within School Brigade.
The Supply
Division maintains property books, hand receipts for property issued to
assigned personnel, and unit supply records and publications.
Subordinate
to the School Brigade is the 1st Warrant Officer Candidate Battalion, 2d
Warrant Officer Candidate Battalion, the Officer Student Battalion, and
the Brigade Headquarters Company. Each warrant officer candidate
battalion has assigned five warrant officer candidate companies. The
officer Student Battalion, in addition to four officer student
companies, also has one Vietnamese Student Company assigned.
The Officer
Student Companies provide command and control for company personnel and
officer students.
Each warrant
officer candidate company performs command and administrative functions
for warrant officer candidates. The Training, Advisor and Counseling (TAC)
Officers observe and evaluate assigned candidates during training,
maintain candidate training records, prepare and present instruction in
physical training, drills and ceremonies and techniques of inspection,
conduct the Command Information program, supervise class social
functions, and instruct the candidates on the expected standards of
conduct.
Beach Army Hospital
Beach Army
Hospital, the first medical facility in the Army with a service designed
and equipped expressly for aviation medicine, was opened in March, 1957.
It was designated as Beach Army Hospital in honor of Major General
George C. Beach, Jr. during a ceremony held here in July, 1964.
Designed and
constructed by the Corps of Engineers. Fort Worth District, at a cost
of $2,200,000, the three story structure has modern operating rooms,
wards, private and semi-private rooms, X—ray and laboratory equipment
and is air-conditioned throughout.
The hospital
operates as a 75-bed Class I hospital with emergency expansion to
143-bed capacity. It provides diagnostic and therapeutic service in the
fields of general medicine, general surgery and aviation medicine.
The hospital
provides medical services on an hourly basis as follows:
Outpatient
service in the hospital holds regular sick call hours and the clinics
are operated on an appointment basis. Emergencies will be seen at
anytime.
General
Outpatient and Clinical Service:
Aviation
Medicine: Monday-Friday 0730-0930 hrs.
Dependent
Immunizations: Mon. - Wed. - Thur. 1300-1500 hrs.
School
Children: Mon.- Wed.-Thur. 1500-1600 hrs.
Dermatology Clinic: By appointment Ext. 2414
General
Outpatient Clinic: Monday-Friday 0930-1100 hrs.
Medical,
Surgical, Orthopedics, OB-GYN : By appointment (Ext. 2414)
Emergencies at any time.
Military
Immunizations: Monday-Friday 0830-0930 hrs.
Military
Sick Call: Monday-Friday 0730-0930 hrs.
Neuropsychiatry Clinic: By appointment Ext. 2414
Pediatric
Clinic: Monday-Friday 0830-1100 hrs.
Visual
Analysis: Monday-Friday 0900-1130 hrs.
Ambulance
Service: Ambulance service is available to all on-post military
personnel and dependents. Off post service will be provided when
directed by the hospital commander.
Dental Activity, MEDDAC
The office of the Dental
Surgeon, organized at Fort Wolters on 1 March 1957, operates the post’s
dental duties.
The flouridation of the
post water supply was initiated by the Dental Service in July, l957,
and was approved in 1958. Many individuals, especially children, have
benefited by this measure taken to prevent dental caries (tooth decay).
The water to Wolters Village is furnished from the post water supply.
Dental Clinic No. 1 is
located in Bldg. 909 on Hood Road. Dental Clinic No. 2 is located in
Beach Army Hospital. Dental surgical procedures will be performed at
Dental Clinic No. 2.
Fur emergency dental care
after normal duty hours, report to the Emergency Room at USBAH.
Military Dental Sick Call
Monday-Friday: 0730-0930
hours and 1230-1330 hours (except on Monday afternoons).
Dependent Dental Care
Offered on space available
basis and the capabilities of the assigned staff. Routine Dental
Examinations.
Monday afternoon: 1230-1500
hours (no appointments required).
328th US Army Band
The 328th US Army Band
participated in post parades, reviews, and graduation ceremonies. The
unit's thirteen piece dance band, the "Army Air Cavaliers," provided
entertainment at social functions.
The band also played a large role in
the Army's Community Relations activities such as traveling to many of
the surrounding cities and towns to play for parades, concerts, civic,
and patriotic events.
The
328th Army Band had within its structure a concert band, dance band,
marching band, combo, ensemble groups, and a chorus.
Detachment 20, 16th Weather Squadron
Detachment 20,
16th Weather Squadron, was activated at Fort Wolters on 1 July, 1966,
based on statement of requirements from the U.S. Army to Air Weather
Service. It was the only U.S. force unit at Fort Wolters. The unit began
operations on 22 August 1966. After operations began, facilities were
built to house the various functions of the detachment.
Detachment 20 was
one of the detachments of the 16th Weather Squadron headquartered at
Fort Monroe, Virginia.
The detachment
provided accurate forecasts and observations of the weather to support
the flying operations of the USAPHS, as timely and reliable weather
information was directly related to safe flight training operations.
The weather
station was located at building 552 and was in operation 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, with constant weather analysis performed by the
forecasters. They obtained data from throughout the United States by use
of teletype receivers and facsimile machines located in the weather
station. Constant weather observations were taken by well qualified
weather observers at Wolters Heliport and Dempsey Army Heliport.
Research was continually undertaken to find better means to forecast the
weather accurately for the local area and to improve overall products of
the weather service.
84th Military
Police Detachment
The 84th Military
Police Detachment was activated 7 July 1964 and was tasked to maintain
and supervise 24 hour patrols, maintain the MP desk, enforce laws and
regulations, and prevent vandalism, pilferage, and sabotage at the
installation. The detachment also provided security at the scene of
helicopter crashes.
General
Information
PROCESSING IN
All officers
upon arrival for temporary or permanent duty sign the register in the
lobby of Headquarters and Officers Company and Warrant Officer Company,
building 937, or building 911 after duty hours.
All student
officers report to Officer Student Company. Building 915 on arrival.
All Allied
students should report to the Allied Liaison Office, Bldg. 405 on
arrival.
Warrant
Officer Candidates report to Bldg. 967 on arrival.
Enlisted
personnel upon arrival report to the unit indicated on orders:
USAPHS
Special Troops Bldg. 764
USAPHC
Bldg. 825
Beach Army
Hospital Bldg. 301
U.S. Army
Dental Detachment Bldg. 909
Registration
Procedures
LOCATION: The
Provost Marshal’s Office is located in Bldg. 250 on the corner of
Liggett and Van Story Streets.
Under the
Provost Marshal are the Military Police, Ext. 2620, and the Vehicle
Registration Section, which handles the registration of vehicles,
firearms, and pets.
AUTO
REGISTRATION: Privately-owned vehicles must be registered with the
Vehicle Registration Section within 72 hours after they are
initially brought on the installation. At time of application for
registration, personnel must present a valid title, a valid drivers
license, and a valid inspection sticker, and display a valid state,
U.S. territory or U.S. possession license plate on the vehicle.
Personnel are also required to initiate and sign one copy of DA Form
3562 (Certificate: Possession and Maintenance of Motor Vehicle Liability
Insurance). The insurance requirements for Fort Wolters are $10,000.00
for Bodily Injury, $20,000 for each occurrence, and $5,000.00 for
property damage.
Both temporary and permanent stickers are issued
by the Vehicle Registration Section. Vehicles must also have two
(2) sets of approved seat belts for use of occupants in front seat(s) of
their vehicle. Persons registering should present their military I.D.
Also, in the event the vehicle is not registered under the name of the
owner, a notarized document is required.
FIREARMS
REGISTRATION: To register firearms at Fort Wolters, they must be brought
by the owner to the Vehicle Registration Section of the Provost
Marshal’s Office where they will be registered by personnel of this
section.
PET
REGISTRATION: Owners are required to register pets with the Provost
Marshal within one week after arrival of the pet on post. All pets must
be examined by the Veterinarian and a rabies vaccination verified by a
Properly executed certificate (DD Form 793) prior to registration with
the Provost Marshal.
Mess Facilities
All warrant
officer candidates and most enlisted permanent party personnel eat in
contractor-operated mess halls. Personnel of Beach Army Hospital utilize
the mess hall operated by their unit. Transient Personnel may utilize
Mess Hall No. 3. Mess Hall No. 6 is used by Vietnamese students only.
There are six
contractor-operated mess halls.
They include:
Mess Hall No
1, Bldg. 758
Mess Hall No.
2, Bldg. 774
Mess Hall
No. 3, Bldg. 786
Mess Hall
No. 5, Bldg. 742
Mess Hall
No. 6, Bldg. 339
Mess Hall
No. 7, Bldg. 814
The hours of
operation for each mess hall are posted at the entrance of the mess hall
and at the unit which is served by that mess hall.
Finance
LOCATION:
Bldg. 242
HOURS OF
OPERATION: The office is open from 0730-1130 hours and l230-1630 hours
Monday thru Friday; cashier’s hours are from 0800 to 1130 hours and
1230-1600 hours daily.
Incoming
student personnel will be inprocessed en masse at a pre-announced time
and place, normally within seven days after their arrival. A student
who needs money prior to scheduled inprocessing may request pay due or
partial pay. Normally, payment can be obtained within 24 hours.
Incoming
permanent party personnel will be financially inprocessed during normal
duty hours.
On scheduled
dates of student inprocessing, the military pay section, travel section,
and cashier will not he operational for other than required payment of
discharges, reenlistments and and personnel transferring out.
Post Banking
Facility
LOCATION:
Bldg. 831
HOURS OF
OPERATION: Monday-Thursday, 0900-1400; Friday 0900-1800; Saturday and
Sunday,
Closed. The
bank will be open payday 0900-1730 hours.
The bank will
cash checks, open and close accounts, accept deposits, sell bonds and
travelers checks, money orders, cashiers checks, and accept payments on
notes.
Post
Office
LOCATION:
Bldg. 831
HOURS OF
OPERATION:
Stamps, money
orders, and parcel post; Monday-Friday, 0800-1615 hours; Saturday,
Sunday and holidays, closed.
The Post
Office lobby with access to mail boxes is open 24 hours a day.
Veterinary
Clinic
The Fort
Wolters Veterinary Clinic is located in Bldg. 303, near the Emergency
Entrance to Beach Army hospital. It is well equipped and staffed to
provide most of the services required by families to keep their pets
immunized and in good health. Treatment is limited, however, to those
conditions which are communicable to man. Small animal clinics are
conducted each Tuesday and Thursday by appointment. All types of
immunizations and worming treatment are available during these clinics.
The clinic is also responsible for a surveillance inspection of all
perishable products sold in the post commissary and served in post mess
facilities.
Legal Services
Center Judge
Advocate
LOCATION:
Bldg. 238
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0730-1130 hours; 1230-1630 hours Monday-Friday.
Legal
assistance and claims service is provided active and retired military
personnel and their dependents. No appointments are necessary fur legal
assistance interviews. Legal assistance officers will be made available
on Monday through Friday, to handle personal legal affairs.
Red Cross
LOCATION:
Bldg. 806 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0730-1630 hours Monday-Friday.
The American
Red Cross maintains a field office with a resident field director at
Fort Wolters. After duty hours, on holidays and on weekends, the person
on call for emergencies may be reached by calling the Post Staff Duty
Officer.
The Red Cross
representative is available to offer counseling concerning government
benefits. Community resources, personal and family problems, as well as
assistance with communications and interest-free loans or grants as
indicated. He also coordinates uniformed volunteer activities at Beach
Army hospital, voluntary safety and nursing services, and the blood
program.
Army Community
Service
LOCATION:
Bldg. 806.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 073300-1130 and 1230-1630 Monday-Friday. After duty hours
call the Post Staff Duty Officer.
Army
Community Service is an information, referral and action agency with the
Army-wide motto of “Self Help, Service and Stability”. Army Community
Service has been organized to assist active duty military personnel and
their dependents, and retired personnel, widows of deceased military
personnel, and members of other services when their branch is not
readily available.
Army
Community Service acts as a referral agency to both civilian and
military agencies ACS is also an action agency offering a wide range of
marital, personal, and family counseling services and handling of Army
Emergency Relief, Army Relief Society, and retired affairs.
Army
Community Service maintains brochures of approximately 100 other
installations located in the continental United States and overseas. The
brochures are available to anyone desiring advance information on a
new assignment.
A free
lending service is also maintained to provide assistance to those
individuals who are awaiting arrival of household goods. Such items as
pots and pans, dishes, silverware and baby cribs are readily available
for those who need them.
New arrivals
are encouraged to write to ACS as soon as possible in advance of arrival
in order to receive answers to specific questions.
RELIGIOUS
SERVICES
Six religious
services are conducted at the two chapels every Sunday. The Sunday
schedule is:
Chapel of
the Flags
1100
Protestant Worship
Chapel on the
Hill
0930 Catholic
Mass
1100 Catholic
Mass
1200 Catholic
Mass
Religious
Education
The religious
education program for Catholics and Protestants is held in Chapel of
Flags Annex. Protestant Sunday School begins at 0930 each Sunday.
Catholic Rel. Education is discontinued only for the summer. A
Protestant summer bible school is held during the summer vacation
period. Religious classes for adult instruction are available the year
round. (Contact with the chaplain’s office will provide the answer to
most questions.)
Choirs and chapel
organizations usually found in local parishes are in operation at Fort
Wolters.
Student Activities Building
0830 Catholic Mass
0900 Protestant Worship
Other services are scheduled in non-chapel facilities as
circumstances warrant.
Jewish
Services
Jewish
Personnel attend services at Ahavath Sholom Synagogue in Fort Worth.
Military transportation departs regularly each Friday and High Holy
Days from Fort Wolters to the synagogue. Further information on Jewish
services can be obtained by calling the Center Chaplain’s office.
Local Churches
Churches of
almost every denomination can be found in the nearby towns of
Weatherford and Mineral Wells. The Center Chaplain’s office will be
happy to furnish information on local churches.
Housing
LOCATION:
Bldg. 236.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0730-1630 Monday-Friday.
The Family
Housing Office is prepared to assist personnel in their efforts to
obtain suitable housing for their families.
Family
housing available at Fort Wolters consists of five sets of government
quarters and 490 sets of Wherry Act Housing which are under private
ownership. Assignment to these quarters is controlled by the Family
housing Office. Personnel assigned to the government quarters will be
required to surrender their BAQ. Those assigned to quarters in Wolters
Village will draw their BAQ and be charged the following rentals:
OFFICERS:
1 Bedroom
Duplex $66.95 or $64.85
2 Bedroom
Duplex 85.65 or 75.65
3
Bedroom Duplex
(Co. Grade) 89.35
3
Bedroom Single
(Field Grade) 104.35
1
Bedroom Single 120.85
4
Bedroom Double Duplex 120.85
ENLISTED:
1
Bedroom Duplex $ 64.85
2
Bedroom Duplex 75.65
3
Bedroom Duplex 89.35
4
Bedroom Double Duplex 120.85
Rental
includes carport, water, garbage collection, TV cable service,
refrigerator and range. Furniture may he rented for $20.00 to $25.00 per
month, depending on quality.
To establish
eligibility, an application must be filed with the housing office. The
applicant’s name is then placed on the family housing waiting list. (The
waiting list is in accordance with Priorities established by the USAPHC
Regulation 210-3.)
Permanent
party personnel are placed on the waiting list by seniority in rank on
the day they sign in and apply.
Adequate
modern off post housing is generally in short supply. Older housing and
mobile homes are usually readily available within easy commuting
distance. The Family Housing Office maintains listings of available off
post rentals. These listings are maintained in building 236 during
working hours and in building 228 after hours and non working days.
The Family
Housing Office can save you considerable time and effort in locating
suitable quarters and you do not have to be in uniform or signed in on
post to utilize our services.
Students are
not eligible for housing in Wolters Village.
Officers’ Open Mess
On a rolling
slope above Center Headquarters and Beach Army Hospital is the new
Officers Open Mess. Of white brick construction in the Spanish motif,
the club is designed to accommodate 700 guests in four private party
rooms, ballroom, dining room and bar. The center of attraction in the
new facility is the grand lobby which affords an excellent relaxing
area while waiting for guests and functions. The decorative decor for
the interior is the ultimate in good taste following the Spanish custom.
The kitchen
provides for maximum capacity for luncheon meal service with portable,
all electric cafeteria counters which can also be set up for private
party room buffet service. Evening dining is a delight with gourmet
service a specialty.
Hours of Operation
Dining Room:
Brunch
Sundays and Holidays
Luncheon 1100-1330 Weekdays
Dinner 1700-2100 Tuesdays thru
Thursday
1700-2200 Friday and Saturday
Main Bar:
Tuesday-Thursday 1100-2300
Friday
1100-0100
Saturday
1100-0100
Sunday
1100-2300
Checks Cashed Nightly 0800-Closing
Officer's Wives Club
The Fort
Wolters Officers’ Wives Club maintains an active social schedule
including luncheons, teas, and special activities.
Each year a
variety of individual and group participation activities such as bridge,
bowling. gourmet cooking, and various crafts are offered to the
membership at a September membership tea.
The OWC also
prides itself on being a charitable organization. The big money making
project of the year is a ‘49er party, the proceeds of which go to
charity.
Combined
business and social meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month
at the OOM at a 12 o’clock luncheon.
NCO Club
LOCATION: Bldg. 830 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1600-2300 Monday thru Thursday; 1600-2400 hours Friday;
0900-0100 hours Saturday; 0900-2300 hours Sunday.
The NCO Open
Mess serves the morale and recreational needs of the noncommissioned
officers, specialists and warrant officer candidates of Fort Wolters.
Services offered include dining and snack facilities, cocktail service,
buffet and party arrangements. A 96 foot x 66 foot ballroom, featuring
a stage complete with spots and colored lights on rheostat control, and
three service bars furnish show, dance, seating and service facilities
for all styles of entertainment. A calendar of special activities is
distributed each month.
NCO Club
facilities and their hours:
DINING ROOM:
Monday-Friday, 0830-2130 for food service; 1100-2130 for beer, soft
drinks and snacks, Saturday-Sunday, 0900—2130.
MAIN BAR:
Monday-Thursday, 1600-2300 hours
Friday, 1600-2400 hours
Sunday, 0900-2300 hours
Saturdays, 0900-0100 hours
DANCING:
Friday,
Saturday—Dance to a live combo in the ballroom.
Other Club Activities:
Monday – Nickel Beer – 1700-1800
Tuesday-Happy Hour-1900-2000
Thursday-Happy Hour-1900-2000
Thursday-Pinochle Tourney
Club Card Drawing
One additional Happy Hour to be announced by the
secretary.
NCO Wives Club
The
Noncommissioned Officers’ Wives Club meets the first Tuesday of each
month at the NCO Open Mess.
The
Hospitality Chairman of the organization can furnish further information
concerning membership, dues and special activities.
Boots and
Saddle Club
LOCATION: The
club is located at Heintzelman and Wagner Roads at Fort Wolters.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: Weekdays, 0730-1800 hours during the winter months and
1530-2100 hours during the summer months. Weekend hours are Saturday
0730-1800; Sundays 1300-1800 during the winter months and Saturdays
1300-2100 and Sundays 1300-2100 during the summer months.
The club owns
15 horses that are rented for $l.00 per hour to club members. There are
limited facilities for stabling private mounts at rates established by
the board of governors.
All Fort
Wolters military personnel, DA civilians and Southern Airways employees
are eligible for membership. Dues are $6.00 per month per sponsor.
Western riding lessons and English equitation classes are offered to
both children and adults on weekdays..
The club
address is: The Fort Wolters Boots and Saddle Club, P. 0. Box 544, Fort
Wolters, Texas 76067.
Special
Service Office
LOCATION :
Bldg. 805 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0730-1130, 1230-1630 Monday-Friday.
Special
Services activities are operated primarily for the use and benefit of
all military personnel. Dependents of military personnel, retired
military personnel and their dependents may also use Special Services
facilities. ID cards are required for identification of all personnel
not in uniform. In addition to the facilities listed, seasonal sports
programs and recreational activities are conducted.
Special Services Supply
LOCATION:
Bldg. 906 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0730-1130, 1230-1630 Monday-Friday.
Canoes, flat
bottom boats, shotguns, golf clubs, tennis racquets and archery
equipment are available for check out by individuals seven days a
week. One movie is shown daily commencing at 1900 hours. Two movies are
shown on Fridays and Saturdays at 1800 and 2000 hours. In addition, a
matinee is shown on Sunday at 1400 hours.
All military
personnel and their dependents, retired military personnel and their
dependents are authorized to use this facility. All personnel not in
uniform are required to show proper identification before admission to
the theater will be granted.
Gym No.2
Library
LOCATION:
Main Library—
Bldg. 907 on Hood Road
Branch #
1—Beach Army Hospital
HOURS OF
OPERATION:
Main
Library 1130-2100 hrs. Monday thru Friday
1300-2100
hrs. Sat., Sun., and Holidays.
Branch
#1 (BAH) 1300-1500 hours. Mon., Wed., and Friday.
Main library
facilities include 19,500 clothbound volumes in all classifications
including a special collection for children, 2,500 phonograph records
for circulation and 92 current periodicals including 19 newspapers. The
branch at Beach Army Hospital offers a collection of 2,500 volumes
including fiction and non-fiction. Book cart service is provided for
patients during hours of operation.
Woodworking
Craft Shop
LOCATION:
Bldg. 801 just off Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1300- 2100 hours Sunday thru Thursday; Friday closed;
Saturday 0900- 1700 hours; Holidays 1300- 1700 hours.
Power tools
and hand tools are available for use on projects ranging from small
items to boats. Lumber and plywood, both hard woods and soft woods, is
available for sale to authorized personnel at a nominal cost. A
professional carpenter is available to assist Personnel using this
facility.
Multiple
Crafts Shop
LOCATION:
Bldg. 803 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1300- 2100 hours Sunday thru Thursday; closed Friday; 1300 -
1700 hours Saturday and holidays.
Facilities
and equipment are available for work in ceramics, leather, photography,
lapidary, jewelry, Pottery, fine
arts, mosaic and graphic arts. Periodic classes are given in these
crafts A professional instructor is available to instruct and assist
personnel using this facility.
Automotive
Shop
LOCATION:
Bldg. 822 east of Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1400 - 2200 hours Sunday thru Thursday; closed Friday; 0900-
1700 hours Saturday; 1300- 1700 hours holidays.
Hand tools
and power tools are available for all types of motor repairs.
Arrangements have been made with local merchants for a discount on
automotive parts. The shop director may be contacted for full details.
A professional mechanic is available to assist personnel using this
facility.
Service Club
LOCATION:
Bldg. 905 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1300- 2100 hours Monday through Friday; 1300 - 220() hours
Saturday and 0900 - 2100 hours on Sunday and holidays.
The club is
for enlisted personnel and their dependents. It sponsors dances, talent
shows and variety shows, contests and tournaments, special interest
groups and special parties. Facilities include a record player and
records, tape recorder, musical instruments, color television, pool and
ping-pong tables, reading and writing facilities, small type games and
cards. Coffee is served daily with donuts on Sunday and holidays from
0900 to 2100 hours.
Gymnasiums
LOCATIONS:
GYM 1. Bldg. 731
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0900-2100 hours, Monday-Friday 0900-1800 Saturday; 1300-1900
Sunday and Holidays. Basketball, volleyball, badminton, handball,
gymnastic, boxing, weight lifting, and wrestling equipment, whirl pool,
showers, locker room, handball courts, archery targets, and horseshoe
pits are available at Gym 1. Tennis shoes, gym shorts, and towels are
also available.
GYM #2
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 1300-2000 hours, Monday-Friday; 1300-1800 hours, Saturday,
Sunday, and Holiday.
Softball, Flag Football
and Soccer
There are
four ball fields, two of which are enclosed, one of which is lighted for
night play. Persons interested in playing on a softball team, soccer
team, or flag football team should contact their unit A & R officer. The
soccer field is adjacent to the west side of the Post Parade Field. For
field reservations contact the new gymnasium.
Tennis
A tennis
enclosure is located on the Knight road between Lee Road and Hood Road.
There are four courts in the enclosure and they are lighted for night
use. Three unlighted courts are located adjacent to the new gym. Bldg.
734.
Handball
Two indoor
handball courts are available at the new gym, (Bldg. 734).
Swimming Pool
LOCATION:
Bldg. 30LOCATION: Bldg. 308 on Lee Road.
SWIMMING POOL
– HOURS OF OPERATION 1130-2100 hours Monday-Saturday; 1200-2100 hours
Sunday and Holiday.
A 50-meter
Olympic-type swimming pool is located on Lee Road across from Beach Army
Hospital. The pool is operated from May 1 thru Labor Day weekend.
Qualified
lifeguards are on duty at all times. Swimming classes are conducted
throughout the swimming season for all age groups at no charge. All
pertinent information concerning these classes is published prior to the
opening of the pool in May. Special poolside parties may he scheduled
by units, activities or authorized groups after hours of operation by
calling the Special Services Office.
Picnic Areas
Five picnic
areas, equipped with tables and barbecue grills, are available for use
of all military personnel and their dependents. Units and activities may
reserve a picnic area for large parties by calling Special Services
Office.
Possum Kingdom
Recreation Center
The Possum
Kingdom Recreation Center is located on Possum Kingdom Lake,
approximately 35 miles northwest of Fort Wolters. Facilities include
boats and outboard motors, fishing dock. picnic area, swimming area and
sailboats. Family or bachelor units are available for rent to personnel
desiring to stay overnight. Reservations for units may he made by
calling the Special Services Office from 0730-1630 hours. Park
recreation area is open 0730-2000 hours, 7 days a week. Special
arrangements for any other times must be made in advance.
Skeet Range
The Special
Services skeet range is located next to Bldg. 600 at the junction of
Hood Road and Grant Road. Clay targets are available at a nominal cost
to the participant. Skeet range is open 1300 to dusk, Saturday and
Sunday.
Bowling Alley
LOCATION:
Bldg. 831 just east of Hood Road.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0900 – 2300 hours Monday - Friday; 1000 – 2300 hours Saturday
and on holidays and 1300 – 2300 hours on Sunday.
The
air-conditioned bowling alley has six lanes with automatic pin setters.
Charge for bowling is 30 cents a line. Bowling balls are available and
shoes may be rented for 10 cents. Leagues for both men and women are
conducted throughout the year. Interested persons may obtain information
by calling the bowling alley. Free instruction is provided for
beginners, if desired. Retail sales of bowling balls, bags and shoes is
also available.
Golf
The Holiday
Hills Golf Club, located on Highway 180 adjacent to Fort Wolters, offers
their facilities to military personnel and their dependents. The
eighteen hole course is open the year-around. A family membership is
offered the military at a nominal cost. Golf equipment may he checked
out at the Special Services Supply, Bldg. 906.A driving range is located
on post at the northwest corner of Ross Road and Gorgas Street.
Educational
Facilities Army Education Center and MOS
Library
LOCATION:
Building 813 on Hood Road.
HOURS OF OF
OPERATION: 0730-1430 Monday - Friday.
SERVICES:
College classes conducted by local colleges, tuition assistance for
qualified military personnel, correspondence course material through
USAFI and participating colleges and Universities.
TESTING: High
School GED, college level exam program, end-of-course exam for subjects
offered through USAFI, Army Personnel test and MOS Proficiency test.
Dependents
and civilian personnel may attend college level classes on space
available basis.
Nursery
LOCATION: Bldg. 335 on Lanham Street.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0715-0130 hours Friday; 1000 – 0130 Saturday; 0900 – 1315
Sunday (free nursery for persons attending chapel services) 0715 — 1700
hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Special openings are
announced weekly in the post newspaper. Reservations are necessary at t
all times. Age group for the nursery is 3 months to 10 years of age.
Further
information on the facilities and rates can be obtained from the
nursery.
NURSERY RULES
FOR PARENTS:
1. Age
limits of children utilizing nursery—3 months to 10 years.
2. Reservations required for day and night utilization of nursery.
For daytime functions (coffees, luncheons, teas, etc.) reservations
must be made by each individual whose children will use nurserv
facilities a day in advance.
3. No children will be
accepted at nursery after 9 p.m.
4. All
reservations made which are not kept or canceled within two (2) hours of
stated time will be charged for the rate of two (2) hours care.
5. Children brought in must be clean and adequately dressed.
6.
If children have any contagious disease. parents must present a doctor’s
clearance before a child will be accepted for nursery care.
7.
Lunch is served daily except on Sunday. The lunch fee is 40 cents; if
the child is not capable of feeding himself adequately or has to be
spoon fed, 60 cents will be charged.
8. All
clothing, diaper bags, bottles, lunches or lunch boxes. etc. must be
specifically labeled in order to identify ownership.
9. Nursery
attendants will have control and disciplinary authority over children in
the nursery and will maintain such control and discipline without using
corporal Punishment. Children who become behavior problems will he
reported to parents and will be rejected if behavior does not improve.
HOURS OF
OPERATION: 0715- 1700 Monday and Tuesday; 0715 - 1700, 1900 - 2300
Wednesday; 0715- 1700 Thursday; 0715 - 0130 Friday; 1000 – 0130
Saturday. For Protestant Services: 0900 – 1215. For Catholic Services:
0900 – 1315.
RATES: $.50
per hour – 1 child; $.60 per hour – 2 children; $.65 per hour – 3 or
more children; $.50 to spoonfeed babies.
Elementary and
High Schools
School-age
children in Wolters Village attend elementary, junior, and senior high
schools in Mineral Wells. School busses from Mineral Wells pick up the
children at six designated bus stops in the Village. Further information
can be obtained from the Post Education Center, Bldg. 813.
Kindergarten
LOCATION:
Bldg. 367 | 
