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P'AGE l., WL DNESDAN AUGUST 5.1981,. WIIITBY FREE PRESS Local students finil worlk inthe Ontarlo Regiment OSHAWA - Whi.' female soldiers in tlic rnilitia are empioyed.; less hazardous trades, circumstances could corne up where they have to defend them- seives. So durlng their basic training they shoot weapons and throw hand grenades rîght along with the men. And six femaies together with 41 maies who signed on as troopers with the On- tario Regiment under the Summer Youth Em- ployment Program (SYEP) are now atten- ding CFB Borden, fur- thering their training. They learned the basics of soldiering at the Col. R.S. McLaughlin Armory during two weeks of marching, class lec- tures, and rifle drill, ini- cluding how to -strip down the standard NATO-issue semi- automatic rifle, then put it back together. As Sgt. David Ostryz- niuk, second in com- mand for SYEP said, "Maie or female, they are ail treated alike - they ail take the same training. They will sleep in tents most of the time but sometimes they wii sleep under the stars beneath their pon- chos." Course commander Lt. Ken Stewart said "The ultimate goal is to train these people as armored crewmen." (The ladies, of course, eventually bi-anch off into less hazardous trades such as being cooks or administrative clerks.) Most of these militia volunteers are 17, 18 or 19, but sorne are older. Most are students whlie Most are students whle a few are in the main- stream of 111e. "There is a lot of pride in these people, " Stewart said. "We star- ted with 47 people and we stiil have 47 people. There is a lot of drive and motivation with these people - there 18 a real positive attitude here." Ostryzmiuk said, "You must realize that the Ontario Regiment in the past has won the Wor- thington Trophy more times than any armored regiment in Canada. And we have been run- ners-up the past two years. These new recruits have captured that spirit. " (The competition to be the top milîtia ar- mored reginient' in Canada draws its name from Brig.-Gen. F. Wor- thington, the father of the Canadian Armored Corps, who brought ELE TOHOME- Atwood C5"-41i ETHM 20"1(48 cmn) Color Portable TV " In-Line Black Matrix N.G. B. Stripe Picture Tube " iiiuminated Chanriel Indicatar " Auto White Level " Electronic Eye *DetailiContrai 70 ODetent UHF Tuning * Earphane & Tape Jacks * 5" Silver Dame Speaker * 75 Ohm Shilded Cable Cannectian *Hidden Secondary Contrais e Cabinet: Wainut Vinyl an Wood DUNBARTON'S ra Our own extended ~6 3465 warranty covers your picture tube for the lite Four Whitby residents and one Ajax citizen who have joined the Ontario Regiment under the Summer Youth Employment Program learn how to prove the standard NATO-issue semi-automnatic rifle is empty under the guidance of Master Cpi. Tim Herbacko, top right, of Oshawa. Lef t rear is Trooper Charlie Connor, 17, of 100 White Oaks Court, Whitby, beside him is Tpr. Thomas Watt, 19, of 5 Easton Court, Ajax. Front, left to right are Tpr. Chris Plummer, 19, of 8 Avon Court, Whitby, Tpr. Michael Sutherland, 18, of R.R. 1 Whitby, and Tpr. Kenneth Stevenson, 19, of 910 Walton Blvd., Whitby. Except for MCpI Herbacko, ail these militia soldiers attend local high schools, while Tpr. Watt goes to Humber College. _ Canadian Forces Photo tanks ta Canada which Col. R.S. McLaughlin, president of General Motors in Canada, had helped procure from the U.S. government in 1939-40.) Ontàrio Regiment commanding officer Lt.-' Col. Leo Morin said SYEP has been an ongoing program for 24 years. He cited three of- ficers who started out as SYEP recruits many years ago. They are Maj. Donald Halikowski, an Oshawa iawyer, Capt. Dan Mat- thews, a Durham regional police sergeant, and Capt. Zvonko Trubela, of St. Marys Cernent -- they ail once were troopers. "Even cooks have to learn how ta fight," Morin said. "That is why they learn field- craft at Camp Borden before they take their tradle qualification course there. Everyone learns how to be an in- fantryman before bran- ching off into various supportive trades. " Those who will become armored infan- trymen learn to drive CONT'D ON PG. 13 I. .. I ~s*a a. - A handy new book by Sidney Ledson, author of the best-seiling book, 'Teach Vour Child to Read in 60 Days'. Hiere's a book no stenlographer should be without; virtually a ufiversity course in granimar but presented in a lively way no university can match. PRINTING & OFFICE SUPPLY 218 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax 638-1968