Tuskegee Military Ground, March 23, 1942.
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Caption from LIFE. Cadets in primary training are hazed by older hands who have completed their solo flights. As at West Point and Annapolis, green cadets at Tuskegee base must execute orders snappily, do small chores and answer fantastic questions politely and precisely.
ID: A group of people in uniform in front of a plane. One line of people marches dramatically with their arms extended while people on either side watch.
This file appears in: Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
"I just about knew it was gonna happen. I was the right age. I was about…18, 19 at that time, and…I felt I was gonna go. I did learn, however, that if you volunteer, sometime you can pick the service that you want, and when I got to…