▁as ▁a ▁gentleman ' s ▁club . ▁" Un like ▁the ▁Army ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁' no ▁war ▁college , ▁no ▁general ' s ▁stars ,' ▁the ▁n avy ▁would ▁only ▁send ▁officers ▁it ▁could ▁spare ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁[ The ▁college ] ▁didn ' t ▁ask ▁for ▁or ▁require ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁commit ment ," ▁he ▁said . ▁The ▁course ▁did ▁require ▁him ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁professional ▁papers , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁air ▁defense ▁and ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁college ' s ▁president , ▁V AD M ▁John ▁T . ▁" Ch ick " ▁Hay ward . ▁Writing ▁his ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁Y al ta ▁Conference , ▁H ank ▁would ▁finish ▁the ▁program ▁as ▁a ▁distinguished ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁New port , ▁H ank ▁decided ▁to ▁bro aden ▁his ▁hor iz ons ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁questions ▁of ▁politico - mil it ary ▁affairs . ▁Con current ly , ▁he ▁took ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ' s ▁extension ▁course ▁for ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁international ▁affairs . ▁The ▁commit ment ▁was ▁inten se ▁and ▁required ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁night s ▁and ▁week ends . ▁Also ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁university ' s ▁extension ▁program ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁students , ▁mostly ▁av i ators , ▁who ▁had ▁returned ▁from ▁Vietnam ▁combat . ▁" I ▁could ▁see ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁way ▁these ▁newly ▁blo oded ▁contempor aries ▁of ▁mine ▁approached ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁combat ▁veter ans ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II