▁were ▁commission ed ▁as ▁SP AR S ▁officers . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁US CG ▁determined ▁that ▁this ▁complement ▁was ▁sufficient ▁for ▁its ▁needs ▁and ▁dis cont in ued ▁the ▁program . ▁However , ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁officers ▁who ▁had ▁gone ▁over se as , ▁and ▁those ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁SP AR S , ▁the ▁officer ▁candidate ▁school ▁was ▁later ▁re open ed ▁for ▁one ▁last ▁class . ▁The ▁candidates ▁were ▁all ▁former ▁en list ed ▁personnel , ▁who ▁received ▁their ▁ind o ctr ination ▁at ▁the ▁US CG ▁training ▁station , ▁Manh attan ▁Beach , ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁US CG ▁st riv ed ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁officer ▁candidates ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁some ▁civil ian ▁training ▁or ▁work ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁without ▁further ▁training . ▁As ▁result , ▁only ▁about ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁received ▁any ▁special ized ▁training . ▁However , ▁the ▁special ized ▁training ▁programs ▁produced ▁ 2 0 3 ▁communic ations ▁officers , ▁and ▁ 1 0 6 ▁pay ▁and ▁supply ▁officers , ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁dis continu ance ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁En list ed ▁training ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁en list ed ▁personnel ▁received ▁their ▁ind o ctr ination ▁training ▁on ▁college ▁camp uses ▁operated ▁for ▁such ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁SP AR S ▁received ▁their ▁rec ruit ▁training ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁A & M ▁University