ˈæftɚ bˈeɪsɪk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, pˈoʊp ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈɑːfɪsɚ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt skˈuːl ænd, ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd ɐ sˈɛkənd luːtˈɛnənt ɪnðə mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ ɹɪzˈɜːv.
After basic training, Pope attended Officer Candidate School and, on November 1, 1941, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve.