The class of 5/72 Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Thủ Đức Academy (SQTB, Reserved Officers Academy at Thủ Đức) was quite distinctive: our uniform included pink scarf and pink nameplate (in a feminine color); also collectively we had been students of all fields of study at universities prior to being drafted amidst the escalating war. In addition, the class of 5/72 SQTB had participated in two national political warfare campaigns as part of the training, at the end of ’72 and again early ’73, immediately following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
