| Show aluinc ae jol elm r S AIM fal n chow a 1 an inize ii ize U fit nil 1 au y 6 m Rs 2 U 4 I 1 it alt e ll 11 T 4 outdoor wan va IM nr aar apr 4 4 A T 3 p k PC P C adif for dut dy by timo ti mo SCOTT WATSON NOB NCE more uncle sam has hag issued an invitation to ills his sons sona to attend ono one ot of the great brent health and citizenship clinics which lie ho has hag established in various parts parta of the country now it flint word clinic has ban a so e lint forbidding sound to those who should be most interested in llila ill i announcement let it be put 4 tills this way un uncle c ae sam 1 la a going to play summertime santa claus clau to young america again and Is inviting young americans to enjoy a month gf cf CAMP life in the aront great outdoors us as ills his special guests lie will pay nil all the necessary expenses cp enaes wholesome food uniforms army cote cota and blankets athletic equipment laundry service and medical attention everything that la Is normally used in camp life will lie be furnished free before lie he leaves leaven home the boy will bo be glen given a railroad ticket to the camp and his ments meals en route will be paid for the same caine will bo be done when lie he returns front from tho the camp to his bin home boine all of which la Is by way of saying flint for tile tho tenth year these thesa popular free ilan centers centera known na as the citizens military training camps are being thrown open to tile the young ninno hood of f these united states during june zu baly I 1 y and august some young oung americans between the ages age of seventeen and twenty tour four years will have hare there without cost a month of athletic mill tary citizenship and leadership training under selected army off officers leers and specialists from civil life who are commissioned in the army reserve although they are called military training camps campa the making of soldiers old lera Is by no menns means the purpose nor even the chief aim of the training no obligation for future military service of any kind Is s incurred by those theme who go to camps the th only requirement Is that they agree io to stay tile full SO days of camp find and obey tile the simple rules of good conduct which prevail there while military training ts Is a part of the routine of the camps their main purpose na an uncle sana sam sees it it la Is to develop the manhood of tho the nation by bringing together young men of 11 iab and nd different types from all sections of the country on en a common basis bala of it equality and under tile the mot most favorable conditions of outdoor life to teach them the tha privileges duties and responsibilities bili ties of american citizenship to stimulate I 1 the he interest of the youth of trite this country in the lin im hortance tance of military raining as aa a benefit to tl the IS nation mation and the individual taking such training 19 to inculcate self discipline and obedience find to develop these youngsters young stera physically mentally and morally orally rr for that reason former coolidge once called tho the C sl 9 TV T 1 0 I schools in citizenship and with their emphasis upon MR making k these young men better fitted both physically and mentally for ifor their duties na as cl daens t the ile aptness of the henith health find and citizenship clinics 1 character Is apparent the C M T 0 idea goes back to 1013 1913 when the first college training camps for officers were organized by br gen leonard wood associated 7 with their his history fory too Is tile tho nanie name of that hat exponent of vigorous outdoor life and robust americanism ican ism lam theodore although leonard wood will always be rl remembered re ns the father of the 0 it M ir 0 it was the powerful influence of the ex president which aided in the inauguration of the now famous Platt iburg training camp in 1015 the value of tile the tra training given in this camp was waa strikingly demonstrated when the united states was drawn into the world war and hundreds off officers leers tho the product of the Plat plattenburg Platte burx camp were immediately available ablo for the tha services which wore wece so badly needed Us aitho tj cef insult of the lessons learned during ho he world wai war the citie citizens enal calipa B as they pow oy 03 rajet being in 1820 1920 the he u 4 41 V A 1 P 4 j az life instruct on H K st i f ff president hoover commends the t C ma M T C to fathers and aloth mothers ers THE WHITE HOUSE 3 wahington april IB 19 1030 1930 4 mr as a s F r james national Ex executive awl secretary y military training camp A aan e 6 north avenue 3 chicago III i my dr dar mr jt jamen 4 the th citizens military training Trl camps have tul ful 4 filled through ten la ys y s the th for which they wr thy he eliav p pd d thiv th thmia iv an n important means toward physical and moral health in the th I 1 4 alla alar in the th mitlon it th cf 4 ys y S mon to dat a arnth nth to this training program lor for better citizenship it Is proof of cj jl d wll in the th generation on which will presently prent ly devolve the th maintenance of our social and nd political I 1 institution I 1 command the t Cit inns camps camp to ali father and wot motha a and ud to yount youn mn men of suitable ultan ul tab ar in ur the hopf hope I 1 nd bue belief that he the th camps camp will 11 show thmia as guj lim la the th future as i they hv have been I 1 in the th pest enly you youn HERBERT EnBERT fl HOOVER 1100 VER 44 4 itt 4 4 0 notional national defense defene e net act was by congress and in fit that t same baroo yar y ar the military training camps camp a asso association elation of america nn an organization made up of men who had theril selves enrolled in prewar camps in the four our years from 1013 1913 to join appealed to tile the war department for the establishment of camps tor or tile tha imeary voluntary Im tary training of 0 young sonne men authorized under the national defense net act the secretary of war var the late inte john W weeks tip approved proved the request and an appropriate gitein was included in the budget for the next fiscal year when the pro proposal postil was ns presented to congress by tile the mill military tary committees it was heartily supported by b james W wadsworth chairman of the senate committee nna and by the abe late julius nalin kulin chair ninn of the house committee both of whom remained ardent friends of the camps hiring during succeeding years the first appropriation was sufficient suni clent for the training of young loung men at ten different centers te ere throughout the lie country the minimum age ot of admission was as blied flied at sixteen years icara anil and plans were made for or a series of three courses the lied ilca the white and ulue line giving one months training la in successive years later the minimum age was placed at seventeen and a preliminary course the basic was added congress made the graduates of tho the last the blue course eligible for examination leading to a commission in the 0 organized i reserves res erTes instruction at the camps camp Is divided into tow up exercises courses the basic red lied white and blue corresponding sp to tile the four summers which a bandt date may attend in tile alie first or basic course youths with no prior training are guided through elementary drills and given the maximum of all round development exercises As the courses nd vance opportunity Is afforded for more technical instruction though participation in athletics and hikes Is required at all times accor according ing to an announcement in it a recent issue of tile the united states army recruiting news the young americans who will attend tile tha health and citizenship clinics clinical this year are distributed tri buted is as follows ut estimated s imater locations attendance dates first corps area vt ft mckinley maine tuly july 5 aug aue 8 3 camp devens mass July sug baug B aug I 1 ft adams R 1 I july 6 aug 3 ft ethan allen alien vt 4 july gaug G 6 aug aue 3 sec second d corps area camp dix N J july 16 15 aug IS ft bianc hancock ck N J Aug Au 1 aug so 30 ft monmouth N 11 X july 2 july 31 ft niagara N Y july 2 july at 31 madison aks dk N Y aug I 1 auff 30 Platta burgr aks N Y 2300 july 2 july 31 san juan porto rico nico I 1 I 1 BOO june 20 july to 19 note nota tra trainee ineas from second corps corp are ara to be b trained at ft eglian allon allen vt in first corps A area so ca valry trainees from om simrid corps co arta to be trained d tt at pt ft myer va in lt third corp area are tard corps area ft goorge 0 meado meade ald aid july 2 july 31 vt ft howard md aid i july 2 july 31 ft hoyle md aid i july 2 july 31 vt ft washington md july 2 july 31 ft FL Eustis va 1860 1850 July 2 july 31 ft monroe llon roB va jilly July 2 july 31 ft myer blyer V va July 2 july 31 fourth corps area ft mcclellan dellan Mc ala AIM 4 t juno June 13 july 12 ft Darra fla fin june 13 ju july ly 11 12 ft FL oglethorpe Oele thorpe oa ga June 13 july 12 vt ft screven Se reven qa ga i june 13 july 12 camp beauregard Beau la june jue 18 july 12 ft bragg N C i juno June 13 july 12 ft moultrie Moul irle a 8 C j june jun 13 july 12 fifth corps corpa area ft t ilena harrison ind 1800 1500 june 20 july 19 1 C camp mp khoa ky 1600 1500 july 2 july 31 ft thomas thomaa ky 1000 1000 july 2 july 31 sixth corps area ft sheddan Sh edlan ill III 2000 july 31 aug auff 29 2 ft brady midi i july isaugro ISAu gr 1 16 camp custer alch July 18 auar to 1 Jef jefferson terson aks mo 1100 july T 7 aug 8 5 camp mccoy als July 31 auff 29 1 note basic and t r aln fr ron sixth corps corp A area r es to b be trained at vt FL lilno in seventh a anth Cor torp pArm area I 1 seventh corps area ft des dea moines iowa aug auff I ft leavenworth kan ISOO 1900 aug I amgao vt ft bristling manni 1200 autt aug laug l I aug 30 vt ft crook neb Aug I 1 ft lincoln ti D june 16 july is 15 note not basic bade and infantry train from seventh corpa corp area to be b trained at jefferson barracks barrack mo in sixth corp ares area I 1 eighth corps area camps camp S D little carls art july 24 auk 23 ft logan I colo 0 OO Juna June 18 july IT ft sill 1000 july 7 baur abir 6 5 ft bile texas loo juno juna lo 10 july 9 camp nulela tex telba 1200 june 12 july it 11 ft francis 13 warren wyo sujune SO June 23 july 22 NIP ninth th corps area del monte calif July bauar S B aug auar a 1 ft macarthur gwilt July 2 july 31 vt ft W scott calchi june 21 july go 20 pres pr qt of monterey calif 50 July baug B 5 aug a 3 vt ft Allax otila mont June 16 july IS ft douglas utah ISO july 5 auy aug 1 3 ft fit goo geo wright wash too june 21 july 10 20 ft lewis wash june Juna 14 khuly joiy is 11 vancouver blis wash june julle 20 july is 19 note 40 0 beala and FIM field Ary artillery tiery aw fr from ninth corp arek A r ea t to a be b train trained d at ft francl B urr wyom wat la in cor ana i |
