Show Trainees Trainees' Morals G J J Stresses Integration f Of Youthful Personalities Pel By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Co Commentator In this the third o oj oa a series on 01 universal military training f further differences between this Ibis system am and previous training methods me ar are diseased discussed V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aside Aside from the loss of his freedom which I discussed in a previous column the young men called upon for military training object to having their schooling interrupted or orthe orthe the securing of a job postponed The national security training act would answer those objections aThe The trainee gets educational and vocational advantages this way a a- a under which in many cases he would not otherwise have and b H He literally e earns while he h-e learns Let me quote from the November issue of the Army Information Digest Digest Digest Di Di- gest Each trainee during the first phase and if he elects to take a second sec sec- see see- months M ond and six may receive 0 would a t 1 30 30 cash allowance allow allow- r m ance ante monthly If i 4 he is the chief family Tamil Y support he would qualify i for a dependency allowance which a would be p paid aid wholly by the government This allowance would be 50 a month t for one dependent depend depend- ent and 65 a month for two or Baukhage more dependents During initial training the trainee would be entitled to benefits of the soldiers' soldiers and sailors' sailors civil relief act of 1940 and to the death and disability disability dis dis- dis ability benefits furnished civilian employees employee of the government As to the educational factor the report of the sub committee on education education education edu edu- cation a division of the civilian civilian civilian civil civil- ian advisory committee which visits visits visits vis vis- vis- vis its the Fort Knox experimental unit regularly set forth the principle that should be so flexible that thata a man could return to school or to toh h hrs s civilian occupation without a loss of considerable time and therefore therefore therefore there there- fore it is more advantageous to maintain the six-month six period of initial training with a minimum of education than to prolong this period period period pe pe- of training and permit inclusion inclusion inclusion sion of a comprehensive educational program To ensure that the trainee does not lose sight of his life objective objective objective tive a well-planned well counselling program is recommended It would be conducted by an educational educational educational edu edu- staff including a trained psychologist The six-month six training period where the accent is on the military is by no means ALL military Bayonet Bayonet Bayonet Bay Bay- onet practice and dirty fighting have been eliminated and out of the entire six months only hours are devoted to actual training the rest to processing and orientation There is a week once lecture on citizenship and morality and general general general gen gen- eral information is included in the regular troop information period In 9 dr l y bY t f t Apprentice training in plastics and other vocations are some of the extra duty activities offered by UI IT experimental unit at Fort Knox the experimental unit at Fort Knox says the Army Information Digest It is not uncommon for the officer of the day while inspecting a rifle at daily guard mount to ask the trainee Who is the secretary of war or Who Vho heads our diplomatic mission to Moscow t Th nl I LOh b f t e re a i a weep trainer and trainee according to the Digest is not that of sergeant sergeant sergeant ser ser- geant and recruit but rather of Instructor and pupil Nearly 50 per cent of the men at Fort Knox participate in the off- off duty educational program and some have completed gr graduation from high school by this route According to the Digest report made in in June the barracks smell of profanity and obscenity does not exist Without in any way sacrificing sacrificing sacrificing sac sac- virility the Digest claims that a new way of looking at things has been created Sex has its place in instruction The trainee gets a healthy understanding of the normal normal normal nor nor- mal place of sex in raising a family family family fam fam- ily is taught that the only sure way to avoid venereal disease is contin contin- ence Plenty of entertainment is provided at Fort For Knox including including including ing a canteen where soft drinks and snacks are available but no alcoholic beverages are arc sold I So much for the first six months After that period there are a number number number num num- I ber of options which the trainee ca can exercise He can remain for an additional additional additional addi addi- six months' months training in the national security training corps he can enlist in the armed services the national guard or the enlisted reserve corps with assignment to an organized unit he can enter one one of the service academies take specialist special special- 1 or technical work at an approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved college or exercise other alternatives For those who cannot accept any of the named above-named options there is enlistment in the enlisted reserve corps for six years with active duty requirements of not more than 30 days a year The first experimental unit at Fort Knox has just about completed the second cycle of its training the first cycle having ended in July J Y ter fit I W a IT program centers on a selective se- se selective selective se se- schedule of instructive military training Since last January a civilian advisory advisory advisory ad ad- committee of 34 men and women has served continuously visiting visiting visiting vis vis- vis- vis the unit individually and in groups They have observed the trainees at work at play on leave in and around Louisville This committee by the way represents a fair section cross-section of the parents educators educator religious ous leaders newspapermen and public officials whose interest either personal professional or patriotic makes universal training important to them This committee says that as a are result result re re- sult suIt of this year of training the boys have by definite spiritual and moral training self-expression self through individual hobbies training for lor leadership and respect for authority authority authority au au- au- au and the rights of others as aswell aswell aswell well as gaining gaming military skills which are taught under discipline not regimentation As one man from Louisville put it to me Its an entirely different thing from ordinary GI experiences The boys themselves are the best wit wit- nesses According to the Century fund cotton supplies more than three-fourths three of all fiber consumption in the United States Slates Now I know what they put into my breakfast food The housing problem seems highly high high- ly explosive Frank Creedon who recently resigned as housing expediter expediter expediter ex ex- ex- ex to join an atomic energy project probably finds splitting atoms safer They have a national letter writing writing writing writ writ- ing week I understand Letter writing writing writing writ writ- i ing makes me weak any week |