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Show Thirty Days Training To Begin July 2 Plans are now being formulated for the thirty day training of more than 2D0 young men from 17 to 29 years of age at the Citizens' Military Mili-tary Training Camp to be conducted con-ducted at Fort Douglas, Utah irom July 2nd to July 31st. This year will mark the nineteenth anniversary of Citizens' Military training Camps. The idea of Citizens' Military Tra.nng Camps originated in 1913 when Major General Leonard Wood, then Chief of Staff of the Army established training camps at Gettysburg, Pa., and the Pre-s.dio Pre-s.dio of Monterey, California. The first students were university men and presidents of some of our leading universities worked n close cooperation with General Gener-al Wood in this movement. In 1940, President Woodrow Wilson signed and approved the bill which established the Citizens' Citi-zens' Military Training Camps. The training camps plan was incorporated, in-corporated, by congress, as one of the important features of the National Defense Act. The first camps were held during 1921. C. M. T. Camps have been a success from the beginning and have proved the good judgement of their founders. Sufficient funds are appropriated each year to defray de-fray the cost of all applicants desiring de-siring to attend these camps. This year iunas nave Deen provided to train over 200 youths at the Fort Douglas camp. These youngsters will be representatives from every countyof Utah, Eastern Nevada, Southern Idaho and Southwestern Wyoming. v This years Camp is to be better and more interesting than ever before, officials say, due to the many changes being effected in methods of instruction and train-ng. train-ng. The modern streamlining of the Army will be basis of all training from the standpoint of military strategy. Marksmanship will be especially stressed in the course of instruction this year. The purpose of the C. M. T. C. :s to develop a closer national and social unity by bringipg together to-gether young men of all, types ooth native and foreign born; to teach the privileges, duties and responsibilities of American citizenship, to stimulate the interest in-terest of the youth of this country coun-try in the importance of military training as a benefit to the in-diidual in-diidual taking the training and as a vital asset in the problem of national defense. C. M. T. Camps, under the capable direction of experienced officers and noncommissioned non-commissioned officers will develop de-velop the young men of the country physically, mentally and morally. An enthusiastic young man who desires to attend should be encouraged by his parents. He will be well cared for. He will .earn the meaning of discipline and good citizenship. He will develop de-velop aiermess and self-reliance. After a month's training he will return home a healthier and stronger individual. He will develop de-velop the correct physical posture. pos-ture. His perspective will be uroadened by travel and associations. associa-tions. These citizen soldier camps have as their objective the purpose pur-pose of better qualifing young men for effective service as American citizens during time of peace or National emergency. After attendance at four summer camps a young man should have the basic qualifications of a second lieutenant and the entire course will therefore be conducted conduct-ed with this in view. The democratic demo-cratic principles upon which the American Army is founded en-aDies en-aDies any plain Mr. John citizen 10 be selected as a commissioned officer without regard to his family or social background. Recreation consisting of athletic events, outings, swimming and other leisure time activities with all the trimmings are being planned. plan-ned. Food by the truck load will be consumed by the student soldiers Great care will be taken in the selection; preparation and serv-mg serv-mg of camp meals. Good food and milk will be plentiful and served serv-ed at regular hours. Any healthy, normal American citizen of good moral character, oetween 17 and 29 years of age who is able to speak, read and write English, and whose application applica-tion is endorsed by a reputable citizen of his community, may attend. The age limit for men who have had no previous mih- ary training are 17 to 24. No obligation for future service in any component of the army of the United States attaches in any way to the attendance of these camps. For information on applications applica-tions write or call on your State or County representative of the Military Training Camp association associa-tion or C. M. T. C. Officer, Fort Douglas, Utah. Transportation of trainees from ;heir homes to camp and return will be furnished by the Government. |
