Washington High School Cadets - Adjutant Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Camp Life at at Citizenls Training Camp By Captain George Cawtbome, H. S. C EADY TO leave civilian life for thirty days, many boys who have reached the age of seven- teen are preparing to go to the Citizen's Mili- tary Training Camps all over the United States. One of the most interesting camps is Fort Eustis, located in a very favorable spot in Vir- ginia, with the famous James River on one side and the York River on the other. York- town, Jamestown, Williamsburg with the Wil- liam and Mary College, and Newport News are very close by. The very thought of being near these historic places prompts one to go to camp in this vicinity. Nearly fourteen hundred youths from the states of Virginia, Maryland. Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia go to this camp annually and receive the benefits which it offers. On the morning of July sixth, swarms of young men of all walks of life enter the gates of Fort Eustis, some by trains, some by bus and some in their own private automobiles to enjoy the wholesome work, the pleasure, and the friendship which they will derive from the thirty days of training. The camp officials are prepared to receive them. Hundreds of men of the regular Army are prepared to assist the ofhcials in going through the necessary routine in entering these youths to the camp and to place them in their proper places in the companies. It is surprising to the youths how quickly they are entered, assigned, assimilated and set to work. The daily, routine includes reveille at 5.45: breakfast at 6.30: inspection, 7.00: drill, 7.305 recall, 11.303 dinner at 12.003 recreational ac- tivities, 1.00g supper, 5.003 parade, 5.305 re- treat, 6.00: lights out, 9.00: and taps, 10.00. At ten o'clock a check is made by the officer in charge of quarters to make sure that every man is in his bed asleep-. The time between reveille and breakfast is utilized in preparing bunks and personal articles, issuing equipment, and pre- paring squad rooms for the inspection by the officers. Two candidate sergeants have charge of each squad room and are responsible for the appearance and the action of the men under them and are responsible also for the squad- l12l rooms at all times. Drill time is utilized first in the teaching of subordination and discipline. Then infantry drill without the rifle is taken up. Every boy who puts his heart and mind into this work is benefited and learns very quickly. Those who have a hard time under- standing the infantry drill have special practice until they understand thoroughly. Then rifle drill is taken up. Opportunities are very great for those who especially like rifle drill, since a medal is given to the best drilled private with the riiie at the end of the thirty days. This infantry drill is very beneficial to all the candi- dates because it makes them act quickly and exactly. Football, baseball, tennis, golf, track and swimming are taken up during the recrea- tional activities period. The camp has a fme swimming pool in which everyone has an op- portunity to swim each day. The afternoons of the last week of camp are given over to con- tests in athletics. The contests are very inter- esting and show which company is the most outstanding in athletics. After retreat each day the youths have the opportunity to write lettersof their experiences to their folks at home, or to go to the moving pictures which are located in the camp grounds, or they may read in the Post Library, fully equipped with interesting books. Lights are out at nine o'clock and most of the boys are in their rooms telling each other of their ex- periences at homeg but when ten o'clock comes. and taps are sounded all is so still in the camp that the notes ring clear in the ears of every- one in the camp and they go to sleep to dream of home and friends. Then quickly taps soothes them to sleep and just as quickly reveille awakes them the next morning. At camp everything is done in a systematic manner. It is hard for the new men to get accustomed to this: but when they do, they find themselves at home in the same systematic way they did in camp. This alone is worth the four weeks in camp. Add to this training. the gain in health, vigor and citizenship to prove the worth of the C. M. T. C.

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