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

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THE SIXTH REGIMENT WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL By LT. COL. JACK BENNETT, H. S. C. FTER I had joined the Cadet Corps with preconceived notions of its value, I heard many doubting voices: What good are they? Why join the Cadets? Everything the Cadets teach can be learned in camp in one weekf, You can get twice as much exercise in the gymf' I can think of much better ways of spending my money than on uniformsf, Such statements as these disturbed my con- fidence. These discordant notes caused me to resolve to attempt an impartial examina- tion of the Cadet Corps, to assay the worth of its training to myself and my nation. I desired to weigh the advantages and disadvantages in order to satisfy myself of the benefit of Cadet training. Some of these statements were obviously true, yet I could not believe that they presented a complete picture of the organization. I sought other angles from which to approach the Corps. I found many. Certainly, the actual military knowledge gained in the Cadets could be driven into one in a week of intensive Army camp trainingg but, after all, our nation needs more than automatons armed with a definite quota of facts. It needs men trained in cooperation and discipline, men with experience and ability in leadership. I willingly admitted that far more strenuous exercise could be got in the gymnasium. However, I realized that the result of cadet physical training is an erect, inspiring, healthy bearing. The complaint of the cost of the uniform was a natural one, but here certainly not a valid one. The cost of a Cadet uniform after deducting the second-hand sale price, is small, and surely the cost is insignificant for a suit that is worn twice-weekly during the entire school year. My inquiry convinced me that even if these objections could be sustained, they would be preponderantly outweighed by the advantages of Cadet work. I found that the Corps acts as a deep incentive to scholastic achievement through its basis for advancement-sixty per cent school grades and forty per cent military grades. The cadet is thus set a goal far more tangible than the satisfaction and honor of mental advancement. Ambitious of distinction in the military, he must inevitably exert himself in his required studies. I saw further a much to be desired result accruing from one of the strict Cadet requirements: neatness. Unconsciously, or consciously and inten- tionally, its effect is extended into the Cadetis civilian life. Its imprint remains with him long after he has laid aside uniform, and certainly cleanliness of person and fresh- ness of apparel have ever been rewarding personal attributes. Moreover, through my searching analysis of the organization I realized that the Cadet Corps teaches, through experience, these maxims: that success is the reward of hard labor, that in coopera- tion lies strength, and that lost time cannot be retrieved. As I advanced in the Corps another and most important profit became apparent to me. It became obvious that Cadet work affords the opportunity for training in leadership, that quality so vital in the achievement of almost any success. This training discloses any weaknesses of character and provides the instrument for their removal. It imbues the student with a self-confidence that will lead and encourage him to a greater stature. The completion of my analysis finds me, as in the beginning, with a belief in the value of Cadet training, but my opinion is now founded on my own experience and my own investigation. Now I am grateful for my decision to join the Cadet Corpsg and I am poignantly conscious of its abundant contribution to the framework around which my lifels career will be built. Thirty-one

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