Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Like many other cadet , Harlan finds the extended order drill more interesting. Thii drill consist of combat methods. He is taught to make use of cover, to advance and to fire. No actual firing is done during this drill, however, for all the ammunition used is dummy materia;. Initiative and leadership are required in this work. Situations arising in the problems furnished by the War Department call for quick think- ing and immediate action. H.r. our typical c.det find. c.Und.d o-d.r drill inWKng .nd JruWiv.. TW C-i.- ' ;.■ »»a ...11 ajlalaaa »aa Cap«ala Ww.»r,- Wylla. U. S. Amy. Ha paHlclpa tfia ••- i w« caplurad -.. c.t. aporta i ai fcaving l in a pmon camp TW cadal abog to ,«a»rt iha cartridoja la hia tllla la Major MVKor Mvian. U. k I Ma kaa participatoa) k awoVabla aahoa .« a So« ti faeifia.

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■ ' Cad Harlan raporh lo rhe Profauor of Military Science and Tactics for drill duty. 1 - J — • » r(»-nraf«rl Uh tka . ' .t V . iu hamlitti in wci urtUfl ' vn Trip to nwranifi in DRILL a a very formal affair. If is on the drill field that Harlan loarnt much of courtesy, discipline and alertness. He, with his entire battalion, is thoroughly schooled in good citizenship, taught the proper respect for superiors and trained in leadership. Learning to drill a squad is the first training in leadership. Throughout the year squad drill and competition is a pert of the regular military routine. The squad is the smallest military unit and con- sists of ninB men. one of whom is a corporal and another a first class private. All instruction is con- ducted by cadets under the personal supervision of members of the military faculty. Although military work taltes but one hour each day, the training is intensive and much more thorough than that found in larger units. Personal attention is given the Individual cadet on the military field as well as in the classroom, and each cadet has an equal chance to advance to import- ant positions in Wentworth ' s military realm. In the army, the navy and the marine corps Wentworth is glorified by its alumni who have received their commissions and are distinguishing themselves in official capacities of these respective branches of service.

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