14-00000 a th See ree aan vemos eryngci rege iy UNH per geo agg Tie ge vel ce - The PX can hardly bé-called such. Every effort has been made. ; tO ‘obtain a regular brarch Post Exchan:e on the island but so far without ; success’ The result is that a small store is maintained of whatever” necessities ‘can be purchaged in the markets uo There are ample rendi ty facilities for all personnel.» with 3. . 7 Su fficterit supply of Rewspapers: and magazines. re . ee eee i (2) The situation with reference to the. ‘condition of the barracks © ; oe has been. remediéd by daily inspections, Offenders are required ¢ to climb’ the ee pountain. in ‘off, ‘hours. ae ee a . Ca PPR TE beta aeR g wi mioen TART aimee renarrated, 3): This paragtaph: again reflects ite gun tts. ‘rank consetensness; his lack ‘of understanding of the relationship of officers ahd men who have been on ‘operations | touether,’ and his discomfort at the nicidding® he received. : ; ; (ky) tt is ‘the policy of the school that there be no saluting with= in . the - area, The area is small and too crowded for any banefit to accrue __ fren _the continuous arm waving which would be necessary if saluting: were _ conditions at the school in ‘Tine. with constructive: Suggestions» i os : 4 . 7 ieee Stoney take - them. up. first with the: ‘Scliools and. Training. Branch as ais the. custom of. the other branchés.e.. me a co ot ae we He By ROBINSON - Fou 0 Célone¥, Fa 7 a re , Ss '. Chief, ‘Schools and Training.” eb OB ye Ooo aren. (nts shut 's ‘Rpty- . (5) This complaint is definitely just. Steps have teen taken to insure the “privacy of mail in the future. oo 7 - o 3. “In conélusion I wish to state that the Schools. & & Training - Sranch | ‘welcomes any constructive criticism and regularly receives reports fron other’ : branches - -prepared by their students. Ke then sit down: with the branch repre- ne -Sentatives and endeavor to iron-out difficulties and ‘improve. courses and ss wee fe . a oS: would. like: to ‘suggest that) in the. ‘case. of. ary future “reports, cé: Ute Cols Pe Ke Allen) ae ; eo eee ee
14-00000 : ; 4 ‘=f 4 i af Es Wem te Cast uty, as waite canton TOME NEL a Uthat Hel nace hu 818 ade s TO PROM SUBJECT: ° BTAnaaLD Pome Nol 64 Office’ Memorandum « UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT eS SECRET General Donovan. we * Dats: 3 April 1045. Secretariat © nae 2 mee at a 7 ae a Report on.West Coast Training Center Lees é. womnte fb bat 0 wit neye , : PoE Pee we. ” os I think: you may ‘be. interested fa the attacked: report. on: the west. Coast training cente® which was. prepared. by Lt. Howard Hunt, one of our Secretar?st -mén who will leave — “shortly. for Spine where he wid ast as Reports officer. ; This report’ was written on his: own: inithatiy ] and contains his observations based uton te I-Week Course Which he recently took at Santa Catalina, Itis suzgested, if you approve., that the sport ‘should be forwarded to Colonel | Rodinson after ou have had an o ortunity to. read Ate © PR y Coannenon nen afar oN Rane ™” hl Acbbadexr abs _ "A. #8. Sulloway ]- - Attachment : mn SECRET
14-00000 "10 : Chief, Secretariat - _ DATE: Faom : Lt. Es Hy Hunt, JreyA.Ce. ol | Off Ce “Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT : %, me : a” oe - subject: West Coast Training Center’ o . - las -The memorandum -covers.. transportation to. and from the- werd, tthe - ‘curriculum at Santa Catalina (Detachnent. WA)» and -. a general comments, concerning the Detachment. coe Szansportation.. ee . --L) There séens-to be a. lack of coordination con= cerning the arrival and departure of officers and EM aé. Los pol _Angeles, Newport Beach » and WA, Navy enlisted men (5 in number), ,\° e were flown to Los Angeles from Washington while the majority of ~~: i Army and Navy officers ‘made the trip by slow train (Honday= Friday) ae . 2) “Upon arrival in Los Angeles” on- Friday, At: is. SOP. to. travel in the. early afternoon by Army truck to Newport Beach, whére arriving students are barracked in standard. EN quarters without regard. to ranks ; : fo 3) Clothes and equipment are issued Saturday morning: from 0700 until departure of the boat at approximately 0900, causing crowding and confusion at a difficult time. Friday ‘evening: would perhaps be a better period for such issue. se inti Monday,’ student groups. spend the weekend on Catalina. ‘undar:. ee Pe. _erowded : conditions ,- because previous student groups. do not: leave ee “until Monday. This. situation is brought: about by: abserice’ of ‘ . r _ boat. transportation to and: from the istand on’ Sunday « le eee 5) Upén return: to the mainland Monday afternoons, , (although . academics end. on: “Saturdays ) it is‘necessary to spend mc 7 ; an additional 24 hours in Los -Afigeles ‘waiting for scheduled train . departures Tuesdays. | By: scheduling a boat.-on Sundays ,, an estimated 6. days of: Student: time might be saved ‘the - government. CO i 4 Be Gurrteutug 4) Based. on nay “Experience with ‘the “a4 day" basic. course, it appears that a re-examination of the student schedule, . ‘aimed at a more concentrated schooling and a decrease in the over= lapping nature of subjects taught could cut the basic Period by. : several daySe ; ; ‘ 4) Although. classes are not: ‘scheduled to begin - a fo me
an ee a ar ote Mtns a ee ans Hy An S00 2A en cee cgay oneiie sections, and confusion of schedu ing their non-appearance at se oe t eg fing <a, shad. Rede 2) The Detachment '(WA) was totally unprepared to. handle my particular class (#26) ‘wh nunter of students handled and anticipated had in ths past been 18, ich numbered 42, “he maximum 3) felon ented tn splitting of the class into gat Ll occurrence. . wok “Little -as 10m S among the instructors, caus-. heduled hours ~ not an infrequent 4) On several ‘occasions; instructors. spoxe for as Nore inutes of a Scheduled hour, dismissing the class - for the retainder of. the hour, (This lecture. material night be _ coordinated wi _ of training ‘ho student leisure | pressed a desire to atten th other lectures, thus cutting down on the number - urs ‘scheduled on paper.) a 5) Training films, shown each evening, broke up e time to such an extent that many students ex~ ad classes in the evenings as well,- 7 o*, ~. perhaps from 1900=2100 or even: later, Vote and then was abandoned for as much as two days, only to be under- Yo. taken again with greater vigor, Many ‘students Suggested that . 6) ‘The physical hardening program cane abruptly , the hardening phase bée- administered 4 scheduled hike or climb, Lo Weapons, Foreign Background, and Fieldcraft. were.the most coms. oy petently handled and the most consistently well presented, J . Cipher, Orgahization’ and Secu ‘with little attenpt to evoke * Jecturars f Officers were. bored ‘in many. cases by éleméntary methods of a Cae 7) Specifically, the rr ne es 8) Mixed classes of EN.and officers prevented 4.4" ee , tom aining at a! definite presentation, while EN became restle standing. . in the elas ‘ ‘Work at wil ‘WD. Movies only ‘three nights a. week, a 9) This restlessness sroonms where EM. cursed, s 1, without interference b 1). Recreational facti anda lack of réading facilities for instructors 2) Barracks were main at an absolute minimum o appearance and comfort, rity were given apathetically and Ov! student ‘interest and/or participa- =~ I " s every day in the form of a ~ courses in Demolitions, : level of comprehension.) of. Pi s$ from lack of under= ey caused a disciplinary problen | houted, copted each other's . . y the civilian: instructors. . ities were at a aininuia with oO i a thorcughly inadequate PXg- : both Elf and officers. - . ~~ LNs tained by students and i f sanitation, physical~ Ye :
14-00000 : y" . Aah 3) Upon arrival, many officers were quartered ot : + tndiseriminately with EM, which had a deleterious effect upon . the already low standard "of military discipline. : ; 4) Saluting and/or regard for rank was absolutely 9 Si Foo unknown. “This is either a result of Detachment. policy, or lack. +” re pO of. concern on the’ ‘part of) the: .Pesponsible - officers. oo Mes: a) Censéring of” officers! mail had: an adverse. : : . étrect apo most officer students, which. becamé heightened . Coe te Oe! ‘considerably when the censor. (as QD) ‘punished a group of officers’ Sood. - } o>. . whovhad: written their wives that they: were avoiding PT. in the az: i go. mornings. -This inf ormation was used by the officer as OD from. o |. ; |. hts position as Detachment Censor ,. and was considered as “not - . 7 i. t+, quite cricket". byt the officers who knew of the incident. os | 3 : ‘EB. H. Hunt, Jr. 7 of 2f 2d tts “As Cy a “| i os re oe 7 oo - j f Y i i i i. : 7 m4 3 : :