The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-02
Australian Military
Training Quick Work
Between Ages of IL and IA Boys Have Ninety Hours
Year-Cadet System Levels Difference Be-
tween City and Country Youths.

(This II the second OF q series Of three az
ticles on The Australian Military System"
Association for National servics.)
Copyright. 1915. by John c. Winston co.,
In order to emphasize the very small
time period required In this system the
training Of Australians In summarized
az follows; Junior cadets. between the
ages OF twelve and fourteen years, I'M
dergo ninety hours Of training each
year; Senior cadets, between the ages
trained four full days. twelve half days
and given twenty-four night drills.
equaling one-quarter day each, every
year. The citizen militia. which includes
all at males between the ages OF eight
cen apd twenty-six. undergo eight years
of service. and are trained sixteen full
days. of which eight must be In camp
during the FIRST seven years OF service.
Artillery and engineers and naval re-
cruits train for twenty-five days. Of
From the above II Is seen that the
Australian system IL founded upon the
training OF the youth OF the country
Let us examine the three stages OF in
struction for boys and young men IN
Australia. under separate hoe ds. The
schooling are:
First. in the Junior cadets, to systen,a.
the physical drills and marching exer'
cises In conjunction with school dutiei
and thus improve bodily development
This plan was found of peculiar advan
tage to the city-bred boy.
Second. with the senior cadets, be
| tween the ages Of fourteen and eighteen
while continuing the physical develop
| ment. to initiate a general militar,
training that would tighten subseduen
recruit instruction.
Primary Education Free.
Third. In the militia, men between
eighteen and twenty-five years OF age
to organize, train and discipline a fore
OF real fighting value. In Australia, a
In the United States. primary education
IL compulsory and free. In most Of tn
antipodean states children remain a
school up to fourteen years OF age
Schools are found In even thinly popu
lated districts and three-fourths of tn
| children of the country attend the same
The other fourth attend private schools
The commonwealth government has n
authority over education. which, as II
in the United States. is a function Of tn
state government. But the central gov
eminent has power to require trainin
for military purposes In all schools.
was no difficult task to introduce mil
tary instruction In the schools. as. b
unteer cadet corps existed In primar
institutions of learning. These nun
bered some $1,000 students and hay
passed on their name. Junior cadets.
the present organizations.
Although Australia IL a young couI
try, the effect of the crowding into n
cities has already been marked anon
the youth OF the land. A sharp different
Is noted between the city and the coui
try-bred boy. 30 this physical trainir
Is a national asset, even though mar
OF the boys who train. afterwards fail
come up to the high standard set for el
trance into the militia In the schoo
all cadets are examined medically befo
being subject to the fatigues OF militai
exercise.
AS the commonwealth sovertmei