The sun., 1918-08-13
HOW THE RECRUIT BECOMES A Sol.
DER AT CAMP FUNSTON.
Trip Through Receiving Barracks with Candidate n
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On arrival Of the trains bringing the
draftees they are stopped at a crossing
near the receiving station. 4 detail Of
sergeants is on hand.
Fall out" Is the first army order the
new men hear. and as 1t Ats in we'll
with their civilian experience they fall
out Of the train and line up. The re-
cruits are then assembled by the SER
seants into draft board lots or county
lots. according to whether they are
from cities or country communities
Each man carries his baggage and
all are made to stand in line They are
then marched to barracks. where they
are served hot coffee and sandwiches.
No. in line finds himself before the
register desk, His local board papers
are on hand, his name IL verified and
entered In n loose leaf register. On
the register is a column for his name,
the number OF the papers accompany
Ing him, the information they contain,
II any papers are missing, the date of
his Induction into service and the final
disposition or the organization to which
he finally Is sent from Camp Funston
data card. which Is handed to the
recruit and which he carries on his trip
through the receiving station.
The card has space for his full name
race, local board location, serial draft
number. order number, army serial
number. the date he reported at Camp
Funston and the date of his induction
The recruit is asked to verify the
spelling OF his name before he leaves
the desk.
This card subsequently is initiated
by each man who examines him and
at the conclusion of his induction into
the service glance will tell if it is
properly filled in and that there Is nc
duplication of records.
He next passes an officer who takes
possession of and checks his valuab les
money, Jewelry &c, and these are
placed in an envelope. This property
is returned to him upon completion OF
the tour of the station.
Next comes the express and parcel
post desk. The recruit is Invested OF
his civilian clothes and Is left in his
Father At.am costume. Shipping tag
receipt for the clothes and card In
hand, he goes to tables provided for
/ wrapping and there surrenders his
clothes. He gives instructions for
'nding them home or otherwise for
their disposition. and gives the ship
ping tags to enlisted men detailed &c
do the wrapping.
Here he is issued barrack bag
containing such articles OF clothing
equipage and ordnance supplies as are
! OF standard size and do not require
| special measurements.
His name and serial number are
| written on a tag which Is tied to the
| bag. and, bag on shoulder and card
| still graspcd in his hand, he enters
| the runway to the lat-ine.
Arrived there he Is met by a guide
who takes charge of the bag and card
A cake Of soap and q towel are handed
| him and he Is told to battle. Ablu-
tons performed, he again takes pos
| session Of the bag and card and, Still
nude. continues his journey through
| a chute to the medical departments
He again surrenders the bag. which
is checked. A line of doctors stand:
! waiting him. Heart. lungs. ortho-
die. venereal. neuro-psychiatric ant
tuberculosis specialists have thei,
| offices here.
The recruit has his chest thumped
his heart examined. must walk, jump