The Washington times., 1921-11-06
CADET TRAINING
CALLED GOOD
INSURANCE
Military Instructor OF High
School Corps Secs Safeguard
To Militarism in Drills.
BY 1t. Col. Wallace M. CraIgie.
instructor, High school Cadet Corps.

Instructor, High school cadet corps
Military training should not In
any way be associated with mill
tarism; they are In no way related,
in fact are antonyms, and should
not be confused by the lay mind.
Military training is one OF the best
forms OF national insurance, be-
cause, with well.trained citizen
soldiery with it's highly trained
leaders, as an auxiliary 10 the
regular army. national guard and
organized reserves, we would be
safe from aggression by any for
eign power.
The best answer to the perils
OF militarism is the present plight
OF one OF our late enemies in the
world war: in that country n mill
taristic spirit Is inculcated and fos-
tered In the minds OF even the
youngsters in the kindersartens,
who are taught that their country
liz surrounded by enemies who
must be Bubdued and therefore
every male must be taught TO fight.
What this spirit and training has
led TO needs no comment.
Our training in the universities
and high schools seeks, not TO de-
velop a lust for war, but on the
contrary, to create an adherence
for war, and TO develop technically
trained young men in the art Of war
with view first to its prevention,
or, II war must came, TO be proper
ly trained leaders I'm order to carry
the war 10 a quick and successful
conclusion: Success in battle is the
ultimate object Of all military train
ing; success may be looked for only
when the training is intelligent and
thorough
YOUTH WON WAR.
Two of our greatest and best
known leaders In the late war have
made the statement that il was
the young men who won the war;
the platoon leaders, etc. who led
their men "over the top" OF
course the technical plans Of war
had to be worked out by those
trained for that work. but 1t is as
a tribute to the leadership deve loped
in the young men who did the actual
fighting that the great leaders re-
ferred to above us6de the statement
referred to.
This leadership in its latent form
is what the training in the colleges
and high schools seeks to fully
develop; but military training is
not given exclusively to the young
men who intend to follow a military
career; ii goes further than that; IL
equips all those who are fortunate
to receive the training for their
chosen profession, whether military
or civil: it has taught them leader
ship and how to handle large or
of .rv h
come in contact with in the busi-
ness world il has taught them two
of the greatest assets in life: dis
cipline and self-conTol; il has
taught them respect for lawful au-
thority; and IL has developed in them
a better understanding of the obli-
cations, responsibilities, and duties
of citizenship.
FEELING OF SECURITY.
The War Department has recently
inaugurated what is known as the
citizens military training camps
which are held annually each sum-
mer and which are designated as
Red. White and Blue Camps, |. e.,
the courses of training at the camps
are along progressive lines. the first
or Red camp being the fundamental
training; the White camp next
higher course, and the Blue the last
or sort of st-graduate camp; these
camps meet a long-felt want, mas
much as they reach and are open 10
the young men of the nation who
are not in college or high school,
but who are working; the training
in camp is for period Of one month.
and those who make a passing grade
in the course are recommended to
attend the next highest camp and
so on.
With the present military train
ing in our universities and high
schools and other military schools
throughout the country and the
citizens military training camps in
operation, the nation may sense
feeling Of security in that so many
of it's young men are being so thor
oughtly equipped as potential mill
tary leaders against the day when
war may come.