, 1923-09-06

FORT DOUGLAS. Utah. Sept. 8.
The second annual Citizens Mill
tary Training camp, attended by
five Casper young men among the
"a WHO represented Wyoming, has
passed into history, but results will
be of long standing. -Four hundred
and fortytthree cadets attended and
of the five states in the corps n
Wyoming was the only one to fill
its quota.
These camps which are held an
nually throughout the nation in the
various Army Corps areas. are au-
thorized by the war department, and
are an integral part Of the national
defense. Their object is to stlmu-
late and promote citizenship. pat
riotism and Americanism; and
through expert physical training,
athletic coaching and military train
ing, to benefit the young men indi-
vidually and bring them to realize
their obligations to their country.
The movement is worthy the sup
port of all those who love America,
and who are determined that those
who have died TO preserve II. and
develop II. shall not have died in
vain.
The cadet may, by completing the
four year course. secure for himself
4 commission in the organized re-
serves. This proves that he is
ready to do his part in the event
Il any national emergency. and the
training he receives at the camp.
will assist him to fulfill that obli-
r.asE-. I,r.rn oroanfw.1 rauar1ra
is n vital factor in any national
crisis and is the cheapest an6 best
preparedness the country can in
vest in. This question is receiving
more attention yer ear.
The camp affords a ready means
to enlist and train such a reserve.
The benefits TO those attending these
CAMPS are without question. the
easiest obtainable and of the great.
est value withal. Friendships
that will last n lifetime are formed
at these camps. Tho association
with young men of the same age
and natures cannot help but have
a wonderful effect on the later de-
mocracy. The training is thoro
ana exact, the student lesrnine mil
itary tactics and discipline under
the ablest instructors at the dis
posal of the War Department. He
learns discipline, that Characters
tic upon which the destinies of ma.
tons arc sometimes p~redicated.
Tho Basic Red is the first years
course and is merely a beginners
course, or prep" course for those
that follow. The Advanced Red
$1,000. l. @A.1a1 49, A.
Basic and the cadet may now enter
the arm OF the service which he
desires, Cavalry. Infantry, Signal
Corps. Corps Of Engineers and Ar
tillery. The White course quail
flies the student or cadet as a non
commissioned officer. and the Blue
course Is the senior course, and
the last. After a thoro examina.
ton hy a staff OF officers appointed
by tho Corps Area Commanders, tho
hlue-graduate is commissioned as
a Second Lieutenant In the Officers
Reserve corps.
The cadet after his pnd or nd-
vanced Red year receives special
training IN the branch which he
has elected to take. This includes
actual mounted cavalry drill; radio
and other signal work. actual mr..
tillery drills. engineering tactics
and instruction and practice In
handling. dismnntlinR and firing
pistols, rifles. artillery pieces, ma
chine rifles and machine guns. He
participates jn all the actual war.
time activities of n soldier. and gets
experience OF great value.
The athletics are a great aid 10
the camp authorities in interesting
young men, and they have done
their work well. baseball, yoiley
ball, soccer hockey. polo and foot.
ball are fayorites with tho cadets.
Track meets and athletic Compel.
tionr are popular, and Fort Doug