The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-28

Cmdr. Martin J. Farmer has itary science, discipline and citizens 12 to IS years old.
 Farmer believes the Cadets serve two-fold purpose to youth since Any organization which will offer to youths training in the military sciences, its discipline and its obli- gation for good citizenship will be of inestimable value to its members when called upon to assume the adult responsibilities of American citizenship"
 Keeping the boys of the streets and out of trouble while giving them the best possible training and disci- pline are the primary objectives of the National Military Cadets, Far mer said.
 Based on U. S. Army
 Basic military training is based upon U. s. Army textbook material Lessons have been prepared in such a manner that they can be mailed to "individuar members in rural districts or communities too small for regular cadet companies. Examinations in each subject are also mailed to Cadets and grades form the basis for promotions and service bar awards.
 Special insignia and equipment have been devised for NMC, in ad- dition to membership cards for adult sponsoring members.
 Lightweight model Springfield rifles are used in drill and "dry fir- ing" sessions. These guns have regular sliding bolt actions, trigger pull, slings and windage sights. They are complete in every detail save one-they cannot fire or be used in 8 harmful manner.
 There are also replicas of the Thompson submachine guns, ba- zookas, automatic pistols and Browning machine guns. For all these weapons, noise is provided by Cadet vocal chords.
 Use Full Equipment
 Full Army field pack, training gas masks, combat helmets and CT uni- forms are also used in the drill and combat sessions"
 Maneuvers are worked out in ex- act detail precisely as would be ac- tual battle. Initiative and the abil- ity to think rapidly in trying cir cumstances are instilled at these "bang-pop-boom" battles. At the conclusion, victors, vanquished and casualties hold skull session" with Farmer and learn their mistakes and improvements.
 Efficiency of this jungle-style training is attested to by growing pile of letters in Farmers posses sion. Thanks to the Cadet train ing came through Two without a scratch" reads one. Another says T owe my life to the training you gave me and the ability to think on my feet or my face"
 Cadets have no time and no tol- eration for thrills" of delinquency. Many of the older members avow that no future generation of super men" will frighten them into ap- basement and a war for which they were not prepared.
 Farmer stresses the fact that he is not developing killer instinct or love of militarism in his charges He finds, in fact, that Cadets learn to abhor war more than the young sters who envisage heroic glorifica- tion rather than mud, sweat, work and blood.
 But his Cadets, says the ex-mili- tiaman, would never have to enter an unavoidable war as did this generation mot knowing which end of a rifle fired or how to avoid a sniper'S bullet"
 The Cadets are an offshoot of the old Cadet Corps of the California State Militia. Farmer decided to make the organization national in scope after judging results in the Los Angeles area.
 War-buSy parents found their youngsters willing to obey orders or instructions, Army neat in their habits, and less inclined to hunt amusements which might lead to court-martial from the Cadets.
 Farmer adds one thought: These are our future citizens, and fore trained is fore-warned and fore armed"