Footage of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Summer Camp Part 5

Description

This film contains footage filmed at Fort Monmouth, N.J., Signal Corps ROTC summer camp for training. Officers arrive for training at Camp Wood. After medical and physical screening, cadets begin classroom and field instructions in weapons handling, marksmanship, military drills, and communication equipments. Cadets learn teletyping, Morse code, stringing telephone lines, and handling carrier pigeons. Cadets take field trips and sightsee in New York City, compete against 1st Army divisions in swimming, and visit AT&T communication installation center. Cadets relax on beach, in officers' club, and in mess hall. At end of six weeks training phase, cadets prepare for training maneuvers. They load Signal Corps equipment onto trucks; lay communications cable between field unit and Corps headquarters; and assemble camouflage tents, field kitchen, radio equipment and pigeon cages. Cadets send coded messages to Corps headquarters via carrier pigeon, telephone and radio. Cadets consult terrain maps. At end of training maneuvers, all equipment and material are loaded on trucks and cadets return to Camp Wood for final graduation ceremony. Cadets graduate and go home.

Collection

Records of the Office of Strategic Services

Series

Training and Informational Film Relating to U.S.S. Kearny