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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
Training Officers For Our National Army / The Making of a Man-O-Warsman Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “Platoon formation.” Soldiers in formation on field, marching. “Regimental drill.” Soldiers in formation standing at attention, color guard and noncommissioned officers in front, officers facing regiment - regiment drilling. Captions: “The Eyes of the Allies.” “Produced and Loaned by Ford Motor Company.” “America has appropriated the enormous sum of $640,000,000 for the Army Air Service program while $45,000,000 has been appropriated for the Navy program enlisting us in the construction of the greatest flying fleet the world has ever known.”). [1917] b. “A few miles north of Chicago lies the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. The greatest Naval Training Station in the World, for here are housed 30,000 American youths volunteers in the American Navy enlisted in the fight for Right and for the annihilation of force and materialism as symbolized by kultur.” Trucks and cars driven through gate, sailors in uniform walking about inside and outside gate - building near gate with sign, ‘U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.,’ as sailors coming and going. “What happens to your boy when he joins the Navy? Is he properly clothed and fed? What kind of living quarters has he and how is his training accomplished? These and many similar questions are daily confronting the American public. This series of pictures will answer these questions to an accurate portrayal of life at the nation’s greatest Naval Training Station.” Views of buildings - panorama of training station. “In the interest of organization and discipline the station is divided into several camps named for famous American sailors. Thus we have Camp Farragut - Camp Paul Jones - Camp Dewey, etc. A healthy rivalry exists between the camps lending an incentive to proficiency in all departments.” Panoramic view of barracks - sailors on roof of long building - view of barracks from roof. “Captain W.J. Moffett, U.S.N., commanding the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and his staff.” Captain Moffett posing on steps of building, motioning, other officers joining him, group including enlisted men posing. “When the ‘rookie,’ as the young recruit is affectionately termed, reaches the station he is at once placed in ‘detention.’ Here he is fitted out with his uniform and equipment. He remains in detention for three weeks and is instructed in the rudiments of ‘Jacktarlogy.’” Recruits signing papers at desk behind which sailor is seated - group of men undressing - men wrapped in towels receiving bundles from man behind counter - men in shower - men wrapped in towels presenting slips of paper at counter, receiving clothing - men dressing in uniforms. “And then comes the barber with a Navy cut -- ‘hove short’ as it were.” Barber using hand clippers shaving boy’s head. “A thorough dental examination is given each recruit.” Dentist examining boy’s teeth. “Everything the sailorman may need in the way of clothing is issued to the new recruit. Uncle Sam clothes his sailors better than any other Navy in the world.” Two sailors, one holding up pair of shorts, undershirts, one long and one short sleeved, long underpants, pajama pants, parka, sweater, puttees, dark cap, white cap, stocking cap, toilet kit. [1917]
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