A documentary depicts parade by the students of an elite military academy at Saint Cyr in Western France. Troops of students at the training school of the French Army. Troops raise their swords to salute their flags. Commanders inspect troops. Marching troops preceded by cavaliers salute the Commanders of French Army.
U.S. Army training film titled 'Don't be a Sucker'. Two wrestlers fight at wrestling match. One of the wrestlers dominates and defeats the other one. Two men in spectators, one of them looses the bet money. Gamblers playing a card game. The winner among them gets the money. A bar girl kisses the victorious man and he walks out with her. The man who lost the game strikes the winner from behind. As he falls and faints on street, the girl and other man take off his money. (World War II period).
Soldiers of the United States Army at an Army camp during World War 1. Soldiers during calisthenics physical training session. Large lines of of soldiers in formation warm up and perform various exercises. Next scene shows soldiers practicing a running ascent of an elevated platform and then a leap off to a lower level, with bayonets fixed, as they bayonet sandbags, all simulating a charge into an enemy trench. The soldiers arranged into formation for review by officers. Officers of the troops sit on horseback at the front of the lines. View of many trucks and jeeps for transporting soldiers and supplies. Soldiers attend an instructional demonstration of automobile repair.
Citizens Military Training Camp in Plattsburg, New York. Troops of soldiers march on parade grounds. Soldiers carry flags. Mule-drawn carts in procession. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr., (son of President Theodore Roosevelt) salutes the troops. Line of soldiers firing rifles and machine guns at their targets. Band of musicians play as two soldiers do a dance similar to what was later called the charleston. Other soldiers watch them and enjoy. Soldiers eat ice cream cones, joke around with each other and smile.
Citizens Military Training Camp in East Lynn, Massachusetts. Maneuvers of a frontier held for State governors and executives. Enemy aircrafts attack during the maneuvers. Anti-aircraft gun mounted on a jeep fires following the course of enemy planes. Fighter planes in air. Single old type of tank moves in battlefield and fires. Regiment of soldiers march on Parade ground, as military officials and governors stand on reviewing stands.
Citizens Military Training Camp in Camp Knox, Kentucky. Infantry troops, cavaliers and horse drawn artillery on dusty parade grounds. Artillerymen fire cannons on target during practice. Soldiers dive in a lake from a wooden diving board. They clean mess kits and eat watermelon at the camp.
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