A press conference at the White House in Washington DC. Television and press photographers set their cameras. View of Lincoln statue. The seal of the President of the United States. Picture of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower takes his seat at a desk and begins to speak.
A soldier (PFC Ed Griffiths) arrives in new assignment with the U.S. Army in Washington DC, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen in his office. Military MATS C-131 (Convair 240) airliner in flight over Washington DC area with PFC Griffiths and other personnel aboard. Army personnel seated in the aircraft. The captain makes arrival announcements. Aerial view of the Washington Monument , the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, and Potomac River and the Capitol. Military Air Transport Command C-131 parked and passengers descending stairs upon arrival in Washington, DC. They exit the Operations building and look for ground transportation to their destinations. Soldier gets into a taxi cab. He looks at the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument, across the Potomac River, as the cab drives, along the George Washington Parkway, past them. He arrives at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Headquarters, at Fort Myer, and reports for his new assignment in Headquarters Company, U.S. Army. The Sergeant in charge introduces Sergeant Stuart Queen to the soldier. He is warmly welcomed.
Trainees of Company E 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. An officer inspects lined up troops. A graduate recalls his arrival at the reception center of Company E 1st Training Regiment. The trainees are inoculated against diseases. They try on their uniforms. They undertake an examination to test their knowledge and experience. The Company Commander gives instructions to the trainees during the training. The trainees relax in their rooms at night. They get up as an alarm clock rings in the morning. They gather in a field and do pull ups on horizontal bars. They eat breakfast in a mess.
Trainees of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. The trainees holding guns march on a field. They do push ups on a field during their physical training. They learn how to load a gun. An officer inspects the trainees' belongings. Commanding General Major S. C. Wooten gives a welcome address to the trainees.
Trainees of Company E 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. A trainee, who seeks leave, obtains permission to see the Company Commander, from a 1st Sergeant seated at a desk in his office. He enters Company Commander's office and presents his problem.. The Lieutenant, Company Commander, gives advice.
Trainees of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. Trainees climb on obstacle course. An instructor gives first aid lesson to trainees.. The trainees learn to locate and identify a target on a battlefield. They learn to use weapons and fire rifles at targets. They learn 'train fire technique'. A trainee shoots as he gets the feel of a target during his training. Lined up trainees walk and arrive at their center. They relax in their rooms. A trainee arrives home. He talks with his parents. A woman gets tea for them. The trainees receive electrical training at their center.
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