Training methodology for U.S. soldiers in the United States. Soldiers seated in chairs in a class room. An instructor speaking to them. He talks about types of gases and their identification. A diagram on a chart. The instructor has not prepared for the lecture. He arrives near a table to get a gas identification set. The set is not there. Another officer talking to the soldiers and speaking about the well preparedness for any action before it is being undertaken. The instructor preparing for the next lecture. He reads a book and makes notes. He assembles equipment and rehearses lesson. The instructor speaking to the students in a class. He speaks about a rifle and its working. He gives step by step demonstration of each phase. The students holding rifles. The instructor asks them questions. They discuss at the end of the lecture to sum up the important points and to clarify the doubts. (World War II period).
Training methodology for U.S. soldiers in the United States. An instructor instructs soldiers seated in a class room. He speaks about the correct methodology of teaching. A chart on a board reads 'Mechanism of instruction'. There are six steps in the mechanism of instruction. They are 'Preparation, Explanation, Demonstration, Application, Examination and Discussion'. The methods of instructions are also explained. These things should be considered while instructing 'The Lecture, the Conference, the Demonstration, the Group Performance Method and the Coach and Pupil method'. The lecture should be brief and interesting. Training films, slides, maps, models and other devices should be used. An instructor instructing a class. He takes a long lecture. The soldiers sleep in the class. (World War II period).
A training film shows an enactment of invasion of a village by U.S. soldiers. A group of soldiers discussing the model of a village in the United States. They are divided into three groups- the killing party, the covering party and the searching party. The soldiers advance towards the village and enter it. Houses and buildings in the village. Aerial view of the village. The killing and the covering party take their positions. They fire rifles and guns. The searching party searches the houses. They take care of booby traps and search the houses. Smoke rises from explosions inside a building. Every possible hiding place is investigated by the soldiers. The soldiers come out of the building. (World War II period).
A training film titled: 'Introduction to the army' depicts induction and training of soldiers in the army. Exterior of a house in the United States. A man named Harold Leonard Davis working in the garden of the house. A postman gives him a mail. The mail is for Davis from the President's office to report for pre induction physical examination. He rushes to his friend's house who is in the army. He knocks at the door. His friend's mother opens the door. He goes inside and wakes up his friend. He talks about the induction. Davis and his friend have breakfast and his friend talks about his induction. Men lined up outside an armed forces induction station. They enter the building. They take off their clothes and a man place the clothes in racks. A doctor conducting physical check up of the men. Their teeth, eyes, ears and nose are examined. Their blood test is conducted. A psychiatrist talking to a man. Officers interviewing the man. (World War II period).
A training film in the United States depicts training of soldiers in the army. A U.S. flag on a building. New army recruits seated in the hall. An officer addressing them. The army recruits taking the oath of the army. They arrive at a training camp. The recruits standing outside buses and officers instructing them. They march towards camp buildings. A board outside a building reads: 'Infirmary'. The recruits enter the building. Their physical examination is conducted. The recruits march towards another building after their physical examination. A board outside the building reads: 'Insurance and Allotments'. The recruits seated in chairs outside the building. An officer instructing them. They are given papers. The recruits reading the papers. Men taking fingerprints of the recruits for their routine records. The recruits lined up outside a building. Men taking measurements for their uniforms inside the building. Measurements for shoes are also taken. A board reads: 'Here Stands the Best Dressed Soldier in the World'. A recruit putting on his uniform. (World War II period).
A training film in the United States depicts training of soldiers in the army. Recruits lined up outside a building. An officer inspecting their uniforms. The recruits inside barracks. Officers instructing them about how to make beds. An officer spreads a blanket on a bed. The blanket is folded under the mattress. A pillow is kept on the bed and another blanket is spread over the pillow and folded under the mattress. An officer arrives and orders the recruits to go for drill. The recruits marching on the ground. Men cooking food for them in a mess. The recruits eating food. They are inside the barracks. They rest on their beds. (World War II period).
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