The United States Military Academy at West Point in New York. Plebes stand in formation on the grounds. Officers instruct them. They march. Trees and mountains in the background. They do calisthenics and practice drill in the afternoon.
Film opens showing a large well equipped gymnasium in a Japanese school. Some boys are holding onto climbing ropes, watching as several boys run toward the camera, jumping over obstacles. Two of them do somersault vaults over theirs. Next, a large group of boys in meager undershorts and bathing caps run down down the steps of their school behind their teacher, who wears a regular bathing suit. Next, the boys run under a battery of showers to enter a swimming pool. One takes a large beach ball with him. Several closeups follow, of boys and girls standing in front of their school building. Film ends showing very closeup views of an individual boy and girl.
A training of U.S. Army Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. The Army Rangers mud fight and run through a field during a training. The rangers crawl in a barbed wire covered trench. They cross hurdles and crawl from under a wooden trunk. They wrestle with each other. They climb up a wooden wall and cross a river using a rope. The rangers cross a rope bridge. They learn repelling and mountaineering technique. The rangers disembark from aircraft and advance through a field. They walk through a jungle and cross a river during a patrolling mission. Trucks, jeeps and tanks loaded with rangers drive through a field.
Naval air cadets being trained in Georgia during World War II. Cadets exercise on field during training. Cadets use exercise ball on field. The cadets are trained on how to land on sea of burning oil.
A U.S. Navy training film about the treatment of hand injuries of American soldiers during World War II. X ray film of an injured hand of a soldier. Doctors work on the wound. Doctors remove foreign bodies from the wound. Doctors pack the wound. Gauge being placed to cover the exposed area. Dressing being done on the wound. Soldier moves the wounded hand after a few days. Soldier closes his fist. Plastic surgery being carried on in the United States. Doctors perform an operation on a wounded hand. Soldiers play card games after recovery. Doctors operate a hand and men exercise after recovering from their injuries.
Arrival of new cadets with poor physical fitness at Army training academy in the United States. Group of new U.S. Army recruits exit a Greyhound bus, dressed in civilian clothes. Some are white and some are African American. They line up for instructions from a uniformed officer. Drill Sergeant trains the cadets in physical fitness. Cadets do push ups and other exercises for strength and coordination. Cadets march, run and sprint to improve physical fitness. They relax and cool off after the training session.
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