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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1928
Page
19
Government promotes free opportunities for men aged 17 to 31 with expenses paid from home to a structured training camp. Recruits receive physical, military and mental development under Army officers, with schooling from the Constitution to radio and field weapons. Camp life emphasizes discipline, character, and trust, ending with return transportation home.
President Coolidge outlines aims of Citizens Military Training Camps to build physical health mental vigor and moral excellence. The program gathers young men from across the country on an equal basis to foster citizenship patriotism and Americanism through outdoor life expert coaching and military training. Four annual courses BASIC RED WHITE BLUE offer branch selection where possible with Citizenship instruction in all courses and no obligation to enlist. Recreation and sportsmanship are emphasized with every student competing in some activity.
Charles A. Lindbergh praises Citizens' Military Training Camps as a government funded program offering young men physical improvement, teamwork, self discipline, and citizenship training while promoting right living and clear thinking.
The notice promises free transport from home to camp and back, thirty days of training with meals, shelter, medical care, clothing, and athletic opportunities. It highlights camaraderie and citizenship training under United States Army officers. Open to men ages 17 to 31 who are of good character, intelligent, and in good physical condition, native-born or eligible for first papers of naturalization.
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