There were many bases where the WWII US Army trained. With the beginning of the draft in 1940 the Army cranked up its division creating process. Initially the army reckoned it would take 200 divisions to fight the war, but in the end wound up creating about 90. Some of these were National Guard divisions, called into active service beginning in 1940. Others were "reactivated" WWI divisions, or brand new in army history. Low numbers - below 25, were "regular army" divisions. 26 to 50 were National Guard divisions, and above fifty were wartime formations, some of which had been in WWI, when these high number divisions were called "National Army" divisions.
Each division had its own base, where it did its training. These were mostly in the south and west. The weather was generally better in the winter, allowing year round training, and horrible tracts of undesirable land were plentiful and cheap. It took a year for a formation of new soldiers to shape up into what the army thought was ready for combat. It took TWO years to retrain a National Guard division, and weed out the political hacks holding officer positions because they were cronies of their states governor.
As the US began sending some divisions to the Pacific, and to North Africa and Italy, some bases got a second division and started over again with training. The army shut down its division-creating process in 1943, and no more new divisions were made after that. 90 divisions turned out to be none too many, in fact, just barely enough, to fight a world war.
Some camps trained infantry replacements, who went overseas and through a system of Replacement Depots ("Repple Depples") to take the place of men killed or wounded. By late 1944 the army decided "replacement" might cause unhealthy thoughts and started calling these men "reinforcements".
Some bases the army still has today got their start as WWII training bases, such as Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Polk, LA. Fort Jackson, SC is still a basic training center, but it was started during WWI, and greatly expanded for WWII. Camp Blanding near Jacksonville Florida was the training base for two divisions, now its a state National Guard Camp. Fort Lewis, WA was an existing army base also, and is the army's other current basic training facility.
The desert training center in the Mojave Desert was created early in WWII. The Field Artillery school was, and is, at Fort Sill, OK. The Armored Forces training center was already established at Fort Knox, KY.
Basic Training in World War 2 was not much different than today. They break down the recruit to get him or her to be a military person and GI. They drilled, drilled and drilled some more. They were taught war tactics and protocol. They were exercised ad nauseam and trained to use their weapons. The medics were given several months of training. The pilots received a lot of training. Many had to be trained in their specialty: tanks, guns, radios, crews on ships or planes, quarter master supply depot and even intelligence people.
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CX and highly toxic and is not used in basic training. CS gas is used to test effectiveness of protective masks and clothing.
They used panzer 1's to train their tankmen
Yes, grenades were used.
Canteens were used during WW II pretty much the same way they are still used, to carry water.
During World War 2, penicillin was first mass-produced and saved millions of lives.
CX and highly toxic and is not used in basic training. CS gas is used to test effectiveness of protective masks and clothing.
I believe I was exposed to it in April of 1968 during basic training at Ft Gordon.
The colored beads in Army basic training are used as incentives and rewards for individual or team achievements. Recruits may earn beads for completing certain tasks or demonstrating leadership qualities. These beads are worn on a cord around the recruit's neck and serve as a visual representation of their accomplishments.
OTA stands for Organized Team Activities and is the term used for training/team activities during the off-season.
Arithmetic and algebra are some of the basic maths used in business. Statistics are also used in the business world.
Yeah my teacher is in the military and that's what they used in basic training
A weight bar is used to hold circular weights during weight lifting. They can also be used by themselves for balance and support during weight training.
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The French used the franc during World War II.
Protein shakes and bars help muscles grow.
Brain training basically just uses different aids to accustom your child's brain to the learning process. Different techniques are used to introduce basic instructions.
They were mostly used for the transportation of Jews to and from concentration camps during the Holocaust, which was during World War 2.