Caption: Convocation - 1942 Winter-Spring
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32 University of Illinois I m\ atton trade qualifications of many will permit their assignment I rganizations or installations with little or no additional specialist training after their initial military training is completed, Depending upon a selectee's qualifications and, as far 3 p l>|. in response to his e x p r e s s e d preference, individual ai ent to a designated Arm or Service Replacement Training Center. Replacement Training < 'enters are under an appro] ial hief of trm or service. Thei have been twenty odd in operation thus far; it is pr iMe that more will he required. Each arm or ervice lias one or more. T h e Infantry have had five in o p e r a t i o n , whil the Field Artillery have had three, one in the e a s t e r n part of the nation at Ft. 1 lira ;, North < rolina, one in the central portion at Ft, Sill, homa, and one in C a l i f o r n i a . kla At tin- Training ( enters replacements arc- organized for admin tra tive purjx 3, and also for t r a i n i n g p u r p o s e s , into units similar l thbasi< unit of the a r m or rvi : to which they are assigned. T h i s ha the advantage i early familiarizing the individual with th typ f unit which he m a y eventually join. An important procedure which is continued at the Replacement Training Center is that of classification. Because of probable lack of time the initial classification, conducted at a R eption Center, is by < no m ms complete and final. The process is continued with gi r thoroughness at the Training ("enter. All s are given an intensive course of training for thirteen w ?ks before being sent to their final unit or organization, \\'hilt it the kepla* ment Training Center, the large hulk of men vill tth into their final j o b s . All units, of course, need cooks, clerks, : various 1 » of mechanics, and general utility men. hut in ldit n ertain sp ial training will he required. To mention my own arm oi th rvice, the Field A r t i l l e r y , with which I am most familiar, ther tin hor' r\ i main cla ifi ations, namely, gun crews, drivers (truck or and hie control men. that is. communi ition operators, . ; oriental ion men. m a Repla ment Training Center, groups ^i men. idi > g , < I nit I 1 ining Center where new units, regiments, hi ;ul< divi ion are i tn< tnd iven combined training for eventual 1 1 tl •. r 01 operation Some, however, ma) be nt direct as illcr 01 1 M-pl.K 1 uienis to old 01 ani ations already in the field, < In ome instano pi rlj qualified men may be selected tuldi al tiaining in their \\y iall\ bef(ue j<>inin 1 unit. I pon impletion "i hi thirl in week basic training at a rrainii nter, and aftei m additional period of two < i tin months' rvi< > iih a umt oi In. branch when he > >mes identified and known in l< •tin oid'., when he h become an old field oldier" and demon I
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