This black and white 1944 War Department Official Training Film TF21 2067 Army Service Forces is Part 1 of two parts (Part 2 is 28924). It opens with a man using a reel mower outside a house with a picket fence. The mailman hands him mail (:36-:53). It’s a draft notice to appear for his pre-induction physical examination on May 15, 1944 (:54). A neighbor home on leave agrees to tell him about the Army. Men enter the Armed Forces Induction Station (2:27-2:44). They are given a bag to put their money in and hang around their neck (2:45). The room is full of men stripped down to their underwear (3:02). They line up next to each other and take a urine test (3:29-3:49), get a chest x-ray (4:00), have teeth checked (4:03), eye, ear, and nose exam (4:06), and a psychological test (4:14-4:46). Military Officers interview each man, asking his preference for Army, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard (5:45-6:15). An American flag with 48 stars hangs where the room full of men take the full oath of allegiance (6:18-7:18). At the Reception Center, the men are unloaded from buses and lined up. (7:20-7:58). The Army Officer explains the next five days, instructs them how to march, and they turn and do so to his verbal cadence (8:00-9:00). Men enter the Infirmary for their next physical. They are again lined up in their underwear to be assessed for the type of physical service they each can handle (9:05-9:38). They march to the Insurance and Allotments building where they receive pamphlets (9:40-10:47). The men are finger-printed (10:50-10:58). At the Quartermaster, the men are given their GI clothing from “skin up” (11:00-12:13). A soldier in uniform looks at his reflection in a mirror (12:15). An Officer inspects each man to make sure everything fits (12:34-12:54). The men pack their bags with Army issued clothing (12:55-13:12). In the barracks, a soldier learns how to properly make up his bed (13:13-15:00). The Sergeant orders everybody out and they march (15:08-15:35). Cooks prepare food at the Mess Hall as the men sit down to eat (15:36-15:50) and march again (15:51-16:00). The men get into their beds (16:01-16:43). Soldiers of different nationalities are shown marching (16:45-17:12). Taps is played and it’s lights out (17:13-17:42).
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