We use cookies on this website.
By continuing to use this site without changing your cookie settings,
you agree that you are happy to accept our privacy policy
and for us to access our cookies on your device.
Summary: The early training of Army recruits: ostensibly an information film, but with an obvious recruiting intention as well.
Description: Film shows: medical inspection; recruits draw kit; drill and weapons training (film intercutting drill and combat exercise seeks to demonstrate practical value of pure drill); pay parade; PT and sport; food; relaxation in the NAAFI. Commentary talks throughout of 'trenches' etc; also full of praise for the Bren gun. Emphasis on the concern of 'Today's Army' for the physical and mental well-being of the soldier (eg approachability of officers etc; the British army is not a military machine.)
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
British Movietone News (Production company)
Sanger, Gerald (Production individual)
Mitchell, Leslie (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (regiment/service)
Keywords: ceremonies, British - customary: pay parade (object name)
medical, British military - preventative: medical inspection (object name)
recreation, British military - sport: PT (object name)
recruitment, British: Army (object name)
society, British military - domestic (object name)
society, British military - sustenance (object name)
training, British military (object name)
weapons, British - gun [AA]: Bren (object name)
GB, England (geography)
propaganda (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 880 ft; Running time: 10 mins
