What was the training like in World War 1?

Answer 1

I think soilders for World War 1 in America were trained the same way they do today.....In military bases.

what was the difference between the training a soldier in the first world war was trained as compared to soldiers in the second world war

Answer 2

Greatly improved from the standards of the Great War. Improvements were most obvious in the fields of air-ground coordination, air-sea-ground communications, tank-infantry integration, the birth of airborne operations and in the US a serious look at the historical tactical failures of naval landing operations. Aviation training like the equipment available was all new and untested. Training was intense in every specialty.

Answer 3

Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWcamps.htmAfter men joined the army they were sent to local army camps to be turned into soldiers. As experienced officers were needed in France to organise the war against the Germans, elderly people were bought out of retirement to train the men. These men were often over the age of sixty. One sixty five year old officer died of a heart attack while on parade. Another gave out instructions while sitting in his bath-chair. An elderly cavalry officer weighed over 20 stone and the regiment had great difficulty finding a horse that could carry him. They also had to build a special loading platform so that the officer could get on his horse. Most of the officers were recruited from universities and public schools. Sometimes men became officers without even an interview. George Gillet was offered a commission while playing cricket with a colonel. Gillet was told that any of his friends that he wanted to bring with him from Harrow could also have a commission. Training camps rarely had enough huts for men. Most of the recruits had to sleep in tents. Conditions in these tents in winter were appalling and there were several examples of soldiers going on strike. Eventually it was decided to billet the men in local towns and villages. This also created serious problems. One soldier, Charles Cain, admitted later that the recruits sometimes took advantage of their hosts: "ten soldiers were billeted to one women who had three teenage daughters, and the mother and all the daughters finished up the family way."

Answer 4

It was very hard , some days soldiers had to do 10hours of solid work, most of it had nothing to do with fighting in the trenches.