What was military training like in WWII?

Question: What was military training like in WWII!?

I need sources its for a paper on my family history and I need to know some sources as far as what the basic training was like, what they did and shot, etc!.

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My only source will be what I have learned from my dad and uncles!. Typically "boot camp" was 6 weeks long and possibly you got additional training in a specialized area!. The weapons commonly used fro infantry were the Springfield 1903 bolt action rifle and the M1 Garand rifle!.

Both had the same bayonet and both fired !.30-06 ammunition!. Typical infantrymen would not have a handgun but the Colt !.45 automatic was the most common but there were also a mix of revolvers from both Colt and Smith and Wesson!.

Sub machine guns were like the Thompson sub gun, Reising sub gun, M3 Grease gun, and the M2 carbine!. Although there were a number of types of hand grenades, an infantryman would likely only have used the antipersonnel MII fragmentation grenade!. ( Commonly called the "pineapple grenade"!.

They would have had training in these weapons and would have qualified with them!. Specialized training may have been on the " bazooka" or mortars of different sizes!. They would have had plenty of physical training like running, push-ups rope climbing, combat course and bayonet training and pugil stick training, and finally hand to hand combat training!.

You should be able to get sources by typing in " boot camp training in WWII"!. Probably will have photos also!. Any of the weapons I listed can be found on the net also with photos!. This is such a broad category, you could report on it for a number of years and not cover all the information found!.Www@QuestionHome@Com