TRAINING OF CHEMICAL UNITS

Of the 298 chemical units in existence at the cessation of hostilities (2 September 1945), all but 14 were mobilized after the Pearl Harbor attack. (5ee Table 9.) Taking into account organizations reconstituted and disbanded, a total of 383 chemical units and 31 platoons and detachments were activated while the war was in progress. This unparalleled expansion, unexpected and not provided for in prewar planning, gave rise to a number of problems in connection with unit training. 

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Which of these two systems was preferable Is it more advantageous to train the inductee in the elements of soldiering at the replacement center and limit UTC instruction to the development of military teamwork Or should newly activated units develop their own fillers and rely on the RTC for loss replacement only Although the second scheme worked satisfactorily in the training of chemical units during World War II, it does not necessarily follow that it is the better arrangement. Certainly it was adopted... 

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