The benefits to be derived from whole-hearted •participation 
in the leisure time educational and recreational programs available 
in each camp . 
The necessity for fitting individual desires and action to 
the interest of the larger group, and for abiding by camp rules and 
regulations which are established for the benefit of all enrollees. 
The necessity to perform various “housekeeping duties 0 
around the camp . This includes making beds, scrubbing barracks, 
cleaning up the camp ground, and other similar tasks. Each enrollee 
is expected to bear his share of this sort of work. 
The oath of enrollment . The State Selecting Agency should 
furnish all local agents with a copy thereof. It may then be helpful 
for the local agent to discuss with each selected applicant the nature 
of the obligation which he will undertake as a member of the Corps. 
The requirement of vaccination against smallpox and inocula¬ 
tion against typhoid fever immediately upon enrollment and the necessity 
for fingerprinting. 
The desirability of remaining for the full six months* term 
and of obtaining an honorable discharge. The privilege of reenrollment 
based on a good record of service. 
The regulations concerning discharge - especially in order 
to make sure that the applicant understands that he may receive an 
honorable discharge prior to expiration of term of enrollment only 
upon receipt of a verified offer of employment which win improve 
the enrollee^ condition, or in unusual circumstances because of 
presence urgently needed elsewhere . 
The impossibility of assuring any applicant that he will 
be sent to a particular camp, or that he will or will not be located 
at considerable distance from his home. Information that climate in 
distant locations may vary considerably from that to which the selectee 
has been accustomed. 
Reaching the Families 
The families of selectees should likewise be reached by the 
local selecting agent in order that they too will understand the re¬ 
quirements and opportunities of camp life. It is well recognized that 
the attitudes and influence of the families of new enrollees are often 
major factors in determining whether camp adjustment will be readily 
and satisfactorily accomplished. 
It is apparent that pre-camp orientation is part and parcel 
of the entire selection process. The provision of accurate information 
to the general public and especially to selected applicants, the application 
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