{"id":752,"date":"2017-10-18T20:46:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T20:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2017-10-18T20:47:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T20:47:50","slug":"astp-army-specialized-training-program-princeton-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/places\/astp-army-specialized-training-program-princeton-university\/","title":{"rendered":"ASTP &#8211; Army Specialized Training Program &#8211; Princeton University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The\u00a0<b>Army Specialized Training Program<\/b>\u00a0(ASTP) was a military training program instituted by the\u00a0<a title=\"United States Army\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Army<\/a>\u00a0during\u00a0<a title=\"World War II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War II<\/a>\u00a0to meet wartime demands both for\u00a0<a title=\"Junior officer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Junior_officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">junior officers<\/a>\u00a0and soldiers with technical skills. Conducted at more than 222 American universities, it offered training in such fields as engineering, foreign languages, and medicine.<sup id=\"cite_ref-ball_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Specialized_Training_Program#cite_note-ball-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/astpgrad.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-754\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/astpgrad.jpg\" alt=\"Graduation of the first class of ASTP cadets at Princeton University during WWII\" width=\"250\" height=\"194\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graduation of the first class of ASTP cadets at Princeton University during WWII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>ASTP differed from the\u00a0<a title=\"V-12 Navy College Training Program\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-12_Navy_College_Training_Program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">V-12 Navy College Training Program<\/a>\u00a0in producing technically trained personnel rather than officers as its primary goal,<sup id=\"cite_ref-keefer_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Specialized_Training_Program#cite_note-keefer-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0though recruits were expected to become officers upon completion. The program was approved in September 1942 and implemented in December that year.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_752_1('footnote_plugin_reference_752_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_752_1('footnote_plugin_reference_752_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_752_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_752_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Specialized_Training_Program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_752_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_752_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the program attended by Tom&#8217;s friend, Karl Abt, at Princeton University. Karl was ultimately assigned to a military intelligence unit, primarily interviewing German prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-753\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-753\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Army Special Training Program cadets at Princeton University, below Blair Arch, during WWII.\" width=\"474\" height=\"626\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ASTP_WWII_AC112_BoxSP18_Item4431.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army Special Training Program cadets at Princeton University, below Blair Arch, during WWII.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_752_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_752_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_752_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_752_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_752_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_752_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_752_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_Specialized_Training_Program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Wikipedia<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_752_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_752_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_752_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_752_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_752_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_752_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_752_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_752_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_752_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_752_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_752_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_752_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_752_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_752_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Army Specialized Training Program\u00a0(ASTP) was a military training program instituted by the\u00a0United States Army\u00a0during\u00a0World War II\u00a0to meet wartime demands both for\u00a0junior officers\u00a0and soldiers with technical skills. 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