Medical Cadet Corps
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Medical Cadet Corps
Description
The Medical Cadet Corps was a program of the Seventh-day Adventist church during the mid-twentieth century designed to prepare young people for non-combatantancy roles in the military. The concept was pioneered at Union College under the leadership of Dr. Everett Dick in 1934. Dick was later appointed director of the denominational program by the General Conference. At its peak, Medical Cadet Corps programs were operating at most Seventh-day Adventist colleges and many academies in North America, where an annual national camp was held in Grand Ledge, Michigan. In addition, programs were also started at many Adventist campuses in the Far East as well as locations in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Lebanon. Dick traveled to many of these international locations during his tenure as director. This collection includes photographs, pamphets, and images of other material from the Medical Cadet Corps Collection.
Items in the Medical Cadet Corps Collection
Union College Medical Cadet Corps Drill
In this 2" x 3" black and white photograph, Union College medical cadets practice a drill on the college campus. A row of houses is visible in the background. The original photograph is in Glenn Davenport's personal collection. This digital copy is…
Union College Medical Cadet Corps Drill
In this 2" x 3" black and white photograph, Union College medical cadets practice a drill on the college's campus. A row of houses is visible in the background. The original photograph is in Glenn Davenport's personal collection. This digital copy…
Bonita Cozad and Glenn Davenport Dressed for the Medical Cadet Corps Dinner
Bonita (Bonnie) Cozad (attended 1941) and Glenn Davenport (class of 1943) are dressed up for a Medical Cadet Corps dinner in this 3" x 5" black and white photograph. The original photograph is in Glenn Davenport's personal collection. This digital…
Don Dick in Medical Cadet Corps Uniform
Don Dick dressed in Medical Cadet Corps Uniform stands in front of a stone wall in this 2" x 3" black and white photograph.
"Wounded" Southeast Asia Cadets Await Evacuation on the Strait of Jahore
!["Wounded" Southeast Asia Cadets Await Evacuation on the Strait of Jahore](https://archives.ucollege.edu/files/square_thumbnails/63430297a52441d5bfacee2861401a44.jpg ""Wounded" Southeast Asia Cadets Await Evacuation on the Strait of Jahore")
"Wounded" cadets lay on the ground waiting for evacuation in this 3" x 5" black and white photograph.
A Civilian Addresses Puerto Rican Cadets on Graduation Day
A civilian, presumably an official of the State Selective Service, stands at a microphone while the platform party sits behind him in this 3" x 4.5" black and white photograph taken at the third Antillian Union Medical Cadet Corps camp held at a YMCA…
A Female Cadet Receives Her Warrant
A female cadet shakes an officer's hand as she receives a warrant in this 5"x 7" black and white photograph. Discussion of Medical Cadet Corps training for women began in the summer of 1942. By the autumn of 1944 required training for both young…
A Female Cadet Salutes an Officer
A female cadet salutes an officer as she prepares to receive a warrant in this 5"x 7" black and white photograph. Discussion of Medical Cadet Corps training for women began in the summer of 1942. By the autumn of 1944 required training for both…
A Good Soldier Dresses Like One
One cadet points out the important points of military dress to another cadet in this 2.25" x 2.25" black and white negative.
A Guided Tour of an Ambulance
A Medical Cadet Corps officer and two gentlemen in suits converse with two U.S. Army officers next to an ambulance in this 8" x 10" black and white photograph presumed to have been taken during Operation Giganteus in Soquel, California.