Your Plans

Titles 22:49:43 Teenage boy Mike at home trying to study looking perplexed; older brother Harry WWII veteran ? comes home, asks why he’s not at track practice - finds paper w/ army insignia scribbled on it - Mike worried about having to enlist - “there’s an exam allright, but how can you study?”. 22:50:34 Cuts back to Mike in diner w/ friends discussing inevitability of joining up - “it’s always us young guys who have to go out and do someone else’s dirty work”. More talk. 22:51:52 Mike can’t see any point in studying or training - brother uses example of sandwich to show traditional pattern of life choices - college, marriage etc. - “something new has been added to the pattern military service but does that mean you should stop planning?” 22:52:29 Brothers talk in kitchen about patterns of living & interruption caused by military & draft. Need for planning for service & life afterwards. 22:54:16 Brothers washing car & talking. 22:54:44 Flashback to Mike’s friend in diner telling them how he has plan to get out of military service. 22:55:27 Harry talks to Mike about planning & being prepared for service w/ cutaways to scenes showing new recruits sworn in, arriving at camp, being kitted out. 22:56:13 Talking & washing car. 22:56:36 Soldiers working in bad & good weather; training on obstacle course; taking aptitude test; studying in room fiull of study carrels. 22:57:14 Harry talks of importance of physical fitness & good education. VO Harry tells Mike about vocational training given by military over various shots of mechanics, chefs, welders, film cameramen. Recruits learning how to handle rifles - “you learn how to learn...how to take orders” etc. 22:59:14 Scenes showing Mike organising his time & working to goals: back at spring training - track race - working at high school courses - in class talking to visiting military speaker - in diner w/ girl, tells friends he’s too busy to go out with them - “you know, it sure helps when a fellow stops worrying and starts planning”. The End w/ title taking responsibility for the content, etc. Korean War Homefront; Draft; Conscription; US Army Enlistment; Enlisting; Planning; 1950s Americana; Avoidance; Deferments; 1951; Propaganda; Guidance; NOTE: Good coverage of story & dialogue.