Roberta Writes – Reblog: The Soldier and the Radium Girl Part 1: The Bloom of Youth, Chapter 1: Enlist in haste, repent at leisure (cont. 5)” by Roberta Eaton Cheadle

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Thank you to Nolcha Fox, editor of Chewers by Masticadores for sharing the next episode in The Soldier and the Radium Girl.

Jake Tanner

27 August 1917

Jake’s battalion had been stationed at the mobilization point of Camp Bartlett in Westfield, Massachusetts for eight days.

The men quickly discovered there was little difference between life at Camp Keyes and life at Camp Bartlett, despite being one step closer to their destination of France. They were housed in tents, and there was a wide-open parade and drill ground where they continued to be trained in the art of trench warfare.

The one notable difference was that visiting French officers, who’d been at the Western Front, directed some of their training.

“That Capitaine Moreau is always on my back about something: salute, eyes to the front, present arms. And there is inspection after inspection. I had no idea our training would be like this. It’s such a waste of time,” Beau exploded one evening.

“They are trying to instill discipline and ensure we keep our uniform and equipment in good order, Beau,” Joe said.

Continue reading here: https://chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/the-soldier-and-the-radium-girl-part-1-the-bloom-of-youth-chapter-1-enlist-in-haste-repent-at-leisure-cont-5-by-roberta-eaton-cheadle/

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