Is the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Worthy of Resurrection

Abstract

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is evaluated as a possible solution to current social and environmental ills. The nine year history of the CCC is reviewed to determine accomplishments and failures of the program created in 1933 to save wasted youth and land. An attempt is made to correlate the problems of the 1930's with those existing today: unemployment, discontent among young people, a polluted environment, and wasted natural resources. An appraisal of the Job Corps program suggests that the CCC might again be desirable if it parallels the original program, retaining conservation as the key, and using the Army, as before, in a major supervisory role.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 1972
Accession Number
AD0760465

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  • Robert F. Hume

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Adolescents
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  • Job Training
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