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'''By The Numbers''' collects Camp Ritchie statistics — class sizes, schedules, specialties, and related counts — brought over from [https://www.theritchieboys.com/by-the-numbers theritchieboys.com].
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'''By The Numbers''' is a short visual summary of Camp Ritchie training statistics — class sizes, curriculum shape, specialties, and high decorations. Open any figure for the full table. Detailed pages carry source notes and copyright from Beverley Driver Eddy’s ''Ritchie Boy Secrets''.


== Class counts ==
These are '''historical appendix / spreadsheet figures''', not live counts from every soldier page on this wiki. Roster browse: [[:Category:Classes|Classes]] · [[By birth country]].
* [[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Student Numbers - All Classes]] — Graduates by course type across MITC, Army Ground Force, CIC, and occasional instruction
* [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers]] — Schedule and graduation counts for Classes 1–31


== Planned pages ==
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These sections still exist on the old site and will be added here the same way:
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* Eight Week Class Content
<div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">31</div>
* Eight Week Courses by Specialties
<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week MITC classes]]</div>
* 31 Week Classes - Searchable
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">27 July 1942 – 22 September 1945</div>
* Awards
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<div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">11,637</div>
<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight-week graduates]]</div>
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">of 15,253 enrolled in Classes 1–31</div>
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<div style="font-size:2.2em; font-weight:700; line-height:1.1; color:#3f4a3c;">19,679</div>
<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Graduates, all course types]]</div>
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional instruction*</div>
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<div style="margin-top:0.4em; font-size:95%; font-weight:600; line-height:1.3;">[[By The Numbers/Awards|Medal of Honor · DSC · Silver Star]]</div>
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:84%; line-height:1.35; color:#555;">1 · 1 · 57 named in the awards table</div>
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<small>*Grand total on the student-numbers page; it differs slightly from some official MITC histories because of an addition error in occasional-instruction figures.</small>
 
== Classes 1–31 ==
The core Ritchie Boy path was the '''eight-week''' Military Intelligence Training Center course. Class 1 graduated 32 soldiers; later classes grew into the hundreds. Class 18 graduated the most (622); Class 25 had the largest enrollment (779).
 
* Full schedule and per-class counts → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Graduation Numbers]]
* Browse a class roster → [[:Category:Classes|Classes]]
 
== Curriculum and specialties ==
Each eight-week class spent about five weeks on '''general instruction''' (272 hours: terrain, signals, staff duties, enemy armies, photo interpretation, and related subjects) and three weeks on '''specialized tracks''' (82 hours), then a multi-day terrain exercise.
 
Specialty columns in Appendix 6 include IPW (German, Italian, and other), photo interpretation, counterintelligence, terrain and signal intelligence, and language tracks.
 
* Hour breakdown → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content|Eight Week Class Content]]
* Specialty counts by class → [[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Eight Week Courses by Specialties]]
 
== Awards ==
The awards sheet lists Ritchie Boys recorded with the '''Medal of Honor''' (1), '''Distinguished Service Cross''' (1), and '''Silver Star''' (57). Names link to soldier profiles when a clear roster match exists; ribbon displays on matched profiles come from the same source work.
 
* Full awards tables → [[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]] · [[Awards faces]]
 
== All detail pages ==
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<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Student Numbers - All Classes|Student Numbers — All Classes]]'''
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Graduates by MITC, AGF, CIC, and occasional courses</div></div>
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Classes - Dates & Graduation Numbers|Eight Week Classes — Dates & Grads]]'''
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Classes 1–31 schedule and graduation counts</div></div>
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Class Content|Eight Week Class Content]]'''
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">General and specialized instruction hours</div></div>
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Eight Week Courses by Specialties|Courses by Specialties]]'''
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Appendix 6 specialty-track matrix</div></div>
<div style="background:#f7f4ee; border:1px solid #c3b7a4; border-top:4px solid #3f4a3c; padding:0.85em 1em;">'''[[By The Numbers/Awards|Awards]]'''
<div style="margin-top:0.35em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.35; color:#444;">Medal of Honor, DSC, and Silver Star lists</div></div>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Camp Ritchie]]
* [[Camp Ritchie]]
* [[:Category:Classes]]
* [[Symposium Presentation]] — 2012 slide figures (historical presentation, not current site stats)
* [[The Stories]]
* [[Themes]] · [[By birth country]] · [[Contents]]
* [[Contents]]


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