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~~This FAQ~~ is ~~a work in progress. Additional sections will be added as time permits~~.

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Common questions about the Ritchie Boys and this wiki. For camp history see [[Camp Ritchie]]; for how data is sourced see [[About the data]].

== Who were the Ritchie Boys? ==

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== What was Camp Ritchie? ==

See [[Camp Ritchie]] for the overview (including founding as a resort and National Guard site, the MITC mission, and the camp motto). For the longer founding narrative, flag and coat-of-arms, and how the school was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]].

== How do I find someone on this wiki? ==

Use '''Find a soldier''' on the [[Main Page]], or [[Special:Search]]. Titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> — for example [[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]]. You can also browse [[Contents]], [[:Category:Classes|Classes]], [[:Category:Teams|Teams]], or [[:Category:Soldiers by letter|Soldiers A–Z]].

== Can I edit without an account? ==

Yes. Anyone can edit text without registering. Photo '''uploads''' require a logged-in account so the wiki is not used as a public file dump. See [[Contribute]].

== Why do some biographies look incomplete? ==

Most of the ~21,000 roster pages started from class charts and research notes. Fuller narratives exist where Stories essays, Facebook-sourced writeups, newspapers, or timeline research have been reviewed and published. Research notes are leads, not finished biographies — see [[About the data]].

== How can I get military records? ==

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* [[Introduction]]

* [[Camp Ritchie]]

* [[~~The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background~~]]

* [[Contribute]]

* [[About]]

* [[About the data]]

* [[Contact Us]]

* [[About the data]]

* [[Contents]]

[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]

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-This FAQ is a work in progress. Additional sections will be added as time permits.
+__NOTOC__
+Common questions about the Ritchie Boys and this wiki. For camp history see [[Camp Ritchie]]; for how data is sourced see [[About the data]].
 == Who were the Ritchie Boys? ==
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 == What was Camp Ritchie? ==
 See [[Camp Ritchie]] for the overview (including founding as a resort and National Guard site, the MITC mission, and the camp motto). For the longer founding narrative, flag and coat-of-arms, and how the school was established, see [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]].
+== How do I find someone on this wiki? ==
+Use '''Find a soldier''' on the [[Main Page]], or [[Special:Search]]. Titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> — for example [[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]]. You can also browse [[Contents]], [[:Category:Classes|Classes]], [[:Category:Teams|Teams]], or [[:Category:Soldiers by letter|Soldiers A–Z]].
+== Can I edit without an account? ==
+Yes. Anyone can edit text without registering. Photo '''uploads''' require a logged-in account so the wiki is not used as a public file dump. See [[Contribute]].
+== Why do some biographies look incomplete? ==
+Most of the ~21,000 roster pages started from class charts and research notes. Fuller narratives exist where Stories essays, Facebook-sourced writeups, newspapers, or timeline research have been reviewed and published. Research notes are leads, not finished biographies — see [[About the data]].
 == How can I get military records? ==
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 * [[Introduction]]
 * [[Camp Ritchie]]
-* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie Background|Camp Ritchie Background]]
+* [[Contribute]]
+* [[About]]
+* [[About the data]]
 * [[Contact Us]]
-* [[About the data]]
 * [[Contents]]
 [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]