Editing Fort Knox (section)

=== 1947 Universal Military Training Experimental Unit ===

In 1947, Fort Knox hosted the Universal Military Training Experimental Unit, a six-month project that aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing new 18–20 year-old Army recruits with basic military training that emphasized physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This project was undertaken with the aim of persuading the public to support President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s proposal to require all eligible American men to undergo universal military training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/207600/rediscovering_fort_knox_universal_military_training_program_comes_to_fort_knox|title=Rediscovering Fort Knox: Universal Military Training program comes to Fort Knox|work=U.S. Army|date=22 June 2018|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130095427/https://www.army.mil/article/207600/rediscovering_fort_knox_universal_military_training_program_comes_to_fort_knox|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=John|last=Sager|url=http://www.shfg.org/resources/Documents/FH%205%20(2013)%20Sager.pdf|title=Universal Military Training and the Struggle to Define American Identity During the Cold War|journal=Federal History|issue=5|date=2013|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072919/http://www.shfg.org/resources/Documents/FH%205%20(2013)%20Sager.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'' (1981) was filmed using the exterior of Fort Knox but did not show the inside of the facility for security reasons.<ref>Barth, Jack (1991). ''Roadside Hollywood: The emoji MovieLover's State-By-State Guide to Film Locations, Celebrity Hangouts, Celluloid Tourist Attractions, and More''. Contemporary Books. Page 126. {{ISBN|9780809243266}}.</ref>