Making a SoldierR. G. Badger, 1917 - 220 páginas |
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... leader was wounded and taken and they saw themselves deserted on all sides by the soldiers that they quitted the field . " General Ross moved his troops to the vicinity of Washington where they encamped . The rout of the American army ...
... leader was wounded and taken and they saw themselves deserted on all sides by the soldiers that they quitted the field . " General Ross moved his troops to the vicinity of Washington where they encamped . The rout of the American army ...
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... leaders . He remembers those who in loyalty and devotion gave themselves freely to the cause they served . He sees a vision of the purpose of the Academy , the great influence of its atmosphere turning the sunny side of youth to courage ...
... leaders . He remembers those who in loyalty and devotion gave themselves freely to the cause they served . He sees a vision of the purpose of the Academy , the great influence of its atmosphere turning the sunny side of youth to courage ...
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... leaders qualified to fur- nish us with enthusiasm , and serve as models . We have not the homogeneity necessary to develop the common opinions and sentiments which make col- lective acting efficient . Our officers and men have not a ...
... leaders qualified to fur- nish us with enthusiasm , and serve as models . We have not the homogeneity necessary to develop the common opinions and sentiments which make col- lective acting efficient . Our officers and men have not a ...
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... leadership experience may be organized to court disaster , in the absence of war to stamp a solution with the unmistakable mark of success or failure . In addition to acquiring desirable habits and organizing military experience there ...
... leadership experience may be organized to court disaster , in the absence of war to stamp a solution with the unmistakable mark of success or failure . In addition to acquiring desirable habits and organizing military experience there ...
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... any physical cause , and place their will power absolutely in the hands of a leader . In this system of instruction , uniformity played a prominent part . Uniformity in dress , in cut of hair , and in every detail , from 77 HABITS.
... any physical cause , and place their will power absolutely in the hands of a leader . In this system of instruction , uniformity played a prominent part . Uniformity in dress , in cut of hair , and in every detail , from 77 HABITS.
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Página 114 - Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state. We are spinning our own fates, good or evil, and never to be undone.
Página 114 - Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. The third maxim is: Seize the very first possible opportunity to act on every resolution you make and on every emotional prompting you may experience in the direction of the habits you aspire to gain; and finally: Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
Página 82 - The centipede was happy quite Until the toad in fun Said, 'Pray which leg comes after which When you begin to run?' This wrought her mind to such a pitch She lay distracted in the ditch Considering how to run.
Página 106 - The instructor explains briefly each movement, first executing it himself, if practicable. He requires the recruits to take the proper positions unassisted and does not touch them for the purpose of correcting them, except when they are unable to correct themselves. He avoids keeping them too long at the sunn.
Página 114 - Well ! he may not count it, and a kind Heaven may not count it; but it is being counted none the less. Down among his nerve-cells and fibres the molecules are counting it, registering and storing it up to be used against him when the next temptation comes.
Página 143 - I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace; — in a word, that they were born in war, and expired in peace.
Página 203 - Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable desire of returning to their respective homes that it not only produces shameful and scandalous desertions among themselves, but infuses the like spirit in others.
Página 31 - I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war between the United States and Mexico might and probably would have lasted four or five years with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas in less than two campaigns, we conquered a great country and a peace without the loss of a single battle or skirmish.
Página 118 - We may, then, define an instinct as an inherited or innate psycho-physical disposition which determines its possessor to perceive, and to pay attention to, objects of a certain class, to experience an emotional excitement of a particular quality upon perceiving such an object, and to act in regard to it in a particular manner, or, at least, to experience an impulse to such action.
Página 22 - Of the sailors, however, it would be injustice not to speak in the terms which their conduct merits. They were employed as gunners, and not only did they serve their guns with a quickness and precision which astonished...