“Gentlemen: you
have now reached the last point. If anyone of you doesn’t
mean business let him say so now. An hour from now will
be too late to back out. Once in, you’ve got to
see it through. You’ve got to perform without flinching
whatever duty is assigned you, regardless of the difficulty
or the danger attending it. If it is garrison duty, you
must attend to it. If it is meeting fever, you must be
willing. If it is the closest kind of fighting, anxious
for it. You must know how to ride, how to shoot, how
to live in the open. Absolute obedience to every command
is your first lesson. No matter what comes you mustn’t
squeal. Think it over - all of you. If any man wishes
to withdraw he will be gladly excused, for others are
ready to take his place.” Theodore Roosevelt,
Remarks to Recruits, 1898
The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or noncommissioned
officer to move his unit from one place to another in
an orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by
instilling habits of precision and response to the leader’s
orders; and to provide for the development of all soldiers
in the practice of commanding troops. |
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