“He who dedicates himself to a profession, which demands staking one’s life in a common cause, he who takes on at the same time the responsibility to send others on orders to their deaths, must maintain for himself a moral conviction and direction, which cannot be measured by ordinary standards.” William I (1797 to 1888)… Read More
“The moral effect of result upon troops must never be overlooked.” Major General J.M. Schofield (1831 to 1906), from the Inaugural Address to the Journal of the Military Service Institute of the United States, 11 January 1879 Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield was an US Army officer who held multiple major commands during the course… Read More
“’The spirit of an army lives in its officers,’ wrote Ruchel; for the moral of the rank and file is the moral of its leaders.” J.F.C. Fuller (1878 to 1966), Training Soldiers for War, 1914 Major General John Frederick Charles ‘Boney’ Fuller, CB, CBE, DSO was a senior British Army officer, military historian, and strategist.… Read More
“The moral effect of result upon troops must never be overlooked” Major General J.M. Schofield (1831 to 1906), United States Army, from the Inaugural Address to Journal of the Military Service Institute of the United States, 11 January 1879. John McAllister Schofield was a US Army officer who held major commands during the American Civil… Read More
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest thing of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing more than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature, and… Read More
“The most solid moral qualities melt away under the effect of modern arms.” Unknown
An article by Alyssa Johnson. Getting into college is very challenging, but getting into the military is a lot harder, and not everyone dares to be in the military. However, some college students still aim to get into the military because it offers them a lot of advantages over the traditional boarding school. People with… Read More
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