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Never accept an officer as competent based on his source of commission.
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2.
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Your right to influence the battlefield is diminished in ratio to the distance
you are from the actual arena of action.
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3.
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The battlefield selects its own Generals. No school or board can replace it.
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Never call fire on your own troops, unless you stand among them.
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5.
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Leaders are indeed born and no military school can provide what God did not.
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6.
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Equipment procurement will always be compromised by not only being made by the
lowest bidder, but by attempting to make it multi-functional.
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7.
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Attempting to lighten the soldier's load by diminishing the weight of any given
weapon, will always result in shorter range and less firepower.
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8.
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Excellent staff officers rarely make good battlefield commanders.
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9.
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Outstanding commanders will surround themselves with excellent staff officers.
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10.
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Never make command a reward for good staff work.
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11.
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Discipline began its decline with the demise of the swagger stick and
centralized promotion boards.
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12.
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Outstanding NCO's may make good officers. But, rarely will a riffed officer
make a good NCO.
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13.
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Atheists will never be trusted by their troops on the battlefield.
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14.
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Women can do many things men do, except for a few days every month.
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15.
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Going through the change, has nothing to do with the female senior officer's
uniform.
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16.
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Sexual harrassment is a two-lane road.
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17.
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Soldiers tell the truth about good and bad commanders. Their opinion is the
ultimate evaluation of an officer.
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18.
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No commander was ever hated for being too hard. But, many are detested for
trying to cultivate that image, without substance.
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19.
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The maximum effective range of any weapon, is that range at which the
individual soldier can hit his target and not an inch further.
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20.
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Pretty females rarely feel harassed by male counterparts.
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21.
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Plain-looking female soldiers are usually the best performers and fit in.
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22.
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Endurance should be judged on the bayonet assault course and not on a marathon
run.
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23.
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How far soldiers can run in shorts is unimportant, compared to how far they can
speed march with full equipment.
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24.
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Pregnant females are overweight soldiers. Thus, the US Army Weight Control
program is not based on equal enforcement of the rules.
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25.
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Tears on the cheeks of any soldier, regardless of gender, are only acceptable
on the death of a relative or comrade and when Old Glory passes by.
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26.
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Pregnancy is self-inflicted, thus abortions should be paid for by the soldier,
as an on line of duty procedure.
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27.
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Soldiers are not sent into combat, they are led.
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28.
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Your worth as an officer, should never be judged on how well you ran with a
football in college.
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29.
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West Point is a place of learning, as is any college. Both produce two types of
officer; Good and Bad.
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30.
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The computer will never be able to judge the content of a soldier's spirit, as
his Sergeant can.
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31.
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Esprit De Corps cannot be attained at the Battalion picnic or Sports Day. It
must be instilled by good leadership and belief in one's fellow soldiers.
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32.
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No new weapon or tactic will ever instill the same fear in the enemy that one
Infantryman with a bayonet can.
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33.
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He who drinks at lunch is a drunken soldier in the afternoon.
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34.
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No soldier is so smart that his physical deficiencies can be overlooked in the
Infantry.
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35.
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Painting rocks and serving drinks to officers, have never been soldierly
functions. And golf is not a required skill for officers.
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36.
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Consolidation of all administrative personnel at battalion level has eroded
accountability and proper reporting.
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37.
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Anyone who thinks that future battlefields will not contain Infantrymen, knows
nothing about war.
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38.
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Indecision kills more soldiers than any wrong decision. One can command his way
out of a wrong decision.
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39.
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The only mission of the Infantry Soldier is to kill the enemy. Humanitarian
Missions are someone else's job.
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40.
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Only the Infantry and Armor can gain ground. Only the Infantry can hold it
alone.
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41.
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Special Forces are not Rangers or Light Infantry and should never be employed
as such.
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42.
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Rangers are light infantry and are not Special Forces.
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43.
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Victory is not a limited objective. There is no other reason to engage an
enemy, except victory.
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44.
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Never shower or apply after-shave and cologne, forty eight hours prior to a
night attack.
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45.
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Sweat is the true lubricant of the Infantry fighting machine.
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46.
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No American Soldier can be managed to victory. He must be led.
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47.
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The only color in the U.S. Army is green.
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48.
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Use of chemical weapons and biological weapons are a crime against humanity.
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49.
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Not training your soldiers to protect themselves from them is a crime against
your own troops.
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50.
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Any tactic written in a book is known to your enemies.
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51.
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If short hair is truly a matter of hygiene and discipline, then all soldiers
must have it.
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52.
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No member of a soldier's family is more important than the mission.
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53.
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No soldier can accomplish his mission if the Army neglects his family.
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54.
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Any soldier who sleeps with another soldier's wife or lover, cannot be trusted
on the battlefield and should be shunned.
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55.
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Officers are more likely to wear unauthorized awards than any NCO or Private.
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56.
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Any officer who claims he is accepting an individual award for the entire unit,
should allow his soldiers to wear it.
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57.
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There can be no quota for awards.
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58.
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Any award for Valor is of more value to the Army than any school diploma or
certification.
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59.
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Heroism cannot be taught. But, cowardice is a communicable disease.
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60.
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The machine gun is too important a weapon to be used as a tool for punishing
poor soldiers.
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61.
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Precision weapons will jam, if the Commander demands communal cleaning.
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62.
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No officer should be given a command, because, he needs one for his career.
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63.
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No officer should be denied a command, because, he already had one.
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64.
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The state of the Army can be evaluated by how its soldiers look in uniform, at
any airport in the World.
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65.
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No reporter can be trusted with operational plans. A reporter who reveals
operational plans is a traitor to his country.
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66.
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A combat veteran of any war should be respected by soldiers.
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67.
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American soldiers do not lose wars. Leaders lose wars.
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68.
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What a soldier saw with his own eyes, cannot be ignored or changed by higher
headquarters.
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69.
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If Special Forces are not assigned strategic missions, they are being misused.
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70.
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The Hummer is a vehicle and is the only thing of that name allowed in the
Infantry.
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71.
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If you wish to learn about guerrilla warfare, study Francis Marion and not
Westmoreland or Giap.
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72.
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The one night you don't dig in, will bring mortars on your position.
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73.
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Taking the easy way will always get you killed.
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74.
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Blank ammunition has no place in Infantry training.
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75.
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The more you restrict Infantrymen possessing live ammunition, the more
accidents you will have.
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76.
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The Air Force and Navy are supporting arms.
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77.
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Intelligence Officer is usually a contradiction in terms.
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78.
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Inclement weather is the true Infantryman's ally.
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79.
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There is no special duty so important, that it takes the Infantry Soldier away
from his squad.
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80.
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Commanders who use the Off Limits' authority to deny sex to combat soldiers
will have a high V.D. rate.
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81.
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A Commander's morals are his own and cannot be imposed on his soldiers.
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82.
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Chaplains must present themselves when the soldier has time, not because they
have a schedule.
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83.
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An officer must be judged on his ability and not on how many coffees his wife
has attended.
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84.
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Senior officers who allow discussions about a brother officer, not present, are
not honorable men.
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85.
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A Commander who bad-mouths his predecessor will never be truly respected.
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86.
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Equal opportunity is guaranteed by the law and does not require a separate
staff.
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87.
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If a Sergeant Major suggests a unit watch, he is the supplier.
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88.
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The quality of food went down, with the initiation of the consolidated mess.
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89.
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No NCO or Warrant Officer outranks a Second Lieutenant.
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90.
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Any officer who does not listen to NCO's and Warrant Officers is a fool.
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91.
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If you wish your subordinates to call you by your first name, go sell shoes.
There is no place for you in the Army.
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92.
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Any Army man who sneers at a Marine for being sharp and well turned out, is no
soldier.
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93.
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Any Infantryman who must call higher headquarters before engaging the enemy,
has a fool for a commander.
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94.
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Soldiers respect leaders worth emulating. They cannot be ordered to respect
anyone.
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95.
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No man who refused to serve his country in war, should be elected or appointed
over men and women being sent to fight.
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96.
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The soldier must obey the orders of all those elected or appointed over him.
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97.
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The leadership genes in famous American military families usually become weaker
as the generations roll by.
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98.
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A soldier should not be denied the right to wear his uniform anywhere in
America, including The White House.
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99.
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The only truly unique headgear, is the one the Army was forced to authorize.
All others are cheap copies.
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100.
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There is only one reason to join the Army and that is to Serve the Country.
If a soldier says he hates combat, he is in the wrong profession.
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