One Soldier's View

[wisechoices]

Recently, I've been lurking in several discussions based on the notion of "Military Discipline". Since some of the participants in these discussions may not have any direct experience with the subject, it may prove useful to examine the foundations of this discipline. Every trainee in the modern US military is taught to observe these three

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[lu_ia_he]

Extremely well put (and educational to boot!) This is the sort of thing I wish I was seeing more of...
Long Live the King!

[angel156]

Brother, this is excellent. Thanks for the information.

Another Soldier's View

[saladin93]

For the 13 years that I have been in the Army, these principles promote reliability indeed.

My experiences in Iraq drew alot on my civilian talents. I thought "outside of the box". As a result, I quietly improved the conditions of the unit and my soldiers. One of my commanders asked me once, "Sergeant, just how are getting all this to happen?" To which I replied, "Sir, you don't want to know." He said, "Fair enough. Carry on."

There is something to be said for taking the initiative - especially when one knows what one is doing.

Nice post.

Re: Another Soldier's View

[wisechoices]

Yeah, there's a pretty big grey area where "being a good soldier" squashes good ideas.

It's really good to hear from you again! Are you still stateside?

Re: Another Soldier's View

[saladin93]

At the moment, yes. I've been in nomad mode since I got back (er, since I left for war, that is).

It's been taking over two years to get medically seperated. Meanwhile, I am still a weekend warrior in the various States that I am working in.

Good to read you, bro.

[thiebes]

Added you! Great post.

Soldierly virtues

[gentlemanj]

Well said. I wish that more people saw it in that fashion, and lived up to it. The O.T.O. needs loyal and intelligent members, and if they were paying attention, those lessons are the ones that are being taught.