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" 5. Deliberations or discussions among military men, convey- 

 ing praise or censure, or any mark of approbation, toward 

 others in the military service, and all publications relating to 

 private or personal transactions between officers are prohibited. 

 Efforts to influence legislation affecting the Army or to procure 

 personal favor or consideration should never be made except 

 through regular military channels ; the adoption of any other 

 method by any officer or enlisted man will be noted in the mili- 

 tary record of those concerned." {Army Regulations.) 



" The discipline which makes the soldier of a free country 

 reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical 

 treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely 

 to destroy tlian to make an army. It is possible to impart in- 

 struction and give commands in such manner and in such tone 

 of voice as to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense de- 

 sire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice can 

 not fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to disobey. 

 The one mode or the other of dealing with subordinates springs 

 from a corresponding spirit in the breast of the commander. 

 He who feels the respect which is due to others can not fail to 

 inspire in them regard for himself, while he who feels, and 

 hence manifests, disrespect toAvard others, especially his in- 

 feriors, can not fail to inspire hatred against himself." {Ad- 

 dress of ]\lai. Qen. John M. Schofield to the United States Corps 

 of Cadets, Aug. 11, 1879.) 



^^'hen, by long-continued drill and subordination, you have 

 learjied your duties, and obedience becomes second nature, 

 you iuive acquired discipline. It can not be acquired in a 

 day nor a month. It is a growth. It is the habit of obedi- 

 ence. To teach this habit of obedience is the main object 

 of the close-order drill, and, if good results are to be expected, 

 the greatest attention must be paid to even the smallest details. 

 The troop, platoon, or squad must be formed promptly at the 

 prescribed time — not a minute or even a second late. All 

 must wear the exact uniform prescribed and in the exact man- 

 ner prescribed. When at attention there must be no gazing 

 nbout. no raising of hands, no chewing or spitting in ranks. 

 The manual of the rifle, the pistol, the saber, and all movements 

 must be executed absolutely as prescribed. A drill of tliis kind 



