FM 3-27.75 The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills

[JHR]

Making Marines, circa 1780's

“The first thing to be taken care of in the disciplining of men, is to dress them, to teach them the air of a soldier, and to drive out the clown”
Lt. J. MacIntire, HMRM 1784
Military Treatise on the Discipline of the Marine Forces When at Sea

Been there. Done that. Both sides.

JHR

[120mm]

Making Marines, circa 1780's

“The first thing to be taken care of in the disciplining of men, is to dress them, to teach them the air of a soldier, and to drive out the clown”
Lt. J. MacIntire, HMRM 1784
Military Treatise on the Discipline of the Marine Forces When at Sea

Been there. Done that. Both sides.

JHR

That, sir, is going on my wall.

[120mm]

I guess part of the source of my frustration with the "Warrior Ethos" is how they have hijacked a perfectly good term that used to mean something.

"Warrior" for me, used to be a term that applied AFTER you did something to deserve the monicker. It also used to mean "someone for whom War is there reason for existance."

Kind of like when the food language Nazis hijacked the term "Organic". Like there was ever any food that was "Inorganic." Jerks.