That was true here for a time as well, we just left
the model a little earlier. I think the Civil War curtailed a lot of interest in things military...Originally Posted by marct
...Hmm, could be. I keep thinking back to my family history when it was socially de rigeur for all gentlemen to hold commissions (at least in Colonial society). One of those little cultural differences between the US and Canada.
In the case of the US, I will NOT call that earlier maturity...
In any event, WW II and the subsequent failure of that 'Greatest Generation' worldwide to raise their kids as they had been raised -- fairly well, in most cases -- due to the siren call of Dr. Spock destroyed way too many societal norms in the sixties. Never to return...
Some good and some bad in that.
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