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31 Fall In Discipline is the cornerstone on which the Army is built.To be successful in the Army you must develop your discipline far above that required in civilian life. IET (Initial EntryTraining) Soldier’s Handbook, 1994 Not long after I strapped on my helmet and hefted all my issue up into the basket, there came a holler that it was time for us to run. I already wore the running shirt, but my shorts were stashed somewhere into my barracks bag around my bunk. The building was all wood.The bunks and lockers made the place a labyrinth of lost places.Wire baskets full of blankets and unstowed clothing littered the room. I heard the cries to assemble, to it now, come as you are, bring what you have the run is on and we cannot deviate from the training schedule. And so, wearing boots and long pants and a dirty shirt, I ran out to see a bunch of well-fed men who looked like paper cutouts of me in my better days, when I had muscles and no slump. Single file, we began marching, then hopped into a light jog, and then sprinted to a full-out run. I thought the run was to make us leaner and more ready when the time came, but I looked behind us.A fresh platoon was moving in.They had gotten into town yesterday on 32 their schedule, and they had come looking like one another, looking for us, ready forVictory.Always an objective in mind. No garrison duty for them.Today they were thrilled to see us. ...

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