I wrote this a year ago, it is part of a much larger text. It's probably not very interesting for most people!
"An army that regularly parades in public displays itself as a highly professional army. Even though the parade itself does not perform any useful function on a battlefield, it has an affect even in times of peace and in build-ups to wars. A rag-tag army is likely to be unable to put on parades, hence it holds that larger and better armies can display their discipline by means of public performances. It therefore acts as a psychological tool and a deterrent - it says that the army is ready, strong and trained."
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I've found a wonderful relationship and my studies a progressing - 1-2 years still left. I've found my willpower again. I dont do much drugs anymore; I've found all I searched from them by now and they dont have much to give anymore. I do know myself well and I like what I am, Plus the inner peace considering peakoil and global politics and predictions I follow closely :) So I think I'm doing well, just sad that I can't afford visiting UK.
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this site has very little information on drill and its history maybe an update would be nice of course :) other than that great job too you or you all :) im only 15 and i love military drill!
I wanted to let you know that I found your article rather interesting as a US Marine of over 9 years and former drill instructor, I found that you made an interesting point for the use of drill as a political tool. Not something that I had thought about much before really. Thanks for the insight.
Is punishment drill used in boot-camps for juvenile delinquents? I live in France, and one Socialist leader, Madame Ségolène Royal, suggested some time ago that juvenile delinquents be sent to military-style disciplinary boot-camps, as an alternative to prison.
Thanks for writing this article. It saved me a couple of hours of trying to find the perfect article for my topic in ROTC for the essay they assigned me.
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