US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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He learned the automatic riileg he learned the machine gun tor at least some of itjg he learned to make a road sketch on horsebackq he learned to wield the bayonet with a grunt and often an imprecationg he learned to throw grenades in a great many different Ways, some of them approvedg he learned to chin himself at least once on the horizontal bar and that there are methods of cleaning a rope Without Washing itg he learned to pass the buck because it is the easiest piece of apparatus in 'gthe chamber of horrorsng he learned to Hsnoop and snipe and that scouting and patrolling is as much an art as a scienceg he learned that tactics is about half of a young oFficer's life and that more units can be dropped there than ever were dreamed of in anybody's philosophyg and he learned other things and continued to learn. And he learned in the end, after he had finished the course, that he was a Wiser and better oiiicer.

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sidered himself. To add to his discomliture he faced the prospect of get- ting along with less quarters and ration allowances, and was comforted not at all hy the fact that in his abstraction he had failed to answer a question on exam. that had a value of two units. He plodded wearily to his daily task. He stumbled over contour lines and lost himself in a maze of shots for critical points. He labored at his road sketch until his tongue hung out and then failed to put in the name of the Lipatoi and the railroad that operates between Benning and Columbus. Likewise he failed thoroughly to enjoy his lunch if he ate any at all. Upon turning in his sketch at the end of the period allotted he was sure of little beyond the fact that the instructor was certain to learn from it that Benning has' a very damp climate and muddy roads. About this time he became acquainted with his horse. He had been introduced to horses, but had never been placed on such intimate terms with one. It might he said that relationship between horse and oiiicer were reduced at once to the informal. There were no secrets between them. He was let into the secrets of horse manicuring and massaging, and learned that no matter how far away or in what direction you might be the horse had a near side which was constant. And then he began to ride his horse. He began gently, but that could not last. The more he rode the less gentle it became until there were times when he greatly desired to get a compass bearing to make sure that he Was coming down on the same saddle from which he started his ascen- sion. But he learned to ride. At least the instructor said he did, although he had grave doubts about the thing even unto the end. In spite of the difficulties of getting along Without troop responsibili- ties he made progress. There were numerous occasions when he found that his indorsements to the school secretary were returned as unsatisfac- tory, but still he made progress. This progress Went on steadily, even against such a handicap as appearing at formation dressed in a raincoat when the overcoat should have been Worn.

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