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

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Ja U 'r f . ilk 'x -,A-ai' '3 K ar K 9 'Wi ' r- A ,. , 1 t ,rf t A- 1924- oouenaov GENERAL SITUATION CDARK BLUEJ The weather is Hot and Cold. The schedule for EQUITATION: calls for UNIFORM-Coats and Caps. An order amending the Schedule is being posted on the Bulletin Board. AMENDED SCHEDULE states that Shirts and Hats will be worn. SPECIAL SITUATION. QDARKER BLUEJ A Grape-vine Rumor has just circulated through the usual channels to the effect that Shirts and Hats are not to be Worn, and that an order rescind- ing the AMENDMENT is being signed by the Secretary. The time is 12:55 P. M. You are MAJOR MAD. REQUIRED :f An Estimate of the Situation. Map Equipment X may or may not be used. A SOLUTION QApproved by Lt. Colonels Le Flunk and Blabsomej Mission: To attend EQUITATION wearing the prescribed Uniform. ENEMY. QYellovvj STRENGTH AND COMPOSITION: The Enemy consists of all Instructors in Equitation, the Second in Command, and his Aides. LOCATION-DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENTS: Wheeler-at the Corral, petting the polo plugs. Lambert and Martin-In the club casting a fishy eye in the general direction of Kincade, who has just doubled No Trumps, and shows no concern over the fact the first Whistle has blown: Chamberlaine-Somewhere along the road, trying to flag a ride in a student's car. QStudent ignores the flag and steps on the gas.j PHYSICAL CONDITION-MORALE, ETC.: Physical condition of the enemy not so good. 25 percent cowhocked, 75 percent over-in-the-knees. MORALE-Disgracefully high. TRAINING-Riley. Nuf sed. Q f I 2 -i 2 is' ix i' in , 5 S- 'QW fu E W ' V . 2,4 tx, ,, Sys ,---

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-lc. ii -s L I f . .: J , v.. ' Q9 I x i AX' fl5i4Q.D6ii6riSi ?15iX taken advantage of. My hat was covered with sand. Sand ran down my neck. Every body looks too D-- innocent. I'1l stay awake this afternoon and get those birds. LUNCH TIME WHY does my wife insist on putting ham in my lunch. I've had ham twice in the last month. Sure goin' to tell her when I get home tonight. These women don't realize how hard a man works out here. Gimme a cigarette somebody. AFTERNOON. Only three hours more. We will probably be through by 3:30 but we'll have to stay until 3:40 just to keep the instructor in solid. That bird has a cinch. Well we are through at last and one more day behind us. ON TRAIN-Politics. Why do they Want to talk politics. Who's interested in who runs the United States anyway. They dOI'1,t increase my pay any. SQUAD ROOM-'Nother C. That Dumbbell that marks all these papers has sawdust for brains. Why I'd give this paper an A anytime. Well 1,111 goin' to tell 'em in writin,' believe me. AT BULLETIN B OARD- Well, ! ! ! There they go again! Listen to a gas barrage all mornin' and then spend the rest of the holiday waiting 'round to do some fool thing or other that I don't give a --- about. Well, good night, I'm going home and frame up a letter that will tell 'em what I think about that C they gave me. They can't get away with that. School boy chorus: G O O D N I G H T ! if Pk ii Woe cometh unto the man who sees not a little joy and good in everything as he 'Traverses' and 'Searches' life's pathway. C- J 'Q W '5 S . .Q ,gs- fi my Ai'- Imx

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.la X so -. ,f ,ye 3 , - if fit Y 5 0924 nousnsov 5 Equipment-Aside from the Instructors' Mounts, the worst conglomera- tion of unbroken, herring-gutted, ewe-necked, bol-weaveled, capped-hocked horse-flesh ever gathered together under one management. Also a bunch of War-purchased French saddles that must be worn out before good ones can be obtained. OBSERVATION: judged by the Instructors' verbal observations, all enerny's observations are nasty. RECONNAISSANCE Active, and in addition to the first look it must be borne in mind that they also have the last look. TIME AND SPACE: Time-Any day between one and four. Space--The wide, wide, world. TERRAIN: Especially adapted to operations of the enemy. It presents every known obstacle from four foot jumps over barbed-wire to a 100 foot, 45 percent slide near the Scatterhootchie River. X iirifwf Q: Www fl 1 Q , M, QE XC ig, flgaf Q O Q Q Q .Q Q fx 'sa .lllfllllllzllbf Qwlg, om? f Q i S Q0 qhk M Q X 7 3 vi 'Q X ff ilu l ml jg il' ayznlllllllluf. Afdktiiicfnk Mlllxl M llll 1 - ul d,llibiffgg yi,f '77 .ge- lp? ig- ' ..- L., .9: Q I Q i 1 Z E I ' E 1,4 N, F yi ig-- la s