Word: esprit
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...Esprit de corps is a crucial factor in the military. But sometimes the spirit can get a little carried away. For a long time, at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, when night fell and the sergeant was away, the soldier boys and soldier girls did play. And if the sergeant showed up, he was often greeted by a loud "Hello!" The greeting, uttered heartily by recruits standing watch on each floor of the three-story brick barracks, was not quite military protocol. Rather, it was a warning to those engaged in hanky-panky to end their trysts and jump back...
...opposite gender can be spotted immediately. Segregated living, the report said, should continue into advanced training, which can last up to a year. The smallest units in basic training, consisting of about 60 recruits, should be all men or all women to eliminate sexual distractions and to build true esprit de corps. Most field exercises and classroom instruction--a total of about 60% of all activity--would remain coed...
...shot of esprit de corps into the Harvard team can no doubt be attributed to the influx of youth. With all four freshmen continually popping up on the leader board, the Crimson finally has depth--something which it has so sorely lacked...
...would think that this demonstrates what a small word we live in--a global village predicated on common ideas and linked by those telecommunication networks that are always being bragged about on television. But far from reflecting worldwide esprit de corps, Madrid merely reflects the struggle between declining Continental traditionalism and new-fangled American pop culture, a struggle which the New World is rapidly winning...
...winds down, the administration hopes to find mechanisms to maintain this esprit de corps. In particular, the President and deans will discuss how to continue academic planning-and the cooperation and accountability it fosters-after the campaign has ended...