Word: soldiers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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FICTION 1 -Centennial, Michener (2 lastweek) 2-The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Meyer (1) 3-Something Happened, Heller (3) 4-The Ebony Tower, Fowles (6) 5-Lady, Tryon (4) 6-The Pirate, Robbins (5) 7-Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, le Carre...
Dress Right. Instead of being shocked awake by a whistle or worse, the recruit begins his day at 5:30 a.m. when the lights are snapped on. There is no reveille formation. Matter of fact, there is no retreat and there are precious few other occasions when the new soldier has to fall in and dress right...
Very Choosy. The Army now has the right to discharge any soldier within 180 days if he cannot cut it physically, mentally or morally. The discharge is honorable, but the person is not eligible for veterans' benefits. Under the program, 9.5% of the men at Fort Jackson were sent home last year...
General Caldwell claims that "morale is far and above what it was during the days of the draft," and the evidence at Fort Jackson seems to back him up. The rates of courts-martial and AWOLs are down. I never talked to more soldiers who did less bitching. In fact, no one even seems to swear any more. I heard exactly one four-letter word. On a rifle range, a sergeant turned on a complainer and shouted, "That's tough shit, soldier!" The lieutenant in charge of the range looked shocked. He grinned at me and said, "Well...
...Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, le Carr...