THE RECRUIT'S FIRST YEAR

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Article1 July 1941THE RECRUIT'S FIRST YEARP. S. MADIGAN, F.A.C.P.P. S. MADIGAN, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-1-18 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the birth of our nation and the formation of a defensive army to protect our shores, it has forever been foremost in the minds of our military leaders to stress the point that the art of soldiering should be a vocation of life. Every vocation of necessity has its prerequisites, and the art of soldiering differs in no way from this general principle. Numerous writers throughout the history of our country have dilated upon this aspect in their description of military life.During the present emergency it is incumbent upon the Army to train a million and a half...Bibliography REYNOLDS A: The Life of an Enlisted Soldier in the United States Army, 1904. Google Scholar PEW WA: Making a Soldier, Massachusetts National Guard, 1917. Google Scholar HARBORD JG: The Officer's Guide, Produced for the Infantry, 1930. Google Scholar MOSLEY VH: Suggestions from a General to the Youngsters of His Command, January, 1933. Google Scholar Circular Letter No. 19, Surgeon General's Office, March 12, 1941. Google Scholar Medical Department, U. S. A., Training Program for 1940. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical Corps U. S. Army Washington, D. C.*Read at the Symposium of Military Medicine, Boston meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 24, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Restriction of Activity in Coronary Occlusion with Particular Reference to the Extent of Myocardial Infarction 1 July 1941Volume 15, Issue 1Page: 18-24KeywordsArmed forcesBirthMilitary medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...