Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10

or. =. Making Good a Il Soldier. 2.
Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting
Ready Tor Camp. ). First DAYS IN
Camp. a.. Cleanliness in Camp. =.
Your Health. ). M.rching and Care Of
Feet. 2. Your Equipment and Arms. 10.
Recreation IN Camp. IL. Playing the
Game. l.. Team Work in the Army. Is.
Grouping Men into Teams. Ii. The
Team Leaders. Is. Fighting Arms Of
the Service. IL. Staff Branches of the
Service. II. Staff Branches of the
Servicc-ll. Is. Army Insignia. 10.
The Army System Of Training. 20.
Clo>e-Order Drill. Il. Extended Or
der drill; y. Guard Duty.)
You are careful 10 observe the ordinary
courte>ies in your civilian life. You would
soon make Yourself offensive to All your
them with a cold stare or 4 ~di>courtcou,
nod.
These customary rules Of good breeding.
apply IN 4 slightly different form in the
army. There l. the same reason for them
in the army n in civil life. Courtesy helps
W hbh' Nv Zitdi army hlsifiliUt run H3bEe
smoothly. II i the outward sign that The
right relations exist among officer and
men.
These right relations should he given
expression both within the military camp
and outside. Courtesy among military
men j. indispensable to discipline: respect
to >upcrior~ will not be confined Ia obedi
cnce on duty but will he extended on al
occasions" (Army Regulations. par. ~
The obligation Ia show proper courtesy j.
binding upon Officers Just n well a. upon
men. The commanding general Of the
army j. required to he courteous a. YOU.
Just a you are required Ia be courteou,
10 him.
IMPORTANCE of CORRECT FORMS.
Courtesy among military men i shown
by speaking and acting in n respectful
manner. II i shown also bv using the
correct form Of recognition. This correct
form when meeting or addressing com
misSioned Officers j. known n the military
salute.
"'In the old DAYS the free men If Europe
were all allowed To carry weapons. and
when they met zach would hold M hi
right hand t. show that h. had M weapon
in it and that they met n friends. Slaves
or ~,rfS. however. were not allowed to
carry weapons. and SUNK past the free
men without making any sign. I'm this
way the salute camc to bc the symbol or
sign by which soldier free mcnl might
recognize each other. The lower classes
began 10 initiate the soldiers IN this re-
spcct. although IN a clumsy. apologize
way. and thence crept into civil life the
custom Of raising the hand or nodding ~
one passed an acquaintance. The soldiers.
however. kept their individual salute. and
purposcly made il intricate and difficult
f. learn IN order that IT could be- acquired
only by the constant training all real
"To thi~ day artmic~ have preserved
soldiers received.
their salute and when correctly done it 49,.
NJ once recognized and never mistaken
for that Of the civilian. All sold cr> should
be careful 10 "Vccuic the ~nir'r exactly ~
prescribed. Tho civilian ar the imitation
soldier who tries Ia initiate the military.
salute invariably makc> some mi~takcl
show that he i not a real soldier: \
he gives u ~ an apologize manner. he
fails ~ stand "r march III attention. hi~I
j. unh"itoncd or hat on awry. or he
Tails 4" l"rk the person >alutcd in the eve
There j. . wide difference IN the method
IT rendering and meaning between the civ
Ilian salute n used by friends IN passing.
pr by servants to their EMPLOYERS. and the
military salute. the symbol and sign at the
profession" Manual for Non
commissioned Officers and Privntcs. see.
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PROPER WAY TO SALUTE.
In order To give the salute properly when
are without arms. first assume the
of a soldier (as described in a