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Builds morale and pride. If you're Joe Snuffy the egg cook in the mess hall, is what you do not important? When is he ever going to get a chance to earn a ribbon? The only time anybody ever talks to him is when he screws up their order. A lot of people need positive re-enforcement on a regular basis. Its those little things that keep some people humming right a long. And everybody likes a pat on the back every now and then.
Look at uniforms of various nations for example. The Phrench have very loud uniforms and conduct grand parades. Why? Because they lose all the time and they need it.
Very few people are QPs in the world and even less can draw their satisfaction from within.
The best commanders I ever had were tough, but fair. And would commend as well as ream. They were spare with their praise so it meant a lot, but then they weren't dealing with 19 year-old truck drivers either.
The green Army is different from what you see here.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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