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MEMBERS OF THE ARMY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
As a newly inducted soldier, you will find it necessary to
make a complete readjustment of your previous habits of life. You
have become a part of a huge organization in which you will live in
intimate daily association with other soldiers conforming to the
exacting requirements of the military team. The necessary disciplinary
control and the military surroundings will present an entirely new
order of life for you, all essential to our great purpose in this war.
To help you make the necessary adjustments this book,
ARMY Life (War Department Pamphlet 21-13 dated 10 August 1944),
has been prepared. It is based on experience of millions of men who
have entered the Army before you and it should provide the answers
for most of the questions every new soldier asks himself or his
associates. Study carefully its contents, for it should assist you greatly
in making the necessary adjustments in establishing yourself as an
efficient soldier.
Good luck to you. May you find friends and experience that
will be of great help to you in the years to come.
George C. Marshall,
General, Chief of Staff.
This page was copied from the introduction page of ARMY LIFE a
War Department Pamphlet, # 21-13, dated 10 August 1944 for historic
purposes only.
Willie H. Casper, Jr.
Colonel U. S. Army (Ret.)
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