Από την Κρήτη εθελοντής στον Αμερικανικό Στρατό., item 44

• November 1, 2018 06:57:58 Anastasia Ioannou

  be having as hard a time teaching you as you are

  having trying to learn. He is not necessarily an un­-

  reasonable person. He may be a gruff Sergeant who

  has seen years and years of service, but he is not

  half so black as he is painted. Just try doing what

  he tells you to do and keep your mouth closed

  until it’s all over. Then if you have anything “on

  your chest” which seems important and worthy of

  immediate attention, call him aside and tell him all

  about it. Depend upon it, if there is any justice

  in your claims he will recognize it instantly and

  act accordingly.

  Don't let a little misunderstanding put you in the

  class of “No Goods” This class is always a large

  one and its members are a sour lot. They sit

  around like crows and their greatest accomplishment

  is "knocking.” This intellectual treat is repeated

  many times each day and I warn you to take no

  stock in them. Not only would it react against

  you, but there will come a time when some honored

  work is to be given out and you will have the

  mortification of seeing the other fellow walk off

  with it—the man who obeys orders.

  It is only necessary to know that the one who

  gives you orders is your superior. It is up to you

  to respect his office. You would obey orders in

  the business world for dollars and cents, why not

  in the army, where life and death may depend upon

  your action? Carry out all orders to the best of

  your ability. If it means that you will be put to a

  lot of trouble, what of it? The good things don’t

  come easy and your success will depend largely

  upon your handling of difficult missions. Do not

  forget this point.

  Don't stand with your mouth hanging open when

  you receive an order. Keep it shut and don't say

  anything until you have accomplished what you

  have started out to do. It may be that you despise

  the individual who gave you the order, but if you

  will recall that the individual in that uniform repre-

  
  

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