The army regulations have been put in place to create a standard to uphold, measure abilities, and create uniformity throughout the organization. Army regulations have been a guideline since the time of Barron Von Stueben, a Prussian officer commissioned by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Von Stueben knew then that all soldiers needed a guideline and a standard to be upheld to. Standards from physical fitness, marksmanship, and even drill and ceremony. Von Stueben created the first army doctrine, “Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States”, which later came to be known as the “Blue Book”.
Army regulations, pamphlets, field manuals, and