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MILITARY COURTESY.
Definition. Military courtesy may be briefly defined as being the attitude of civility and respect which military men at all tinges maintain toward each other. Its true nature is best understood through a knowledge of the manner in which it is practiced among military men.
In order to understand the various forms by which it is expressed, it should be understood that military courtesy is based on the principle of equality among military men. In point of merit, and honor, one soldier is the equal of any other soldier, whatever may be their respective rank or grade.
Each gives his service to his country ; each offers the same sacrifice his life as an earnest of his sincerity, they differ from each other only in the mat- ter of rank and grade and consequent duties and responsibilities, and these are conditions which are regulated by circumstances and expediency.
In one of the Articles of Faith of the Japanese soldier, the principle is stated in the following words: "All soldiers must remember that they are associated in a great and honorable service, and that to serve worthily in the station in which each is placed is an honor in which the private participates as fully as the general."
The Spirit of Military Courtesy. The practice of military courtesy is greatly simplified by a correct grasp of the spirit in which it should be practiced, and, in turn, an understanding of the spirit of military courtesy is facilitated by bearing in mind that it is the attitude maintained among men who are, each according to his station, of equal importance in a great calling.
With this in mind, it is obvious that ease and dignity should characterize the exchange of all mili- tary courtesies, and that exaggerated forms, such as prompousness or servility, are objectionable and entirely out of place among soldiers of the proper type. Pompousness is often mistaken by the uninitiated
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Definition. Military courtesy may be briefly defined as being the attitude of civility and respect which military men at all tinges maintain toward each other. Its true nature is best understood through a knowledge of the manner in which it is practiced among military men.
In order to understand the various forms by which it is expressed, it should be understood that military courtesy is based on the principle of equality among military men. In point of merit, and honor, one soldier is the equal of any other soldier, whatever may be their respective rank or grade.
Each gives his service to his country ; each offers the same sacrifice his life as an earnest of his sincerity, they differ from each other only in the mat- ter of rank and grade and consequent duties and responsibilities, and these are conditions which are regulated by circumstances and expediency.
In one of the Articles of Faith of the Japanese soldier, the principle is stated in the following words: "All soldiers must remember that they are associated in a great and honorable service, and that to serve worthily in the station in which each is placed is an honor in which the private participates as fully as the general."
The Spirit of Military Courtesy. The practice of military courtesy is greatly simplified by a correct grasp of the spirit in which it should be practiced, and, in turn, an understanding of the spirit of military courtesy is facilitated by bearing in mind that it is the attitude maintained among men who are, each according to his station, of equal importance in a great calling.
With this in mind, it is obvious that ease and dignity should characterize the exchange of all mili- tary courtesies, and that exaggerated forms, such as prompousness or servility, are objectionable and entirely out of place among soldiers of the proper type. Pompousness is often mistaken by the uninitiated
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