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Military discipline is the obedience to a code of conduct while in military service. [1] According to the U.S. Army Field Manual 7-21.13 4-4: [2] Discipline in the Army is one of the most basic elements of warfighting. Its purpose is to train you so you can execute orders quickly and intelligently under the most difficult conditions.
Following this exercise, Steuben published his drill instructions in a manual that was published in 1779 and widely distributed throughout the Continental Army. This manual became commonly known as the army's "Blue Book". It remained the official U.S. military guide until 1812. [1]
The general concept of "good order and discipline" in military law dates back to 17th century England, when the first Articles of War were established for the British Army and the Royal Navy.
History of Military Mobilization in the United States Army 1775-1945 (US Army, 1955) online; not copyright because it is a government publication. Mahon, John K. "Bibliographic Essay on Research into the History of the Militia and the National Guard." Military Affairs 48#2 (1984) pp. 74–77. online; Mahon, John K. (1983).
Military courtesy is one of the defining features of a military force. The courtesies form a strict and sometimes elaborate code of conduct . It is an extension and a formalization of courtesies practiced in a culture's everyday life.
Constant and heavy drilling would change a man from a civilian to a soldier, obedient to commands reflexively. This instituted both discipline and subordination. In a period when private soldiers were recruited from what was considered the basest social class, it was considered particularly important to "break the man" into service.
The Army Ground Forces (AGF) were composed of infantry, cavalry, armor and artillery. Less than half of the Army Ground Forces tactical troops were actually assigned to divisions; they were instead in non-divisional combat and service units. The ratio on March 31, 1945, for example, was about 15:12 (1,468,941 million to 1,194,398 million).
Cortright highlights the importance of civilian support groups to the GI movement. Because soldiers and sailors are under military discipline and control, they were much more vulnerable than the average civilian antiwar activist. Civilian supporters recognized this and often helped individually and built organizations to assist.