From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   Jim Beard wrote:   
   > On 07/08/2012 06:22 PM, Adam wrote:   
   >> Around here (an hour from West Point), there seem to be more Army   
   >> officers than enlisted men.   
   >   
   > For the Army, the big numbers of enlisted folk not deployed overseas   
   > tend to be stationed at places with enough land area for training and   
   > exercises on a large scale.  Those places aside, officers are generally   
   > assigned in sufficient number to handle whatever their mission is where   
   > they are, and then enough enlisted are assigned to support them.   
      
   I've noticed that the USMA band is mostly lieutenants IIRC.  How does   
   that differ from being a member of a civilian band?   
      
   >> Sometimes I enjoy reading about military life, but I don't think   
   >> I'd last a week in it.   
   >   
   > Keep your head up (stay alert), keep your butt down (low profile), and   
   > obey all lawful orders issued to you to the best of your ability, and   
   > you should have no significant problems during basic and advanced   
   > training.   
      
   I suppose I've been in places nearly as regimented, so I can see how one   
   could get used to it.   
      
   I can't resist a link to this urban legend about a new recruit:   
      
   http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/marines.asp   
      
   Adam   
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