Outing . e companya class of men of higher order of intelli-gence and social position, as a rule, thanis found among the enlisted men of theregiments. This very fact, however, whilebeneficial in many ways, gives rise to afault that is very marked in some of thecompanies—namely, an independence offeeling and action which bars out attimes a great deal of good. The separatecompany commander is more supreme incommand at home than the colonel of theregiment. The former is the only com-mander at home, while the latter is butone of several, all subordinate to thebrigade commander. Consequently whatth
Outing . e companya class of men of higher order of intelli-gence and social position, as a rule, thanis found among the enlisted men of theregiments. This very fact, however, whilebeneficial in many ways, gives rise to afault that is very marked in some of thecompanies—namely, an independence offeeling and action which bars out attimes a great deal of good. The separatecompany commander is more supreme incommand at home than the colonel of theregiment. The former is the only com-mander at home, while the latter is butone of several, all subordinate to thebrigade commander. Consequently whatthe company commander does must beright, and he therefore is apt to fall intohabits and customs of command and drillthat are at variance with the true spirit ofthe tactics. And there being no other military com-pany in the town, there is none of thatcommendable military rivalry which is al-ways finding out the weak points of itsadversary and avoiding the same there are two or more companies in. POLICE DUTY. the same place there is always a worthyemulation and rivalry on the part of eachto outdo the other. In the regimentsofficers and men are all taught in thesame way ; all go through the same mill,all are subjected to the same force, andconsequently are all of the same most excellent officers of separatecompanies marred their good work bygiving commands that were of course tobe understood, from long practice, bytheir own companies, but with such astrange inflection and awkward timethat, when they were put without warningin command of companies or detachmentsnot their own, hesitating and broken move-ments in drill were generally the commanding officer of a separatecompany from long habit becomes un-conscious that there are perhaps others inthe company who can command as wellif not better than himself, and he is there-fore apt to always assume command andhis subordinates get very little opportunityto exercise their intelligence in positionsand und
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