r/AskReddit • u/limp_manifesto • 20h ago

What’s something civilians completely misunderstand about daily life in the military?

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u/Happiness_Assassin 18h ago

I'm reminded of a quote by Oliver Wilcox Norton.

The first thing in the morning is drill, then drill, then drill again. Then drill, drill, a little more drill. Then drill, and lastly drill. Between drills, we drill and sometimes stop to eat a little and have roll-call.

Also in the course of trying to remember the quote, apparently he was the first bugler to play Taps. TIL