S.L.A. Marshall Quote

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the altogether normal and give him poise in a situation where all else is in disequilibrium.


Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War (ed. 1954)


The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the...

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the...

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the...

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the...