Comments on: No soldier should be compelled to walk until he actually enters battle https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/no-soldier-should-be-compelled-to-walk-until-he-actually-enters-battle/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/no-soldier-should-be-compelled-to-walk-until-he-actually-enters-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-3761973 Isegoria Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:27:34 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53964#comment-3761973 S.L.A. Marshall earlier made the point that training with a heavier load didn’t improve soldiers’ ability to march with such a load, which caught my attention. I suspect that lifting weights would help, but that was almost unthinkable at the time.

]]> By: Bruce https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/no-soldier-should-be-compelled-to-walk-until-he-actually-enters-battle/comment-page-1/#comment-3761972 Bruce Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:45:14 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53964#comment-3761972 I’ve believed this stuff for years. I said so to a vet who smashed his knee jumping for cover. He landed wrong, felt his knee go, and then the weight of the pack came down. So he’s limping for life.

I told him I thought carrying a quartermaster’s shop on your back under fire was a bad idea. He said it was a good idea. Sometimes transportation breaks down.

This probably won’t ever be decided. Play different lose different.

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