In addition to the details of the weapons used, in a well-drilled company, a soldier knew that if he stood in line, he could count on his squad-mates to cover him if an enemy came at him from the left or right. …And that if he shirked, he could count on them to remember afterwards.
Whereas if they were all taking cover behind various bushes, it’d feel like he was all by his lonesome. Which wouldn’t be good for him, or the squad, or the army.
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