Citation

Am. J. Sociol. 1946; 51(5): 376-379.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1946, University of Chicago Press)

DOI

10.1086/219846

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The infantry is the most strenuous, least envied, branch of the services. Yet the infantryman's morale and pride is exceedingly high. The rigors and real dangers of their unusually severe basic training lead to a conception of themselves as soldiers who can endure what other soldiers cannot.