Daily Archives: February 7, 2021

Eating With the Privates

By | February 7, 2021

[February 7, 2021]  I spent my first year in the U.S. Army as a Private (E-1, in military jargon).  A private is the lowest rank, least experienced, most impressionable soldier.  They make up the largest population of soldiers, and we find lots of them on the battlefield.  My peers from the Officer corps put little faith in them. … Read More »