Show fighting and morals objection is made in england to the requirement that army recruits shall have good characters what writes an officer has character to do with mith shooting and drill under the old system the rogue and the neer clowell do well were drawn into the army and became accepted citizens and fighters men leaving prison joined the ranks as their only chance at 0 earning carnine an honest living and placing themselves beyond further temptation perhaps it had bad a lad bad effect on the morals and behavior of a corps but they invariably proved when the trial came better fighters |