Очередной хихикс из девятнахи.
Когда армия США в далеких 1860-х поручила Фрэнку Норту навербовать отряд разведчиков из племени пауни, первой реакцией "настоящих сапогов" традиционно стала проверка: "а можно ли этим микроскопом забить гвоздь"?
"Over the next ten days the Pawnees drilled two hours a day, but with little effect. They could not understand English, and there were no words in their language that expressed the orders of the drill sergeants"
"Gillette also required the Pawnees to perform guard duty. Unfortunately, this experiment was not very successful either. Lacking English language skills, the Pawnees occasionally held off soldiers who were returning to the fort. Usually Captain North had to come to their assistance. When Captain Gillette himself was held up in this way, he relieved the Pawnees from guard duty."
Примерно через сотню лет, другой "настоящий сапог" из той же армии, получив в Вьетнаме первую группу подготовленных снайперов, не придумает для них другого занятия, кроме дежурства на охране периметра базы.
War Never Changes
"Over the next ten days the Pawnees drilled two hours a day, but with little effect. They could not understand English, and there were no words in their language that expressed the orders of the drill sergeants"
"Gillette also required the Pawnees to perform guard duty. Unfortunately, this experiment was not very successful either. Lacking English language skills, the Pawnees occasionally held off soldiers who were returning to the fort. Usually Captain North had to come to their assistance. When Captain Gillette himself was held up in this way, he relieved the Pawnees from guard duty."
Примерно через сотню лет, другой "настоящий сапог" из той же армии, получив в Вьетнаме первую группу подготовленных снайперов, не придумает для них другого занятия, кроме дежурства на охране периметра базы.
War Never Changes