From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,60e2922351e0e780 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-11-17 15:32:27 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!skynet.be!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: "Alexandre E. Kopilovitch" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Way off topic was: Re: Clause "with and use" Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:28:26 +0300 (MSK) Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <1069104594.401268@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1069111814 86133 80.67.180.195 (17 Nov 2003 23:30:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:30:14 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <1069104594.401268@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>; from Hyman Rosen at Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:29:54 -0500 X-Mailer: Mail/@ [v2.44 MSDOS] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p5 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list List-Id: Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2597 Date: 2003-11-18T02:28:26+03:00 Hyman Rosen wrote: >Russ wrote: > > The purpose of boot camp is to strip the recruit of his individuality > > and impress on him that he is now part of a group, to which he will > > pledge his very life. > >This is somehow news? Perhaps yes - here in comp.lang.ada -:) For more elaborate exposition of this subject I'd recommend a good book "Stilwell and the American Experience in China", by B.Tuchman . Alexander Kopilovitch aek@vib.usr.pu.ru Saint-Petersburg Russia