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"
In
time
we
have
a
small
group
whose
chances
look
fairly
good
.
The
major
criterion
left
untested
is
one
we
can
not
test
here
;
that
undefinable
something
which
is
the
difference
between
a
leader
in
battle
...
and
one
who
merely
has
the
earmarks
but
not
the
vocation
.
So
we
field-test
for
it
.
"
Gentlemen
!
--
you
have
reached
that
point
.
Are
you
ready
to
take
the
oath
?
"
There
was
an
instant
of
silence
,
then
Hassan
the
Assassin
answered
firmly
,
"
Yes
,
Colonel
,
"
and
Birdie
and
I
echoed
.
The
Colonel
frowned
.
"
I
have
been
telling
you
how
wonderful
you
are
--
physically
perfect
,
mentally
alert
,
trained
,
disciplined
,
blooded
.
The
very
model
of
the
smart
young
officer
--
"
He
snorted
.
"
Nonsense
!
You
may
become
officers
someday
.
I
hope
so
...
we
not
only
hate
to
waste
money
and
time
and
effort
,
but
also
,
and
much
more
important
,
I
shiver
in
my
boots
every
time
I
send
one
of
you
half-baked
not-quite-officers
up
to
the
Fleet
,
knowing
what
a
Frankensteinian
monster
I
may
be
turning
loose
on
a
good
combat
team
.
If
you
understood
what
you
are
up
against
,
you
would
n't
be
so
all-fired
ready
to
take
the
oath
the
second
the
question
is
put
to
you
.
You
may
turn
it
down
and
force
me
to
let
you
go
back
to
your
permanent
ranks
.
But
you
do
n't
know
.
"
So
I
'll
try
once
more
.
Mr.
Rico
!
Have
you
ever
thought
how
it
would
feel
to
be
court-martialed
for
losing
a
regiment
?
"
I
was
startled
silly
.
"
Why
--
No
,
sir
,
I
never
have
.
"
To
be
court-martialed
--
for
any
reason
--
is
eight
times
as
bad
for
an
officer
as
for
an
enlisted
man
.
Offenses
which
will
get
privates
kicked
out
(
maybe
with
lashes
,
possibly
without
)
rate
death
in
an
officer
.
Better
never
to
have
been
born
!
"
Think
about
it
,
"
he
said
grimly
.
"
When
I
suggested
that
your
platoon
leader
might
be
killed
,
I
was
by
no
means
citing
the
ultimate
in
military
disaster
.
Mr.
Hassan
!
What
is
the
largest
number
of
command
levels
ever
knocked
out
in
a
single
battle
?
"
The
Assassin
scowled
harder
than
ever
.
"
I
'm
not
sure
,
sir
.
Was
n't
there
a
while
during
Operation
Bughouse
when
a
major
commanded
a
brigade
,
before
the
Sove-ki-poo
?
"
"
There
was
and
his
name
was
Fredericks
.
