Two Military Executions Analysis

If you grow up in America, you are taught from a young age that all men are created equal. You are “imbued” with this fact. It is very difficult for a young and “green” recruit from the army to put that aside when they join the military. “Green” suggests that you are naive to the army and have a lot to learn before you fully understand the army’s ways of life. The “fallacy” of the army is that all men are equal. There is rank that is earned and respected by all. It takes time to learn that there are different rules that contradict what you were taught to believe in the real world. Bennett made this mistake when he saw his friend from home. He should have treated his commanding officer as his superior instead of his buddy. This mistake cost him his life. If you don’t “unquestionably submit” to the system of ranks, there is a price to pay. Private Bennett Story Green learned this the hard way and was an example for all.