Wow, that's harsh. Green character starts to show signs of panic at impending enemy contact, superior officer grabs him by the shirt front, says loudly "Get a hold of yourself, man!" and backhands him across the face, drawing a tiny spot of blood as his West point ring catches the green soldier's cheek. The now (slightly wounded) FNG is out of the rest of the firefight, clawing feebly at the mud in the bottom of his foxhole and fighting to retain bladder control.
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 "It is better to be feared than loved" - Nicolo Machiavelli
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