单词 | raw recruit |
例句 | From the armory came a clatter of shields and swords, as the latest lot of boys and raw recruits armed themselves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s the one raw recruit who no sooner hears someone say, “No one survives a night in Maze,” than he dreams of threading through it or losing himself in it. Review: The Hunger Games Meets The Lord the Flies in The Maze Runner 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Ukraine built the new combat brigades by pairing raw recruits with a small core of experienced veteran soldiers. Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Comes With Immense Stakes for Future of the War 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Russian troops have, nevertheless, been advancing, thanks to their greater numbers, bolstered by tens of thousands of raw recruits and through sheer brute force. Ukrainian Soldiers, Nearly Encircled, Push Russians Back 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Citizenship and Immigration Services is overwhelmed by the demands the Biden administration is placing on it, according to former officials who worry that the raw recruits are being sought to “rubber-stamp” all applications. DHS seeks volunteers to process Ukrainians; critics fear ‘rubber-stamp’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The aim is to turn raw recruits into battle-ready soldiers in a matter of weeks. Urban combat and beyond: Ukrainian recruits get UK training 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Soldiers, including minimally prepared raw recruits, have done long, hard service, while others have managed to stay far from it. As Ukraine Signs Up Soldiers, Questions Arise About How It Chooses 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The public outcry after Chechnya prompted Russia to ban the use on the battlefield of raw recruits, men aged 18-27 who are required to complete a year of mandatory military service. Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’ 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The country’s battered and vastly outgunned forces have been forced to rely on raw recruits and are suffering from the strain of combat, retreat and constant Russian shelling. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z After that, “Sniper” follows a conventional “raw recruit gets whipped into shape” plot as Mykola joins the army and learns to coexist with soldiers — while also impressing his superiors with his intelligence and determination. Review: Disappointing 'Beauty,' another college admissions scandal and more movies 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Veterans traveled two and a half times faster than raw recruits. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The story centers on a new student to Gojo’s school for gifted youngsters: Yuta, in the series a mysterious and powerful figure; here, a raw recruit just learning of his power. Review: If imaginative and extreme violence is your thing, 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0' is for you 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Superintendent Braverman said that although it was impossible to avoid assigning raw recruits to friction points like the Old City, they were paired with experienced officers precisely to avoid deadly misjudgments. An Autistic Man Is Killed, Exposing Israel’s Festering Police Brutality Problem 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z A war fought entirely by combatants who are as good as reconstituted corpses certainly saves on the need for a constant influx of raw recruits. The first five minutes of ReBirth 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z They left it up to these raw recruits to learn basic news work on their own. Being a journalist could have been worse than it is now 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The raw recruits from Liverpool impressed their new producer with humor as much as with music. The first biography of George Martin, the Beatles’ only producer 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The military problems plaguing the government of President Ashraf Ghani were tragically exemplified last week when a Taliban attack on an army base killed more than 160 soldiers — many of them raw recruits. Opinion | How Trump can make progress in America’s longest conflict 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z While Keller, then 22, was a raw recruit when he took the plunge and joined Millwall from Portland Timbers in 1992, Bradley is no rookie. Bradley can pave way for more American coaches, says Keller 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z There yet remained an element of romance and mystique in the horse cavalry when the future major was a raw recruit. Retired Army Maj. William A. Richardson dies at 94 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Although this was a typical training exercise for raw recruits in an elemental soldierly skill, there was nothing typical about the scene. Battle Tested, Ukraine Troops Now Get U.S. Basic Training 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z It seemed like the tactical error of a raw recruit, not a Colombian army general who is a former top commander of the military’s anti-kidnapping unit. Colombian General's Capture Puts FARC Rebels on the Defensive 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Your ship came in with 10 crates of supplies and 500 raw recruits. The front line 2013-05-08T17:21:01.123Z Even so, none was prepared to risk a draft choice on such a raw recruit. Lawrence Okoye joins San Francisco 49ers as NFL Brits head to Bay Area 2013-04-29T07:00:00Z How can such a raw recruit hope to make it in the NFL? Lawrence Okoye throws his weight behind NFL shot instead of discus 2013-04-15T13:06:58Z The prop had joined Saracens the previous season, a raw recruit from Bristol who had not appreciated the hard work and sacrifices needed to succeed at Premiership level, never mind make the step up. Six Nations: Mako Vunipola powers to the forefront for England 2013-01-26T22:00:11Z The Daily Telegraph reports that "the Army's raw recruits" may be called up to fill the Olympic gap. Papers dissect Buckles' grilling 2012-07-18T04:53:48Z This officer was no doubt an excellent soldier—the ribbons on his tunic showed that—and no one would have thought of questioning his ability to handle raw recruits or his knowledge of tactics. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z Outrages, no doubt, were committed by the Ti-ping forces, but, if so, it was by those raw recruits who neither understood nor cared for the Ti-ping cause. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z I've seen troops of little tonsured neophytes clad in scarlet, marching and countermarching and ducking and flopping, like poor little raw recruits for the heavenly host. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The numerous third-class carriages were crowded with raw recruits, who had 395 all jumped down, boy fashion, on the Leon platforms, and came scrambling back at the starting bell in noisiest confusion. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Every available man—laborer, raw recruit, sapper, engineer—was rounded up. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Our sharp boys and girls discover very quickly whether a veteran or a raw recruit is calling "Attention!" Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Drill sergeants, typically men, transform thousands of raw recruits into soldiers each year. First Woman to Lead Army Drill Sergeant School Is Suspended 2011-12-15T02:18:40Z He, a raw recruit, carried his weapon as carelessly as a lady waves a bouquet. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The raw recruits that were sent to the army at Rout Hill, were nearly all of them placed in the 2d corps and in this, their first battle, gave themselves up for lost. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z To stand on the balcony giving off of our drawing-room and watch the first raw recruits march past, made it difficult for him to restrain himself. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z Antoine was one of those raw recruits, who, as Napoleon declared, fought more bravely than any men he had ever seen to fight during seventeen years, that he had commanded the armies of France. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Plenty of raw recruits can be enlisted on the other hand. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z She was by no means Eve to him, nor was he the raw recruit his simplicity might give one to think. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z Logical sense, among the masses, is secretly supposed to be disciplined sense, and to have all the advantage of the trained soldier over the raw recruit. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z He was in every respect an able officer, and understood the construction of railroad bridges as well as observing the stars, or moulding raw recruits into veteran soldiers. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z Furthermore the raw recruits were poorly trained and equipped, and there were not enough artillerymen to man the batteries. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z But, as he said, they were a "motley crew" of regular soldiers, negroes, and raw recruits. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Frederick had but 48,000 men, after calling together almost the entire military strength of his kingdom, and many of these were raw recruits who had never smelt powder. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z A more relevant lesson for these raw recruits is the extraordinary plummet of LeBron James, the Miami Heat superstar. Sports of The Times: The Rookie Dream Must Be Lived to Be Understood 2011-06-20T01:54:07Z The difference between the trained soldier and the raw recruit is great, but it consists only in this mental discipline and self-control. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Here were only raw recruits, without arms or clothing, but at length four companies of the Sixth regiment were organized, and that night sent up the Minnesota river to Shakopee, and ex-Gov. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The boatswain’s mate is supposed to be a sort of father and mother, all in one, to the raw recruit. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z They were not raw recruits like Barbados' militia; these were fighting men with long experience. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Your raw recruits are already soldierly in bearing, and your camp as orderly as a barrack. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The company which made this raid was composed of raw recruits who had never had even the most rudimentary kind of military training until their arrival in Europe some five months before this date. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z The girl found the raw recruit rapidly making himself a power in the social world of the ranch. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z That a bully of Kester’s reputation should have been used up in this manner by a raw recruit was somewhat of a surprise to him. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z He knew something of the character of the Foresters—his raw recruits knew them better—at a glance saw his troop overmatched, and, if it came to fighting, would be overpowered. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z His faculties are seized with a sudden panic, like raw recruits when first brought into action. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z It would be a poor thing if two companies of regulars could not put to flight one of raw recruits. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z And, mixed up with this story, were vaguer legends of raw recruits forced by their sergeants to kneel on little broken stones till they perceived the superiority of Christianity. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z With thy bold, dauntless captain Hope to lead His raw recruits to Fate's opposing fire, And up the walls of Circumstance to bleed. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z He partook of soldiers' fare in the rebel camp, shook hands warmly with raw recruits, joked and laughed with petty officers, became familiar with colonels and captains, and talked profoundly with brigadier-generals. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z It came first in the person of the renowned Schomberg, whose army, however, made up of raw recruits, ill supplied by fraudulent contractors, and filled with disease by the moisture of the climate, miserably rotted. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z But the allies were defeated, their finest troops were sent flying back before the raw recruits. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z But take her altogether, she seemed to have all the calmness and assurance of an old campaigner, whilst I was wincing and starting like a raw recruit. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z His levies, composed chiefly of raw recruits from Andalusia, were full of that independent, and indeed turbulent spirit, which belongs to an ill-disciplined militia. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The drafted men of the new national army nevertheless went under fire before the kaiser's picked hosts, not as raw recruits, but capable soldiers of mettle and valor. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. He flung down in a great armchair, and stared out at the raw recruit as though for an instant rolling back the years to his own beginnings. Making Money But instead of money, they have sent us some scanty provisions; and instead of a regiment, some raw recruits to drag out this weary farce, already too long.” The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec Upon being transferred to Camp Funston near Fort Riley in Kansas, Wood began in the first days of September, 1917, the training of a new division of raw recruits from the selective draft. The Career of Leonard Wood While there was great rejoicing all over the South on account of this splendid victory gained by our raw recruits, there was no noisy demonstrations. From Bull Run to Appomattox The raw recruit came forward almost timidly, and Corporal ’Lige, shifting the three muskets he had taken possession of over on to his left arm, seized the boy by the hand. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga Many of them were militia or raw recruits, yet the divisions of the army had acquired a facility at moving in large masses, and were considerably improved in military tactics. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Rodney, it appears, treated all his subordinates as if they were raw recruits, and, while he gained obedience, created a great deal of ill-feeling. The West Indies and the Spanish Main But the grand-master coldly answered, that veterans without subordination were in his eyes of less worth than raw recruits who submitted to discipline. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It is obvious that boys thus trained will not look upon an occasional period of militia service with the bashfulness of raw recruits, nor yet with the ennui of veteran soldiers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 When these raw recruits departed from the town—Corporal ’Lige insisted that they did not march—they were followed for several miles by nearly all the men and boys in the vicinity. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga It was some time before they could be made to understand me; unhappily, not a single sailor had escaped the carnage; a few raw recruits were the only survivors of that dreadful night. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Nothing, or next to nothing,—nearly all is to be taught; and yet the breaker will show off those raw recruits as perfectly drilled soldiers. The Dog Of these three thousand only were Spanish veterans, five thousand were Germans, and the remainder Italians, chiefly from the Abruzzi,—for the most part raw recruits, on whom little reliance was to be placed. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It was a proud day for the “raw recruit” and his comrades. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences This would be as unfair as to show a raw recruit the splendors of a parade day, and tell him it was actual service. Coelebs In Search of a Wife I could take the town in a day, and repulse those raw recruits of the old Governor with ease, if they would only sally out. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Gen. Anderson with his raw recruits and about 100 of Broom-field's men at once assaulted him, broke his line, and killed and wounded many of his men as they were attempting to cross the river. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Since he was a boy he had known that he was born a drill-sergeant and the rest of mankind raw recruits. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. More is said about Company B than of any other company in the Eleventh Regiment for the reason that the aforesaid “raw recruit’s war experiences” were especially identified with that company. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences They were raw recruits, who had travelled a long distance on foot in order to enlist in the confederate ranks. Cudjo's Cave In this respect they had the advantage of most raw recruits from the North, who were wholly 'unused to wars' alarms.' The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War His military training and the self-sufficing determination which he had acquired in dealing with raw recruits had given him a knack of controlling his fellow-workers. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Morgan, with raw recruits, badly armed, accomplished his part of the task. History of Morgan's Cavalry Feminine ingenuity seemingly exhausted itself in conjuring up all sorts of things, describable and indescribable, that could make life a burden to a “raw recruit,” a wheelbarrow being needed for their transportation. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences And in a moment all came running towards him, the drivers and gunners, old stagers and raw recruits, the entire battery crowding round to shake hands with him once more. Jena or Sedan? Brigadier-General Dennis was in command, and the troops consisted of the 9th and 11th Louisiana Regiments, the 1st Mississippi and a small detachment of white cavalry, in all about 1,400 men, raw recruits. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Plans for the march through the wilderness were then carefully discussed and the leaders rode to Castleton and reviewed the raw recruits whose valor was, at a later day, to be so noised abroad. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Here the great work of training the raw recruits proceeded. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 I have thus imperfectly, and to myself at least very unsatisfactorily, sketched the nine months’ war experiences of a “raw recruit” of the Eleventh Rhode Island regiment. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences When Abraham returned from a successful campaign, in which he defeated five kings and their armies with three hundred and eighteen raw recruits, Melchizedek came out to meet him with victuals and drink. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He had under him about four hundred men, mostly Home Guards and raw recruits. Raiding with Morgan Why is it that there is this sensible difference betwixt a raw recruit and a veteran soldier? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The hopeless, unreasoning terror of the frightened animal, the raw recruit, the superstitious negro, was upon him. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The raw recruit is awkward in action; at the business. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Baron Steuben was training the Continentals, as many of them were raw recruits, but, used to hunting as they were, most of the young men had a quick eye and correct aim. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia I was married late last summer, 1904, and am now living at Tuskegee as a member of the Faculty of the school I entered as a raw recruit. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements The cabinet must be composed of broken invalids or of raw recruits. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) But he realized that he was a raw recruit, in the company of many veterans, and he was willing to bide his time. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles That only proves my long-suffering and patience, Miss Major; you know I permit you to treat me like a corporal would a raw recruit. Major Frank The raw recruit by his simple act of saluting, commands like honor from the ranking general of the Army—aye, from even the President of the United States. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition As a raw recruit I understood that I must keep my feelings to myself, and always appear coldly intrepid. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 The forts of Covelong and Chingleput were taken by Clive, though his forces consisted of raw recruits, little better than an undisciplined rabble. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History On either side of the river the hostile armies were drilling constantly to bring the raw recruits down to the efficiency of trained soldiers. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 In all the American Commander had no more than four thousand men, many of whom were raw recruits, mere boys, whose services had been procured for nine months for fifteen hundred dollars each. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution We shall have to meet veteran troops, inured to conquest, with militia or raw recruits.” Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. This, to be sure, in the case of more than half their number, would have given them scant time in which to look about them, since raw recruits were more numerous than seasoned men. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters A group of remarkably pretty countrywomen have been arrested in front of it by the passage of a young soldier—a raw recruit in scarlet tunic and white ducks, somewhat prematurely conscious of military glory. Picture and Text 1893 The men of the battalion, also raw recruits and wounded men returned from hospital, were quartered in the houses in the town. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 It was in 1864 that I joined a cavalry regiment in the department of the Gulf, a raw recruit in a veteran regiment. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 He was a stranger in a strange land, a fish out of water, and a raw recruit. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia And once I get used to my suit, I'll just force all these pikers to say "He once was a raw recruit!" The Greater Love Now, it is usual to call such a large body of raw recruits, badly armed, and without discipline, an army, in the same breath as a well armed and thoroughly disciplined body. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 After this move I was appointed Company Commander to C Company, a newly formed company with only raw recruits in it. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Then I asked him if he didn't take advantage of me when I came to the regiment, as a raw recruit, and trade me a kicking mule, that made my life a burden. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 The Tyrolese sharp-shooters were called out, large numbers of raw recruits were gathered in Illyria and Croatia, while a few veterans were taken from the forces of the Archduke Charles. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) The raw recruit of yesterday became the pride of the line today! The Greater Love We see him taking command of the raw recruits at Cambridge, leading his men in victory at Trenton, sustaining them in defeat at Monmouth, cheering them through the desperate winter at Valley Forge. Historic Boyhoods On leaving the Capitol grounds, his progress was blocked by a regiment of raw recruits on its way to the front, which halted and "marked time." The Lost Despatch Nobody in Carrollton knew that we were raw recruits that had never seen a day of service, but the impression was still stronger than ever that we were pets of the government. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 Banks had twenty thousand men for the field, while my force, including Green's Texans, would not exceed twenty-seven hundred, with many raw recruits, and badly equipped. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War As the news went out from regiment to regiment that afternoon, the undisciplined, ragged mobs of raw recruits began to shout for Santa Anna. Ahead of the Army Why were three regiments of raw recruits placed in such a dangerous position, with but two guns and a handful of cavalry? Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive No raw recruit was Wheatley; though young, he was what Texans term an “old Indian fighter”—a real “Texas ranker.” The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse I rode back into my company, and you never saw such a change of sentiment towards a raw recruit, as there was towards me, and they asked me questions about my first fight. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 Three of the five Union divisions were raw recruits, many of whom fled at the first fire. History of the United States, Volume 4 With a force of fourteen hundred raw recruits, unused to Indian warfare, St. Clair marched into the heart of the Indian country and suffered an inglorious defeat, on November 4, 1791. Union and Democracy The corporal saluted and went his way, a bewildered man, for it had never before fallen to his lot to find a raw recruit in the enjoyment of a General's friendship. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea About ten thousand rebel regulars, hearing that we had occupied Carlisle, had returned, and if they had known that there were only two or three thousand raw recruits, they might have captured us all. Memoirs I suppose the meanest trick that was ever played on a raw recruit, was played on me while we were in camp at that place. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 He looked with contempt upon the queerly dressed, untrained Virginia troops, whom he called "raw recruits." George Washington Actually the army consisted of ten regiments with ranks half filled, scattered in garrisons from Mackinac to Lake Champlain,—a force of less than 10,000 men, of whom 4000 were raw recruits. Union and Democracy He was brought into Dr. Flickinger's office with the tag of an express company attached to his clothes—young, green, and, in fact, a raw recruit to the ranks of civilization. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens As we were raw recruits, we were not put under fire at Gettysburg, but kept in Smith’s reserve. Memoirs I learned afterwards that it was an old breast-plate that an officer had brought to the regiment when the war broke out, and that it had been played on raw recruits for two years. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 His own regiment, raw recruits and countrymen, turned at the first shot; but he died like a Scapegrace, waving his hat and cheering them on. Kate Coventry An Autobiography The drill-sergeant, however, was a good, though stern man, and soon recognised the differences in character, aptitude, and willingness among his raw recruits. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan Self-control is the generalship which turns a mob of raw recruits into a disciplined army. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power George B. McClellan, the “young Napoleon,” drilled and organized the raw recruits while public opinion began to urge another march upon Richmond. Expansion and Conflict I put on the jacket, wiped the powder off my face, and the corporal said: "It's that condemned raw recruit." How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 It was no easy matter to induce raw recruits, however, to do this. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow The troops in the city, flushed with their success, were eager to be led out against the enemy; but as they were chiefly raw recruits, the general firmly refused to comply with their wishes. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots But Dinny’s protestations passed unheeded, and he had to go with the party, shouldering his rifle like a raw recruit, but glancing uneasily to right and left as they went along. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers I want to learn all I can about an officer’s duty, so as not to be like a raw recruit when I get my commission, if I ever do. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First I must have been or I could never, as a raw recruit, with no experience, have ridden right toward those guns that were belching forth sulphur and pieces of blacksmith shop. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 I’ll make a man of the bhoy, and send him back safe and sound, if some of the raw recruits of the brutal Saxons don’t shoot him.” Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer One was a common prisoner, one a hard-working curate, and one a raw recruit. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch A blare of trumpets interrupted this conversation, and presently a squad of hussars came riding down the street, every man of them a raw recruit. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania Some of them were raw recruits just come in to replace others who had just gone home. The War of Independence The drilling of the raw recruits, who, though they were full of fire and élan, were not used to the strict obedience of orders, was at first very difficult. The Tory Maid Recollect that you’re only a raw recruit, and I’m your officer.” Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer Mr. Shodd, therefore, was—undisciplined: a raw recruit, not a soldier. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. I heard a grizzled old soldier who was an officer in the Civil War tell of a raw recruit who came into his regiment. Sermons on Biblical Characters Bilbe had much the larger army, but they were mainly raw recruits, and he dared not face the veterans of the Thirty Years' War. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. What an army of young men enters the success-contest every year as raw recruits! How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Can it be imagined for a moment that any of our raw recruits enter the service from a love for King and country? Ranching, Sport and Travel The resultant vacancies in the troop had been filled by raw recruits who were being energetically licked into shape. Under Fire He spent the afternoon in walking about the camp; watching some raw recruits at their drill; watching others playing cards, or checkers, or backgammon; getting acquainted, and learning the ways of the camp generally. The Drummer Boy Who wants to be a raw recruit for life, all thumbs and muddle-mindedness? Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas A general first enlists raw recruits, drills and trains them through a long period, and finally combines them into an effective army. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart General Miramon, an able leader, commanded his army, which was recruited to the strength of eight thousand men, most of them trained soldiers, though nearly half of them were raw recruits. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III He was brilliant, bold, spectacular, a good organizer and soon trained the strong young raw recruits—farmers and artisans—into one of the finest armies the world had ever witnessed. Life of Abraham Lincoln Little Blue Book Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 324 And, gentlemen, would not you and the old varsity be rather in an embarrassing position if—if these raw recruits should happen to develop into a team strong enough to cope with Place and Herne? The Young Pitcher The president himself rose from a bed of sickness to head a reserve of 800, but most of his men were raw recruits without a professional soldier amongst them. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Many of our ideas when first received are like disorderly raw recruits. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart Laborers, sappers, raw recruits as well as soldiers of every arm. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Their failure to act in harmony would make certain the defeat of the raw recruits on their first field of battle. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis As well might a raw recruit pretend to offer an unfavourable opinion on the manual and platoon exercise. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 Buell remained some days at Louisville itself, receiving reinforcements which were considerable, but consisted mainly of raw recruits. Abraham Lincoln The steady onward tramp, tramp of this thin red line, raw recruit and grizzly veteran shoulder to shoulder, struck fear into the heart of the unfortunate Hull. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 He is as timid about his flank and rear as a raw recruit. The Extermination of the American Bison It was too much for the raw recruits of the North. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Any raw recruit can prophesy before the fact," said I. "We have Tarleton, his legion, the Seventh, a good third of the Seventy-first, and two pieces of artillery in our front. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady If the church is a thing apart we can analyze its imperfections as we might stand and ridicule a regiment of raw recruits. Religious Education in the Family In 1918 she estimated the probable force of those "raw recruits" whom we were sending overseas—and laughed. Foch the Man A Life of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies What a trumpet blast of alarm must have sounded to make such a man turn to a raw recruit for help! The Quickening The sudden charge of those two thousand men on the flank of the victorious army had produced a panic among tired raw recruits. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis To keep the horses from straying up the valley an Indian sentry line was strung above the grazing meadow, and into this I blundered like any unlicked knave of a raw recruit. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady When he protested he was recommended to hurry up the militia from Connecticut, or some other New England State, and thus supply the place of the seasoned troops he had trained, with raw recruits. "Old Put" The Patriot Esop is offered the lightest load, as being a raw recruit. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers Less than three months before this we were raw recruits. Private Peat Just a lot of raw recruits with old flintlocks! The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Hans says he dashes at them sometimes with his sword, and slaps the raw recruits into shape, telling them that if they run when he orders them to advance, he'll shoot them himself. Then Marched the Brave "Our raw recruits at last," said Captain Neville, who was standing with the ladies. For Woman's Love The Turks had two hundred thousand men in their camp, raw recruits. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The rest were but raw recruits a few months ago, and many of them have little love of fighting, though they seek to do their duty. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America The State of Illinois had raised two companies of raw recruits to join in subduing the Indians. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis "Gad, you must take us for raw recruits." Then Marched the Brave The raw recruit cannot be trusted at the post of danger like the veteran, who has repeatedly nerved up his spirit, till by habit it has become as unyielding as a rock. The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character With despotic power he had assembled a new army; but it was composed of peasants, raw recruits, but poorly prepared to encounter the horrors of war. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Nor were these raw recruits defenders of an Alamo. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad It gave his weak government a fictitious strength, and gave him a brief time in which to prepare his raw recruits for their first battle. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis And Labienus, the only officer who had deserted Cæsar, protested that the opposing legions had long since been thinned of their Gallic veterans, that only raw recruits composed them now. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. A sergeant was trying to drill a lot of raw recruits, and after working hard for three hours he thought they seemed to be getting into some sort of shape, so decided to test them. More Toasts The native corporals evidently make good instructors and the raw recruit is soon converted into a smart and responsible soldier. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Ned saw that all the men of the new force were raw recruits from the States like King's. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad She was a raw recruit from Nature, unsophisticated, illiterate. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories The live commodities were a maltese cat, a canary bird, and two raw recruits from Erin; and the "foolish boy" at once set about assigning places for people and things. Idle Hour Stories During each month talk with an old soldier, a raw recruit and a non-commissioned officer about the mess to see what the men think of it. Military Instructors Manual The northern provinces, especially Massachusetts and Connecticut, did what they could to forward it, and after the battle sent a herd of raw recruits to the scene of action. Montcalm and Wolfe These were raw recruits, but they knew how to shoot. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad He's just a recruit, a raw recruit, and he has to be trained and we are going to do that now. The Story of The American Legion I don't believe there are half a dozen of the old fighting regiments available, and even their ranks are half-filled with raw recruits. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo There was no infantry drill and the raw recruits had rest from the never satisfied sergeants, while unmanageable accumulations of gifts from distant homes were being distributed to well-pleased men. Westways Like all raw recruits, they did not know how to take care of themselves; and their officers had not the experience, knowledge, or habit of command to enforce sanitary rules. Montcalm and Wolfe He remembered, too, that Fannin's men were raw recruits like those with Ward, and his fear, which was not for himself, increased as he ran. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad But its slender garrison, mostly raw recruits, held out gallantly under the encouragement of the President, until Grant sent a column to attack Early, who promptly withdrew, and the crisis was over. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him During his first year of army life, he became the paragon of every poor private and raw recruit struggling with the miseries of goose-step, with whom he came even into momentary contact. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods Is it fair to call for volunteers, for raw recruits, and not tell them precisely and clearly what services will be required of them? The Tree of Heaven Old Oswego with its outwork was held by Shirley's regiment, chiefly invalids and raw recruits, to whom were now joined the garrison of Fort Ontario and a number of sailors, boatmen, and laborers. Montcalm and Wolfe Hope was now oozing from the raw recruits. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad True, many of his soldiers were raw recruits while those of his opponent were mostly seasoned veterans. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne One-half of them were such raw recruits that captain Manning said that they had never put their heads over the ramparts. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam He loves you no longer, and he is my enemy since I looked at him being run away with, like a raw recruit, on his first troop-horse. The Son of Clemenceau The garrison, three hundred and seventy in all, were the remnant of Pepperell's regiment, joined to raw recruits lately sent up to fill the places of the sick and dead. Montcalm and Wolfe It is only the raw recruit who tries to hit the bull's-eye by point-blank firing, and who does not allow for elevation and windage. The Drama "Thou must be a raw recruit if thou knowest not Sultan Akhmet Khan of Avár,"27 coolly answered the man in mail, shaking off the hand of the sentry from his reins. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 When Washington left Will's Creek he was aware that he was going to meet a force of a thousand men with only a hundred and fifty raw recruits at his back. George Washington, Volume I The city had been provisioned for barely a week and garrisoned by four hundred raw recruits. Hero Tales of the Far North Our men, of whom many were raw recruits,—farmers and woodsmen,—stood to their work with splendid valor, and, for us in the North, it came near being decisive. D'Ri and I Our fighting men numbered only about one hundred and ten, and fifty of them were raw recruits. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 I flattered myself with the belief that they thought me a raw recruit influenced by some acquaintanceship with Dr. Frost. Who Goes There? The regulars, though mostly raw recruits, had been reduced to some kind of discipline; but the six months' levies were almost worse than the militia. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Schomberg's men, were mostly raw recruits, and the climate tried them severely. The Story of Ireland I very much doubt, however, if King Albert had in the field at anyone time more than 120,000 men--a very large proportion of whom were, of course, raw recruits. Fighting in Flanders Here and there a labor union would subscribe for it in bulk for all its members, and the Stove Circle soon had many a raw recruit drumming up trade, making house-to-house canvasses. The Nine-Tenths Lieutenant Rhett, only yesterday, remarked that you were the best-drilled man in the company, and showed astonishment that a raw recruit, in less than two weeks, should gain such a standing. Who Goes There? But they are raw recruits for lack of discipline. Library Work with Children Dorothea regarded her with the disgust of the seasoned veteran for the raw recruit. Stories from Everybody's Magazine The spirit of the Old Guard animated raw recruits. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 He's a soldier, he is—not a raw recruit that don't know the goose-step. The Lost Prince There was in the English infantry, particularly in Kempt's brigade, a great many raw recruits. Les Misérables I had heard of it before, and remembered that Martin, one of the oldest members of the force, had said that it was no more a case of suicide than he was a raw recruit. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles The treasury was nearly empty; there were but few ships of war, and only a small land force of about ten thousand men, made up in part of raw recruits. Outline of Universal History Two-thirds of General Wood's army were either militia, insufficiently equipped and half trained, or raw recruits. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory He would almost make the water pitchers laugh when he imitated the raw recruit with his fingers apart and his hat on the back of his head. L'Assommoir Then there is a pause, and the voice of the officer in command is heard reproving some raw recruit whose vocal musket hung fire. Among My Books First Series The Helpston group of warriors having been joined by other clusters from various parts of the county of Northampton, the whole regiment of raw recruits was marched along, one fine morning, to Oundle. The Life of John Clare When the first crash of battle came these raw recruits on both sides fought with desperate bravery for nine terrible hours. The Man in Gray I know, and we have only 60,000 men, most of them raw recruits. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory They were all raw recruits, and unaccustomed to warfare. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile He had left raw recruits under fire, with no captain, and he might well doubt whether they would keep their ranks. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Now they had to fill up the gaps with raw recruits; but it was no longer the old army; there will never be such fighting again…. Selected Polish Tales There is the hell of the battlefield; here a line of wavering, timid, raw recruits. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV He loves to take the raw recruit or the boyish, self-conscious, awkward subaltern, and show how he may become an efficient man, happy in the happiness that accompanies success. The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century "I'm no Lieutenant—I'm a private, a raw recruit." Tom of the Raiders Did you ever see a squad of raw recruits being drilled in the barrack-yard? Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts No wonder if, at the outset, he was a trifle awkward and ill-at-ease, and, like a raw recruit under fire, appeared affected from the very desire he felt to look unconcerned. Confessions and Criticisms Napoleon did get raw recruits into his battalions just before any one of his famous marches began, and drill them on the way to victory. First and Last Some raw recruits--for Nero dared not intrust any veterans with the duty--brought the mandate to Piso, who proceeded to make a will full of disgraceful adulation towards Nero, opened his veins, and died. Seekers after God "I wonder if the Captain'll just laugh and say that I'm a raw recruit." Tom of the Raiders Could a raw recruit like him venture to pronounce judgment on his general? Doctor Pascal He dodges sudden sounds, as a raw recruit falling bombs. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The general crowd they'd put you with is a bit too rough for a raw recruit. Andy the Acrobat Colonel Bellinger's militia were many of them raw recruits, and the approach of a fleet unnerved a few of them; but the majority were cool as veterans. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established It was against these dreaded battalions that Gonsalvo was now called to measure for the first time the bold but rudely armed and comparatively raw recruits from Galicia and the Asturias. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 The new regiments were made up of good material, but as they were raw recruits, their usefulness must for some time be greatly limited. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 The army was a body of raw recruits from the farms, the shops, lumber camps, and fishing villages. A Brief History of the United States Some of the oldest and best armies in the world have been broken into confusion quite as badly as this army of raw recruits. The Life of Abraham Lincoln "How shall we deal with him?" said he to Sebastes, who, from the most raw recruit in the corps, had now risen to the highest place in his estimation. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Heroism and devotion to a great ideal inspired the raw recruits that were rushed to the front. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. He was taken as a raw recruit would be, taught the school of the soldier in marching, in the manual of arms, and in personal carriage. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Brooke It is the fidelity in the daily drill which turns the raw recruit into the accomplished soldier.—W. The True Citizen, How to Become One The unwelcome truth was that, except for a few raw recruits, no reliefs were forthcoming from any quarter. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 You see, gentlemen, that I am not a veteran, only a raw recruit. An Original Belle Old Put himself could not have been more coolly oblivious than the raw recruit. Taken Alive But the army that had almost grasped victory was retreating, and the camp followers, the spectators who had come out to see an easy triumph, and some of the raw recruits were running. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign She stared about the tea-room like an officer inspecting raw recruits, sniffed at the stare of the thin girl student, ordered breakfast in a low voice, then languidly considered her toast and marmalade. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man The other, fresh from the barrack square, Was a raw recruit, smooth-cheeked and fair Half grown, half drilled, with the weedy air Of a draft from the home battalion. Songs of Action This expedient, again, has furnished matter for censure against the ministry, for sending a few raw recruits on such an important enterprise, while so many veteran regiments lay inactive at home. The Adventures of Roderick Random After Bunker Hill there was a pause in the fighting round Boston which gave Washington time to get his raw recruits in hand a little. This Country of Ours On either side the officers of the old regular force were seeking to beat the raw recruits into shape, and the rival commanders also waited, each for the other to make the first movement. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve The only drum was that of the bullfrog, calling raw recruits from among the lily-pads. See America First To have "put in" a winter in Camp One was the mark of a master; and the ambition of every raw recruit to the forest. The Blazed Trail The routine elderly regular officer who knew nothing whatever of modern war was in most respects nearly as worthless as a raw recruit. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography They were a mere conglomeration of semi-independent units, mostly composed of raw recruits under officers who themselves knew next to nothing. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Shots at long range were fired nearly every night, and sometimes it was difficult to keep the raw recruits from pulling trigger merely for the pleasure of hearing the report. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve The Cabinet must be composed of broken invalids or of raw recruits. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Well, I was pretty proud at having this small command given me, since I was a raw recruit, and a game-legged one at that. The Sign of the Four Our regiments were at first composed wholly of raw recruits. Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp There, raw recruits serve their apprenticeship while lording it over Natives who have proved their ability and experience by a quarter of a century's service in their own country. Native Life in South Africa Moreover, these troopers were the least able-bodied of the men: raw recruits set simply astride their horses, and devoid of soldierly ambition. Hellenica Three days after they were enrolled we met the Sergeant, who was highly pleased with his "raw recruits". Native Life in South Africa |
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