The Original Pershing Rifles of the University of Nebraska Followed Their Instructor to Cuba and...

"On 25 September 1891, General Pershing, then a second lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry, became Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Nebraska. Lieutenant Pershing, a graduate of West Point, demanded excellence in his cadets and embarked on a program of discipline and serious military training. He used the manual of arms and drill as the means of instilling a new sense of professionalism and structure with his cadets. He established a system of cadet promotions that recognized students who displayed leadership and skill in military drill and tactics. Enrollment in military courses dramatically increased as students were drawn to the program by Pershing’s positive leadership example. Cadets took pride in themselves and in their corps. Over the next four years Pershing inspired an enthusiasm for drill which few leaders have equaled." First paragraph.

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