The spirit of a soldier is a natural inheritance, a pride carved into the bones, and an innate sense of faith. As a legendary figure in American history, MacArthur perfectly interpreted the image of the soldier, he fought all his life, made great achievements, whether young or old, he will strive to make himself the best soldier.
What is unknown, however, is that MacArthur was also tried, and he was also sweating profusely when he faced the verdict, constantly pleading with the judge to let him go.
1. Enter the military academy
Born into a military family, MacArthur's father led numerous wars throughout his life and became a colonel at the age of nineteen. Later, he also led his legions to support himself in the battle against Spain, defeated the Spanish army, and successfully occupied the Philippines as the governor of the Philippines.
Influenced by his father, MacArthur also chose to join the barracks. Based on his father's high rank, MacArthur successfully entered West Point under his father's arrangement. At that time, West Point was known as the temple of the military world, countless outstanding officers were graduated from West Point, in addition to his father to help him unblock his connections, MacArthur's performance at West Point was also excellent.
The year I went to West Point to study, MacArthur was nineteen years old, and his good years were the most energetic age. His tall body and handsome appearance made MacArthur attract much attention in the barracks. Perhaps in the eyes of every mother, she is afraid that her child will not be able to take good care of herself, so in order to take care of MacArthur, the mother stays in a small hotel next to West Point to accompany her son to study.
West Point has produced many outstanding talents, and the devil's training and militarized management have made students miserable, and students often can't stand the training and management of the military academy and withdraw from school.
All of this MacArthur persevered, he picked up the lights at night and studied hard during the day, and he could almost maintain the excellent results of the first place every year.
2. Become a defendant
West Point trains slightly differently from other military academies, with a bit of a spontaneity. The senior seniors often bully the lower grade students by virtue of the training, and help them exercise their hearts and temper their will, but this special care gradually evolved into a campus bullying incident in the accumulation of time and time.
Due to a school bullying incident, MacArthur first appeared in court, the original student Buzi died unexpectedly after dropping out of school, as one of the school's leading figures, MacArthur became the subject of suspicion by the judge.
The judge pressed to ask MacArthur if he understood the cause and effect of the incident, who had bullied Buzi, and what had happened that made him think about it and choose to live.
MacArthur wanted to be calm and calm, but this was a courtroom after all, and MacArthur was so nervous that he sweated, sweat wetting his hair, and even his legs could not control trembling. The mother saw that her son was so frightened, she quietly wrote a note and handed it to her son, and when MacArthur read the contents of the note, he slowly calmed down and gradually returned to normal. What was written on the note that had such a big effect on MacArthur?
3. Return to the alma mater
After MacArthur calmed down, he told the judge the list of students who bullied Buzi, and he admitted all the mistakes, but only begged the judge not to take off his uniform, as a soldier, if he was taken off his uniform, it would mean that he was no longer recognized by the army, and it also meant that he was eliminated as a loser.
Hearing MacArthur's request to the judge, The family of Buzi was emotional, and they did not allow the murderer who hurt Buzi to go unpunished, insisting that the judge severely punish the murderer. However, MacArthur here admitted his mistake earnestly, and it was a little excessive to severely punish him, but the family on the other side was resolute, and the judge was a little hesitant about the final verdict.
MacArthur saw the judge's hesitation, so he stood up and told everyone present, "My father is Arthur. MacArthur, at this moment he is fighting for the honor of his country on the front lines. When MacArthur's identity was revealed, the judge could no longer embarrass him, and The family of Buzi did not dare to ask for anything, so MacArthur was not affected by anything bad.
After graduation, MacArthur was hired as the new president of the West Point Military Academy, and with this experience of sitting in the dock, MacArthur knew the seriousness of bullying on campus, so he drastically reformed the system, not allowing senior students to embarrass junior students on the grounds of training, and handing over the right to physical training to the special management instructor.
Under MacArthur's vigorous reforms, the teaching system of West Point was more humane, and the whole country recognized the military school.
epilogue:
As the second generation of the strongest officer, MacArthur did not use his father's authority to do something special, but constantly honed himself, taking his father as an example and moving towards a better soldier. Throughout his life, MacArthur explained what a qualified soldier was, carving the essence of the military into his bones, and even if he grew old, he still remembered it.
MacArthur's military ability is impressive, but the means he used in the war with our country since then shows that everything has two sides, and the spirit of service must be inherited, but if it is only applied to unjust wars, it will definitely cause the destruction of life.