The Halberd — Leadership

"If I was only ten years younger..."       How many times have we either heard someone utter this refrain or said it ourselves?  It seems to me that one of the great ironies (and frustrations) of life is the inverse relationship between the knowledge/experiences we store in our minds and strength/power we possess in our bodies.  As young adults, we have physical ability for days but little in the way of useful knowledge about how to actually do things or how the world works.  We often allow unchecked passions to make decisions for us instead of logic and reason. ...

"That as the security of the lives, liberties, and properties of the inhabitants of this province depends under Providence on their knowledge and skill in the art military, and in their being properly and effectually armed and equipt...and that they use their utmost diligence to perfect themselves in military skill..." -Provincial Congress 1774      The "art military"...What does the term mean?  The quote above establishes that the "art military" is, in fact, quite relevant since the preservation of our "lives, liberties, and properties" depends upon it.  With the stakes so high, then, one might question why the text offers...