“Remember, everything is possible as long as you have a positive attitude, and truly believe you will succeed. Rest assured, Lads, I am right here behind you!”
“Okay, Sir; so as long as we keep believing that we can climb out of our trench in the face of pre-sighted machine guns, cross one hundred yards of waist-deep mud, shell-holes, and broken wire, and then work our way through an additional fifty yard wide mine field before climbing their barbed wire obstacles, we should take their trench easy-peasey?” Private Grant asked.
“I think that sums it up pretty well, Lad,” the captain replied.
“Well, let’s give it a go then,” Grant said confidently.
You just have to appreciate our education system, the captain thought to himself as he lined the eager replacements up for the assault.
Padre
Padre's Ramblings 
Sad story. 😦 Effectively written for such a short piece.
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