A Tale Of Two Mules

CLASSICS

- Jack Slattery

It has been said that an Army travels on its stomach—and depends on its ammo. This is another way of saying that, although the Quartermaster Corps is probably the most mundane and unheralded segment of any military, it should share top billing with the most elite of the frontline combat troops. If the Quartermaster Corps doesn’t do its job, every combat unit on every front would grind to a halt almost immediately. And the Quartermaster Corps can’t do its job unless it has access to the frontline troops and every support unit behind them. In combat, however, frontline access can sometimes be a problem.