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<blockquote data-quote="CombatWombat51" data-source="post: 1521642" data-attributes="member: 10473"><p>How did standing armies work from a soldier's point of view? I know how America's army works now, though I imagine it was much different long ago.</p><p></p><p>A few specific questions to get brains rolling. All of this assumes a feudal European setting, since that most closely resembles my D&D campaigns.</p><p></p><p>How were armies divided? Did each ruler have his own soldiers or were they all from one pool, and assigned various stations and posts?</p><p></p><p>Was there any initial training, similar in effect to modern boot camp?</p><p></p><p>How did different soldiers come to fill diferent rolls? Archers, cavalry, etc.</p><p></p><p>Did soldiers typically live in a barracks, or did they live in homes near their posts like government housing?</p><p></p><p>Was there any kind of organized training, or was it mostly up to each soldier to find a way to learn not to get stabbed?</p><p></p><p>How did one quit the army? Were there contracts for lengths of enlistment, or could you just up in leave (not in a time of war)? </p><p></p><p>Those are just some of the many things I'm clueless about <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I'm sure that in answering these questions, people will post all kinds of things I never even knew that I wanted to know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CombatWombat51, post: 1521642, member: 10473"] How did standing armies work from a soldier's point of view? I know how America's army works now, though I imagine it was much different long ago. A few specific questions to get brains rolling. All of this assumes a feudal European setting, since that most closely resembles my D&D campaigns. How were armies divided? Did each ruler have his own soldiers or were they all from one pool, and assigned various stations and posts? Was there any initial training, similar in effect to modern boot camp? How did different soldiers come to fill diferent rolls? Archers, cavalry, etc. Did soldiers typically live in a barracks, or did they live in homes near their posts like government housing? Was there any kind of organized training, or was it mostly up to each soldier to find a way to learn not to get stabbed? How did one quit the army? Were there contracts for lengths of enlistment, or could you just up in leave (not in a time of war)? Those are just some of the many things I'm clueless about :D I'm sure that in answering these questions, people will post all kinds of things I never even knew that I wanted to know :) [/QUOTE]
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