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<blockquote data-quote="txwad" data-source="post: 1532150" data-attributes="member: 12509">The Jannisaries were also celibate and named their divisions after humble things in the sultan's household.&nbsp; So a soldier might be a member of the division of the Sultan's spoon.Actually both points are even stranger.&nbsp; The Jannisaries were supposed to be celibate when they were not on campaign.&nbsp; When they were on campaign, they were allowed to rape anyone they wanted.&nbsp; Hows that for an incentive structure to fight?&nbsp; Also, I think the point about &quot;humble&quot; items is misleading, they named their units after cooking utensils to show to the world how well fed they were -- that being a bit of a rarity in soldiers in the field.&nbsp; I guess that is another good point to bring up about medieval armies, they were often poorly provisioned often lacking a formal supply train and thus had difficultly maintaining themselves in the field.&nbsp; Janissaries and William's Normans being two exceptions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="txwad, post: 1532150, member: 12509"] The Jannisaries were also celibate and named their divisions after humble things in the sultan's household. So a soldier might be a member of the division of the Sultan's spoon. Actually both points are even stranger. The Jannisaries were supposed to be celibate when they were not on campaign. When they were on campaign, they were allowed to rape anyone they wanted. Hows that for an incentive structure to fight? Also, I think the point about "humble" items is misleading, they named their units after cooking utensils to show to the world how well fed they were -- that being a bit of a rarity in soldiers in the field. I guess that is another good point to bring up about medieval armies, they were often poorly provisioned often lacking a formal supply train and thus had difficultly maintaining themselves in the field. Janissaries and William's Normans being two exceptions. [/QUOTE]

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