"I'll make good soldiers of them, given a decade or two."
Poor fire control was always one of the problems with African troops, who in all other respects made excellent soldiers.
States have tried to use state schools to increase state power, especially to make better soldiers and workers.
The act was also a matter of national security: malnourished children grow up to make poor soldiers.
There are a dozen other reasons why they don't make ideal soldiers.
They make good soldiers and are enlisted in the native armies.
Nyissa's a small nation, and my people don't make very good soldiers.
His one great fear had been that the Sirians wouldn't make soldiers.
This article explores whether those who play video games make better soldiers.
The Japanese made good soldiers, but not much else.