If on these practise marches and in these maneuvers elderly officers prove unable to bear the strain, they should be retired at once, for the fact is conclusive as to their unfitness for war; that is, for the only purpose because of which they should be allowed to stay in the service.
He argues that elderly officers who cannot handle the strain of practice should be retired for the sake of military readiness.
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