The influence of the Roman army on the military

[arklore70]

Well, I think you can certainly draw comparisons for sure, but I am not so certain you can directly link them.

For example, in the Modern U.S. Army, which I know a bit about, there is nothing I have that says we do this today because the Romans did it. The Modern U.S. Army traces it organization and roots back to the British, French and Germans(Prussians) to a lesser degree.

That said if you look at how say a Roman Army is organized, you do see similarities, such as it was a professional standing Army that did have a structured rank system, a retirement system of sorts, organized medical care, set expectations for behavior, a somewhat meritocracy in promotions and awards, disciplinary standards, recruitment standards, salaried wages, its own dreadful bureaucracy, a logistics infrastructure, and the breath and span of controls of units and sub units is strikingly similar.
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