Even Unto Death: The Spiritual Armory of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Chapter 7

7. What Does It Mean to Be Catechetical? A Common Language: The armed forces require all service members to complete basic training. Basic training introduces recruits to military life and teaches recruits to speak a common language, the language of military life. A common language ensures that all service members understand orders and discharge their duties properly. This becomes all the more critical in the midst of confusion and chaos, which so characterizes battlefield conditions.