If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?
continue to advance until you run out of ammunition. Then, dig in.
Close the playand keep the store open nights.
Make your plans to fit the circumstances.
Most battles are won before they are ever fought.
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.