You do know that Washington took one look at the "army" he found himself appointed to command and damn near puked, right?
Quote:To place any dependence upon militia is assuredly resting upon a broken staff. Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill ... makes them timid and ready to fly from their own shadows.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to the President of Congress, Sep. 24, 1776