ABSTRACT
George Washington as General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America, as well as American military experiences during the Revolution, greatly influenced the design and construction of the military created by the new government of the United States of America. The army of the new republic depended for its recruits and officers on volunteer soldiers. Tradition calls these men “citizen-soldiers,” but military organization and structures within the new Republic drew heavily from colonial experiences, and specifically from the insight and recommendations of George Washington.
