Hi Andy,
Time to consolidate the thread, as we are up to the sixth exchange, plus it was getting very long.
The warm-up approach that we are using does help to put a lad’s mind into the right place, as it comes keen right from the start. I find that it also sets my backside up well for what is to follow. It was certainly interesting to feel the new Borstal Canes, as they seemed to deliver a unique mixture of thud and sting. I am sure that young Andy will find them suitably challenging, if his uncle discovers that he has been smoking again! Twenty-five dozen strokes of a dry cane, then twenty-five dozen strokes of a soaked cane, is a formidable punishment for a lad.
There is no question that Hardman took his Army Birching well. One of the reasons for this is, without doubt, that the lad is game and hard. The problem for Hardman, is that this is also a disadvantage for him, as it means that he is more likely to push the boundaries, because he has some confidence in his ability to take his punishments. The lad certainly needs to lose this trait, which means that his next Army Birching will need to be laid on far more severely than his last. It is clear that Captain …show more content…
A significant driver of this, is his ability to stand erect and take a severe flogging with the Army Cat himself. As you point out, he sees it as his Military Duty to lay it on properly and when he is taking a flogging, he also sees it as his Military Duty to take it properly. There is no doubt, that Captain Flog will give Staff Hardman many opportunities to take the Army Cat, which will give Staff Wilding many opportunities to hone his skills when laying it on. If Staff Wilding wants to avoid taking a flogging himself, he had better make sure that he lays the Army Cat on with every ounce of strength and force that he can muster, the next time that Staff Hardman is sentenced to a
Time to consolidate the thread, as we are up to the sixth exchange, plus it was getting very long.
The warm-up approach that we are using does help to put a lad’s mind into the right place, as it comes keen right from the start. I find that it also sets my backside up well for what is to follow. It was certainly interesting to feel the new Borstal Canes, as they seemed to deliver a unique mixture of thud and sting. I am sure that young Andy will find them suitably challenging, if his uncle discovers that he has been smoking again! Twenty-five dozen strokes of a dry cane, then twenty-five dozen strokes of a soaked cane, is a formidable punishment for a lad.
There is no question that Hardman took his Army Birching well. One of the reasons for this is, without doubt, that the lad is game and hard. The problem for Hardman, is that this is also a disadvantage for him, as it means that he is more likely to push the boundaries, because he has some confidence in his ability to take his punishments. The lad certainly needs to lose this trait, which means that his next Army Birching will need to be laid on far more severely than his last. It is clear that Captain …show more content…
A significant driver of this, is his ability to stand erect and take a severe flogging with the Army Cat himself. As you point out, he sees it as his Military Duty to lay it on properly and when he is taking a flogging, he also sees it as his Military Duty to take it properly. There is no doubt, that Captain Flog will give Staff Hardman many opportunities to take the Army Cat, which will give Staff Wilding many opportunities to hone his skills when laying it on. If Staff Wilding wants to avoid taking a flogging himself, he had better make sure that he lays the Army Cat on with every ounce of strength and force that he can muster, the next time that Staff Hardman is sentenced to a