Should Soldiers Be Required To Enlist Or Encampment?

“No meat! No meat!” was a cry from a tired, desperate general in the suicidal camp at Valley Forge. On March 1st of 1778 is when I get to decide whether to reenlist or not from the army, but I have been thinking to myself why soldiers would want to re-enlist for 9 months at the Valley Forge Camp. The conditions in the Valley Forge encampment were terrible. First off, there wasn’t really any good and healthy food at the camp. Second, soldiers had been getting sick and dying from lack of food, and other conditions I will be talking about. Therefore, I have decided to not re-enlist from Washington’s army is because of poor living conditions, soldiers were getting sick and dying, and because General Washington was losing trust.
After the Boston
Our General hasn’t been doing a real good job of fulfilling the army’s needs. I mean, if Washington would have brought more materials to build bigger huts, having shelter would not have been a problem. If Washington could have asked for more supplies, like food or clothing, we would not have been starving or freezing to death. “ Not surprisingly, Washington was having trouble keeping his soldiers.”(Valley Forge) It is true that Washington was having keeping us troops,he even may possibly be losing me. Some troops decided to abandon, or leave and never come back from the army. “To make matters worse, Washington’s own position was uncertain. Some members of Congress did not trust him.” (Valley Forge) Like I said, it seemed like Washington was losing trust. Even our congress is starting to lose trust in Washington. To my hut friends, and I, it seemed like Washington was leading a lost war already. So, the third reason why I have decided to not reenlist from camp is because Washington is losing hope and