Drill with a will
Training-morale poster: a fist grips a rifle with fixed bayonet against a grey disc, under the headline 'Drill with a will'. The slogan 'Practice today means life tomorrow!' ties drill to survival in combat, a mild fear-appeal addressed to soldiers.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Army Illustrators, Fort Custer
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-703 (NAID 514184).
Text on the object
DRILL WITH A WILL PRACTICE TODAY MEANS LIFE TOMORROW! [signature:] Army Illustrators, Fort Custer
