A lot of people say I seem masculine, but I don't feel it. I feel intrinsically feminine. I'd love to be one of the boys but I always felt a bit on the outside. Maybe my masculine qualities come from overcompensating because I'm not one of the boys.
Do not use that foreign word 'ideals.' We have that excellent native word 'lies.'
Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.