The army has always personified the order and discipline. In the bourgeois era it became an important harbinger of the new hygiene standards and the fight against degeneration as a result of the abuse of alcohol, tabacco and sexually transmitted diseases. This paper deals with the teachings that were availahle to soldiers in various handbooks and brochures. It also describes the differences between the informatìon given to ltalian or Slovenian soldiers and the influence these prevention campaigns had on society as a whole.
