Editing Awkward squad (section)

==Origin==
It is commonly accepted that shortly before his death in 1796 [[Robert Burns]] uttered the words "Don't let the awkward squad fire over me".<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Quotation: Robert Burns on Last Words |encyclopedia=MSN Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/quote_1861500864/Last_Words_Don%27t_let_the_awkward_squad_.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031005804/http://encarta.msn.com/quote_1861500864/Last_Words_Don't_let_the_awkward_squad_.html |archivedate=2009-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=NYT staff |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1852/10/13/archives/dying-words-and-thoughts.html |title=Dying words and Thoughts |work=New York Times |date=13 October 1852 |accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref> At this time the phrase was in use in military slang for a group of recruits who seemed incapable of understanding discipline or not yet sufficiently trained or disciplined to properly carry out their duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/81/1125.html |title=Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Awkward Squad |publisher=Bartleby.com |date= |accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abuffalosoldier.com/slang.htm |title=Indian Wars Slang: Part 1 |publisher=Abuffalosoldier.com |date= |accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |page=[https://archive.org/details/frankberesfordo00curlgoog/page/n350 338] |last=Curling |first=Henry |title=Frank Beresford: or, Life in the Army |url=https://archive.org/details/frankberesfordo00curlgoog |series=Google eBook |year=1858|publisher=C.J. Skeet }}</ref>