Similar to his barging into the White House to ask for a position in the army, Marshall’s standing up to Pershing showed both boldness and deep devotion. Although he was in one sense disrespecting a superior, he was proving his loyalty to the army’s values in doing do. In other words, Marshall chose to be devoted to the highest institutions and values, and he was willing to disrespect anything that threatened those values. In addition, standing up to Pershing resulted in a mentorship between the two men.