America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer ForceHarvard University Press, 23 lis 2009 - 319 In 1973, not long after the last American combat troops returned from Vietnam, President Nixon fulfilled his campaign promise and ended the draft. No longer would young men find their futures determined by the selective service system; nor would the U.S. military have a guaranteed source of recruits. |
Spis treści
1 Individual Freedom and the Obligations of Citizenship | 1 |
2 Repairing the Army | 34 |
3 The Army in the Marketplace | 66 |
4 Race Quality and the Hollow Army | 88 |
5 If You Like Ms Youll Love Pvt | 130 |
Gallery | 142 |
6 The AllRecruited Army | 172 |
7 The Army as Social Good | 198 |
8 The Warrior Ethos | 226 |
Abbreviations | 263 |
Notes | 265 |
Acknowledgments | 303 |