Join The People Who Ve Joined The Army
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Join The People Who Ve Joined The Army
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Join The People Who Ve Joined The Army written by United States. Department of the Army and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
Join The People Who Ve Joined The Army
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Join The People Who Ve Joined The Army written by United States. Department of the Army and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
Joijn The People Who Ve Joined The Army
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Author : United States. Army Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Joijn The People Who Ve Joined The Army written by United States. Army Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
The Draft 1940 1973
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Author : George Q. Flynn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Draft 1940 1973 written by George Q. Flynn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
"Individual liberty is ingrained in American culture. Yet, in contrast to this cherished ideal, American men were inducted into military service under a system that flourished for more than twenty years before its rationalization was seriously questioned by more than a small minority of citizens." "Analyzing this paradox, George Flynn provides the first comprehensive look at an institution that managed to sustain political and public favor through two wars before dying out under a barrage of protests during a third. Placing the American draft within a historical context, he shows how social and political considerations determined the character of conscription in the United States." "The draft developed as it did, he argues, not mainly because of military needs or strategy, but because of political decisions initiated by civilians with nonmilitary agendas. Explaining why the draft remained relatively immune to political criticism prior to the Vietnam conflict, Flynn chronicles the draft's military and strategic successes and failures in America's mid-century wars. He shows how major institutions and lobbies representing science, education, and various professions and religions influenced it and how, ultimately and ironically, the selective character of the draft eventually made the system inequitable and helped cause its downfall."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
U S Army Recruiting And Career Counseling Journal
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Author : United States. Army Recruiting Command
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
U S Army Recruiting And Career Counseling Journal written by United States. Army Recruiting Command and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.
Potato People
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Author : Jack Schmitt
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2019-02-12
Potato People written by Jack Schmitt and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-12 with History categories.
The book details the adventures of the eldest son of a working-class family from the urban Midwest who enters the army in the late 1960s and is transformed from a naive cowboy idolizer into a devious, larcenous, gun-carrying reprobate. He delves into the world of black market activities, prostitutes, drugs, and race relations and emerges a callous man for whom death is divided into two basic classes: bodies that are sent away and those that are dismissed as the impersonal enemy. Raised in an all-white environment and having had only one long-term exposure to a person of color, during a short period attending a seminary, he was taught to treat others fairly or to ignore them if their behavior warranted it. In the army, he encounters young men from every part of the country. Some require special treatment, while others introduce him to layers of the spectrum of life, which he did not know existed. He receives specialized training and, instead of being sent directly to Vietnam, is dispatched to Germany to participate in the Cold War in a very active manner. While in the army from 1967 to 1970, he wrote over five hundred letters, many to a girl with whom relations ended upon his return from Vietnam. She gave all the letters back, and they stayed on a shelf, waiting to fulfill the promise to someday write a book about the things that happened. His father also returned the letters that were written to him, which described the language used, the abuse suffered, and the status of race and homosexual relations, as well as the horrors of war, in no uncertain terms. The letters remained untouched for nearly fifty years, but he would sometimes recount an incident to friends or family, receiving in return an urging to write the stories for them. His older daughter chronologically organized the letters, while his other daughter edited the manuscript as it was being written. The idea to write this book, as well as its title, struck while joking with fellow GI’s in the barracks about someday telling the world that no one would believe the things they were doing in the name of serving their country. They would develop audacious pranks to outdo one another or minimalize a situation and just be glad to live another day. They often remarked about spending parents’ and grandparents’ tax money on atrocious wastes of effort and material. The military personnel during the late ’60s fit three distinct categories: juicers, heads, and straights. The first included men from every state, since almost everyone drank now and then. The second referred to the use of acid by some, while smokers and dopers fit right in. Lastly, there were some individuals who preferred not to get wasted by any means. Homosexuals and blacks could occupy any of the groups. The story details army life for a middle-class Midwest man who is introduced to conditions and concepts he had never imagined in Europe, then in the States, and finally in Vietnam. The intended audience is adult, mostly because of the language and the portrayal of man’s cruelty to man, while on the other hand, the book is both nostalgic as well as informative.
U S Army Recruiting And Reenlisting Journal
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Author : United States. Army Recruiting Command
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978-11
U S Army Recruiting And Reenlisting Journal written by United States. Army Recruiting Command and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-11 with categories.
The Army recruiter's professional magazine.
United States Army Combat Forces Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
United States Army Combat Forces Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Military art and science categories.
Soldier Box
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Author : Joe Glenton
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2013-06-04
Soldier Box written by Joe Glenton and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-04 with History categories.
"I looked around my cell and saw the sheet of paper taped to the door at chest height. It listed everything in the room, chair, bed, soldier box … For a moment I thought it meant the cell itself; a box to put soldiers in." When the War on Terror began, Briton Joe Glenton felt compelled to serve his nation. He passed through basic training and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. What he saw overseas left him disillusioned, and he returned home increasingly political and manifesting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. When he refused to return for a second tour, he was denied his right to object and called “a coward and a malingerer.” He went absent without leave and left the country, returning later to the UK voluntarily to campaign against the wars. The military accused him of desertion and threatened years in prison. Soldier Box tells the story of Glenton’s extraordinary journey from a promising soldier to a rebel against what he came to see as unjustified military action.
10 Excellent Reasons Not To Join The Military
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Author : Elizabeth Weill-greenberg
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2006-04-18
10 Excellent Reasons Not To Join The Military written by Elizabeth Weill-greenberg and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-18 with Political Science categories.
So you’re walking out of school and parked at the gate is a new, bright red Ford Mustang with a hulk of a man in the front seat. He’s sporting a razor cut and wraparound shades. Before you can pass he’s out of the car and blocking your path. “Mind if I take a minute”—he has you by the arm now—“to tell you about the great life in today’s Army and why you should seriously think about signing up?” The armed forces are having a tough time attracting new recruits lately, in no small part due to the mess in Iraq. Young people are getting wise to the many excellent reasons not to join the U.S. Military, and this handy book brings them all together, combining accessible writing with hard facts and devastating personal testimony. Contributors with firsthand experience point out the dangers facing soldiers, describe the tricks used by recruiters, and emphasize that there really are other options, even in a sluggish economy. It’s essential reading for anyone thinking of signing up.