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pb |
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9781595580856 |
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New Press |
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2006-04-18 |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
Provides an eye-opening survey of the way the modern US armed forces enlist, train, and deploy their all-volunteer force. Long-standing soldiers' rights attorney and the director of Citizen Soldier, Tod Ensign brings together a range of expert commentators to examine key issues, including the techniques used by the Pentagon to recruit and train a required 200,000 volunteers each year; the arguments being advanced for a return to the draft; the military's reputation as an exemplar in the promotion of racial minorities and the ongoing challenge of gender discrimination and sexual assaults; the appropriate role of the armed forces in policing America; the future shape of war fighting, particularly the continued relevance of the ordinary foot soldier. The book also includes testimony from soldiers on active duty in Iraq, providing a harrowing picture of daily life at the sharp end of the armed services. Did you know that the Pentagon spends about 2 billion each year on recruiting, not including the expense of 15,000 recruiters; that more Gulf War I veterans are receiving disability than any group of American veterans from an previous war; or how about almost half the G.I.'s currently fighting in Iraq are reservists, many of whom joined expecting to do only weekend duty. Now in paperback.
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