All Volunteer Force The Rise Of Professionalism In The U S Military

Author : Conor Cummings
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783656390480

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All-Volunteer Force – The Rise of Professionalism in the U.S. Military by Conor Cummings Pdf

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Sociology - War and Peace, Military, grade: 1.0 (A), , course: Military and Society, language: English, abstract: In 1969 President Richard Nixon established the President’s Commission on the All-Volunteer Force, a 15-member commission chaired by former Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates, to "develop a comprehensive plan for eliminating conscription and moving to an all-volunteer force." After the Gates Commission recommended ending the draft, critics alleged the move to an all-volunteer force would negatively alter the concept of American citizenship by eliminating the connection between citizenship and military service. Even if a return to military conscription was politically possible, the draft ended for a myriad of legitimate military, political, and social reasons that make its re-establishment even less practical today. If Americans have lost a sense of civic obligation and community, the end of the draft did not create this problem, nor would the return of conscription serve as a panacea for problems with America’s civic and political culture.

Author : Bernard D. Rostker,K. C. Yeh
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833040688

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I Want You! by Bernard D. Rostker,K. C. Yeh Pdf

As U.S. military forces appear overcommitted and some ponder a possible return to the draft, the timing is ideal for a review of how the American military transformed itself over the past five decades, from a poorly disciplined force of conscripts and draft-motivated "volunteers" to a force of professionals revered throughout the world. Starting in the early 1960s, this account runs through the current war in Iraq, with alternating chapters on the history of the all-volunteer force and the analytic background that supported decisionmaking. The author participated as an analyst and government policymaker in many of the events covered in this book. His insider status and access offer a behind-the-scenes look at decisionmaking within the Pentagon and White House. The book includes a foreword by former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The accompanying DVD contains more than 1,700 primary-source documents-government memoranda, Presidential memos and letters, staff papers, and reports-linked directly from citations in the electronic version of the book. This unique technology presents a treasure trove of materials for specialists, researchers, and students of military history, public administration, and government affairs to draw upon.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : IND:30000090198262

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Professional Journal of the United States Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel R. Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781538142196

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Front toward Enemy by Daniel R. Green Pdf

A unique and much-needed perspective on the transitions veterans go through after returning home from war service. It is a difficult time to be a veteran of a small war in the United States. After twenty years of combat and counter-insurgency, a generation of Afghan, Iraq, and Global War on Terror veterans struggle to integrate back into civilian society and lead productive lives. As the wars these men and women have participated in continue—while they simultaneously recede to the past—many feel a sense of estrangement from their country, friends, and prior lives. They often long to return to war but hope to never go again and are stuck in a nether world of war without end and peace that does not exist. In Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront, Daniel R. Green uses his own experiences with war from having served five military and civilian tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and provides a different perspective on the transition home. Using sociological, philosophical, literary, cultural, historical, and political perspectives he provides a venue for the countless conversations he has had with his fellow veterans about their own experiences as a way to assist others with their transition from war and the military to peace and civilian life. Green provides not just a war veteran’s views but the amplifying perspective of a political scientist—as well as a reserve officer—in order to rescue the issue of the “returning veteran” from the field of psychology and to broaden the understanding of the experience of war for veterans. This book bridges the gap between war veterans and their fellow citizens, sheds light on the quiet conversations that take place among veterans about their experiences, and enriches the collective understanding of how wars affect people.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : PURD:32754082646872

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Parameters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788178641

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The U. S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force (1968-1974) by Robert K. Griffith Pdf

The all-volunteer force, the historic norm in peacetime America, was reestablished in the U.S. on 30 June 1973, when induction authority expired. But never before had the U.S. attempted to field a standing Army in peacetime -- based on voluntary enlistments -- with the worldwide responsibilities that faced this force. Since the mid-1980s the ability of the armed forces to recruit and retain quality volunteers has not been seriously questioned. This book takes us through those years of transition, examining both the context in which the end of the draft occurred and the perspective which the Army's leaders brought to bear on the challenge they faced.

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015041313936

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The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-volunteer Force, 1968-1974 by Robert K. Griffith Pdf

The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force is a compelling analysis of the process by which the Army responded to the requirements of creating an all-volunteer force, reestablished in the United States at midnight on 30 June 1973 when induction authority expired. That the transition from virtual dependency on the draft to a manpower system based on volunteerism was accomplished nearly simultaneously with the withdrawal from Vietnam is all the more remarkable. Robert K. Griffith Jr. takes us through the turbulent years of transition from 1968 to 1974, examining both the broad context in which the end of the draft occurred and the less well-known perspective that Army leaders brought to bear on the challenge they faced. In spite of an environment of fierce opposition, those charged with developing and implementing the Army's three-phased program to achieve all-volunteer status persevered and approached the task with a determination to succeed. Griffith's history shows the key role played by the Army staff and Army secretariat in shaping the Army as it underwent deep alterations in the very foundations of its structure. It provides both a glimpse into the dynamics of the reciprocal relationship between the Army and society, and is a useful case study of the successful management of fundamental organizational change.

Author : Barbara A. Bicksler,Curtis L. Gilroy,John T. Warner
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060607812

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The All-volunteer Force by Barbara A. Bicksler,Curtis L. Gilroy,John T. Warner Pdf

Can America continue to maintain its military commitments without conscription?

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : UOM:39015004830298

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Status of the All-volunteer Armed Force by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Administrative procedure
ISBN : UCAL:B3603203

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Author : Donald Alexander Downs,Ilia Murtazashvili
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521192323

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Arms and the University by Donald Alexander Downs,Ilia Murtazashvili Pdf

The gap between the U.S. military and society has widened in recent years, posing problems for the constitutional order. The gap is especially acute in major universities. Arms and the University probes various dimensions of the tense relationship between the military and the university. Developing and applying a theory of civic and liberal education, this book shows how some military presence on campus can contribute to the diversity of ideas and the education of all students.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Draft
ISBN : SRLF:A0000671636

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A Study of the Selective Service System by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Military service, Voluntary
ISBN : PURD:32754078071846

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Educational Incentives and the All-volunteer Force by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs Pdf

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081231560

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The Guard and Reserve in the Total Force by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Pdf

Author : Heidi L. W. Golding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Draft
ISBN : PURD:32754075495683

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The All-volunteer Military by Heidi L. W. Golding Pdf