The Advent Of The All Volunteer Force

Author : Bernard D. Rostker,K. C. Yeh
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : Beth Bailey,Professor of American Studies and Regents Lecturer Beth Bailey
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674035362

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America's Army by Beth Bailey,Professor of American Studies and Regents Lecturer Beth Bailey Pdf

" ... the story of the all-volunteer force, from the draft protests and policy proposals of the 1960s through the Iraq War"--Jacket.

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : William A. Taylor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000851250

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The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force by William A. Taylor Pdf

This book examines the extensive influence of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the past, present, and future of America, demonstrating how the AVF encompasses the most significant issues of military history and defense policy. Throughout the vast majority of its wars during the twentieth century, the United States relied on a mixture of volunteers who chose to serve and conscripts provided through the Selective Service System, known colloquially as the draft. When the United States emerged as a world superpower in the aftermath of World War II, U.S. policymakers also depended on the draft during peacetime. Drawing on primary source documents, this book guides readers through the transition from the draft to the AVF and analyzes its history, results, challenges, and implications. Each chapter provides an overview of the issues of the time, recounts the ensuing debates and developments around them, and examines how they manifested themselves relative to the advent of the AVF and American society during times of peace and war. Combining narrative with documents, The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force is a valuable resource for students, scholars, policymakers, and general readers interested in modern American history, military history, and the dynamic linkages between policy, politics, and American society.

Author : William A. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1003035833

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The Advent of the All-volunteer Force by William A. Taylor Pdf

"This book examines the extensive influence of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the past, present and future of America, demonstrating how the AVF encompasses the most significant issues of military history and defense policy. Combining narrative with documents, The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force is a valuable resource for students, scholars, policymakers, and general readers interested in modern American history, military history, and the dynamic linkages between policy, politics, and American society"--

Author : William A. Taylor
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700634811

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The All-Volunteer Force by William A. Taylor Pdf

The all-volunteer force (AVF), created in conjunction with the end of the draft in 1973, has been the most significant development in modern American military history. Since its inception, the influence of the AVF has reached far beyond the US armed forces, affecting the very character of American civil-military relations. While its successes and challenges continue to be widely discussed and fervently debated, one thing is certain: the AVF is critical to both US national security and the fabric of American society. The insightful, cogent, and provocative essays contained in this timely volume represent a crucial first step in assessing the AVF after fifty years of service. Here, fifteen renowned authors speak to vital issues that remain relevant today and will endure well into the future. The AVF has garnered both triumphs and shortcomings but continues to be an essential institution. Engaged dialogue about the AVF is crucial to ensure that it remains ready to meet and overcome potential threats and that policymakers address the central obstacles it faces today. The All-Volunteer Force is the most comprehensive assessment of the force since its advent and reveals the momentous sway the AVF has had on the military, government, and society in the United States. In crafting this far-reaching collection of essays, William A. Taylor examines the AVF in four distinct parts, analyzing its history, results, challenges, and implications. In doing so, this compelling book explores all the major facets of the AVF—past, present, and future. This dynamic volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of distinguished authors who each bring to bear important perspectives on specific aspects of the AVF. These contributors include leading scholars, general officers, civilian policymakers, and personnel experts who collectively provide a holistic assessment of the accomplishments and shortcomings of the AVF during its fifty years of service.

Author : Barbara A. Bicksler,Curtis L. Gilroy,John T. Warner
Publisher : Potomac Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,8 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. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on National Security and International Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : United States
ISBN : PURD:32754067822852

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Defense Manpower and the All-volunteer Force by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on National Security and International Affairs Pdf

Author : Robert K. Griffith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,6 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 : United States. Department of Defense
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Draft
ISBN : UOM:39015002249392

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Progress in Ending the Draft and Achieving the All-volunteer Force by United States. Department of Defense Pdf

Author : Hugh Cunningham
Publisher : Routledge Revivals
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367233274

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The Volunteer Force by Hugh Cunningham Pdf

Originally published in 1975, The Volunteer Force is a study of the part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed initially of middle-class and often middle-aged gentlemen who elected their own officers and paid for their own equipment, the Volunteer Force soon became youthful and working-class, with appointed middle-class officers, a Government subsidy, and a minor military role as an adjunct to the Regular Army. This book examines the origins of the Force, the transformation in its social composition, the difficulties in finding officers who were 'gentlemen', the ambiguous status, of the Force both in the local community and in the Regular Army, and the political influence which the Force exerted in the early twentieth century. Above all it is concerned with the reasons for and the implications of enrolment; publicists argued that the Force was the embodiment of patriotism, and an indication of working-class loyalty to established institutions.

Author : Andrew J. Bacevich
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780805096033

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Breach of Trust by Andrew J. Bacevich Pdf

A blistering critique of the gulf between America's soldiers and the society that sends them off to war, from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power and Washington Rules The United States has been "at war" in Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade. Yet as war has become normalized, a yawning gap has opened between America's soldiers and veterans and the society in whose name they fight. For ordinary citizens, as former secretary of defense Robert Gates has acknowledged, armed conflict has become an "abstraction" and military service "something for other people to do." In Breach of Trust, bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich takes stock of the separation between Americans and their military, tracing its origins to the Vietnam era and exploring its pernicious implications: a nation with an abiding appetite for war waged at enormous expense by a standing army demonstrably unable to achieve victory. Among the collateral casualties are values once considered central to democratic practice, including the principle that responsibility for defending the country should rest with its citizens. Citing figures as diverse as the martyr-theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the marine-turned-anti-warrior Smedley Butler, Breach of Trust summons Americans to restore that principle. Rather than something for "other people" to do, national defense should become the business of "we the people." Should Americans refuse to shoulder this responsibility, Bacevich warns, the prospect of endless war, waged by a "foreign legion" of professionals and contractor-mercenaries, beckons. So too does bankruptcy—moral as well as fiscal.

Author : Richard V. L. Cooper,Rand Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Manpower policy
ISBN : IND:39000003082638

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The All-volunteer Force by Richard V. L. Cooper,Rand Corporation Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Robert K. Fullinwider
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015006208261

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Conscripts and Volunteers by Robert K. Fullinwider Pdf