A More Perfect Military : How the Constitution Can Make Our Military Stronger
Diane H. Mazur
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, USA, , 2010.
|
|---|---|
| Omfang | 1 online resource (239 p.)
|
| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Introduction; 1 Slam-Dunked Law Professors; 2 A Canary in the Civil-Military Mine; 3 Inventing the Civil-Military Divide; 4 Justice Rehnquist's Vietnam War; 5 Constitutional Bargains and Military Ethics; 6 Facing the Consequences; 7 A Dangerous Disregard for Law; 8 Recruiting for a Constitutionally Fragile Military; 9 It Never Was About the Mission; 10 How Long Can You Still Call It an Experiment?; 11 A Cautionary Tale about Military Voting; 12 A Part of America, Not Apart from America; Notes; Index. - Surveys show that the all-volunteer military is our most respected and trusted institution, but over the last thirty-five years it has grown estranged from civilian society. Without a draft, imperfect as it was, the military is no longer as representative of civilian society. Fewer people accept the obligation for military service, and a larger number lack the knowledge to be engaged participants in civilian control of the military. The end of the draft, however, is not the most important reason we have a significant civil-military gap today. A More Perfect Military explains how the Supreme Co
|
| Emner | |
| Sjanger | |
| Dewey | |
| ISBN | 9780195394481
|
