An edition of U.S. military service
(2007)
U.S. military service
a reference handbook
by Cynthia Ann Watson
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The end of the Cold War ushered in a new kind of war that has already made conventional tactics and strategy obsolete. How has the U.S. military responded? In U.S. Military Service: A Reference Handbook, Cynthia Watson, professor of strategy at the National War College, analyzes the major issues that are reshaping the military in the era of global terrorism: problems of recruitment, urban warfare, effective use of electronic media, and rebuilding failed states. She also examines the unprecedented policy of relinquishing military duties to the for-profit sector, which has occurred in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Through a combination of detailed analysis and broad overview, the work shows how the U.S. military is quickly transforming itself into a leaner, more agile force.
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Table of Contents
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
Military Basics
The Services
History and Controversy
The Debate in the Founding
The Articles of Confederation versus the Constitution
More Recent Debate on Military Service
Societal Effects of Military Service
Talking Past Each Other
Contemporary World Issues on National Military Service
References
PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES AND SOLUTIONS
Obligatory versus Voluntary Service
Can Something Else Be Substituted for National Service?
What Is the Acceptable Role of Conscientious Objecting?
Should Women Be Allowed to Participate in National Service?
Should National Service Expedite an Immigrantʼs Citizenship?
Does the United States Desire a Military for National Service That Is De Facto Separated from the Rest of Society?
Does a Voluntary Force Rely Disproportionately on Minorities?
Is National Service a Valid Manner for Furthering Social Causes?
How Do the Reserve and the National Guard Relate to the Active-Duty Force?
Can Active and Reserve Components Mesh?
Does the Sexual Orientation of Some Military Personnel Affect Overall Unit Effectiveness and Cohesion?
What is the Relationship between Sexual Orientation and the Military?
What Is the Power of the Federal Government over State Militias?
Who Should Decide Where Soldiers Are Sent?
Should the armed forces be used as peacekeepers or as warfighters?
Is Military Service a Different Caste from the Rest of Society?
Should National Service Be Replaced by Private Firms?
What Is the Minimum Age for National Service?
Is It Worth Using National Service Humanitarian Intervention?
Does Having a National Military Make a State More Likely to Use It?
Does Evangelicalism Have an Effect on National Service?
References
WORLD PERSPECTIVE
Standing Military Forces
Professional Service versus the Citizen-Soldier
National Service Obligation
No Standing National Military Obligations
States Lacking Conscription
Mandatory Participation in Military Service
Problems in Other Societies Arising from Military Service
Gender Questions
Conscientious Objectors and Draft Evasion in non-U.S. National Military Service
References
CHRONOLOGY OF MILITARY SERVICE
References
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
James Bowdoin
James Burgh
George Walker Bush
James (Jimmy) Earl Carter, Jr.
Grenville Clark
George Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton
William Duane
Felix Edward Hébert
Charles H. Fahy
Horatio Gates
Thomas Gates
Truman Kella Gibson, Jr.
Alexander Hamilton
James Harrington
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Keene
Henry Knox
Richard H. Kohn
James Madison
Charles Moskos
Richard Milhous Nixon
James Otis
John McCauley Palmer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
Donald Rumsfeld
Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV
Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben
John Trenchard
Emory Upton
George Washington
Leonard Wood
MAJOR U.S. MILITARY SERVICE DOCUMENTS
George Washington, Sentiments on a Peace Establishment
Alexander Hamilton, Report of a Committee to the Continental Congress on a Military Peace Establishment
Frederick Steuben, A Letter on the Subject of an Established Militia, and Military Arrangements, Addressed to the Inhabitants of the United States
Letter, George Washington to Frederick Steuben
Resolution of the Continental Congress Creating the Peace Establishment
Resolution of the Continental Congress Ascertaining the Powers and Duties of the Secretary at War
Resolutions of the Continental Congress Renewing the Peace Establishment
Resolution of the Continental Congress Expanding the Peace Establishment
A Plan for the General Arrangement of the Militia of the United States
Constitution of the United States
Militia Act of 1792
James Madisonʼs State of the Union address (excerpt)
Militia Act of 1862
Posse Comitatus
The Dick Act
National Defense Act
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
National Security Act of 1947
Harry S Trumanʼs Presidential Directive to Desegregate the Military
The War Powers Act of 1973
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
President William J. Clintonʼs Remarks at the National Defense University, Announcing the New Policy on Gays and Lesbians in the Military
Secretary Rumsfeldʼs Interview with Juan Williams of NPR
DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS
International Organizations
Not-for-Profit in the United States
For-profit Research Institutions
U.S. Government
SELECTED PRINT AND NONPRINT SOURCES
Articles and Chapters
Edited Books and Monographs
Opinion Pieces
FFRDC Research Studies
Online Resources
Blogs
Broadcast Resources
Radio
National Public Radio Programs
Pacifica Radio
Television
Other Television Broadcasts
U.S. Government Publications
Testimony
Films and Television
Service Web Sites
Other Web Sites
Glossary.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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