A more perfect military [electronic resource] : how the constitution can make our military stronger / Diane H. Mazur.
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.
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- ISBN: 9780199780471 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0199780471 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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General Note: | Multi-User. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Slam-dunked law professors -- A canary in the civil-military mine -- Inventing the civil-military divide -- Justice Rehnquist's Vietnam War -- Constitutional bargains and military ethics -- Facing the consequences -- A dangerous disregard for law -- Recruiting for a constitutionally fragile military -- It never was about the mission -- How long can you still call it an experiment? -- A cautionary tale about military voting -- A part of America, not apart from America. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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