The Military of Tomorrow: Military Values and America's Values

Abstract

The mission of America's military forces is to fight and win our nation's wars. The readiness of these military forces is ultimately linked to the quality of the American people. Values taught and lived in the military forces should be instilled in America's youth to prepare them for future military service. Ultimately, these values will not only prepare them for military service but will also prepare them to become good citizens and leaders of our country. This study examines the pool of prospective recruits and seeks to identify their morals, values, and readiness for military service. It explores the problems surrounding the morals and values of America's youth and suggests what we as a nation can do to better prepare young men and women to be quality citizens who are capable of leading our country and, more specifically, our military forces. It is imperative that we institute policies to make education in moral values a part of our primary and secondary educational systems. This study will describe such a policy and recommend how it may be instituted in our schools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377598

Entities

People

  • Geraldine D. Manning

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

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  • Crime
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Societies
  • Standards
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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