Implementing Universal National Service in Order to Comply with Clausewitz's Remarkable Trinity

Abstract

It is essential that the United States implement national service to reflect the balance between the people, the government and the military or more commonly referred to as the "remarkable trinity" that Carl Von Clausewitz described in 'On War'. The elimination of the draft in 1973 and the professional military that ensued has led to a significant decline in the ability of the average citizen's involvement in our governmental processes, to include the commitment of military forces. There are numerous benefits to be derived from mandatory national service, especially after events of 11 September 2001. Now is time to cement the enhanced patriotism that has long been nearly nonexistent in Americans in order that our future generations will not have to experience a disaster in order to come together as a nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401017

Entities

People

  • John A. Herman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airport Security
  • Civil Defense
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies