Dangers of Military Entanglement in Partisan Politics

Abstract

Since the creation of the all-volunteer military, the membership of the military has become decidedly more conservative. This has led to an overt affiliation with the Republican Party. As a profession that requires support from Congress and the American People and acts on the orders of the President, this affiliation may have adverse effects on the effectiveness of the US military. The military needs to understand the cause of this underlying trend and determine if any action is required to try to change or mitigate this trend.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500790

Entities

People

  • David T. Beckwith

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Air Force
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Education
  • Militia
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies