The Officer Corps and Profession

Abstract

Much has changed in the 50 years since Samuel Huntington wrote The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations. The prospect of a large standing army in peacetime is no longer viewed as an aberration but as the normal state of affairs. Furthermore, this force is no longer conscript-based, but totally professional; Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines are all volunteers, adequately paid, and many serve full careers through retirement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA521093

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Collins

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Education
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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