Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.
Contents
1. Military recruiting -- 2. Training -- 3. Officers -- 4. Military bases -- 5. At work in the armed forces -- 6. Off duty in the armed forces -- 7. Military families -- 8. The military as a career -- 9. War -- 10. The military and American society -- Appendix: U.S. military ranks and units.