03623oam 2200625Ma 450 991045751030332120200324081347.01-283-44342-297866134434270-203-12800-11-136-46615-0(CKB)2550000000087794(EBL)958666(OCoLC)798530542(SSID)ssj0000585035(PQKBManifestationID)12198366(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585035(PQKBWorkID)10592855(PQKB)10183917(MiAaPQ)EBC958666(Au-PeEL)EBL958666(CaPaEBR)ebr10529230(CaONFJC)MIL344342(OCoLC)1034904795(OCoLC-P)1034904795(FlBoTFG)9780203128008(EXLCZ)99255000000008779420110810d2012 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrThe U.S. military a basic introduction /Judith Hicks StiehmAbingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledge©20121 online resource (145 p.)Cass military studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-78215-5 0-415-78214-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.The A, B, Cs -- The services and their missions -- Regular, Reserve, National Guard forces -- Demographics -- Customs and courtesies -- Lifestyle and culture -- Legal bases -- Rank -- Uniforms -- Command structures -- Military specialties -- Compensation and benefits -- Strategy and doctrine -- National security strategy: diplomacy, economic measures, force -- National military strategy: the threat v capabilities -- Service doctrines, service manuals -- The military in action -- Recruitment, training, education -- Planning and research -- Intelligence -- Diplomacy -- Military to military contacts -- Training and advising around the globe -- Uses of the military: humanitarian aid, intervention, surveillance and more -- Conducting war -- Weapons and capabilities -- Nuclear weapons: air and space, on and under the sea, on land -- Primary weapons by service -- Capabilities -- Force protection -- The budget -- Procedures and allocations -- Contracting and outsourcing -- Military sales -- The black budget -- Policy questions for citizens -- The national interest -- Sovereignty -- Duty to protect -- Risk -- International law and ethical requirements (includes torture, civilian casualties) -- Conscription/representativeness -- Service by women, gays and lesbians, non-citizens -- Role of retirees.This book provides a basic guide to the US military and will raise questions for further discussion by students and other curious readers.The US Military provides an accessible starting-point for those with a limited knowledge of this institution. Covering a wide range of subject matter, and ending with an extensive list of suggested resources to aid individual study and research, the text is divided into the following chapters:The A, B, Cs Strategy and Doctrine The Military in Action Weapons and CapabilCass military studies.United StatesArmed ForcesUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.355.00973Stiehm Judith Hicks1935-892375OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910457510303321The U.S. military1992867UNINA