LEADER 04456nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910825978303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45873-6 010 $a9786612458736 010 $a1-4008-3217-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400832170 035 $a(CKB)2550000000002302 035 $a(EBL)483539 035 $a(OCoLC)609855965 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000364036 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11254770 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364036 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10394405 035 $a(PQKB)10045036 035 $a(OCoLC)647874675 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36620 035 $a(DE-B1597)446545 035 $a(OCoLC)979726562 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400832170 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483539 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364729 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245873 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483539 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000002302 100 $a20090526d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOur army $esoldiers, politics, and American civil-military relations /$fJason K. Dempsey 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-691-14224-6 311 $a0-691-14225-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tTables -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tChapter 1. Introduction -- $tChapter 2. Soldiers And Politics -- $tChapter 3. An Overview Of Army Demographics -- $tChapter 4. Social And Political Attitudes -- $tChapter 5. Conservatism -- $tChapter 6. Party Affiliation In The Army -- $tChapter 7. Political Participation -- $tChapter 8. The Army's Next Generation -- $tChapter 9. Army Attitudes In 2004 And Beyond -- $tChapter 10. The Way Forward -- $tUpdate: The 2008 Election -- $tAppendix A. Citizenship and Service: 2004 Survey of Army Personnel -- $tAppendix B. The 2004 Cadet Preelection Survey -- $tAppendix C. Comparison Surveys -- $tAppendix D. The Virtual Army and Virtual Officer Corps -- $tAppendix E. Rules Governing Political Participation of Members of The Army -- $tAppendix F. Adjutant General's Absentee Voting Message -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aConventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirror those of the American public as a whole, and army personnel are less partisan and politically engaged than most civilians. Assumptions about political attitudes in the U.S. Army are based largely on studies focusing on the senior ranks, yet these senior officers comprise only about 6 percent of America's fighting force. Jason Dempsey provides the first random-sample survey that also covers the social and political attitudes held by enlisted men and women in the army. Uniting these findings with those from another unique survey he conducted among cadets at the United States Military Academy on the eve of the 2004 presidential election, Dempsey offers the most detailed look yet at how service members of all ranks approach politics. He shows that many West Point cadets view political conservatism as part of being an officer, raising important questions about how the army indoctrinates officers politically. But Dempsey reveals that the rank-and-file army is not nearly as homogeneous as we think--or as politically active--and that political attitudes across the ranks are undergoing a substantial shift. Our Army adds needed nuance to our understanding of a profession that seems increasingly distant from the average American. 606 $aCivil-military relations$zUnited States 606 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$xAttitudes 606 $aSoldiers$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 615 0$aCivil-military relations 615 0$aSoldiers$xAttitudes. 615 0$aSoldiers$xPolitical activity 676 $a322/.50973 700 $aDempsey$b Jason K.$f1972-$01637040 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825978303321 996 $aOur army$93978614 997 $aUNINA