Following the flag : marriage and the modern military / Betty L. Alt.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Alt, Betty Sowers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Families of military personnel--United States.
• Families of military personnel.
• United States.
• Military spouses--United States.
• Military spouses.
• Sociology, Military--United States.
• Sociology, Military.

Physical Description:

xi, 138 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.

Summary:

Based on personal interviews with military spouses, as well as current articles and statistics and studies from the Department of Defense and Rand National Defense Research Institute, this book provides an objective look at America's military family in the 21st century, and explains how the military is attempting to improve family life. Following the Flag discusses both the problems and perks of today's armed forces families. It particularly looks at the military family since America has become involved in "peace-keeping missions" in Africa and combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Studies on family stress connected with deployment (depression, divorce, domestic violence) are presented. A special focus is the families of the National Guard and Reserves who are often unprepared, emotionally and financially, for family members to be called to duty.

Contents:

• The enduring family
• On the road again
• Another resume
• Being alone
• Trouble at home
• Going in harm's way.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-131) and index.

ISBN:

0275989623

OCLC:

70483431

Publisher Number:

9780275989620