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Life in the U.S. Armed Forces : (not) just another job / Anni Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Anni P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology, Military--United States.
- Sociology, Military.
- Soldiers.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Military life.
- Armed Forces.
- United States. Army--Military life.
- United States. Army.
- Soldiers--United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 241 pages ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Life in the US Armed Forces
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
- Summary:
- Offers insight into how a soldier lives life on a day-to-day basis, between deployments and war.
- Contents:
- 1 Military Recruiting 1
- 2 Training 24
- 3 Officers 46
- 4 Military Bases 61
- 5 At Work in the Armed Forces 77
- 6 Off Duty in the Armed Forces 96
- 7 Military Families 114
- 8 The Military as a Career 136
- 9 War 157
- 10 The Military and American Society 179
- Appendix U.S. Military Ranks and Units 201.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-236) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780275989828
- 0275989828
- OCLC:
- 165479167
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