Breaking the war habit : the debate over militarism in American education / Seth Kershner, Scott Harding, Charles Howlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kershner, Seth, author.

Series:

Children, youth + war.

Children youth + war

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military education--United States.

Military education.

Education and state--United States--History.

Education and state.

United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

United States.

United States. Army. Junior ROTC.

Committee on Militarism in Education (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The Pentagon currently spends around $1.4 billion per year on recruiting and hundreds of millions annually on other marketing initiatives intended to convince the public to enlist-costly efforts to ensure a steady stream of new soldiers. The most important part of this effort is the Pentagon's decades-long drive to win over the teenage mind by establishing a beachhead in American high schools and colleges. Breaking the War Habit provides an original consideration of the militarization of schools in the United States and explores the prolonged battle to prevent the military from infiltrating and influencing public education. Focused on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) in high schools and the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in higher education, the authors expose the pervasive influence and economic leverage bestowed on the military as it recruits children and youth. Breaking the War Habit highlights those who have resisted the privileged status of the military and successfully challenged its position on campuses across the country. A "scrappy band of activists," the Committee on Militarism in Education (CME) initiated this work following World War I, publicizing the rise of school militarism and its implications. For two decades, CME's activism shaped public debate over the meaning of militarism in U.S. society and education settings, resulting in numerous victories against ROTC and JROTC programs. The authors also explore how, since the mid-1970s, military "counter-recruiters" have contested military recruiters' largely unchecked access to high school students, raising awareness of a "school-to-military pipeline" that concentrates recruitment in urban (predominantly Black and low-income) regions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Making citizen soldiers

Postwar peace activism and the Committee on Militarism in Education

Successful organizing confronts the rising tide of war

The decade they almost stopped school militarism

Resisting school militarism in the Reagan era

A resurgent national movement.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Harding, Scott Breaking the War Habit

ISBN:

0-8203-6223-9

OCLC:

1333081417