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Army 101
David Axe
其他書名
Inside ROTC in a Time of War
出版Univ of South Carolina Press, 2007
主題Biography & Autobiography / MilitaryEducation / Schools / Levels / HigherHistory / Military / United StatesHistory / Modern / 21st CenturyTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN15700366089781570036606
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0FEzQ_xszZkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Drawing heavily from candid interviews conducted with cadets and trainers of the Gamecock Battalion at the University of South Carolina, Army 101 traces the experiences of a representative mix of students--freshmen to seniors of both sexes and many races--essentially minoring in the military while also pursuing regular undergraduate degrees in diverse fields. Axe invites us along to witness the quagmire of confusion in a nighttime training exercise, the immersion into procedures and jargon of the classroom, and the high aspirations of candidates at Airborne School. Replete with a vivid account of the annual Ranger Challenge--the varsity sport of ROTC--and a campus visit from the commander in chief, George W. Bush, Axe's narrative follows the unit through the exercises and experiences that are designed to recast the cadets as junior officers in America's long war on terrorism. Not all guns and marches, the volume also explores the rivalry and revelry that define the cadets' off-hours as much as they characterize the lives of all college students.