Discussing both the armed services opportunities for vocational training for later civilian use as well as the career possibilities within the services, the author also touches upon the question of an All-Volunteer Force. (Editor)

Article originally appeared in Vigilance'', NATO's Fifteen Nations supplement on SHAPE and Allied Commands Europe, August-September 1971. Article in French and English versions

Professional counselors have a crucial role to play in draft counseling by helping to establish a Draft Information Center, by training and supervising students and faculty as draft counselors, and by serving as a referral source for individuals needing further counseling. (Author)

Pro and con views are expressed by placement directors from two colleges who recently used this approach. Both suggest careful consideration, and consultation with student council before deciding to try approach at other institutions. (CJ)

Criticizes the preceding article by Michael Useem, which holds that compulsory military service in the U.S. has discriminated against the lower classes. Argues that the draft was more equitable than the current volunteer system, and that military service has been an important mobility channel for disadvantaged people. (Author/GC)

Argues that while a certain level of fairness is necessary in considering the equity of compulsory military service, the most important issue is that of "winning the war." Also asserts that sex, age, and race discrimination are more important than social class discrimination in military service. (Author/GC)

Advises that young people should be helped to a clearer understanding of how the Selective Service System works and the options for satisfying a military obligation. (JD)

Presents an overview of essential issues of children's development living under war conditions. Discusses the concept of child victims, including killed and wounded children, many kinds of child survivors suffering from psychosocial distress, and child and adolescent soldiers exposed to militaristic socialization. Suggests expanding the concept of…

Describes Army's Project A attempt to model job performance in entry-level Army jobs. Describes research procedures used to develop basic array of up to 32 criterion scores for each of nine entry-level jobs and explains how this basic set of scores formed the starting point of attempt to model latent structure of performance in this population of…

Describes investigation of ways in which combat decreases marital quality and stability. Results support three models: (1) factors propelling men into combat also make them poor marriage material; (2) combat causes problems that increase marital adversity; and (3) combat intensifies premilitary stress and antisocial behavior which then negatively…

This study examined 1,064 Army families reunited after a member's deployment for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Postdeployment outcomes were conceptualized in terms of the "fit" between the family and the demands of Army life, especially the stress of deployment. A structural model was used to test the hypothesized effects of…

This presentation explores how contemplative practices, especially those anchored in an active listening to silence, are integrated into creative writing courses. It pays particular attention to a course taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point and to a course on the poetry of war and peace taught at the University of…

The home-leaving transition of male adolescents in Israel, where most 18-year-olds leave home to perform a 3-year mandatory military service, was examined. Transfer of attachment functions from parents to peers across the transition and adjustment to the basic-training period were investigated. Adolescents ( N = 143) filled out questionnaires 3…

Can students learn to think critically if they are not asked to engage with critical issues? Fostering critical thinking is frequently stated as a fundamental aim of education, and yet many teachers report that they have been forbidden to discuss such critical issues as current wars, religion, and cultural differences in styles of parenting. The…