false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172866222m/225612.jpg 225612 6 Marines are different: distinct not only from ordinary U.S. citizens but from the ranks of the army, navy, and air force as well. The difference begins with boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, where the history and future of the United States Marine Corps intersect in the training of every new recruit. In <I>Making the Corps</I>, Ricks follows a platoon of young men through 11 grueling weeks of boot camp as their drill instructors indoctrinate them into the culture of the Few and the Proud. Many arrive at Parris Island undisciplined and apathetic; they leave as marines.<p> With the end of the cold war, the role of the American military has shifted in emphasis from making war to keeping peace. "The best way to see where the U.S. military is going is to look at the marines today," says Ricks, as the other armed forces have begun to emulate the marine model. To understand Parris Island--a central experience in the life of every marine--is to understand the ethos of the Marine Corps. Ricks examines the recent changes in the <I>Standard Operating Procedures for Recruit Training</I> (the bible of Parris Island), which indicate how the corps is dealing with critical social and political issues like race relations, gender equality, and sexual orientation. <I>Making the Corps</I> pierces the USMC's "sis-boom-bah" mythology to help outsiders understand this most esoteric and eccentric of U.S. armed forces. <I>--Tim Hogan</I> 218517 1997 Making the Corps total:141|5:38|4:60|3:41|2:2|1:0| 141 557 208 30 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 09:15:39 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 09:31:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Mar 09 06:03:08 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 06:05:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 29 14:34:56 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 14:34:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 12:20:09 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 10 12:34:42 -0800 2007
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