The U.S. Army consists of two distinct functional components: soldiers serving in combat roles, on the one hand, and those who serve in support positions, on the other. Do these two functionally distinct segments differ culturally as well? Empirical researchers utilizing qualitative methods have supported a ‘‘Two Armies’’ concept. This article examines the phenomenon quantitatively by using a nationally representative sample of the active duty population. The authors find that there is a statistically significant difference between support and combat soldiers that holds even after taking into account differing demography. Interestingly, this is true mainly of White soldiers, and the authors find that it is driven by premilitary, civilian so...
After both World Wars and the end of the Cold War the role of the military shifted significantly tow...
Since western societies are threatened by culture-related terrorist attacks, multicultural attitudes...
The post-Cold War period has seen the growth of a debate over the current state of civil-military re...
Sociology often neglects the impact of modern society for motivating military service members. Previ...
Approximately 32.5 mill Ion veterans of the Armed Forces live today In the United States. It Is esti...
In the period since the abolition of the draft the number of soldiers and veterans in the United Sta...
The military has a long tradition of distributing honors to its soldiers in a calculated and uneven ...
The military has a long tradition of distributing honors to its soldiers in a calculated and uneven ...
The term ‘soldier’ is frequently conceptualized as a warrior, a peacekeeper, or a hybrid of both. Ho...
Relations between militaries and their host societies is one of the central themes in military socio...
Objective This study aimed to examine if levels of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness,...
The Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) is focused on improving the health, well-bein...
Seeking social support is one of the ways people use to cope with stressful situations. Sometimes pe...
Since the end of the Cold War, US armed forces have participated in an increasingly complex array of...
While noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are hailed as the “backbone” of the world’s armed forces, rela...
After both World Wars and the end of the Cold War the role of the military shifted significantly tow...
Since western societies are threatened by culture-related terrorist attacks, multicultural attitudes...
The post-Cold War period has seen the growth of a debate over the current state of civil-military re...
Sociology often neglects the impact of modern society for motivating military service members. Previ...
Approximately 32.5 mill Ion veterans of the Armed Forces live today In the United States. It Is esti...
In the period since the abolition of the draft the number of soldiers and veterans in the United Sta...
The military has a long tradition of distributing honors to its soldiers in a calculated and uneven ...
The military has a long tradition of distributing honors to its soldiers in a calculated and uneven ...
The term ‘soldier’ is frequently conceptualized as a warrior, a peacekeeper, or a hybrid of both. Ho...
Relations between militaries and their host societies is one of the central themes in military socio...
Objective This study aimed to examine if levels of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness,...
The Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) is focused on improving the health, well-bein...
Seeking social support is one of the ways people use to cope with stressful situations. Sometimes pe...
Since the end of the Cold War, US armed forces have participated in an increasingly complex array of...
While noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are hailed as the “backbone” of the world’s armed forces, rela...
After both World Wars and the end of the Cold War the role of the military shifted significantly tow...
Since western societies are threatened by culture-related terrorist attacks, multicultural attitudes...
The post-Cold War period has seen the growth of a debate over the current state of civil-military re...