{"product_id":"a-more-perfect-military","title":"A More Perfect Military","description":"\u003cp\u003eSurveys show that the all-volunteer military is our most respected and trusted institution, but over the last thirty-five years it has grown estranged from civilian society. Without a draft, imperfect as it was, the military is no longer as representative of civilian society. Fewer people accept the obligation for military service, and a larger number lack the knowledge to be engaged participants in civilian control of the military.The end of\n\u003cbr\u003ethe draft, however, is not the most important reason we have a significant civil-military gap today. A More Perfect Military explains how the Supreme Court used the cultural division of the Vietnam era\n\u003cbr\u003eto change the nature of our civil-military relations. The Supreme Court describes itself as a strong supporter of the military and its distinctive culture, but in the all-volunteer era, its decisions have consistently undermined the military's traditional relationship to law and the Constitution. Most people would never suspect there was anything wrong, but our civil-military relations are now as constitutionally fragile as they have ever been.A More Perfect\n\u003cbr\u003eMilitary is a bracingly candid assessment of the military's constitutional health. It crosses ideological and political boundaries and is challenging-even unsettling-to both liberal and conservative views. It is\n\u003cbr\u003ewritten for those who believe the military may be slipping away from our common national experience. This book is the blueprint for a new national conversation about military service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46060995248366,"sku":"9780195394481","price":130.91,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780195394481.jpg?v=1736525509","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/a-more-perfect-military","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}