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The authors of this book bring objective scrutiny to bear on questions that for many years have been loaded with emotion and subjective reactions. They also discuss the implications for the military's racial composition of demographic, economic, and technological trends and the possible effects of returning to some form of conscription.

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Have emerging technologies pushed military hardware beyond the capabilities of the people the armed forces can expect to attract and retain How can the military better match weapons and skills Martin Binkin looks at these complex issues from several angles.

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US Army Reserve components are now be among the first to be used in a range of possible conflicts. This shift has been instituted with little public fanfare or debate yet the consequences could be dramatic and far-reaching. It raises the central question Binkin and Kaufmann address: How has greater reliance on Army reserves affected the nation's ability to protect its security

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Provides a better understanding of the composition of America's fighting forces, to prompt an assessment of attitudes toward who should fight in future wars, and to delineate the choices for influencing the social distribution of peril. Binkin argues that the time for public involvement is now, while a fundamental rethinking of the post-cold war military is under way.