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Making the Corps

by: Thomas Ricks

: Making the Corps
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.960973
EAN: 9780684848174
ISBN: 0684848171
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 02, 1998
Publisher: Scribner
Sales Rank: 99987
Studio: Scribner



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Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp, Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new, Marine Corps values are forged. Acclaimed military journalist Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a battle for the hearts and minds of this unforgettable group of young men, a larger picture emerges, brilliantly painted, of the growing gulf that divides the military from the rest of America.



Amazon.com Review:
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 Making the Corps, 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.

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 Standard Operating Procedures for Recruit Training (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. Making the Corps pierces the USMC's 'sis-boom-bah' mythology to help outsiders understand this most esoteric and eccentric of U.S. armed forces. --Tim Hogan



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good overview, but felt something missing
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave a great introduction to the Marine Corps boot camp. I now ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Making The Corps
Very detailed and enlightening book about Marine boot camp in the 1990s. Ricks does a great of job ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Tells an important story.
This is an excellent book that tells the story of Marines from their conception to their birth into ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great book!
We have a son who has joined the Marines and will go to boot camp next summer. This book was recommended ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Fun at Parris Island
This book follows a band of recruits through their experience at Parris Island, and beyond. It gives good ... Read More

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