Gilroy, Curtis.

Service to Country : Personnel Policy and the Transformation of Western Militaries. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (518 pages) - Belfer Center Studies in International Security Series . - Belfer Center Studies in International Security Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I The Changing Environment -- Chapter 2 The Transformation of European Military Capability, 1989-2005 -- Chapter 3 Coping with Demography in NATO Europe -- Chapter 4 Impact of NATO Membership on Military Service in the Baltic States -- Part II The Choice of Personnel Model -- Chapter 5 The Economic Case for All-Volunteer Forces -- Chapter 6 The New Danish Model -- Chapter 7 General Conscription and Wartime Reserve in Finland -- Chapter 8 An All-Volunteer Force in Disguise -- Part III The Transition to All-Volunteer Forces -- Chapter 9 The Transition to an All-Volunteer Force -- Chapter 10 Cash and In-kind Compensation Policies for a Volunteer Force -- Chapter 11 The British Experience with an All-Volunteer Force -- Chapter 12 Transition to an All-Volunteer Force -- Chapter 13 The All-Volunteer Spanish Armed Forces -- Chapter 14 Romania's Transition to an All-Volunteer Force -- Chapter 15 Recruitment in a Period of Transformation -- Part IV Transforming Reserve Policies -- Chapter 16 Sustaining an Effective Reserve -- Chapter 17 Transformation of the Reserve Components of the U.S. Armed Forces -- Chapter 18 Strategic Trends for Reserves in Small European Countries -- Conclusion -- Chapter 19 The Way Ahead -- About the Authors -- Index -- The Robert and Renée Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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Military administration.
Armed Forces -- Personnel management.


Electronic books.

UB146.S37 2006

355.3/30068