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" Following the flag : "
Betty L. Alt.
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BL
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1048053
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b802423
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| Main Entry
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Alt, Betty Sowers.
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| Title & Author
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Following the flag : : marriage and the modern military /\ Betty L. Alt.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger Security International,, ©2006.
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xi, 138 pages ;; 24 cm
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0275989623
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: 9780275989620
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-131) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The enduring family -- On the road again -- Another resume -- Being alone -- Trouble at home -- Going in harm's way.
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"Including historical material for comparison, Following the Flag discusses the problems and the perks of being a family in today's armed forces. It particularly looks at the military family since America became involved in "peace-keeping missions" in Africa and combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Studies on family stress connected with deployment (depression, divorce, domestic violence) are presented. A special focus is the families of the National Guard and Reserves who are often unprepared, emotionally and financially, for family members to be called to duty." "In addition, Following the Flag provides current information on nontraditional military families. These include female military personnel married to civilian males, who many times must follow their wives to new assignments, and families where both spouses are military personnel who can be deployed - to different places - at any time." "Based on personal interviews with military spouses, current articles, and statistics and studies from the Department of Defense and Rand National Defense Research Institute, this book provides an objective look at America's military family in the 21st century, and explains how the military is attempting to improve family life." --Book Jacket.
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Families of military personnel-- United States.
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Military spouses-- United States.
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Sociology, Military-- United States.
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Families of military personnel.
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Military spouses.
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Sociology, Military.
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United States.
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306.85088/35500973
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UB403.A46 2006
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