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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Moskos, Charles C. All that we can be. New York, NY : Basic Books, c1996 (OCoLC)604548615 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles C Moskos; John S Butler |
| ISBN: | 0465001084 9780465001088 |
| OCLC Number: | 34617892 |
| Notes: | "A Twentieth Century Fund book." |
| Description: | xxiii, 198 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Charles C. Moskos and John Sibley Butler. |
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Abstract:
All That We Can Be reveals how the Army created such a smoothly functioning system, how it works, and how this military model can be adapted to fit the needs of civilian society. The authors, Charles C. Moskos and John Sibley Butler, are the nation's foremost authorities on race relations in the armed forces, and together they bring more than a half-century's experience observing and analyzing how the Army gets things done. Moskos and Butler point out that what makes the Army unique is that it is the only place in America where blacks routinely boss around whites, and in this book they lay out the path by which the Army has promoted excellence across racial lines. Colin Powell is the most visible symbol of the Army's success, for his career has exemplified the guiding tenets of the Army system of merit-based recruitment, training, and promotion.
There are many surprising findings in this book, especially for those who may think of the Army as a hidebound and rigidly hierarchical organization. Moskos and Butler reveal how the Army has created a transracial "Afro-Anglo" culture that fosters organizational effectiveness, and they make the point that black advancement does not depend upon the absence of racists in an organization so long as opportunity channels exist for minorities. Moskos and Butler also describe in detail the success of the Army's educational programs in developing the academic skills of underprivileged recruits - blacks and whites alikeand which could serve the needs of civilian youth as well.
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