The Millennial Generation and National Defense: Attitudes of Future Military and Civilian Leaders

Abstract

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- 1 Millennials on the Rise? -- Who are the Millennials? -- Characteristics of Millennials -- Millennials and the military -- Military academies and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) -- Civil-military gap? -- Studying Millennials' perspectives on the military: the BASS -- 2 Millennials' Attitudes toward Military Service -- Military service as civic engagement -- Perceptions of the American military -- Willingness to serve -- National service -- Conclusions -- 3 Millennials' Attitudes on the US Armed Forces -- Primary role of the military in society -- International roles of the military -- Threats to American security -- Conclusions -- 4 Millennials and Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan -- Academic approaches to war support -- War support -- Conclusions -- 5 Millennials and Diversity in the Armed Forces -- Women in military service -- Approval of women serving in military jobs -- Knowledge of the role of women in the military -- Views of career opportunities in the military -- Gays and lesbians in the US military -- Conclusions -- Conclusion -- The future of national defense from Millennials' perspectives -- The military institution and defense today -- The future of the military institution -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index