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THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PHENOMENON OF 'POLITICAL DECOMPRESSION' AS IT IS DEVELOPING IN BRAZIL AFTER 15 YEARS OF MILITARY RULE. (DECOMPRESSION IS USED TO CONVEY A NEW FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, BOTH POLITICAL AND CULTURAL.) VARIOUS PRESSURES ENCOURAGING THIS DECOMPRESSION ARE EXAMINED: THE INFLUENCE OF THE US, THE MIDDLE CLASSES, POLITICAL PARTIES, MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS, AND THE BRAZILIAN MEDIA.

'FLYING OFFICERS' OF THE US AIR FORCE HAVE BEEN, TRADITIONALLY, THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST PRESTIGE. RECENT INDICATIONS AMONG AIR FORCE JUNIOR OFFICERS SUGGEST THAT A NEW GROUP, BASED ON MANAGEMENT, IS EMERGING. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO DOCUMENT THE TREND OF DECLINING PRESTIGE OF FLYING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS' GROWING ACCEPTANCE OF CIVILIAN IDENTITIES, VALUES AND NORMS.

ISRAELI MILITARY'S ROLE IN THE INTEGRATION OF NEW IMMIGRANTS IN THEIR COUNTRY HAS OFTEN BEEN PRESENTED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE MILITARY'S NATION-BUILDING FUNCTION. THE ARTICLE EXAMINES THE 'IMMIGRANT INTEGRATING' FUNCTION OF THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) BY ANALYZING THE CHANGING ATTITUDES OF THE IDF TOWARDS DRAFTING NEW IMMIGRANTS AND THE EFFECTS OF THOSE POLICIES ON THE SOCIALIZATION OF IMMIGRANTS.

FOUR AUTHORS ADDRESS THREE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RACIAL MAKE-UP OF THE CURRENT AMERICAN ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCES. GIVEN THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF MINORITIES IN THE FORCES, WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE FOR EQUALIZING COMBAT RISKS AMONG GROUPS? IS A WHITE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOWER LEVELS OF ENLISTMENT? HOW CAN WE COPE WITH THE LOW-EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF THE FORCES?

ESSAY DESCRIBES AND DISCUSSES THE CENTRAL PARAMILITARY FORCES IN INDIA, WHICH UNDERWENT A RAPID EXPANSION IN THE 1960S AND '70S. THE CONSITITUTIONAL DIMENSION TO THE SUBJECT IS EXPLORED: THE INDIAN FEDERATION MAKES LAW & ORDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATES, WHILE THE MILITARY IS MAINTAINED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. GANDHI'S USE OF THE PARAMILITARY DURING THE 'EMERGENCY' IS ALSO EXAMINED.