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{{ | '''''The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations''''' is a 1957 book by Samuel Huntington, is one of the formative works in the field of military sociology. It begins by reviewing the characteristics of a profession, and develops the concepts of the profession of arms, and of civilian-military relations in different cultures. Huntington focuses on civil-military relations in democracies, where the military role is one of the dimensions of grand strategy, rather than situations where military opinions control national strategy. | ||
'''''The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations''''' is a 1957 book by | |||
==Part 1, Military Institutions and the State== | ==Part 1, Military Institutions and the State== | ||
===Officership as a Profession=== | ===Officership as a Profession=== | ||
Huntington limits his definition of professionalism to officers, but speaks of career enlisted men as members of a professional army. Not all military officers are, in his view, of the profession of arms -- a military surgeon is of a different profession. His concept of the professional officer is that the officer, as suggested by | Huntington limits his definition of professionalism to officers, but speaks of career enlisted men as members of a professional army. Not all military officers are, in his view, of the profession of arms -- a military surgeon is of a different profession. His concept of the professional officer is that the officer, as suggested by Harold Lasswell, is an expert in "the management of violence"; the officer's responsibility — professions are defined to have broad responsibilities — "is to the military security of his client, society."<ref name=SATS>{{citation | ||
| title = The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations | | title = The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations | ||
| author = | | author = Samuel Huntington | ||
| year = 1957 | | year = 1957 | ||
| publisher = Harvard University | | publisher = Harvard University | ||
| edition = 1964 Vintage Edition}}, pp. 14-15</ref> | | edition = 1964 Vintage Edition}}, pp. 14-15</ref> | ||
Noncommissioned officer (NCO) does not appear in the index, yet most advanced military forces regard their NCOs as essential professionals -- ones concerned with the preparation and performance of individuals while officers are concerned with the preparation and performance of units. Senior NCOs also mentor junior officers. <ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm6-22.pdf | | url = http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm6-22.pdf | ||
| id = Field Manual (FM) 6-22 | | id = Field Manual (FM) 6-22 | ||
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| date = October 2006 | | date = October 2006 | ||
}}, p. 3-3</ref> | }}, p. 3-3</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations is a 1957 book by Samuel Huntington, is one of the formative works in the field of military sociology. It begins by reviewing the characteristics of a profession, and develops the concepts of the profession of arms, and of civilian-military relations in different cultures. Huntington focuses on civil-military relations in democracies, where the military role is one of the dimensions of grand strategy, rather than situations where military opinions control national strategy. Part 1, Military Institutions and the StateOfficership as a ProfessionHuntington limits his definition of professionalism to officers, but speaks of career enlisted men as members of a professional army. Not all military officers are, in his view, of the profession of arms -- a military surgeon is of a different profession. His concept of the professional officer is that the officer, as suggested by Harold Lasswell, is an expert in "the management of violence"; the officer's responsibility — professions are defined to have broad responsibilities — "is to the military security of his client, society."[1] Noncommissioned officer (NCO) does not appear in the index, yet most advanced military forces regard their NCOs as essential professionals -- ones concerned with the preparation and performance of individuals while officers are concerned with the preparation and performance of units. Senior NCOs also mentor junior officers. [2] References
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