Foundations of CMR
Samuel Huntington
In what year was the All-Volunteer Force created in the United States (the draft ended)?
1973
What does SASC and HASC stand for?
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee
This CMR theorist from the University of Chicago is the primary scholar when it comes to the relationship between the military and society. Name that scholar!
Morris Janowitz
This is the term for shared codes of conduct that become common knowledge within a particular community or society---accepted, respected, and enforced by its members.
Norms
This person's resignation of their military commission before Congress set the foundation for civilian control of the military in the United States.
George Washington
Name 6 of the 7 geographic Combatant Commands.
NORTHCOM
SOUTHCOM
AFRICOM
EUCOM
CENTCOM
INDOPACOM
SPACECOM
When are annual military posture hearings with Congress typically held (what months)?
March - May
This geographic region of the country is largely overrepresented in the enlisted ranks in the 18-24 year old population (meaning more young people enlist from this region than you would expect based on the % of the population they represent).
South
Name the two Articles of the Constitution, and the respective branches of government they outline, that have direct written powers when it comes to the U.S. military.
Article I - Congress/Legislative
Article II - Presidency/Executive
The basic CMR framework we have studied so far in this class is the interdependent relationship between what three entities?
Government
Military
Society
Per Title 10 U.S. Code, this person/entity is required to write the National Defense Strategy (NDS) every 4 years.
SECDEF
This person (title, not name) is the primary civilian appointed leader that oversees the entire military establishment on behalf of the President of the United States.
SECDEF
This veteran interest group, formed after the American Civil War, grew to be a force in American politics for decades with over 400,000 members and over 7,000 posts throughout the country. In the late 1800s, candidates for President could not get elected without their endorsement. Name that interest group!
GAR (Grand Army of the Republic)
Huntington's "The Soldier & the State" discusses two main forces, or "imperatives" that underpin the civil-military relationship. Name the two imperatives!
Functional imperative
Societal imperative
Dr. Peter Feaver said the main challenge/problem of CMR is the "CMR problematique", or having a military strong enough to protect society but...what?
subordinate enough to not be a threat to that society
Oversight (hearings)
Legislative power (laws)
Budget ($$$)
Urben and Golby highlighted five "pitfalls" that could impact trust in the military. One of these pitfalls was the military refusing to acknowledge the parameters of the "unequal dialogue." What did they mean by this?
The discussion between the military and the government is not on equal footing. While the military may be experts in waging war and have critical insights, in the end the civilian leaders in government are in charge and have the right to be wrong!
Members of the military can donate money in a personal capacity to a political candidate, but when it comes to money and political campaigns, what is the one thing they can NEVER do?
Solicit money on behalf of a partisan political candidate (fundraise).
This President warned against the "unwarranted influence" of the military-industrial complex after World War II.
President Eisenhower
Risa Brooks outlined four paradoxes of Huntington's main theory. One of her paradoxes was that Huntingtonian norms both maintain and compromise military effectiveness. What did she mean by this?
Huntington's theory leads to tactical and operational success but can lead to strategic failure.
According to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), name two people/positions in government that it is never ok for active-duty military members to use contemptuous words against?
POTUS, Vice President, Members of Congress, Secretary of Defense, Secretaries of Military Departments, Governor of the state where they are stationed.
Dr. Jessica Blankshain was concerned that since 9/11, the National Guard and Reserves have gone from a _______________ reserve to a ____________ reserve.
strategic to operational
This Marine Lieutenant Colonel made a viral video post calling out his superiors over the Afghanistan withdrawal, demanding accountability. He was disciplined and driven out of the Marine Corps. Name that officer from our course intro case study!
Stuart Scheller