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Thank Me for My Service: Military Exceptionalism and the Civ-Mil Gap

March 12, 2021
Thank Me for My Service: Military Exceptionalism and the Civ-Mil Gap
Thank Me for My Service: Military Exceptionalism and the Civ-Mil Gap

Thank Me for My Service: Military Exceptionalism and the Civ-Mil Gap

Susan Bryant, Brett Swaney, Heidi Urben, and Doyle Hodges
March 12, 2021

The military is one of the most trusted institutions in American society. But the question of how the military views itself is different than that and one that has significant implications. Recently, the Texas National Security Review published an article titled, “From Citizen Soldier to Secular Saint: The Societal Implications of Military Exceptionalism,” that looks at the implications of military exceptionalism. The authors, Heidi Urben, Susan Bryant, and Brett Swaney sit down with Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, to discuss their findings of servicemembers’ perception of themselves.

 

 

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