Honor, courage, commitment

Honor, courage, commitment: Navy boot camp

by Leahy, John F.

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J.F. Leahy chronicles the transition of eighty-one men and women from civilians to sailors at the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Granted unlimited and unprecedented access to the recruits during the fall of 2000, his examination of the unique American institution - popularly known as boot camp - offers a look into the hearts and minds of a group of young people who are a cross section of the nation. The work offers a unique view into the training experience of all …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Honor, courage, commitment : Navy boot camp / J.F. Leahy.

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J.F. Leahy chronicles the transition of eighty-one men and women from civilians to sailors at the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Granted unlimited and unprecedented access to the recruits during the fall of 2000, his examination of the unique American institution - popularly known as boot camp - offers a look into the hearts and minds of a group of young people who are a cross section of the nation. The work offers a unique view into the training experience of all recruits and sheds light on the differences between those entering the military services and the society they serve.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Naval Institute Press
  • Place of Publication:Annapolis, Md
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

Notes

Originally published in 2002.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781612513720, 1612513727
  • oclc:ocn843640076
  • LC Classification:V433
  • Dewey Decimal:359.5/0973

Table of Contents

In the beginning -- Recruit division commanders -- Reporting aboard -- Orientation -- Raise high the guidon -- Early weeks of training -- Sailor's life for me -- Right way, the wrong way, the navy way -- Warrior weeks -- Confronting fear -- Body and soul -- Battle stations! fighting the good fight -- Battle stations! finishing the course -- Battle stations! keeping faith -- Dangers, great and small -- They make it happen -- Bravo Zulu, young sailors, well don! -- Sailor remembers.

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Subjects

Enseignement naval -- États-Unis Marins -- Formation -- États-Unis Naval education Naval education -- United States Recruiting and enlistment Sailors -- Training of Sailors -- Training of -- United States United States United States / Navy

Writers

Leahy, John F.

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