Naval War College Review
Abstract
I think Richard H. Kohn [“The Erosion of Civilian Control of the Military in the United States Today,” Summer 2002, pp. 9–60] is largely correct, based on my twenty years of participation/observation. There are two areas, however, where I think he may be missing something. One is the so-called Republican affiliation of the military officers. You do find a preponderance of what used to be called conservative—we now call it paleoconservative—viewpoints in the military. But in party affiliation, due to the merger in ideologies of the two major parties in the last thirty years, a pretty fair representation of officers consider themselves independents, Democrats (hawkish, often southern Democrat in ideology, and libertarian-leaning), as well as registered Republicans.
Recommended Citation
Kwiatkowski, Karen; Coram, Robert; Whitten, Robert C.; and Okun, Nathan
(2003)
"In My View,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 56:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol56/iss1/8
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