Throughout this century, there have been numerous attempts to give substance and effective existence to the rights of children in armed conflicts. Humanitarian law dictates that, as civilians, children will not be targets in war, nor will they be used as soldiers. Neither of these rights has ever been implemented. Children are victims of war by…

Describes South Carolina's model program to place an expected minimum of 42,000 military veterans in its work force. (JOW)

In this article, the author discusses the military recruiting in high schools that has been a mainstay of the so-called all-volunteer armed forces from the start. High school kids are at an age when being a member of an identifiable group with a grand mission and a shared spirit--and never underestimate a distinctive uniform--is of exaggerated…

Discusses how psychohistory and psychobiography can be used in graduate and undergraduate history classes to help students grasp the motives for individual and mass actions throughout history, e.g., Why did the British military men make certain tactical decisions in World War I? (RM)

Presents an overview of the role women have performed in the military nursing corps. Reviews the history of women in the military nursing corps; their struggle to gain officer rank, status, and pay; military family policies; and nurses' contribution to military health care. (Author/ABB)

Outlines major issues concerning out-of-state delivery of educational services to military veterans and active duty personnel pursing off-duty education. Reviews the implications of the policies of military services offices and the Veteran's Administration for postsecondary institutions. (AYC)

A former deputy secretary of defense discusses the important role of vocational education in maintaining our national defenses. Discusses the strength of the United States military services in comparison with those of the Soviet Union. Indicates that the vocational education system plays a vital part in our military preparedness. (JOW)

Proposes a prevention program based on public relations, outreach interviews, education and training. Also discussed are paternal involvement, hospital visitation, home visitation, and adjunct activities. (RH)

Includes transcript, editorial analysis, and judges' critiques of the final debate between University of Louisville and Dartmouth College. (PD)

Robinson and Stern describe the Management Training Program introduced by the U.S. Air Force in postwar Japan and its effect on Japanese industry. Roberts compares it with U.S. Training within Industries. Umetani comments that the discussion would have been more convincing had its relationship with other Japanese training programs been addressed.…

Five articles discuss the military-media relationship during the Persian Gulf War. Highlights include the development and implementation of the Pentagon's press policy; concerns of the media and military public affairs officers; first person accounts by journalists and a public affairs officer; and First Amendment principles. (29 references) (LRW)

As military downsizing displaces servicemembers, there is a need for policy advocates for veterans' education, coordinated national action, cooperation of colleges in accommodating veterans, systematic exchange of information, and connections among the triad of military experience, education, and jobs. (SK)

Ten years after institution of the multiservice effort to develop a common doctrine and procedures for systematic development of training and education curricula, which became known as Instructional Systems Development (ISD), a U.S. Army Training Board report declared that the Army's military occupational specialties were devoid of serious…

The overall military ethic, which suggests that the military exists to serve to protect national values in accordance with the Constitution and the government it established, is examined. Also considered are the military's internal ethics, which influence how well the military as an institution does its job. (JMF)

Sixty years after the International Military Tribunal opened in Nuremberg to try "major war criminals", how should soldiers learn not to follow clearly illegal or unconscionable orders? Following the Charter of the International Military Tribunal, judges during the Nuremberg Trials rejected defendants' efforts to avoid punishment on the basis of…