The U.S. military [electronic resource] : a basic introduction / Judith Hicks Stiehm.

The A, B, Cs
The services and their missions
Regular, Reserve, National Guard forces
Demographics
Customs and courtesies
Lifestyle and culture
Legal bases
Rank
Uniforms
Command structures
Military specialties
Compensation and benefits
Strategy and doctrine
National security strategy: diplomacy, economic measures, force
National military strategy: the threat v capabilities
Service doctrines, service manuals
The military in action
Recruitment, training, education
Planning and research
Intelligence
Diplomacy
Military to military contacts
Training and advising around the globe
Uses of the military: humanitarian aid, intervention, surveillance and more
Conducting war
Weapons and capabilities
Nuclear weapons: air and space, on and under the sea, on land
Primary weapons by service
Capabilities
Force protection
The budget
Procedures and allocations
Contracting and outsourcing
Military sales
The black budget
Policy questions for citizens
The national interest
Sovereignty
Duty to protect
Risk
International law and ethical requirements (includes torture, civilian casualties)
Conscription/representativeness
Service by women, gays and lesbians, non-citizens
Role of retirees.