Socialization

Cadets learn to fire mortars, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York.

How to train your dragoon: Part I

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into new research that looks at the US Army’s attempts to socialize officers into the norms of civilian protection and the rules of war.

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