GIs in Germany The Social, Economic, Cultural, and Political History of the American Military Presence
Book contents
- GIs in Germany
- Series page
- GIs in Germany
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One Strategy and Politics
- Part Two Military Communities
- Part Three Tensions between Neighbors
- Part Four The German Armed Forces and the American Model
- Part Five The 1970s and 1980s
- 12 “Army in Anguish”
- 13 The U.S. Military and Dissenters in the Ranks
- 14 The U.S. Armed Forces and the Development of Anti-NATO Protest in West Germany, 1980–1989
- 15 GIs under Siege
- Appendix: Population Statistics for U.S. Military in Germany, 1945–2000
- Select Bibliography
- Index
13 - The U.S. Military and Dissenters in the Ranks
Germany, 1970–1975
from Part Five - The 1970s and 1980s
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2013
Book contents
- GIs in Germany
- Series page
- GIs in Germany
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One Strategy and Politics
- Part Two Military Communities
- Part Three Tensions between Neighbors
- Part Four The German Armed Forces and the American Model
- Part Five The 1970s and 1980s
- 12 “Army in Anguish”
- 13 The U.S. Military and Dissenters in the Ranks
- 14 The U.S. Armed Forces and the Development of Anti-NATO Protest in West Germany, 1980–1989
- 15 GIs under Siege
- Appendix: Population Statistics for U.S. Military in Germany, 1945–2000
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter outlines the contours of dissent in the U.S. Armed Forces in West Germany between 1970 and 1975. It discusses a dramatic increase in the enlistment and re-enlistment of blacks in the army. Moreover, it was an increase in the face of extensive notoriety accorded to violent racial ruptures that took place within the military during that period, particularly upon U.S. naval vessels. Such violent outbreaks did not often bear a direct or easily identifiable relationship to dissent, either organized or sporadic, among black enlisted personnel. Intertwined with the subject of dissent within the military during this period was the issue of drug use and control. An unparalleled army program against drug use began at bases throughout Europe in December 1972. The interest among GIs in joining together to make their collective voices heard against such commander initiatives as the anti-drug program quickly rose to the surface.
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- GIs in GermanyThe Social, Economic, Cultural, and Political History of the American Military Presence, pp. 296 - 310Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013