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
12 - “Army in Anguish”
The U.S. Army, Europe, in the Early 1970s
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 perception of the problem in the national press and in Department of Defense publications. In September 1971, the Washington Post ran a series of articles on the state of the U.S. Army entitled "Army in Anguish". The chapter presents an analysis of two of the three main problem areas, drug abuse and race relations. The issue of drug abuse in the U.S. Army arose in Vietnam. The drug rehabilitation program in Vietnam became the model for the army's drug programs all over the world. As with the problem of race relations, the problem of drug abuse in U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) had specific aspects that made it particularly worrisome. Finally, the chapter describes the measures taken to calm the situation by the new commander in chief, Michael Shannon Davison.
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- GIs in GermanyThe Social, Economic, Cultural, and Political History of the American Military Presence, pp. 273 - 295Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013