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28 Armed Forces & Soc'y 3 (2001-2002)

handle is hein.journals/amdfcsad28 and id is 1 raw text is: Fall 2001 Volume 28 ABSTRACTS Nme .1. `Number 1 MOTIVATION IN U.S. NARRATIVE ACCOUNTS OF THE GROUND WAR IN VIETNAM This study applied a content analysis methodology to eighteen narrative nonfiction ac- counts written by men who saw combat in the Vietnam ground war. The narratives were examined for evidence of the motivational factors, derived from a comparative study of experts in the field, that provided the basis for their authors' actions in a combat environ- ment. This exploratory investigation found that the most important motivational factors were primary group allegiance, combat survival, leadership, and duty, factors tradition- ally ranked high in previous studies. However, it also revealed noticeable differences in motivational factors correlated with the authors' rank, previous military experience, and period of Vietnam service. While the sample size was small, the results indicate a promis- ing area for further research. BY DAVID K. VAUGHAN SMALL UNIT COHESION: THE CASE OF FIGHTER SQUADRON 3-V1.G.IV Among military social scientists, cohesion in a small military unit is generally viewed as a key to military effectiveness. A conceptual model for developing combat proficiency in small units was published in 1991 by Bartone and Kirkland, and, although their article is about small army units, the model also seems valid for flying squadrons, specifically fighter squadrons. Newly established fighter squadrons in NATO need about the same period of time to mature to (limited) combat-ready status or initial operating capability status as do army companies, i.e., some 12 months. In World War II about six months were needed in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia to train fighter squadrons to combat readiness. Even this period could be much shortened, however, as was proven by fighter squadron 3-V1.G.IV in the former Netherlands East Indies in 1942. The develop- ment of 3-V1 .G.IV to a cohesive and combat effective squadron is analyzed using the Bartone and Kirkland model. BY PETER C. BOER ARMY OFFICERS' SPOUSES: HAVE THE WHITE GLOVES BEEN MOTHBALLED? This article is an in-depth ethnographic assessment of the role expectations for military spouses. In the late 1980s, the Department of Defense acknowledged the rights of military spouses to pursue their own careers and ruled that the attitudes and behaviors of officers'

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