was endorsed bv both a Republican president and a Democratic Congress. he armed services, al- ready grappling with the racial disputes, drug problems, and insubordination of the early 1970s, had no choice but to try to make it work.
After six years, sufficient time has elapsed to permit an ini- tial appraisal of the all-volunteer experience, and in the Penta- gon and in Congress, such appraisals are now underway. Most of the ensuing Washington debate-and the headlines-have been dominated by those...