The torch and the sword : a history of the army cadet movement in Australia/ Craig A J Stockings

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2007Description: xv, 311 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780868408385 (hbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: The Australian army cadet movement had its beginnings in the second half of the nineteenth century as a means of instilling discipline and as an important potential contributor to the colonies volunteer defence forces. The book follows the mixed fortunes of the movement since then up to the year 2006 when the value of cadet forces had once again been established. Four foundational requirements are said to be necessary for the cadet force to flourish (or indeed survive), these are: the mainstream military organisation, the educational system, social attitudes, and a supply of recruits. Federal party politics and the continuing divide between state and private schools are said to be overarching influences. Notes, bibliography, index.
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The Australian army cadet movement had its beginnings in the second half of the nineteenth century as a means of instilling discipline and as an important potential contributor to the colonies volunteer defence forces. The book follows the mixed fortunes of the movement since then up to the year 2006 when the value of cadet forces had once again been established. Four foundational requirements are said to be necessary for the cadet force to flourish (or indeed survive), these are: the mainstream military organisation, the educational system, social attitudes, and a supply of recruits. Federal party politics and the continuing divide between state and private schools are said to be overarching influences. Notes, bibliography, index.

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