TY  - BOOK
AU  - STOCKINGS Craig A J
TI  - The torch and the sword: a history of the army cadet movement in Australia
SN  - 9780868408385 (hbk) :
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Sydney
PB  - University of New South Wales Press
KW  - AUSTRALIA
KW  - CADET SCHEMES
KW  - RESERVE FORCES
KW  - MILITARY CADETS
N2  - 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
ER  -