Reluctant Lieutenant Basic Ocs (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Jerry Morton captures the essence of what it meant to survive the training regimen of the old army. In this memoir he reconstructs his passage through basic training, advanced infantry training and Infantry Officer Candidate School during the Vietnam era.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Jerry Morton captures the essence of what it meant to survive the training regimen of the old army. In this memoir he reconstructs his passage through basic training, advanced infantry training and Infantry Officer Candidate School during the Vietnam era.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and crisp. Binding tight. Corners square and sharp. Cover clean and shiny.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very close to new copy. With intimidating tales of bellowing drill instructors and their seemingly incongruous tasks, "Reluctant Lieutenant captures the essence of what it meant to survive the training regimen of the Old Army. Author Jerry Morton is as much at home describing blind navigation through the woods on a dark night as recounting the perils of smuggling a skin flick into his barracks at OCS. In this memoir, Morton reconstructs his reluctant journey through basic training, advanced infantry training, and infantry Officer Candidate School during the Vietnam era. His is a unique record of what it was like to be a conscript in the US. Army in the late 1960S.Morton's account also provides a roadmap, to the sociology and culture of the military, especially the class system that divided college graduates from those with less education or economic stature yet did not override a solidarity in the field. He describes his disappointment and discomfort at being "killed" during training ambushes. But he also shows how someone with a master's degree in psychology could adapt to an environment in which the army did the thinking and the soldier the doing. However unintentional, by the end of his journey Morton was no longer a civilian but an officer, adept at army gamesmanship and ready for command. This book offers an informative foray into the training system used during the Vietnam era, and veterans of the Old Army will find their memories kindled.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.