Mud Soldiers: Life in the New American Army is an examination of the post-Vietnam U.S. Army and the pre-Gulf War Army. Wilson builds close relationships with these men and their families as they adjust to Army life in training and at their first duty station, often far from home. [5]Mud Soldiers draws common ground between the Charlie Company soldiers of Vietnam and the Charlie Company soldiers of 1987-1989. Geared toward the American public, Wilson presents an unvarnished look at a junior enlisted soldier’s life in the Army of the 1980s. However, both Article 15 administrative punishments and AWOL soldiers averaged far above the rest of the COHORT Army.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2023 11:12 UTC