{"product_id":"boys-in-the-barracks-9798988420408","title":"Boys In The Barracks","description":"In the most candid description of Army life ever produced, Castro \u0026amp; Hassan vividly capture what soldiers think, say, and do in their ground-breaking book \u003ci\u003eBoys in the Barracks\u003c\/i\u003e. Presented from the perspective of the soldier, \u003ci\u003eBoys in the Barracks\u003c\/i\u003e will shock, anger and challenge many perceptions of Army life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a sample of soldiers' views contained in this innovative work describing Army life from a military cultural perspective: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Why Soldiers Join\u003c\/b\u003e: \"It's kind of a family thing.\" \"I couldn't really say.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Army Standards\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I don't understand why everything has to be dressed-right-dressed. I mean it's not like we are at war or anything.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Discipline\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I guarantee you after a couple of sessions behind the tree line...he'd straighten his shit out.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Promotion\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I don't like waiting five or six years to get promoted to do a job that I'm already doing. If I am doing the job, then the Army needs to pay me...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Garrison Duties\u003c\/b\u003e: \"It's either maintenance on a vehicle or literally doing tedious tasks that I find pointless: like sweeping and pulling weeds, moving one thing to another area, and then moving it back because someone didn't like it there...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Boredom\u003c\/b\u003e: \"...it's a whole lot of hurry up and wait and standby to standby...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn The Barracks\u003c\/b\u003e: \"They harp on having clean barracks but you can only polish a turd so much.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn NCO Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e: \"A good NCO leads and not bosses. Someone that's going to be right there next to me doing the same shit I'm doing...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Smoking and Drinking\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I've got the worst habits out of everybody here, I smoke, dip, vape and drink.\" \"...everyone's got their habit and that includes alcohol, we've got under aged dudes drinking in the barracks.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Being on Profile\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I can say, 'I got a broken neck.' They'll say, 'You just weak.'\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Mental Health Stigma\u003c\/b\u003e: \"People will judge you...\" \"Now I feel people think I'm weak.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Why Soldiers Stay\u003c\/b\u003e: \"There's nothing easier than being in the Army, especially if you don't do crap all day.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Why Soldiers Leave\u003c\/b\u003e: \"I hate everything about the Army. Biggest mistake I've ever made was joining.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6515285\"\u003eAnthony M. Hassan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5271552\"\u003eCarl A. Castro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barracks Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988420408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8988420403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027000\"\u003eMilitary | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barracks Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44703124357357,"sku":"9798988420408","price":23.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8b9ff85d-9916-49b6-8e44-289234226810.jpg?v=1703897202","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/boys-in-the-barracks-9798988420408","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}