By Pat Conroy
During this strong, enchanting, and hugely acclaimed bestseller, PAT CONROY sweeps us into the turbulent international of 4 younger men–friends, cadets, and blood brothers–and their days of hazing, heartbreak, satisfaction, betrayal, and, finally, humanity.
We pass deeply into the center of the novel’s hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider together with his personal own code of honor, who's combating into manhood the difficult approach. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting good looks, Will needs to boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt establishment as he struggles to show a mysterious staff often called “The Ten.”
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The key difference is that in the ODR the historical officer will include, along with all key historical documents, any important analytical or summary data charts and briefing charts that are produced by the 5-7 FM 1–20 unit; some attempt will also be made to make the chr onology entries a cohesive, complete account of the unit ’s operations. The ACCH and other historians in the unit’s chain of command may request copy sets of the ODR. HISTORICAL MONOGRAPHS A historical monograph is a detailed, thoroughly documented, written work that exhaustively covers a small area of history.
The historian should then begin working through the staff, beginning with the XO and S–3 or support, plans, and operations officer. A second approach is to interview key staff members first in order to be more knowledgeable about the unit and its operations before conducting the commander’s interview. After interviewing the unit staff, including enlisted assistants, the historian should move on to the major subordinate elements down to the company and platoon levels. This is an excellent assignment for the enlisted soldiers in the MHDs,because they should be able to establish good rapport with the junior soldiers.
Upon arrival at the supported unit, the historian must see the G–2/security manager to ensure that all historical personnel are placed on the security ros- 4-0 FM 1–20 ter. To perform the historical mission effectively, the historian’s clearance level should equal that of the chief of staff and all coordinating staff officers. The minimum clearance required for any member of the historical team is that which will allow him/her full access to the headquarters of the being supported. These are prepared by the parent command prior to deployment.