[Wiseghy]

I just re-read the old sci-fi book Starship Troopers (the book, not the silly movie). It does a respectable job describing infantry training and the Psych that goes with it, albeit in a Sci-fi setting.

For a civilian hump like me, it really resonated with and informed the accuracy of your description.

[PsyOp]

Starship Troopers is one of my favorite novels. And even though the movie only loosely followed the book, I liked it, too.

For a civilian, that book is probably the best insight into what a professional Army defending the ideals of personal liberty and responsibility is all about. Perhaps we should get it translated into Arabic and pass it out to the recruits in Iraq.