Deployed : how reservists bear the burden of Iraq / Michael Musheno and Susan M. Ross.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-191), filmography (pages 193), and index.

1. Shadows of Vietnam -- 2. Deploying the 893rd MP Company -- 3. Joining the Reserve -- 4. Adaptive Reservists -- 5. Struggling Reservists -- 6. New Conscripts of the Twenty-first-Century U.S. Army -- A. Frames, Logic, and Methods of Inquiry -- B. Soldier Characteristics of the 893rd MP Company -- C. Glossary of Military Terminology.

"What is it like to be one of the citizen-soldiers summoned to duty in Iraq and Afghanistan? The events of 9/11 were a call to arms for many reservists, as shock, anger, and fear propelled large numbers to volunteer for the opportunity to serve their country in the Middle East. Even the most patriotic, however, had not expected that the wars would last so long or that the Army Reserve would supply so much of the manpower." "Using the soldiers' own voices, Deployed draws upon the life stories of members of an Army Reserve MP Company, who were called to extraordinary service after September 11. The book explores how and why they joined the Army Reserve, how they dealt with the seismic changes in their lives during and after deployment, the evolution of their relationships inside and outside their military unit, and their perspectives on the U.S. Army. Musheno and Ross uncover five pathways that led these citizens to join the reserves, showing how basic needs and cultural idioms combined to stimulate enlistments."--BOOK JACKET.