by Robert Heinlein, 1959
Very interesting – fight bugs – but first joins up – goes through boot camp – does “drops” – He’s M.I. – Mobile Infantry. Then does O.C.S.
Most interesting part was the boot camp, especially about juvenile delinquents in 20th century. Because we don’t publicly shame them as youth – rub their noses in it – and we didn’t spank them in schools or at home, “pre-scientific pseudo-psychological nonsense” – that caused our parks and streets to be places of danger. We raised up juvenile delinquents and they became adult criminals just because we refused to punish them – spank them – when they first misbehaved – in Chapter 8.
Also, only those with military service could vote.