DAVID R. SEGAL is Professor of Sociology and of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. He has written or edited six books--The Transformation of European Communist Societies, Recruiting for Uncle Sam, Life in the Rank and File, The All-Volunteer Force, The Social Psychology of Military Service, and Society and Politics--as well as many articles for scholarly and academic journals.MADY WECHSLER SEGAL is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland./e She has published many articles in such journals as Social Science Quarterly, Defense Analysis, and Armed Forces & Society.