| ID | 172255 |
| Title Proper | There Will Still Remain Heroes and Patriots |
| Other Title Information | the Politics of Resignation in the Early American Navy, 1794–1815 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sheppard, Thomas |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It is widely accepted that there is no tradition of protest resignations in American military history. This article argues that rejection of such a practice was far from foreordained, and officers in the early American navy had no qualms about resigning their commissions, or using the threat to do so, as a bargaining tactic with the Navy Department. Changing cultural norms within the officer corps, along with firm opposition to protest resignations by early secretaries of the navy, had almost entirely eliminated the practice by the end of the War of 1812, thus establishing the absolute respect for civilian control that remains a cornerstone of the modern U.S. military. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol. 84, No.2; Apr 2020: p.369-94 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History 2020-06 84, 2 |
| Key Words | Politics of Resignation ; Early American Navy ; 1794–1815 |