I read the book. I enjoyed it. The book is written to point out that the military is not reflective of all of society, and that it is not the fault of the military for not being reflective of all of society. I put this book as kind of with "Bias" by Goldberg. People who had habitially only associtaed with like minded people were exposed to a new group of people who have different beliefs and values. They discovered that these people (the military) have been either disregarded, misunderstood, or disliked by their peers becuase of a total lack of interaction. The authors point out that the military is a good bunch of people who deserve respect just like anyone else. The authors take the families of the elites in this country to task for actively dissuading there children from seeking military service.