If Army brass hats wondered what had happened to G.I. morale, they could get one answer from the mid-Pacific Stars and Stripes, which blew off recently in an editorial. Said Stars and Stripes:
Enlisted men have had all they want of being treated as "second-class citizens." They have watched officers in forward areas enjoy bigger and cheaper supplies of liquor, better clubs, the best seats at theaters, all the dates with nurses (officers) and Red Cross girls. Soldiers & sailors are returning from World War II, said Stars and Stripes, "hating and detesting military life."
The root of their bitterness: "A caste system...
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