A Sense of Honor (Bluejacket Books) - Military History Novel for Veterans & Book Clubs - Perfect for Patriotic Reading & Academic Study

While this book is a novel, and all the characters imaginary, many of the scenes and circumstances were very close to real events. Some of the characters certainly resembled real people, or were composites of several persons at the Naval Academy in the late 60's and early 70;s. It describes the lot of Plebes during the transitional period between the legal termination of the hazing system and the actual end of hazing. The class of 1972 was the last to suffer under the hazing system but there were certainly many who felt the old system was better than the new Plebe Indoctrination (PI) system. Reverberations from the old system were still apparent to some members of the class of 1976 and probably some later classes.The book showed how the PI system with integrated with the academic curriculum and sports. Upper class Midshipmen and non-faculty officers often winnowed out "unsuitable" plebes who were academically or athletically proficient. Of course, the rub was defining "suitability". Many of the alumni officers felt the PI system lacked the most useful tools available to correct or remove Plebes who didn't fit the mold of the ideal Naval Officer. Mr. Webb demonstrated how the system was manipulated or outright violated to cause the resignation or removal of unwanted Plebes.It is s good read and it will evoke memories of the Academy for alumni of that era.