The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of distinction between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.
-- Sir William Francis Butler
Riley recounts his two-year tour of duty as a flight surgeon and pilot on the USS Forrestal, painting a vivid picture of the unique culture of a modern aircraft carrier. He offers insights on the role of doctors in a military organization, and describes daily life working with the 6,000 sailors on