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The book "The Military Spirit: an anthropologist in the barracks" by Celso Castro, published in 1990 and now in its third edition, is an anthropological research that explores the military socialization process of cadets at the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras (Aman). The work is relevant to understand the relationship between the Armed Forces and civil society, addressing the "military spirit" as a set of beliefs and elements of self-representation based on a hierarchical division between military and civilians. The book also discusses the history of Aman, the disputes over the desired military profile, and the adaptation of traditional values to meet the demands of the "new military". Additionally, the author explores the relationship between the military family and the identity of military personnel holding positions in the government, highlighting the possible divergence between military values and those desired by civil society. [Extracted from the article]

The social relationships and the bonds of belonging built by the military, in the light of the family category, have been an object of reflection in contemporary times. Based on research of an ethnographic socio-character and taking as reference the term "military family", this article analyzes the forging of bonds sedimented by the adverse circumstances experienced by these subjects from the movements throughout the national territory and by the distancing from living with their family of origin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]