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A [[Young Adult]] novel by [[Robert A. Heinlein]], published in 1948, following the adventures of Matt Dodson, a young man who joins the prestigious Space Patrol. As you might guess from the title, much of the novel follows his training, including rigorous physical and mental exams just to get in, then more training aboard the Patrol's university ''cum'' spaceship in orbit around Earth, and then finally his midshipman's cruise which leads to a crisis with the natives on Venus.
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* [[Death From Above]]: One of the tasks of the Space Patrol is to maintain the orbiting nuclear weapons [[Utopia Justifies the Means|used to maintain peace on Earth]].
* [[Dude, Where's My Reward?]] The cadets are rather put out when they don't get any praise for their first successful mission, but then realise they've simply done what's expected of Patrolmen.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Burke shows this; Oscar Jensen who was born on Venus treats the natives with respect. [[Superweapon Surprise|Which is just as well]].
* [[The Great Repair]]: After their rocket sinks into the Venusian mud, the patrolmen discover the Venusians have the ''Astarte'', the first spaceship sent to Venus and considered lost. They fix the ''Astarte'' so it can carry them back to the human colonies.
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* [[Lady Land]]: When translating Oscar Jensen refers to his colleagues as female as there are no intelligent males among the Venusians.
* [[Officer and A Gentleman]]: To the point that the Space Patrol consists ''solely'' of officers, nineteen years before [[Star Trek]].
* [[One Riot, One Ranger]]: Burke is annoyed when the Space Patrol doesn't send a warship to put down the 'native uprising'.
* [[Patron Saint]]: The patronage of St. Barbara is mentioned while persuading Matt that a certain accident was real and not a fake put on to scare them off.
* [[Science Marches On]]: The basics of orbital mechanics are sound, but Venus is depicted in its typical swamp habitat stereotype and the Asteroid Belt is described as a destroyed planet (which is a minor plot point later).
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Burke tries to bribe Matt and his friends on Venus. They're not impressed.
* [[Space Cadet]]: Still one of the better examples.
* [[Space Marine]]: Matt briefly considers switching over to them when his training hits a rough spot, but his counselor talks him out of it.
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