National Service/Military Academies?

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Anonymous wrote:PP you forgot Coast Guard.

I didn't. I wasn't sure where they fit on the political spectrum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone rank them from liberal to conservative?

Um, it's the military, what kind of liberal do you expect??

NP, but my husband is a military officer, and there are tons of liberals ranging from older Clinton types to flat-out communists. Even officers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone rank them from liberal to conservative?

Air Force as off-the-charts conservative (read religious zealots).

Agree.

West Point as chew boys, with a good o'le boy mentailty, who like to hunt and fish.

USNA boys who are basically preppy soft boys who want to sail before running for office and/or want to make a shitload of $.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone rank them from liberal to conservative?

Air Force as off-the-charts conservative (read religious zealots).

This is a new thing though. Dh was in for decades and it wasn’t until he neared retirement that we began to see the increase in evangelicals. I watched the the CoS slam a young commander for suggesting he talk religion as part of his leadership role. Sadly, the older guys are mostly gone and now our pilots have degrees in “the Bible” instead of astronautical engineering.

[Anonymous]

How does an academy grade make a “shitload of $”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does an academy grade make a “shitload of $”?

Here is a sample from my husband’s friends

Investment Banking
2 started very successful contracting companies
Pilots
Executive at automotive company
Executive at financial institution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does an academy grade make a “shitload of $”?

Surgeons for the ones i know

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does an academy grade make a “shitload of $”?

Here is a sample from my husband’s friends

Investment Banking
2 started very successful contracting companies
Pilots
Executive at automotive company
Executive at financial institution

My dh’s classmates include CEO’s and CFO’s of publicly traded companies who fly in on corporate jets when they come to town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone rank them from liberal to conservative?

Air Force as off-the-charts conservative (read religious zealots).

Agree.

West Point as chew boys, with a good o'le boy mentailty, who like to hunt and fish.

USNA boys who are basically preppy soft boys who want to sail before running for office and/or want to make a shitload of $.

Not exactly. USNA is also home to future Marines, like my DH. He is now making a shitload of $, but not before doing things that were not exactly for the faint of heart or soft preppy boys.

Agree with the Air Force, lots of them are uber conservative Christians

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does an academy grade make a “shitload of $”?

Surgeons for the ones i know

My DH is C Suite at a FAANG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone rank them from liberal to conservative?

Air Force as off-the-charts conservative (read religious zealots).

Agree.

West Point as chew boys, with a good o'le boy mentailty, who like to hunt and fish.

USNA boys who are basically preppy soft boys who want to sail before running for office and/or want to make a shitload of $.

This is kind of true.

Air Force does tend to be Christian Conservative.

I wouldn't say West Point are good ol' boys. But they're definitely up for hunting and fishing. It's the challenge. Tell a West Pointer go hunt or fish for your food. Yes sir would be the answer. They like these kind of challenges. It's a particular kind of person that does Army.

Annapolis is definitely the career steppers. Wouldn't say soft, but certainly not Army

In any event, all three academies offer pretty good pipelines to good careers.