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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son’s best friend went to West Point - he’s  extremely bright and driven, wanted to have a sense of mission and challenge himself to the utmost

He liked his time at the USMA. However he has found the last 5 years of his life extremely stultifying, working in a ponderous bureaucracy with people who aren’t particularly bright, driven or mission-focused

He gets out in August and is rolling straight into a top MBA program, and is a bit depressed that he’ll be almost 30 before beginning his real career and regrets what he viewed as a lot of wasted time as an Army officer [/quote]

I’m sure a random parent acquaintance of this kid is a great source of info for OP.  [/quote]

Then don't post on DCUM FFS.  What else are you going to get here other than anecdotes?

Also, that's what he gets for going to USMA and then into the Army.  Similar scenario for DH, except he went to USNA, they sent him post grad to MIT, then on to submarines.  When he go out he went to Wharton.  His time in the fleet he was surrounded by very bright and motivated people because they don't take dummies in the sub force.  Be selective about what you do in the military.[/quote]

OP did specifically say if you know little or nothing about this, don’t respond. Random mom who has a kid, who has a friend that went to an academy means you know nothing about it [/quote]

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