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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not only is it free, they get paid. [/quote]
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It is NOT free.  What an idiotic comment and I hear people make it often.  If a cadet stays in the academy and receives that degree they are required to serve five year in the military as active duty, they could lose their lives.  It most certainly is not free.[/quote]

Yes.  We all understand that.  The point is, they don’t have to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars to go to college, grad, post grad school or take out a lifetime of student loans.  That is extremely valuable to many. [/quote]

Self centered PP would pay any amount not to have to sacrifice or serve their country.[/quote]

Just look at Vietnam or the GWOT and tell me honestly that you want your kid doing that.

Who provides the political direction to the armed forces? Incompetent politicians.

Who provides the "higher leadership" to the armed forces? Careerist time-servers.

Nobody is ever held accountable for bad decisions or for unnecessary wars that are incompetently fought.
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I would be completely stunned if my kid suddenly grew a spine, some balls, and sufficient conscious to attend West Point. [/quote]

In that case it would be your obligation to inform your kid about the tragic history of US foreign policy, and advise your kid not to become cannon fodder for corrupt imbeciles.

And if your kid doesn't have a spine or balls, sounds like you have failed as a parent.[/quote]

In its 200+ years US foreign policy has had big wins and big losses. Sometimes they make it to the history books and sometimes they do not. That said - maybe you could learn a bit more about how our system of government works before making broad sweeping (and uninformed) statements.[/quote]

Tell me which war since 1945 you'd be happy to sacrifice your kids for. Tell me which war was fought for worthy objectives and fought in a competent manner.

Desert Storm is probably the only example, though it was more of a live-fire exercise than a war. Still, I wouldn't trade my kids for the liberation of Kuwait and the continued happiness of the oil companies.[/quote]

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