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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Air Force Academy isn't all that prestigious, but West Point and Annapolis are. But it's still very specialized. Grads concentrate in engineering, [b]defense contracting,[/b] etc. I've heard from others that they have a fairly low percentage who go on to professional schools, largely because they have multi-year service commitments and a lot of them end up getting married too, are fairly far along in their careers when they finally go civilian.

In terms of prestige, I would put them a notch or two below the ivy league foremost employers. But for some employers, particularly those in the defense industry, probably a notch above.[/quote]

Untrue. YOu don't know what you're talking about--there is not such thing.  If you think there is a [b]field[/b] like that, please explain it.[/quote]

There certainly is the "field" of defense contracting, but not sure about a specific "major". Maybe business. That seems to be a popular major for the defense contractors I know. Along with STEM degrees.

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Computer science, business, marketing, and a bunch of others.  CS is the biggest degree.[/quote]

Yup. STEM degrees are common. 
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STEM is a generic term for anything computer, math and science.  Computer Science is a very specific degree.[/quote]

Air Force, West Point and Annapolis have dosie doed with Caltech and MIT as top 5 engineering programs in America for decades. 
# of engineering majors is a high number and penetration as well.

Face it, your kid isn't going to chose the mental, physical and academic challenge of a service academy if they're not willing to work hard and see the big picture. You won't even make it through summer basic training, if you even get nominated. [/quote]

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