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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely prestigious. There will be duds in any group that make it on connections, but I would expect any given individual to be very intelligent, accomplished, and good with people. I'm very far left and suspicious of the military. I would discourage my daughter from going to a service academy, but I still think those who go are a talented group.[/quote]

Most of the duds aren’t “connected,” they have certain hooks that I’m not getting into on here. Sports recruiting is one, though.[/quote]

This kind of attitude, and the bad behavior that comes along with it, is exactly why I wouldn't want to send my kid to an academy.[/quote]

Here's an article detailing the cheating and rule-bending for athletes and other underrepresented students. One example that is pretty jaw-dropping: Dummies who fail courses are allowed to re-take the courses in the summer. But the courses in the summer are basically fake, everyone knows they're fake and the rigor is non-existent, so dummies are pushed thru to graduation. And military academies have apparently become obsessed with being good at sports.

http://americanmilitarynews.com/2017/10/exclusive-former-west-point-professors-letter-exposes-corruption-cheating-and-failing-standards-full-letter/[/quote]

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