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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes very

Honestly [b]I'd consider them up there with Harvard and Yale too[/b]. In addition to needing great grades, you need the athletic ability to be there.

Plus the commitment to a service career, risk of going to war, etc.

There's a reason why a lot of future politicians come from the academies.[/quote]

LOL. You are FUNNY!

They don't want independent thinkers. They want kids who follow orders without questions. Certain types of kids. [/quote]

Do you know anyone in the military?

A Second Lieutenant will command 25-50 soldiers. Responsible (with the Platoon Sergeant) for everything- including all equipment. A 2LT is 21-22 y.o.

A Captain will command 100-200 soldiers. Responsible (with Senior Enlisted leadership) for everything- including, sometimes, millions of dollars of equipment. A Captain is 24-28.

What is the average Ivy League grad in charge of? Themselves? A desk? Someone’s money? Surely not many responsible for someone else’s safety and well-being. And I say that as an Ivy league grad.

Do you truly think the education at the academies is designed to churn out service men and women who can do nothing but follow orders? These young men and women are the ones giving the orders based on the mission provided. To believe they are merely robots is misguided and naive.[/quote]

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