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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I truly cannot believe how ignorant some people are.  My parents were both high school drop outs and half of my siblings didn't go to college.  But we obviously knew the service academies were prestigious.  People on this thread should be embarrassed.  [/quote]

I don't understand the outrage about people who didn't know of service academies in high school. There are a lot of subjects people don't know about in high school/early college that they get educated about.  I'm the poster who didn't know what it was when I met my husband.  He will retire in two years after 20 years of military service, with me by his side.  And you think i should be embarrassed? The people who should be embarrassed are the ones who trash the military, ie cult poster below, or the ones who don't bother to serve.  Give me a break. [/quote]

I think it’s as OP’s combination of “ I didn’t know” with the “thought that was for kids with no options”. It’s pretty cringe. Simultaneously ignorant and arrogant.   But yes, it’s surprising for anyone who was college bound to be unaware of this. [/quote]
I mean isn't that what message boards are for? I didn't find it arrogant at all.  I think a lot of people in our area feel the way that OP does - why would you go to service academy if you have other money and opportunities available to you.   We are in a period where you expect an academy grad to get deployed and no mom wants that.  I can't tell you the number of people who talk down about the military (using the term baby killers) to me before they find out we're active duty.  That is ignorant and cringe.  My spouse went to WP because they had no money for college.  So I do understand OP wondering why you'd want it so much if you didn't financially need it. I can't find anything in the OP that is worthy of some of these replies claiming she's ignorant and arrogant. [/quote]

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