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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a sibling who attended a service academy and did the exchange program to spend a semester at other academies. Overall, the academies are an intense experience that can mess up the most sane person. When I meet a ring knocker, I think two things: you're smart but odds are you have trauma that [b]probably clouds your thinking[/b].[/quote]

Or at least makes you bad at relationships. Not all, of course. [/quote]
Interesting you think that.  I dated a cadet in college and they were way more respectful of "no" than civilian college boys.  Way more focused and just really had that respect driven into them.  Why do you feel they are bad at relationships?[/quote]

Not in that way.

What makes them great at their jobs (compartmentalization, taking charge, looking for potential problems, making calculated, strictly rational decisions etc) often makes them hard to live with and less aware of other peoples needs, feelings, and emotions.  Pilots in particular have an especially high divorce rate.  Generally, they are really good, smart people who just kind of suck at relationships. That said, the military is widely diverse with thousands of different jobs so it’s not true of everyone. [/quote]

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