Reply to Are the Service Academies Prestigious?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Are the Service Academies Prestigious? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very impressive. I run in to very accomplished academy grads at the Council on Foreign Relations and McChrystal Group.

Graduate an officer, constant leadership experience while at academy, many at AFA and NA go fighter pilot route and heavy STEM/engineering. If choose to stay in get more leadership and mgmt experience, top secret clearance and forced teamwork all the time. Graduate degrees must be earned in order for certain promotions, all schools love these grads if they can commit to a full-time program while working, often they cannot or take leave to go do their computer science or med or JD or Kennedy school masters degrees.

T[b]he most amazing thing about academy grads is their ability to work with people of all ranks, backgrounds and skills. 
- They have no choice but to create a team out of entry level hispanics/blacks/whites/men/women, train others all the time, improve processes all the time, directly communicate ideas/improvements then move on and implement things (and no hard feelings, too much to do, too important to sulk)[/b].

Honestly, [b]this country could really culturally benefit if it incorporated a 2 year mandatory National Service program for all citizens during age 18-30.  You could do military if you're up for basic training, physicality and teamwork, or you could do a Department desk job. This could really create unity and teamwork and understanding among the ever-heterogeneous America. 
[/b]
Right now all sides just talk over or across each other, the lack of understanding is awful. The lack of understanding of civics, the military, geography, U.S. history, and each other in this country is also awful. [/quote]

And I remember reading on this forum "why is diversity so important? When will I, Ivy - educated brain surgeon, lawyer, etc. ever have to interact with people who are not my intellectual equals" or some such bullsh*t.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics