Re: OT: sponge burning!

["Al Eridani" <al.eridani@gmail.com>]

On 2/27/07, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@connexer.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 08:55:28AM +0100, Dan H. wrote:
> >
> > I think in any society, no matter in what system, it's always the stupid
> > and poor that end up in the military, at least in those ranks that
> > actually have to do the dirty work and risk their lives.
> >
> Please stop perpetuating this myth.  It only makes *you* look stupid.

It's no myth. Educated people in general don't want to be in the military,
they'd rather attend classes at the university. It's the same in the US and in
Europe.

> I gave a very thorough example [0] using the U.S. Air Force, to show that
> both officer and enlisted personnel are on average *far* more educated
> than the average American.

That's only means, if true, that the U.S. Air Force does not idiotize its
personnel, that it educates them a little more in comparison to those that
do not go there. It says nothing about how educated those people were when
they enlisted.