Re: OT: sponge burning!
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On 03/06/07 16:46, Al Eridani wrote:
> 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.
Since only 2.5% of the military-age US population is in the
military, you are, by definition, correct. Since approximately 10%
of people in the US military are officers, and they must have a
college degree you are *still* correct.
But lying (or misleading) with statistics.
>> 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.
>
>
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