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Re: OT: sponge burning!



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.

Living proof.  I almost ended up joining the military after my job hunt last
year was stretching into it's sixth and final month.  I would feel a bit
more positive about joining the military if I wasn't guaranteed to get
shipped off to be a pawn in failed foreign policy or fighting to protect
oil industry profit margins.  Since I'm not stupid and I have an education,
I know I can do better for myself practically anywhere else in government
or the private sector making the military an option only when destitution
is the other option.

>> 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.

Air Force, and to a lesser degree, some parts of the Navy, tends to get
brighter bulbs than the other branches.  If I ever end up in a position
where joining the military's starting to look good, I'd join the Air Force
or Coast Guard, serve my time and go start a new civilian career in
aviation or go back into law enforcement.




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