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12-18-2015, 05:57 PM
LowTech
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I don't disagree with any of the comments on education. Hardcorps' is too long to quote, but the point that specialist trades benefit from specialist education is a good one. But Tollboth in particular goes too far. I simply cannot imaging a system that would take a guy with a trade-specific advanced degree from a highly regarded institution, and then enlist him and have him drive heavy equipment. It defies reason. Flash, on the other hand, to me sums up the ideal - a smart guy working nights to upgrade his chops, and no doubt taking advantage of military-related subsidies. The Marvel storyline of Grunt leaving to use the GI Bill to get an education always appealed to me. I was disappointed they wrote him up as then struggling to find work.
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Loose Cannon
Hah!
The most recent data I found (2011) was Enlistment % of Army Recruits with college degree is now up to nearly 9%. Those with some college, maybe dropped out or what have you...17%
Just five years ago it was more like 4.5%
That's a fascinating figure. Makes me wonder how those guys are distributed across the services. I imagine they concentrate more highly in some of the technical trades than combat trades, which is almost necessary as equipment becomes more complex. It might also cause these guys to reconsider their thesis (
The Sobel Problem: Band of Brothers "Curahee" - On Violence
). There are also programs designed to translate military training into equivalent academic credits, as described here:
Plan Turns Green Beret Into a College Degree | ShadowSpear Special Operations
and here:
Education program allows Fort Bragg Soldiers to enhance their learning skills | Article | The United States Army
Guys would be fools not to take advantage of those programs.
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