Roberto C. Sanchez 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. 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. Now, perhaps that is because it is an all > volunteer force.
I think it has more to do with skilled versus unskilled labor at the bottom rungs of the ladder in general. Unskilled: Army Infantry. Frontline trench-fighting groundpounding cannon fodder. Skilled: Aircraft mechanic. Hangar dwelling, wrech weilding brainiac. The other thing is morale. You find a lot more lifetime Air Force guys than Army out there, I think this has a lot to do with the fact you're sending your boss off into battle instead of the other way around. Longer career == greater experience. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
