-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/06/07 16:46, Al Eridani wrote: > On 2/27/07, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF7hZfS9HxQb37XmcRApaCAJ41BwKDJD8Nx7hMI+kQnWBMnv7GqACglyIL cPH8sgwhwMoPSCfUzAKcsWk= =quTo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
