On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:37:13 GMT, "Eisboch"
wrote:


Harry Krause wrote in message
news:1100920343.rQA4M/wy9xpTzYE8lIGbDw@teranews...
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 20:32:57 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

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My experience tells me that the brightest young men and women (18-24 or
so) are in college. Some percentage of bright kids who cannot hack it in
college drop out and join the military, others drop out and do something
else. I posit that very, very few of our brightest 18-year-olds opt for
the military.

You could not be more wrong.

You are letting your predilection for partisan causes cloud your
vision, Harry. I thought better of you.

Later,

Tom


Are you positing that the brightest young men and women in this country
(in the 18-24 age category) go into the military instead of going to
college? Or thoat some bright kids who drop out of college end up in the
military? Or that others who drop out of college do something else?

What percentage of really bright young people, those with academic
skills and high college boards, skip college to join the Army of One? I
would guess a really, really small percentage. I'll bet there are stats
somewhere that back up my position.

I'm not claming that *everyone* in the military is stupid, or even less
bright than average. I'm positing that there is little incentive for our
brightest kids to join the military instead of going to college.

And what's partisan about that?

Here's something else to consider. Many anti- and non- intellectuals in
this country will frequently say "Those who can, do...those who cannot,
teach." Well, I think that is bull****. "Those that can, do...and many
of those teach. And those who cannot, well, they ..............

I'll let you finish that on your own.



I'll finish it. You are wrong.

High college boards and academic skills are not the only criteria to judge
how bright an individual is, nor are they any indication of their value or
contribution to society. Some of the most accomplished people I know would
be considered stupid according to your measure.

As to why young people join the military, there are as many reasons as there
are people that join. If you really think that people serving 4 years of
their life in the military are doing so simply because they can't hack it as
a civilian, you have really missed something important in life.

Good grief, Harry, just think. If everyone were as smart as you, you would
be average.

I'd love to have Harry look my oldest son in the eye and tell him just
how lame he is. Or my oldest daughter who was in the Navy.

I like Harry, but sometimes, he just jumps and doesn't look and it
sours his relations with people who would be friendly.

Live long and prosper,

Tom