On Jul 3, 3:38 pm, Nathan Branden wrote:
On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:12:30 -0400, Horvath
wrote:





On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:57:11 -0500, Nathan Branden
wrote this crap:

I graduated from West Point along with a good number of other fine
Marines. My major was ROTC in which I have a degree. I have a master's
degree in amphibious and littoral warfare and did my thesis on key
overlooked elements of the "forward from the sea" doctrine.

Ooops. I see my mistake. You are a Marine Corps graduate of West
Point, who majored in ROTC, and was promoted to Navy Seal.

I had no idea. You are obviously much superior to me.

I had you pegged as an ordinary dumbass.

If you were cognizant of even the slightest military history you would
know that "Ensign" is indeed a rank in the army and has been used for
hundreds of years.

On behalf of all the Ensigns in the Army, I will step back now.

You win.



This post is 100% free of steroids

For your edification:

West Point Graduate commisioned in Marine Corps in 2007:

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/p...=/20070527/NEW...

"The graduates hailed from all 50 states and eight foreign countries.
The class of 2007 includes 138 women, 67 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 63
Hispanics, 49 blacks and five American Indians. One graduate will be
commissioned as an officer in the Marine Corps."

Strike one!

Ensign as a rank in the army:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank)

"Until 1871, when it was replaced by Second Lieutenant, Ensign was the
lowest rank of commissioned officer in infantry regiments of the
British Army (except fusilier regiments, which always used Second
Lieutenant). It was the duty of officers of this rank to carry the
colours of the regiment. In the 16th century "ensign" was corrupted
into "ancient," and was used in the two senses of a banner and the
bearer of the banner. Today, the term "Ensign" is still used by the
Foot Guards regiments, for instance during the ceremony of Trooping
the Colour"

Strike two!

ROTC as a major:

http://www.174ahc.org/bio-29.htm

"I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the third of four sons. I
attended Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at
Arlington) and majored in ROTC and Military Drill Team"

Strike three!

You're out!

You must be playing hte wrong game.

West Point has never offered majors in "ROTC". In fact the idea is
ridiculous on the face of it, since all graduates of USMA are
commissioned directly into the active US military, not the reserves.

Ball goes over on downs.