On 12/3/2013 8:02 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

On 12/3/13, 7:52 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

On 12/3/2013 4:31 PM, John H. wrote:


Please pass this on to Harry. He can gloat about his much better
education, etc.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!


Good going. I share a certain comradeship with those who achieved their
education "the hard way". I know what years of night school and
scrounging around for every credit you can get is like. :-)

I think Harry missed out in some aspects of his education.



Really? I worked all sorts of jobs during the college year. In the
summers before my junior year, I worked as an apprentice welder, a
loader driver, and in a factory.

My junior year, I was hired as a full time reporter for a major
newspaper...I went to school days and worked five nights a week. Other
than wasting time in the military, what do you think I missed.


You may not understand ... in fact I am sure you don't ... what I am
referring to.

I know many Vets. Not as many as non-vets, but still a fairly
significant number.

Without exception, not a *single one* considers their time in military
service as being a "waste of time". This is especially true the older
you get and the more distant the military service time becomes. You
begin to realize how the military service experience assisted and
benefited you in pursuit of civilian goals in ways that are not obvious
or can be graded.

Some of the Vets I know are (or were) blue-collar work-a-bees in their
civilian careers. Some were tradesmen. Many were college educated
engineers. Some were business majors. Two are teachers. One is a lawyer.
At least one I knew had two PhD's and would make you and I seem to be
dunces in terms of intelligence.

So, obviously, you missed something in your education. You've obviously
done well but you really are not qualified to determine that military
service is a "waste of time".