Re: OT: sponge burning!

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.




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