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From: siegman@sierra.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: The Value of a Military Education
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Date: 3 Mar 90 06:08:29 GMT
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From: siegman@sierra.Stanford.EDU (Anthony E. Siegman)

>My question is:  is a military education a valuable thing?  Would such an
>education make a person well-qualified to, say, run a restaurant or a 
>hardware store? 

Universities have know for years that retired military personnel
(Chief Petty Officers, etc.) make superb science department stockroom
managers and the like.  Presumably because they're reliable, willing
to go by the book, like things organized and orderly, keep good
records, and don't take any guff from students.