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From: steve@pmday_2.Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges)
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Subject: Re: The Value of a Military Education
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Date: 3 Mar 90 06:08:33 GMT
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From: steve@pmday_2.Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges)

Here are my opinions on the subject --

I spend 4 years in AFROTC at Purdue (1981-1985) and was discharged prior
to commissioning due to a bum knee..

I throughly enjoyed the 4 years of classes, especially the Junior level
classes where they introduce management (I think those are the books
you are referring to).

A military education teaches people to be LEADERS.  Almost all the
"successful" people I run into at NCR seem to have had some sort of military
education.

Granted, ROTC does not provide much of a chance at a real leadership position
until the junior year, but there are exceptions.  You are constantly
being exposed to fellow people who are in a leadership position and
you benefit by being exposed to it.

My 4 years did a lot to prepare me for the business world.  A whole lot
of what I learned is applicable to daily business life (even the dreaded
Staff Study!).  At Det 220 at Purdue, we also learned how to give effective
presentations, both in a small group as well as a large group.

The biggest briefing I ever had to give was to the entire cadet wing as
well as cadre on the progress of the job I was assigned my senior year.  What
a feeling to get up in front of 250 people, know you are prepared, and to
give a good briefing.  A lot of non-military educated people would probably
c##p in their drawers.

To summarize, I feel that a military education gives a person (if they
apply themselves) the following advantages:

	1.  The ability to be a LEADER as opposed to a manager
	2.  Ability to interact with a small group as well as larger ones.
	3.  Effective presentation skills
	4.  Ability to write clear, concise documents


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