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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: The Value of a Military Education
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Date: 6 Mar 90 04:22:38 GMT
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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
>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

This one, I give you, but...

>	2.  Ability to interact with a small group as well as larger ones.
>	3.  Effective presentation skills
>	4.  Ability to write clear, concise documents

Anyone with a good liberal arts education should be able to 2-4. However,
we can go round and round on the poor state of college education in
America until the cows come home. At the U. of Maryland, all students
are required to take both freshman and junior level English, so they should
be able to knock off #4 easily. 

Skills #2 & #3 can acquired through a speech class (a lower level
elective out of the U of MD "core" classes).
 

[mod.note:  Ummm, let's not stray *too* far off the beaten path, shall
we ?  8-)   - Bill ]