Take everything Reed says with a grain of salt. He made a poor personal decision by attending USMA and therefore describes everything regarding West Point, or the Army for that matter, in a very negative, pessimistic light.
His article is a terribly written, rambling piece with flawed evidence to support his claims. For example, I remember him talking about how unlike in Harvard Business School, no one ever gave standing ovations at the end of West Point lectures. He also whines about the ass-kissing and political BS that goes on in the Army, as if the same kind of thing doesn't go on in the corporate world. The only way you could avoid some of the stuff he *****es about is by being a private entrepreneurial investor like him. And then he cites an article discussing officers having trouble finding jobs after the military, as if that means West Point grads will have trouble as well. Right. And not misleading at all.
Reed brings up good points that people should consider if they are thinking about attending a service academy, but the vast majority of what he writes for his intended audience is stupid.