Recent content by conrack

now even the service academies have turned into a training ground for pro athletes, except at taxpayer expense.

That helipad is clearly large enough to handle most any rotary wing aircraft including a Chinook

Obviously in need of intensive counseling for his TDS

standard and obviously a prudent safety measure

no whats most concerning is people like you who think this kind of trash is 'no big deal'.

needs to be posted on the Naval Academy Forum

all colleges give special consideration to children of grads and its no different for the academies

Citadel rarely commissions anyone in December but routinely has about 12-15 Army commissions in August due to those still needing to complete summer camp

well just tough it out with your taxpayer funded $200,000 education and guaranteed job

well feel free to choose another college

actually not retrofitted, included in the construction of the new barracks

Members of the National Guard qualify for both the federal and state GI Bill along with other enhancements such as the scholarship you mention. In some states NG members attending a state college pay no tuition, in South Carolina the College Assistance Program pays $5500 per year.

Any retired officer O-6 or higher can be recalled to active duty by Presidential Order, it happened during Desert Shield/Storm

its reality, don't shoot messengers when you don't like the message

total yearly OOS cost at Yale is 90K and Harvard 82K, of course with endowments into the tens of billions they can afford to give very generous financial aid to most students needing it.