Bullet
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Allow me to provide my $0.02...
What can you specifically do with a History major from the USNA?
Well, first and foremost, it gets you those butterbars when you graduate, and places you in a career field that provides you opportunities and experience EVERY top company in the civilian world looks for as one of the primary qualities they desire in new hires: leadership experience. Each day in the military adds value to your worth, in their eyes.
The next part is up to you, and is the most important: your goals in life and in the military. Want to stay in the service beyond your initial service commitment? Well, you're only making yourself more valuable in the civilian market. Ten years after you graduate, would they hire you to be the engineer for them with your History major? Frankly, no. But they would hire you to lead those engineers. Your military experience is now more valuable to them than your Bachelor's degree.
But I do agree with bruno somewhat. Get out immediately after your service commitment is up, and your choices WILL become more limited.
Like I said, it all depends on your long term goals in life (or at least your goals for the next 15-25 years or so.)
What can you specifically do with a History major from the USNA?
Well, first and foremost, it gets you those butterbars when you graduate, and places you in a career field that provides you opportunities and experience EVERY top company in the civilian world looks for as one of the primary qualities they desire in new hires: leadership experience. Each day in the military adds value to your worth, in their eyes.
The next part is up to you, and is the most important: your goals in life and in the military. Want to stay in the service beyond your initial service commitment? Well, you're only making yourself more valuable in the civilian market. Ten years after you graduate, would they hire you to be the engineer for them with your History major? Frankly, no. But they would hire you to lead those engineers. Your military experience is now more valuable to them than your Bachelor's degree.
But I do agree with bruno somewhat. Get out immediately after your service commitment is up, and your choices WILL become more limited.
Like I said, it all depends on your long term goals in life (or at least your goals for the next 15-25 years or so.)