Yet you used them as the entire basis for your stance in another thread.I certainly have no impressive credentials to declare.
You consider them impressive enough that you think it is reasonable for you to justify your stance by simply posting your credentials.I don't consider them impressive.
Ditto.You continue to amaze me with your hubris.
In the past these types of surveys have tended to not go well.
In the past these types of surveys have tended to not go well. Some try to flaunt their 'credentials' on this forum as a way to convince others that their opinions are more valid than others or that others aren't allowed to express different points of view. I am not sure what you are hoping to determine with this type of survey, but you probably won't get many replies.
Your analysis is incomplete without all the data. If only 6 out of 41 attend or have attended, what is the make up of the other 35? And, I am not surprised by those results as this forum attracts people who are searching for answers about how to get into an academy, not necessarily those that are already in. Thank goodness, those few that have been or are now attending are here to help those of us who have questions.In the past these types of surveys have tended to not go well. Some try to flaunt their 'credentials' on this forum as a way to convince others that their opinions are more valid than others or that others aren't allowed to express different points of view. I am not sure what you are hoping to determine with this type of survey, but you probably won't get many replies.
Well, so far it looks like 6 out of 41 responders are either currently enrolled or were enrolled at a service academy. That's slightly less than15%.
If that is similar to the makeup of the forums, it shows that about 1 in 7 of our members actually have first hand experience at an academy... and that is the best kind of experience.
It is said that knowledge is power. I don't see any harm to a survey like this. Is it definitive? No. Is it enlightening? I think so.
No harm in asking, was there?
It might also be worth noting that this thread was pasted in the Service Academy Parents section of the forum. If you made a poll in the USMA forum that asked what service academy members currently attend/graduated from, USAFA probably wouldn't have the most votes.
You put a poll asking people if they are parents in the Service Academy parents section which probably skewed the results. What group of members is probably most likely to check the Service Academy parents part of the forum? Parents. So which group of members is probably most likely to see this poll and vote? Parents. A cadet is less likely to check the Service Academy parents section of the forum than a parent meaning a cadet is less likely to see this poll and vote than a parent. This probably skewed the results.It might also be worth noting that this thread was pasted in the Service Academy Parents section of the forum. If you made a poll in the USMA forum that asked what service academy members currently attend/graduated from, USAFA probably wouldn't have the most votes.
What in the world are you talking about?