That is the part I never understood about the military in terms of education. There is seems to be an overemphasis on STEM majors and while that is great, is it really necessary? I dont know and just asking. Air Force likes engineering majors and yet I have to imagine a good chunk of them never actually use their engineering degree once they get in, especially in terms of being a pilot. So what was the point? Back to my question, what is the point of getting an engineering degree if they put in you in infantry and never use your degree? I guess once you get out, you can get back into it.
SAs want to develop leaders and thinkers; STEM and engineering require analytical thinking and problem solving which can be applied to many different scenarios. Also todays military is very tech heavy; helps to have the STEM background.
I am also not convinced that liberal arts majors at SAs are a ticket to a 3.8; grade inflation is pretty nonexistent. And even a philosophy or language major still has to get thru the 1st 4 semesters of STEM heavy coursework; its a GPA equalizer. Remember that branch night comes before 7th semester grades; your 6th semester GPA is dominated by plebe and Yuk years where cadets all take most of the same courses.
Like everything else in life you grow by challenging yourself and not by coasting down the easy path . . .
