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Perhaps these are some of mom's concerns:
Junior will never be home for Christmas (Thanksgiving, Easter, Independence Day...). Not so! Junior will indeed miss some holidays. But guess what? Junior's gonna miss 'em when s/he steps out into the real world and gets sent to China for two years, or to Brazil, or joins the Peace Corps in Ghana. Will he miss them "forever?" No, and you'll love those holidays you do have together.
Junior is being trained to kill people. Seriously? The biggest part of being an officer is to lead people, and to make sure everyone comes home safe! I can't even address that "our military kills people" remark because we live in a very dangerous world, and I am thankful that someone protects me from people who really would prefer to kill me.
Junior is a liberal (or conservative); s/he won't fit in. People of every political stripe serve their country, with valor and honor. Same with women, gays, lesbians, Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists.
It's not "real" college. Take a look at the Academy's website. It's "real" college, and a whole lot more! One of the most diverse and intense list of core classes, and everyone earns a B.S., even the History major.
Those are some of the common objections, though there are many others.
In a world of "who you know" means more than "what you know," I can think of very few other paths to financial independence than a US Service Academy.
Junior will never be home for Christmas (Thanksgiving, Easter, Independence Day...). Not so! Junior will indeed miss some holidays. But guess what? Junior's gonna miss 'em when s/he steps out into the real world and gets sent to China for two years, or to Brazil, or joins the Peace Corps in Ghana. Will he miss them "forever?" No, and you'll love those holidays you do have together.
Junior is being trained to kill people. Seriously? The biggest part of being an officer is to lead people, and to make sure everyone comes home safe! I can't even address that "our military kills people" remark because we live in a very dangerous world, and I am thankful that someone protects me from people who really would prefer to kill me.
Junior is a liberal (or conservative); s/he won't fit in. People of every political stripe serve their country, with valor and honor. Same with women, gays, lesbians, Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists.
It's not "real" college. Take a look at the Academy's website. It's "real" college, and a whole lot more! One of the most diverse and intense list of core classes, and everyone earns a B.S., even the History major.
Those are some of the common objections, though there are many others.
In a world of "who you know" means more than "what you know," I can think of very few other paths to financial independence than a US Service Academy.