After last week's TWE massacre (DS received 2 of 3), it struck me that we should look at adding more Service Academies for this country. They offer something that no other schools do - structure, discipline, intensity, physical fitness requirements, leadership training, patriotism, service, amazing summer programs, low student/teacher ratio, etc. From a purely economics model, the demand far outweighs the supply. And when you read about the qualifications of kids getting turned down it's amazing and sad to see. There are a lot of fantastic people wanting to serve. Yes there is ROTC but there is nothing like the SAs. With the population expanding and the number of academies remaining the same, maybe it's time to look at adding more academies? Maybe secondary's to each branch and also civil service academies would be good. These schools are turning down 50% of kids who meet all the qualifications and still get nominations. Liberal Arts schools are shutting down and enrollment is plummeting. People see the value (not just the free education) of the SAs. Heck we'd pay the tuition for it as you can't get that experience anywhere. What do you think?