So, the gardener refuses to take credit for the rose?…….OK?
I absolutely agree with OP's assessment of the role the USNA plays in preparing Midshipmen for leadership roles in the USN, success in the private sector and life in general.
My own DD loves her work with the Navy. The continuing education the USN has delivered to DD post USNA has been eye opening for me, (I think she’s been in some kind of school about 30% of the time since she joined the fleet). Looking another 10years down the road, DD has begun to consider what she’d do if she were not AD. I found myself suggesting that a JD would make sense for her. I never thought I’d be saying that never-ever-ever. The life of the average trial lawyer just isn’t that great, especially when you take your work and clients seriously.
That said, a JD combined with:
a) a demonstrated ability to understand STEM material, and address real world Tech issues/products;
b) a demonstrated ability to manage real people toward on-time/on mission goals and solutions;
c) a history of challenging ones self to perform, experience, and achieve beyond standard expectations;
This is a highly valued combination in high-end legal practice, Gov agencies
, and private sector Tech.
I’m a BS in Econ + JD from a top 50 University (public). I spent the first 2-3 years of my post JD carrier proving myself on the Superior Ct motions-calendar arguing preliminary stuff to be leveraged in settlement before trial for a partner's client. Your daughter has already demonstrated much of what I had to prove to a law partnership or a business. She will likely be hired by an Gov agency, a Tech Corp, or a high-end law firm because of her USNA degree and her time as a MC Officer/Pilot more than where she went to law school.
Congrats to your DD, AF68. You are obviously just the old worthless SOB that she could never really payback………….but then there are those grand-kids.
On my soap box again:
IMO, a “Where Are They Now --Where Are They Going” thread should be stickied to the Std. USNA board. Shoot, i bet that thread would be 50 pages long within a year and joyful to read. ‘ Guests’; DDs/DSs and their parents could get a feel for; the broader community they might be joining, the pride and thankfulness of parents, the “tool box” the USNA delivers to Mids, and the exciting stuff USNA grads are doing in the Navy. I think that view of USNA and life in USN is needed over there……………just saying