"Brian" wrote

The Navy hasn't forgotten....the problem is the Air Force didn't learn from
the Navy. I guess every service has to go through it so the Marines should
be due in about 4 years. The USAFA chain of command should be hauled onto a
base for public flogging. Idiots. And these are supposed to be our
"brightest and most talented". So much for 0fficers being "more educated".

These were the officers who rose through the ranks in the 80's when the military
had to take what they could get. The ranks were decimated by the public apathy,
and poor pay. I think they are still running the place like a university, and the
result will be more of the same. They have lost their pride, and their distinction.
Today, I would no more hire an Academy graduate, than a convicted thief.