"Jim Baker" wrote

Those first two sentences are the statements of an ignorant person. The pay
raises of 1980, 1981 (about 25% in those two years bringing pay to approx.
civilian par for several years) were the highest in decades, before or
since. Also, due to the pay raises and obvious support from the President,
the military was rejuvenated, the antithesis of decimated, when Reagan was
elected following the debacle of the "hollow force" created under Ford and
Carter in the 1970s. So the entire underpinning of your argument is wrong.

Using this kind of logic, we must have brought in new Majors, and Colonels
right off the street, rather than promote the dregs of the late 70's, early 80's.
My argument is, that the dregs of the anti-military years, became the Generals
that destroyed the Academies high standards.

I would also disagree that the service academies are run like a "typical"
public university. Have you ever been to one during the school year?

The number of cadets off campus is astounding. It's almost like they spend
most of their time away from the Academy. I go to Colorado a lot.

Finally, your last statement shows you to be woefully stupid. God help your
organization with thinking like that. Actually, since the students are
Americans, you probably wouldn't want to hire any Americans. I mean to say,
the few taints the many in your argument, therefore no kid can be trusted if
a few kids screw up. Brilliant thinking.

I value a college degree, but above that, I value the institution that handed-out
the degree. If I think the institution is just a whore house, or a den of thieves,
then I could care less what paper you are trying to hand me. I'd rather hire
non-Americans if it comes to that. I want to work with people who value
the community. Right now I don't value the institution of the AF Academy,
and whoever shows up with paper from it, can kiss my ass. It's just a
whore house at the tax payers expense.

Joey