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I think what most people expect is for the best students in terms of academics and passion for learning get into a “elite” school. When the armed forces makes
by klipklop 5y ago
I think what most people expect is for the best students in terms of academics and passion for learning get into a “elite” school.
When the armed forces makes an “elite” unit do they let a 400lbs man in just because his dad was Navy Seal? Nope.
Places like Harvard are not elite, they are elitist.
- TedShiller 5y agoEven then, an elite institution cannot be huge by definition. There will be many, many very qualified applicants who won't get in.
- MagnumOpus 5y agoPlenty of coveted places in the armed forces go to ‘legacies’, children/relatives of generals and admirals. Those coveted places are usually not enlisted postings down range in swamps or deserts, but rather West Point admissions for people thick as a brick, or staff officer/general officer promotions for the same kind.
- beaconstudios 5y agoComparable example: historically, commissions in the British army were literally sold to aristocrats as a form of social credibility: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_the_British_Army https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase_of_commissions_in_t...