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The most fascinating thing (to me) about Admiral Hopper is her military service. As an Army officer, I find it amazing that there was once an era where you had

The most fascinating thing (to me) about Admiral Hopper is her military service. As an Army officer, I find it amazing that there was once an era where you had so many very bright technical minds who were serving actively in the military. These days, most of the military technical achievements are being made by contractors working for the DoD but most of whom have never actually served. Admiral Hopper not only served during the WW2 era (when almost every able American adult was doing the same), she served for many years afterward.

Eleanor_Erwin 13y ago
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justin66 13y ago
> As an Army officer, I find it amazing that there was once an era where you had so many very bright technical minds who were serving actively in the military. These days, most of the military technical achievements are being made by contractors working for the DoD but most of whom have never actually served. Not coincidentally, she started her service during an era when war profiteering was still considered an unethical thing.
- cafard 13y ago
  "during an era when war profiteering was still considered an unethical thing" In a time imagined by Plutarch and Livy, but never recorded by the clearer-eyed historians?
omegaham 13y ago
Remember that they drafted everyone in World War 2. If you look at the pay scales for officers, you'll see some really weird things like Colonel with two years TIS. This is because they needed industry leaders and engineers to be in relevant spots in the chain of command - you wouldn't have a mechanical engineer who manages hundreds of technicians working as a sergeant. Having all of this brainpower meant that the Army and Navy could actually do scholarly stuff. These days, it's all outsourced; it's considered crazy when an officer comes up with some innovation.

Eleanor_Erwin 13y ago

my AuntySamantha just got an awesome cream Mercedes E-Class Diesel just by some parttime working online with a macbook air. his explanation.... http://7.ly/6gn http://7.ly/6gn

justin66 13y ago

> As an Army officer, I find it amazing that there was once an era where you had so many very bright technical minds who were serving actively in the military. These days, most of the military technical achievements are being made by contractors working for the DoD but most of whom have never actually served. Not coincidentally, she started her service during an era when war profiteering was still considered an unethical thing.

cafard 13y ago
"during an era when war profiteering was still considered an unethical thing" In a time imagined by Plutarch and Livy, but never recorded by the clearer-eyed historians?

omegaham 13y ago

Remember that they drafted everyone in World War 2. If you look at the pay scales for officers, you'll see some really weird things like Colonel with two years TIS. This is because they needed industry leaders and engineers to be in relevant spots in the chain of command - you wouldn't have a mechanical engineer who manages hundreds of technicians working as a sergeant. Having all of this brainpower meant that the Army and Navy could actually do scholarly stuff. These days, it's all outsourced; it's considered crazy when an officer comes up with some innovation.