For what it is worth:
Noam Chomsky works at MIT which gets a lot of military funding. He has spoken about the issue.
Some of the best work on why we should be spending less on our military comes out of military colleges. Not just eliminating "waste" but questioning whether we need so much military capability.
whether we need so much military capability.
You never know when our military will have to fight every other country on the planet at once....
If Palin gets into office.
If we're going to have a military, then I'm in all favor of its officers knowing math.
If we're going to have a military, then I'm in all favor of its officers knowing math.
Especially when figuring out trajectories.
On West Point: Get the offer if you can. You can always turn it down if you don't want the job.
It's something you could bring up in your interview, whether working there would fit with your pacifism.
I know if I broke out of Sing Sing I'd bee-line to a place full of big, strong, organized, crack-shots who follow orders real well.
I am glad you are applying. Not being sure means you should learn more. My sister went to the navel war college -- which does not just teach US military. There were officers from a lot of different countries. Remember , the first war strategy is not to get into a war. ( ask me why Bush jr was a bad commander in chief)