If we're going to have a military, then I'm in all favor of its officers knowing math.
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
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Tom Scola - Nov 13, 2009 1:02:38 pm PST #448 of 30000
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Calli - Nov 13, 2009 1:05:55 pm PST #449 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If we're going to have a military, then I'm in all favor of its officers knowing math.
Especially when figuring out trajectories.
Typo Boy - Nov 13, 2009 1:12:40 pm PST #450 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
On West Point: Get the offer if you can. You can always turn it down if you don't want the job.
-t - Nov 13, 2009 1:18:12 pm PST #451 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's something you could bring up in your interview, whether working there would fit with your pacifism.
Hil R. - Nov 13, 2009 1:21:16 pm PST #452 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I guess I'll apply.
Trudy Booth - Nov 13, 2009 1:28:54 pm PST #453 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
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.
beth b - Nov 13, 2009 1:31:08 pm PST #454 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
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)
Hil R. - Nov 13, 2009 1:32:36 pm PST #455 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm trying to set up Rock Band. I already foresee a storage problem. I have a designated shelf for video game accessories, but this stuff is too big to fit there. If I clean up the apartment a bit, I might be able to fit all this stuff under my table.
Hil R. - Nov 13, 2009 2:13:59 pm PST #456 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This game takes forever to set up. Now it's not letting me play until I get a system update, which looks like it'll take about ten minutes.
Stephanie - Nov 13, 2009 2:16:52 pm PST #457 of 30000
Trust my rage
Hil, I have occasionally considered working as an immigration "prosecutor" because even though I'm pretty pro-immigration, it would give me a chance to apply the law (within reason) as I see fit and I might do some good, allowing people to stay. In the same vein, I think West Point would really benefit from you. Not only is it full of young people, but the students who go through there will influence the world in major ways later on. Actually, so will many of the faulty, so that might be a plus.
Also, I think you would find that there are more cadets than you would expect who are there for the free college education and are questioning the role of the Army in society.