Quote Originally Posted by Mr. 2JZKIDD
enlist means NO COLLEGE DEGREE
OFFICERS have college DEGREES

Some people dont want to go to harvard or yale. thats my point, its THEIR CHOICE. and if their choice is to enlist an SERVE THEIR COUNTRY, thats as admirable as a college degree IMO. Arguing IQ levels based on personal choices is retarded.

so, take me for example. i had a 3.8 GPA in HS. i went to college, an never made over a 2.0. I HATED college. I didnt graduate, i dropped out, and found my way.

I tested at "genius" level on my IQ tests in HS. I also scored a 1360 on my SATs.

am i dumb?

I dont make $80,000 a year. hell on the BOOKS i make less than 30K as far as uncle sam is concerned.

am i dumb for being "lower middle class?

thats my point, the military has some GREAT benfits, retirement, and it appeals to certain people. why should that dictate their "smarts". So are you calling my father who was a USAF colonel "not the brightest mind the country has to offer"? he scored 1380s on his sats an was a mathmatician

i mean, what if i called all astrophysists dumb? or web designers idiots? or stock brokers morons?

i know some PRETTY FUCKING STUPID college graduates
its easy to say you don't want Harvard when you can't get into Harvard... if you made 1300+ on SAT why not go to get a college degree and make 100,000+k if your capable of it? if you want to settle for less that yours business but your not in the armed forces so there is not point to this.

i know many people who have been in the military including family and the military isn't known for having the average brightest individuals this country has to offer. like i said people aren't turning down harvard to enlist.

you can call anyone idiots if you want... seriously politicians talk all the time about how lame our education systems our why don't you just come out and say TEACHERS are dumb? i would support that, many teachers only have a bachelors or you have parents home schooling their kids w/o degrees

when you have to lower your standards to enlist people and add waivers for criminals i don't think they are getting the creme of the crop? you mention your dad how many out of the 80+k troops enlisted this year will make USAF colonel ? please tell me the %.. i'm not a mathmatician but i would go to say less then 1%