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wow, in my experience, WP prepares officers just fine for firefights, IED detonations, massive head trauma, bi-lateral amputations, government development, route security, raids, ambushes, information operations, logistics, intelligence, and whatever else is asked of its graduates. But you know what else? so does an ROTC program like BC or Texas, which contains no real military experience besides their MS classes. What WP offers that other schools do not is a complete immerision in an environment designed to build ethics and character. You mention VMI, which is another great school with a great history, yet the VMI cadets I interracted with while a cadet expressed utter disgust that the First Captain at West Point was a female. Generalizations are a poor thing to get into the habit of forming, so before I go and make the assumption based on my limited interaction with VMI cadets that that school is living 20 years in the past, you might want to look into your own prejudice and bias and realize that yelling, bracing, and hazing are not the only means to make and officer.
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