<p>USNA does happen to be a technical college; thats why every graduate earns a bachelor of science major… however, to emphatically state that the taxpayers are paying for “technical officers” is not exactly true. The taxpayers are paying for graduates who are developed morally, mentally, and physically, etc etc etc… nowhere does it explicitly state that the purpose of the naval academy is to develop midshipman technically… That being said, I realize that the current Navy is technically based. However, that is why every graduate, regardless of major, graduates with a bachelor of science (a technical degree). Within the more specialized unrestricted communities, further training is necessary (i.e. aviation and nuke), however “technical” majors are neither a prerequisite nor a key to success for those given career paths…</p>
<p>I realize some people favor engineering, math, or poli sci… However, the path to being a successful officer from any field is attainable. Why is there such a big push to have those fields be so heavily concentrated in technical majors? (In recent years there has been a major argument as to why the social science major may be more effective for the modern officer)</p>