<p>Ugh. This debate is like “deja vu all over again”.</p>
<p>You’d be hard pressed to find a school outside of the SA’s that requires it’s humanities majors to take 3 semesters of Calculus, two each of Chemistry, Physics and Electrical Engineering, and Naval Architecture, Thermodynamics, Weapons and various and sundry other technical courses.</p>
<p>As a History major (and damn proud of it!) I had no trouble finding a great job in High Technology because, drum roll, please…I had a BS from USNA with a lot of engineering courses, and more importantly more LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE at the tender age of 27, than most 30 or 40 year-olds on the civilian track. I currently run the Services Organization for a Billion dollar company, and while I am not a technical guru any longer, 15 years ago when I went into High Tech I was.</p>
<p>There were a lot of “technical majors” that are about as technical as any group 3 major. Physical Science? Gimme a break. General Engineering? That’s where the folks who flunk out of their engineering major go to graduate. Computer Science? Yup, it’s technical, but one of my roommates did it because it was the easiest technical major there was besides Phy Sci. I’m not denigrating their degrees, but just because someone chooses Group 3 doesn’t mean they are those useless appendages sometimes attributed to bullfrogs… ;)</p>
<p>I know that was in the “olden days” when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and computers were booted with punch cards and reel to reel tapes, but Criminy! All graduates of USNA get dipped in technical curriculum, and in my experience - only speaking for myself - that was much more than enough to handle what the Fleet threw at me. I knew I was never going to be the Program Manager for acquisition of weapons systems or platforms, a design engineer, or an AEDO - but I never wanted to be one of those people, either. If anyone thinks greater success is guaranteed with a BSEE, I can give you more than a couple of examples of classmates who were brilliant engineers who did not “water anyone’s eyes” out in the Fleet or in CIVLANT.</p>
<p>I’ll get off my soapbox now. ;)</p>
<p>Angry Bull Major</p>