<p>You’ll find people who are critical of the government and the military at just about any civilian college, espescially ones in more liberal areas (blue states, perhaps). I heard a LOT more criticism of the military before I started telling people here that I was transferring to USNA. People who earlier had said things like, “How can soldiers murder people just because GW says so,” congratulated me on getting into USNA and were like, “Wow, that’s really cool. I wish I could do something like that.” I don’t know. I guess I think college students to try to be ultra-liberal because it’s cool, but as soon as they know someone’s going to present a viable argument against them, they back down. Most of them know they can’t defend their views effectively because all they do is reiterate arguments their parents and professors have told them, and they haven’t ever really been challenged to think for themselves. Anyway, just my rant.</p>