<p>Nice thesis eh? I particularly enjoyed the THE RICKOVER HYPOTHESIS section. Interesting to note that if Adm. Rickover had his way the author would certainly not be getting a M.S. in Science and Leadership and Human Resource Development. </p>
<p>I’m not saying that a technical major is not better than a non technical major to prepare oneself for NPS. The more technical courses you take the better prepared you would be for a technical course like NPS. I am saying that the term “non-technical major” label as it applies to a USNA graduate is a misnomer. At least when I was in the Navy, all USNA midshipmen had to carry a core set of courses that were very technical. A history major from State U in no way looked like one from the USNA. Perhaps that is not the case anymore.</p>
<p>Lastly, although a GPA is a wonderful thing to put on ones resume and can be used in reports (like this thesis) it has little to do with success following NPS. As you no doubt know there have been many excellent Navy leaders who have not done well in school but excelled in the service. Perhaps another thesis can correlate GPAs with success or failure in the service?</p>