<p>Rather, let’s go back to the non-sequitor example.
'09 states that one ends up with “limited choices at commissioning, if they make it that far.” A true statement.</p>
<p>Song retorts that after Ens "reports to his first command . . . " which, may be true but of course, has NOTHING TO DO with Mid’s “limited choices at commissioning.”</p>
<p>Capt. Queeg–incidentally a 1936 USNA graduate–, in fact, probably does not care of his newest Ens.'s NA accomplishments [or lack thereof] because he is too busy stewing about being on the receiving end of the tail-end of the NA stick, having had to accept his last three ENS from the lower quintile of the graduating class.
BUT, that has nothing to do with the limited choices at commissioning that ENS Pulver had upon his graduation.</p>
<p>NOW, could ENS Pulver grow to become a hero? Absolutely. BUT, he still had limited choices at commissioning because of his behavior at the NA.</p>