Military academies offer bang for the buck

navy2010
Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:10:47 +0000

I cannot take credit for this, for it was posted sometime ago when the discussion came up about the “free” tuition at the SA’s… it has stuck in my head ever since, however… so with due apology to whomever first posted this, please forgive me if I repost… but truer words were never spoken…

“while the education is priceless, it is hardly free.”

One need only look to the current stories around the '05 midshipman who is fighting for his life right now to know how true these words are.

IMHO, this may be the most expensive education anyone is ever asked to pay. That so many aspire to it is a testament to the caliber of folks the academies are asked to choose from…the cream of the cream of the crop.