Personality Types - Mids and Grads

sailgirl
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:35:16 +0000

I have a question for grads and parents, people with a bid of hindsight.

My son and the other boys I know applying to service academies (I don’t know any girls) seem to have similar personalities - they are very self assured and confident. Very forceful when they discuss or argue, often loud, too loud. Some would say arrogant or hot headed. While this is not untypical of teenage boys, I would say that this group of boys is more like this than their peers who are applying to civilian colleges.

I know a half a dozen or so service academy grads - who are now middle age men. They all seem confident, but no one would describe them as arrogant or hot headed.

So here is my question - do you think the applicants and grads that I know are typical? If so, what happens in between.