<p>My current Mid had an instructor in High School who is a Harvard B.A. and a Tufts Law School graduate. He might be considered “progressive” politically. He currently teaches Mandarin Chinese and Far East Asian Studies at her former school. He has conducted some seminars and taught some classes at the Naval War College as a visiting instructor. He sought us out during one of our school visits. Knowing that his former pupil was a current Midshipmen he went out of his way to let me know that he was highly impressed by the caliber of the men and women attending the Naval War College. He had assumed that they all had a preconceived political point of view mostly contrary to his. He told me that he was surprised by the diversity of opinions and the freedom with which, somewhat senior officers, discussed current political situations and publicly voiced their opinions. I think the same is true of the Academy.</p>