<p>"“The unfairness is absolutely real,” said the officer, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity.</p>
<p>It’s unfair, the officer said, to admit marginal students ahead of their better-prepared counterparts, and Naval Academy officers and capable midshipmen are under constant pressure to tutor the underachievers."</p>
<p>Peer tutoring isn’t voluntary but isn’t mandatory. Mids aren’t only responsible for their own academics but but also for the grades of academically challenged shipmates. </p>
<p>Professionally trained tutors sometimes experience frustration in outcomes with academically challenged students. It’s wrong to require untrained college students to function in situations where there may be significant learning disability.</p>