What West Point Doesn’t Tell You

[USNA69]

<p>Great article saving the best till last. mms, take note.</p>

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Also like other families, the military expects that you don’t air its dirty laundry in public. Most think that outsiders will judge them or just won’t understand. Hopefully, this article takes one step toward changing that.

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<p>Don’t miss this response:</p>

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“Midshipmen and cadets remain stronger and more aggressive than their male counterparts at civilian schools. They eagerly play sports such as rugby, boxing, karate, lacrosse, and fieldball. They drive fast cars, usually sports cars. They play hard. They drink hard. They are physical, often abusive among each other. They are not trying to prove their manhood: they are celebrating their masculinity. They are competitive, often vulgar, and tough, and every citizen who may someday send a friend or relative into war should rejoice, because combat is competitive, vulgar, and tough, and they will be leading men in combat.”</p>

<p>Sen Jim Webb, USNA '68

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<p>Don’t know for sure if it was actually posted by Webb but very few outsiders are familiar with fieldball. In my day it was rumored that it was only played at USNA and Alcatraz. Great game. “To hell with the ball, start the game.”</p>

<p>I suppose on this forum that I will be labeled as sexist for simply posting this.</p>