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Historic NY

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4. Living near West Point the academy gives back to the community at large..

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 07:24 PM

Jan 2015

from thousands of jobs and they participate in various community minded projects and organizations. Its not uncommon to seeing cadets interacting from the Special Olympics to Habitat. I've always been able to count on them.

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do military acadenies just benefit the elite and perpetuate inequity? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 OP

I cannot believe ANYBODY would have floated the moronic idea that the service academies should be... MohRokTah Jan 2015 #1

I agree. It is sickening. yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #2

this article is from ultra liberal Alternet Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #9

ultra liberal? ha-ha alternet is a wing of the democratic party NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #11

Yes, the ultra left wing of the Democratic Party. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #13

The party has an ultraleft wing? Please tell me who's in it. Alternet doesn't run ultraleft NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #15

Alternet is also ultra left. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #16

well, i guess *you* outed yourself. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #18

I'm considered far left by nearly everybody I know. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #21

Ultra liberal? flying rabbit Jan 2015 #28

Why single out the academies, go for the war colleges, too Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #3

what are "war colleges"? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #8

Graduate level training for the military. bluedigger Jan 2015 #12

Postgraduate institutions. Once you get to colonel you're expected to get a Master's degree Recursion Jan 2015 #24

Living near West Point the academy gives back to the community at large.. Historic NY Jan 2015 #4

Agreed! West Point is an important part of the Hudson Valley region. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #5

Since 1802 as an academ.y Historic NY Jan 2015 #6

... 840high Jan 2015 #23

that's good to hear Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #7

After Hurricane Isabel flooded Annapolis, midshipmen rescued dozens of people Recursion Jan 2015 #26

and this is one reason why saltpepperdoor Jan 2015 #10

I think all higher level education should be tax payer funded. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #14

I'm one of those academy guys. cloudbase Jan 2015 #17

Sounds just like my family. My brother went to the Air Force Acad elias49 Jan 2015 #20

Bravo! MohRokTah Jan 2015 #22

Thank you for those kind words. n/t cloudbase Jan 2015 #29

Thats a big bunch of crap -- but its on par for alternet. aikoaiko Jan 2015 #19

At least at Navy, many of the people actually attending classes are not Midshipmen Recursion Jan 2015 #25

Son n law officer at Air Force academy marlakay Jan 2015 #27