The military is a great teacher. Thanks for your service.
Well, the schooling wasn’t for nought either, but I was, and am, a little ticked off on what it has morphed into. In spite of the loonies of all stripes, there are some excellent educators around. Some of the most valuable (although, I really didn’t need to spend 20 large) was the art of critical thinking - logical fallacies - and related studies. Unfortunately, emotion and demagoguery seems to have the upper hand today, and I don’t see the situation improving. But it keeps me sane, no small consolation in this world we live in. Thank *you* for your kind words. Everyone can do something, whether it’s the military or something else. To give something to others is very satisfying and can be its own reward, or something like that.