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I agree what happened to the military under Clinton was sickening. I think it's a stretch to tie that in with science vs. liberal arts majors.

I got a history degree and later went for a more practical advanced degree. The liberal arts education has been an outstanding preparation both for work and non-work life.

IMHO college is not just about job offers, but is more about becoming an educated person, learning about who the human race is and where our civilization came from.

I think it's a stretch to tie that in with science vs. liberal arts majors.

It isn't. I took a look in '95 at a 'cross-section' of the mid-career Captains and Majors leaving in the '90s up till then. These are the guys who will face the toughest transition to civ employment--y'know, middle managers, midcareer--like right now....

Chemists, Engineers of all disciplines, JAG Lawyers, Docs, Physicists... Anyone with a technical or science-type degree was bailing.

Staying: History, English, (Language) Majors, and a whole heckuvalot of 'Russian Studies' guys.

I had a running joke with some of the other LT's--when you ran across a Major bucking to make LTC who was zealously pushing the Clinton 'Consideration of Others', Operations Other than War', and 'Don't ask--Smoke Pole' doctrines, I would ask them: "Hey sir, you Majored in Russian Studies didn't you?" more times than not, I was correct....