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To: colorado tanker
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....

103 posted on 06/11/2003 2:04:18 PM PDT by Cogadh na Sith (The Guns of Brixton)
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To: chookter
Looks like you should have been sent to sensitivity training. :)
106 posted on 06/11/2003 2:08:03 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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