It’s a sad day when WOOF is the one bringing sanity to a thread.
No one gets into todays Armed Forces in ANY branch without either a High School Diploma or a GED. Anyone found to be functionally illiterate gets separated in boot camp as unsuitable.
The average private soldier, airman, marine, or seaman recruit has higher than average intelligence when compared to their age group in the general population, and it’s been that way for more than twenty years now.
Rodney Graves - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
Stayed at a
Holiday Inn Express,
and I found my meds.
WOOF - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
Glad to hear it.
Rodney Graves - 02:05pm on 05/05/2008
Woof beat me to the punch here.
What an insanely stupid thing to say that if you can’t read, your only option is the army.
And what a jackass thing it is for Hairy to be defending King’s worthless ass.
Hairy: If I just keep ignoring the evidence that I’m wrong, and keep repeating that our soldiers are stupid...everyone may finally buy it!
Alright, if you want to step it up a notch on the insults scale, here goes: Do you guys actually believe that when King said “learn how to read” he meant that you don’t know how to read? (Or are you just acting stupid for the sake of your argument?) Everyone in America knows how to read to some degree, so clearly he meant “read well.” And yes, if you don’t “read well”, the army is a good place to go.
No one gets into todays Armed Forces in ANY branch without either a High School Diploma or a GED.
If you have to get a GED, it’s safe to assume that you don’t “read well.” My friends who got their GEDs and are now in the army can attest to that. I don’t think there is anything wrong with them, and I don’t think that their lack of education reflects on our military (which also happens to have PhDs in its ranks), but I certainly think that King’s statement that if you don’t pull yourself out of the gutter with education you may end up in the army is valid.
And what a jackass thing it is for Hairy to be defending King’s worthless ass.
I’m not defending King, but merely attacking your stupid, touchy, assumptions about what he said.
Hairy Polemic - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Hairy Polemic,
You need to get out of Gotham.
There is plenty of intelligent and even well read life beyond Soddom on the Hudson.
And you either overlooked or found inconvenient the fact that the AVERAGE first term service man has considerably above average intelligence than their age cadre in the national population.
You’re probably also unaware that the services now require their senior NCO’s to have 4 year degrees, and have long required that senior officers have Graduate Degrees.
But hey, don’t let little old facts get in the way of your prejudices there…
Rodney Graves - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Then again Hairy could be one of those (uneducated?) types who could benefit from a stint in the Army. or he’s just very...touchy...today.
Onslaught - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Ability to read well is not necessarily an indication of intelligence. I have many dyslexic friends who struggle with reading, but have excelled academically and other friends who loved to read who didn’t do so well in the armed forces. King is a bit of a pillock, suggesting that literacy is an indicator of intelligence, IMO.
ManofFireandLight - 03:05pm on 05/05/2008
Rodney,
You’re probably also unaware that the services now require their senior NCO’s to have 4 year degrees, and have long required that senior officers have Graduate Degrees.
But hey, don’t let little old facts get in the way of your prejudices there…
Didn’t I say in my above post that I am well aware that the army has PhDs serving in it? How does that change the fact that if I don’t have an education and I can’t get a job, the army is a viable path? Even a good path… because it will ultimately provide me with an education.
It’s a sad day when WOOF is the one bringing sanity to a thread.
No one gets into todays Armed Forces in ANY branch without either a High School Diploma or a GED. Anyone found to be functionally illiterate gets separated in boot camp as unsuitable.
The average private soldier, airman, marine, or seaman recruit has higher than average intelligence when compared to their age group in the general population, and it’s been that way for more than twenty years now.
Stayed at a
Holiday Inn Express,
and I found my meds.
Glad to hear it.
Woof beat me to the punch here.
What an insanely stupid thing to say that if you can’t read, your only option is the army.
And what a jackass thing it is for Hairy to be defending King’s worthless ass.
Hairy: If I just keep ignoring the evidence that I’m wrong, and keep repeating that our soldiers are stupid...everyone may finally buy it!
Alright, you win. King is a traitor to America.
Alright, if you want to step it up a notch on the insults scale, here goes: Do you guys actually believe that when King said “learn how to read” he meant that you don’t know how to read? (Or are you just acting stupid for the sake of your argument?) Everyone in America knows how to read to some degree, so clearly he meant “read well.” And yes, if you don’t “read well”, the army is a good place to go.
If you have to get a GED, it’s safe to assume that you don’t “read well.” My friends who got their GEDs and are now in the army can attest to that. I don’t think there is anything wrong with them, and I don’t think that their lack of education reflects on our military (which also happens to have PhDs in its ranks), but I certainly think that King’s statement that if you don’t pull yourself out of the gutter with education you may end up in the army is valid.
I’m not defending King, but merely attacking your stupid, touchy, assumptions about what he said.
Hairy Polemic,
You need to get out of Gotham.
There is plenty of intelligent and even well read life beyond Soddom on the Hudson.
And you either overlooked or found inconvenient the fact that the AVERAGE first term service man has considerably above average intelligence than their age cadre in the national population.
You’re probably also unaware that the services now require their senior NCO’s to have 4 year degrees, and have long required that senior officers have Graduate Degrees.
But hey, don’t let little old facts get in the way of your prejudices there…
Then again Hairy could be one of those (uneducated?) types who could benefit from a stint in the Army. or he’s just very...touchy...today.
Ability to read well is not necessarily an indication of intelligence. I have many dyslexic friends who struggle with reading, but have excelled academically and other friends who loved to read who didn’t do so well in the armed forces. King is a bit of a pillock, suggesting that literacy is an indicator of intelligence, IMO.
Rodney,
Didn’t I say in my above post that I am well aware that the army has PhDs serving in it? How does that change the fact that if I don’t have an education and I can’t get a job, the army is a viable path? Even a good path… because it will ultimately provide me with an education.
So, once again, you’re all touchy.